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THE HISTORY OF THE
3RIGHAM FAMILY
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( A RECORD OF SEVERAL THOUSAND
I DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS BRIGHAM
^ THE EMIGRANT, 1603-1653
By
W. I. TYLER IIRIGHAM
Late Member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society,
Southern History Association, British Record Society, Society of
Colonial Wars, Governor Thomas Dudley Association,
Sons of the American Revolution, etc.
Collated and edited by
EMMA E, BRIGHAM '
WILLIAM E. BRIGHAM, Associate Editor
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CONTRIBUTORS TO THE BOOK FUND
The following named Special Contributors, by their generous
provision, made possible the preparation and publication of The
History of the Brigham Family:
Arthur L. Allen of Pittsburg.
Alfred Brigham of Boston.
A. Ward Brigham of New York.
Charles O. Brigham of Toledo.
Edmimd D. Brigham of Chicago.
Edmund S. Brigham of Boston.
Elizabeth F. Brigham of Brookline.
Emma E. Brigham of Boston.
George E. Brigham of Boston.
George French Brigham of Sharon, Wis.
Helen F. Brigham of Cambridge.
Helen S. Brigham of Fitchburg.
Henry H. Brigham of Chicago.
Joel Brigham of Wauseon, Ohio.
Johnson Brigham of Des Moines, Iowa.
Mary E. Brigham of Medfield, Mass.
Mary M. Brigham of Cambridge.
William E. Brigham of Somerville, Mass.
Dwight R. Burrell of Canandaigua, N. Y.
Rose Brigham Coxford of New York.
Sarah L. Hill of Newton, Mass.
Elmer P. Howe of Boston.
George A. Lowe of Salt Lake City.
Henry Brigham Rice of Boston.
L. Frederick Rice of Boston.
CONTENTS
History
I Etymology of Brigham ....
II Orthography of Brigham ....
Ill English Brigham Places ....
IV Author's Journey to Brigham Places .
V Heraldry and Brigham " Armigers " .
VI Nicholas Brigham, Poet, Jurist, Antiquarian
VII Early American Brighams ....
VIII Marlboro and Its Brighams
Genealogy
Thomas Brigham, the Emigrant
Second Generation
Third Generation .
Fourth Generation
Fifth Generation .
Sixth Generation .
Seventh Generation
Eighth Generation
Ninth Generation .
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Appendix
A " Brigham Farme on Ye Rocks "
B Brighams in the Early Wars .
C American Brigham Places
D Brigham Young, not a Brigham
E Two Brigham Hospitals
F The Brigham Family Association
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Addenda 564
Owner's Lineage 565
Index 567
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ILLUSTRATIONS
Willard I. T. Brigham ..... Frontispiece
FACING PAGE
St. Bridget's Cathedral, Brigham, Cumberland, England . 6
Earl Gray Monument, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Brigham Forge;
Site of Ancient Chapel, Brigham; Field of Parliament . 8
Brigham, Yorkshire. Brigham Monument; Manor House;
Brigham Arms and Landing; Brigham Hill . . . 10
Brigham, Cumberland. Main Street; School-house; Approach
to St. Bridget's Church; Bridge over Derwent . ' . 12
Priest Whitney Place, Northboro; John- Brigham's Mill
Dam, Northboro; SamueP Brigham's Tanyard, Marl-
boro; Indian Burial Plot on Thomas- Brigham's Farm . 26
Brigham Cemetery, Marlboro ...... 28
Map of Cambridge in 1635 35
Grave of SamueP Brigham, Marlboro Cemetery; "Mercy
Kurd's Cap Box" 53
Room in Joseph* Brigham House, Marlboro . ... 66
Signatures of Heirs of Colonel Levi Brigham . . .106
Joseph* Brigham House, Marlboro . . . . .110
Judge Elijah Brigham (99); Forbes (Moses"* Brigham)
Homestead, Westboro . . . . . . .130
Gershom* Brigham House, Westboro; Captain Tilly^ Brig-
ham House, Brookfield . . . . . . .146
Winslow and Alice (Cushing) Brigham (101) . . .154
Paul Brigham (128) 169
Major Jedediah Brigham (164) 192
Monument to Colonel Ephraim Brigham . . . .212
Colonel Ephraim Brigham Homestead, Marlboro . . . 224
Elijah Brigham Phillips (248) 242
Nathaniel and Dolly (Ball) Brigham (249) .... 250 T
Thomas Brigham Rice (339) 292 ^
Peter Bent Brigham (343) 296
Henry R. Brigham (344) 298
Aiiariah Brigham, M. D., (365) 310
Charles Brigham (381); Lieut. Charles H. Brigham . . 319
William Pitt Brigham (397) 328
John Brigham (423) ........ 344
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Mary A. Brigham (441) . . . . . .
Lincoln F. Brigham (474)
Dr. Adolphus Brigham (485)
Charles H. Brigham (746); John S. Brigham (491); Mrs
Ella Brigham Stevens; Edward D. Brigham (820)
Dr. Leverett E. Goodell (504)
Hon. Joel Brigham (507) ....
Lemuel Hawley Brigham (536)
Luther Ayers Brigham (537)
Waldo Brigham (538)
Henry M. McFarland (538)
Robert Breck Brigham (539)
Addington M. Brigham (541)
Mavor Brigham (562) ....
Lewis and Susan Augusta (Brigham) Rice (522)
Phineas Brigham (640) ....
Elijah Winslow Brigham (524)
Hon. Lewis Alexander Brigham (654)
William Dexter Brigham (676)
Martyn Freeman Brigham (69S) .
Emma E. Brigham (693)
Hosea W. Brigham (699)
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352
370
376
Dexter H. Brigham (706)
Loriman S. Brigham (713)
Seth E. Brigham (735)
Lewis Frederick and Caroline Elizabeth (Ellis) Rice (522)
Dr. Franklin W. Brigham (739) •
Colonel Joseph H. Brigham (751)
William E. Brigham (761) .
C. O. Brigham (768)
Brigham Family Association at Worcester, 1896
Alasco De Lancey Brigham (799) ; Mrs. Rose Brigham
Coxford ......
Hon. Johnson Brigham (802) . .
Mr. and Mrs. Dexter E. Brigham (811)
Nathaniel Maynard Brigham (813)
Dr. B. A. R. Brigham (823)
Brigham Family Association at Marlboro, 1898
Brigham Family Association at Boston, 1904
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PREFACE
After almost incredible obstacles The History of the Brigham
Family is herewith submitted to the living descendants of Thomas
Brigham, the Puritan. Until this volume, the only record of this
great American family was to be found in the conscientious vol-
ume, Brigham, issued by Rev. Abner Morse, A. M., in 1859- The
idea of taking up and developing the work so well begun by Mr.
Morse had its inception with Dr. B. A. R. Brigham of Chicago,
through whose instrumentality the Brigham Family Association
was organized 18 Oct., 1893 (see Appendix). It was and always
has been the main purpose of the Association to publish a family
history, but Dr. Brigham personally assumed the task and responsi-
bility of preparing the work, although drawing heavily upon mem-
bers of the family throughout the country for support. In 1896,
by reason of ill health, he had become so incapacitated for work
that he was compelled to relinquish the task he had laid out for
himself.
Since its organization, Willard Irving Tyler Brigham of Chi-
cago had served the Association modestly, but with marked ability
as historian, and in 1901, the task of bringing genealogical order
out of existing chaos was placed in his competent hands. He
already had attracted some notice in the genealogical field and had
made good progress with the Tyler Genealogy. No family ever
was blessed with a more painstaking and conscientious, yet brillant
historian. He had abandoned a promising career at the bar to take
up work of this class, and for years had been studying and traveling
in pursuit of genealogical knowledge, particularly with reference
to the Tyler and Brigham families. His historical sketches of
the Brigham Family, including a most exhaustive attempt to trace
its origin in Great Britain, were collated and published in an official
report in 1901. Revised by Mr. Brigham, these constitute an im-
portant feature of the present work. The pictures of scenes in
Great Britain which appear herein are from original photographs
taken by Mr. Brigham on this trip.
Acting under a definite arrangement with the officials of the
B. F. A., Mr. Brigham entered bravely upon his work in the sum-
mer of 1901. He had practically to start anew, but after the
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decease of Dr. Brigham, he negotiated, on behalf of the B. F. A.,
the return of the records gathered by the Doctor, which had been
retained by his estate. These were of material assistance, although
the papers had been much injured by lack of care and were often
diflBcult to decipher. These papers were destroyed by our gene-
alogist after he had carefully copied them all, hence we have been
unable to consult them for purposes of verification.
President Charles O. Brigham of Toledo devised the plan under
which an arrangement was made with Willard I. T. Brigham to
complete and publish 350 copies of the Family History within three
and one-half years, the original term of five years having been
shortened by the receipt of the Doctor's papers. Ill health soon
drove Willard to Arizona, where he continued his work for two
years, practically from a dying bed. His one prayer was that he
might live long enough to complete the work he had undertaken.
This, however, was not to be, for he died in Auburn, California,
26 Sept., 1904. None except those intimately associated with him
and his work can appreciate the sacrifices made by him and his
devoted wife, the hardships and discouragements under which he
labored and the debt of gratitude which all of the name and blood
of Brigham owe to his memory.
Mr. Brigham's death was a stunning blow to the enterprise. So
thoroughly, however, had his work been done that the Publication
Committee found it practicable to place the data, all in the hand-
writing of the genealogist, in the hands of an editor.
A competent person was found in Miss Emma E. Brigham of
Boston. She had been actively identified with the B. F. A. since
its inception (librarian-curator 1893-1896, secretary 1896-1900,
treasurer 1900-1906-7), and by means of intimate associations had
acquired a more accurate and thorough knowledge of the Brigham
lines than anyone else. She had also the advantages of large
executive training and a good literary equipment. At great self-
sacrifice. Miss Brigham collated and edited the MS. left by the
deceased genealogist, meantime adding names and data represent-
ing about one thousand persons.
A third tragic event in the career of The History of the Brigham
Family was the death, 2 May, 1906, of Charles O. Brigham of
Toledo, President of the B. F. A., and Chairman of the Publication
Committee, but for whose personal influence and financial aid it
would have been well-nigh impossible to continue the work. Not-
withstanding the great loss of President Brigham's able and en-
thusiastic co-operation in everything appertaining to the family
publication, the work was continued to completion, and is herewith
respectfully submitted. It doubtless has been impossible, owing to
the circumstances under which this volume was compiled, to avoid
PREFACE xiii
errors, omissions and misunderstandings. We believe, however, that
The History of the Brigham Family is substantially accurate. No
pains to make it so have been spared. Our readers will bear in
mind, of course, that the names, dates and other facts contained in
the book are not the personal compositions of the author or editors,
but, in a great majority of cases, have been contributed by others.
In the preparation of this book for the press, the work of our
genealogist has been revised and verified to the extent of our ability,
and much new matter has been added. The chapter on " Thomas
Brigham, the Emigrant," was wholly rewritten by Mr. Henry A.
Phillips of Boston. All except letters C and D of the Appendix,
are by the editors. The name of Rev. Abner Morse cannot be too
highly honored by the Brigham Family for his service in collecting
and publishing its earlier records; but Mr. Morse worked under
great disadvantages and discouragements — practically without as-
sistance of any kind, in fact — and it is not surprising, therefore,
that we frequently have been compelled to omit reference to many
statements which in his book stand forth as interesting and appar-
ently important. In other cases, Mr. Morse's was the only authority
available and we have accepted it with this fact in mind.
In addition to the invaluable pages of Mr. Morse, we are espe-
cially indebted to the late Rev. Lucius R. Paige and Hon. Charles
Hudson, whose histories of Cambridge and Marlboro respectively
have supplied us with much useful information; and to Mrs. Har-
riette M. Forbes, formerly of Westboro, from whose Diary of Rev.
Ehenezer Parkman of Westboro (editor) and The Hundredth
Town, we have drawn freely for facts and color unobtainable
elsewhere. Our warmest thanks are due Mrs. Edwin E. Nelson of
Fort Worth, Texas (Mrs. Willard I. T, Brigham), for her cordial
assistance to the editors in the early period of our labors. Mrs.
Nelson has fulfilled to the letter every agreement made by her late
husband, as far as lay in her power, and placed at our disposal
everything in her possession that could aid us to complete the task
our genealogist was compelled to relinquish.
We would record our obligations also to Messrs. S. IngersoU
Briant, president of the Westboro Historical Society, E. M. God-
dard, assistant state librarian of Vermont, and Ernest D. Bugbee
of Springfield, Mass., for the loan of valuable portrait and locality
plates; to Mr. Thomas M. Hutchinson of Winchester, Mass., for
unique data establishing beyond question the location of Thomas^
Brigham's " Farme on Ye Rocks " ; to Mr. Charles D. Elliot of
Somerville, Mass., for the use of his excellent " Map of Cambridge
in 1635," whereby we are enabled to show the site of the original
13-acre grant to Thomas^ Brigham in Watertown and of the home-
stead where he died; to Mr. Weston F. Hutchins of Boston for
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great assistance in the collation of war records and preparation of
the general index; and to Mr. L. Frederick Rice of Boston for
special aid of a financial nature at a recent most critical period.
It is with pleasure, also, that we acknowledge our wholly satis-
factory relations with Messrs. Frederic H. and Thomas B. Hitch-
cock of the Grafton Press, whose interested co-operation, helpful
suggestions and practical skill in book-making have been of great
service to this undertaking.
Owing to sharp limitations as to time and money, the references
in the Index have been confined to the genealogical section, and to
persons of or directly connected with the Brigham Family; notwith-
standing that we would have preferred a broader and slightly dif-
ferent arrangement.
The first and most natural question to be asked of the genealogist
relates to the over-sea origin of our common ancestor. What and
where was the origin of Thomas Brigham, the Puritan? It was
one of the primary purposes of these researches to answer this
question ; and it implies no discredit to the ability of the genealogist,
no reflection upon the Brigham line that the answer is stOl in doubt.
More or less exhaustive descriptions of British Brigham names and
places will be found in succeeding pages, but we have thought it
weU to embody here the latest conclusions respecting the English
ancestry of Thomas Brigham the Puritan, reached by Mr. Willard
I. T. Brigham. How indefatigably he worked to discover the facts
his chapters devoted to research in Great Britain attest. Had he
lived to make his purposed second visit to Great Britain, the con-
clusions might have been decisive. We quote Willard I. Tyler
Brigham, as follows:
It was formerly my impression that perhaps all the Brighams sprang
from a common Brigham ancester, whose origin I was inclined to attribute
to Yorkshire. Later researches, however, led me to the changed belief that
there were no less than four distinct Brigham lines, founded by individuals,
who assumed this surname in the early days, when it became the proper
thing to have a surname; and that they assumed this particular name be-
cause they lived at one or another of the four Brigham places.
From which branch descended our " Thomas the Puritan," I regret my
present inability to say, though I incline to the opinion that it was York-
shire. I made thorough search among wills in the Perogative and Ex-
chequer Court of York, and the Durham Probate Court, in hopes of gleaning
some clue which would lead to an intelligent solution of the vexatious
problem, but in vain. In the Canterbury Probate from 1598 to 1660 occur
but eleven Brigham wills, the residence of four being in London, three in
Yorkshire, and one each in Oxford, Surrey, Sussex and Kent counties. At
Durham Probate I was disappointed in not finding a single Brigham will.
As its jurisdiction extended (until recently) over Northumberland, as well
as Durham County (both of which lie just above Yorkshire), I was pre-
pared to find many Brigham estates.
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York Probate, however, makes a better showing; in fact, the largest, I
fancy, of any court in the Kingdom. From 1437 to 1603, I found thirty-
two Brigham wills. This latter year was the one at which I began to make
careful search, which I found' to embrace the period between 1602 to 1660;
during which time I found eighteen Brigham estates. . . . My regret
was poignant that not a clue was found tending to point out the origin of
our " Thomas the Puritan "...
Let us not forget that Mr. Morse never made any personal re-
search in England and that Mr. Brigham's work there was the first
attempted on a scientific basis. It is profoundly to be hoped that
the invaluable records of Mr. Brigham's painstaking industry in
this field, herewith preserved, will inspire some ambitious family
historian of the future to a quest which will be rewarded with com-
plete success.
Boston, May, 1, 1907.
HISTORY
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HISTORY
ETYMOLOGY OF BRIG-HAM
Our family tree must be considered under two heads, Brig and
hain. Ferguson {Popular County Histories, Cumberland) con-
tains this statement: " The Saxon equivalent of ton or tun (which
mean, we need hardly remind, a town) is heim and ham." Ham-let
is still used to designate a small village.
Again, Teller {An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary) states: "The
Latin word which appears most nearly to translate it (i. e., ham) is
vicus. ... In this sense, it is the general assemblage of the dwell-
ings in each particular district, to which the arable land and pasture
of the community were appurtenant: the home of all the settlers
in a separate and well-defined locality: the collection of the houses
of the freemen." In another paragraph, the same author observes:
" Ham, a dwelling, fold, or enclosed possession. It is so fre-
quently coupled with words implying presence of water as to render
it probable that (like the Friesic ' hemmen ') i£ denotes a piece of
land surrounded by paling, wickerwork, etc., and so defended against
the stream, which would otherwise wash it away." (Citing Codex
Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici) " Ham-steall=:homestead."
Grimm's Deutsches Worterbuch contains, " Hame, hamen, used
in Netherlands and middle Germany, meaning a net (collective sense,
like home). Hamm, found in Bremen Dictionary in the sense of any
enclosure; especially, meadow; but also, forest, house, or farm."
Roemer's Origins of the English People and the English Lan-
guage, pp. 190 et seq., has this interesting summary: " By far the
most important elements which enter into Anglo-Saxon names are
the suffixes ham and ing. Like many other Saxon forms, ham signi-
fies primarily an enclosure; something that hems in; a meaning not
very different from that of ton and worth, or even the Norse by."
Again (p. 474), the same author states: "The Saxons preferred
country to city life; generally dwelt near forests in clusters of
houses, called ham."
" Ham " is our English home, and has a very ancient history.
Ham is of Aryan parentage; and exhaustive research would discover
some form of the word in all the languages of such origin. The
word is found in all parts of Europe whose people contributed to
the Anglo-Saxon conquest of England.
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4 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Passing to the " Brig " of our Brig-ham, there is not the same
certainty of meaning. There are three roots — with the distinct
meanings, bridge, hill, strife — all of which in the lapse of time have
assumed the form " brig." As Brigham is a place name, we must
consult the environment, and let probabilities determine.
Speaking of the several localities: — "Brigham," Yorkshire and
Cumberland, as well as the modern hamlet by the same name (near
Keswick), " Bridgeham " (formerly Brighaux), Norfolk (all in
England), as well as " Birgham (the historical Brigham), Berwick,
Scotland, — the writer concludes that the " brig " was derived, in
each instance, from the root signifying bridge, because all five
places are upon bridgeable streams : most, in fact, possessing bridges
to this day, while to the Scotch Brigham attaches tradition of an
ancient bridge.
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ORTHOGRAPHY OF BRIGHAM
Early English spelling was phonetic. Words were spelled in
a variety of ways. This variance was increased by the composite
complexion of the nation. Composed of members of the Brigantes,
Celts, Scandinavians, Danes, Saxons, Angles, Frisians, and Nor-
mans (with their digressive vowel and consonant tones, not to men-
tion individual vagaries), conventional orthography was for ages
an impossibility.
From records covering more than a thousand years, the writer
found the following forms of Brigham: " Bringeham, Briccham,
Bricgham, Brygcham, Brycgham, Brygham, Brycham, Brigholm,
Briggeholm, Briggham, Briggeham, Briggam, Briglam, Briglame,
Brighame, Brigh'm, Brigeham, Birgeame, Birgham, Bridgeham,
and Brigham: twenty-one ways all told. More might be found;
especially if the Latin (" declined ") forms were included. Of the
foregoing, only two (Bridgeham and Brigham) are known by the
writer to have crystallized into patronymics.
Seeming discrepancies disappear by bearing in mind: —
1. The Saxons had several forms for their word bridge, i. e.,
brycg, brygc, bricg, brigg, and bryc; all equivalent to the " brig " in
our surname.
2. The Teutonic word home was taken by colonizers to England;
and lingers in the " North countrie."
3. Holm was (formerly) interchangeable with ham. Brigham
(Scotland) was sometimes styled (in early days) Brigholm.
4. The letter h is an aspirate; and so, inserted or dropped, does
not influence the pronunciation. We now spell our name " Brig-
ham " but pronounce it " Brig'am," is if the h were omitted.
ENGLIsfi BRIGHAM PLACES 5
5. The insertion of e, elision of a,, and doubling of g are readily
accounted for; by individual idiosyncracy, as well as by diver-
gence of racial phonetics. In Hotten's work (List of Emi-
grants) we find " Thomas Brig (g) ham," the second g in paren-
thesesj to indicate the conventional spelling.
6. But the changing of historic " Brigham " (Scotland) to mod-
ern " Birgham " (pronounced Bur-jam) is to us inexplicable;
although " North countrie " dialecticians may see a logical transi-
tion.
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ENGLISH BRIGHAM PLACES
There appear to have been several early Brigham localities whose
names have been changed in succeeding centuries, as we learn from
the Domesday Book (p. 83, b).
Whatever may be the modern appellations of the places there
mentioned the author has not learned.
BRIGHAMj NORFOLK
Bricgham, Norfolk Co., is mentioned (among other places) in
Calendar Close Rolls (Ed. 2, 1313-1318, p. 373). This is the
" Royal Manor of Bridgeham," mentioned in the Records of the
Historical MS. Com. (London), Vol. 10, prt. 3, pp. 81, 199 (Gowdy
MSS.). It was called Brigham in the Middle Ages until after 1500
(see Particulars for Grants, Index Locorum — Henry VIII., Pub.
Rec. off., London).
Stacy (Hist. Norfolk Co., 1829) says it was named from the
bridge which was the passage to Rovrtham Cross, a way much fre-
quented by pilgrims traveling from Suffolk and other parts to our
" Lady of Walsingham."
Bridgham is situated two miles from the Harling Road Station
and six from Thetford Station on the Great Eastern Ry. No
Brigham is there. In fact, the only one in Norfolk Co. Directory
lives in Norwich (an old Brigham habitat), twenty miles distant.
Bridgham parish contains the Manor of Hackford and the village
of Rondham (whose church was burned many years ago). Its
ancient church has an old Norman north porch, and, as there is no
tower, its two bells hang in a yard-house.
BRIGHAM, YORKSHIRE
The most persistent Brigham line (so far as records show) were
dwellers in this town, from the time of the Norman Conqueror
(l606) to the present generation; a pedigree of heirship can be
found in Poulson's Holderness.
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From Monasticon Eboracense (Burton, York, 1758) we ascertain
(p. 218) that the Priory of Bridlington (founded in the reign of
K. Hen. I.) had lands at " Brigham " from various donors.
Chronica Monasterii de Melsa (1242-'69) has an account from
William of Driffield, 9th Abbot, of an " inquisition " held at the
" Hermitage of Brygham."
From Dugdale's Visitation (from Heralds' College, 1655-73) we
learn, that from the time of Glover's Visitation (1585), the families
of gentlemen in Holderness had decreased in number from 39 to
17: of which latter number appears " William Brigham of Brigham
& Wyton, Esq., aged 52."
Sheahan & Whellen's History and Topography of the City of
York and the East Riding of Yorkshire (1856, p. 473) recites: —
" Brigham Township extends over an area of 1,470 acres, and
contains 139 inhabitants. The ratable value is ^1,553. The family
of Brigham possessed the whole of the Brigham Estate, . . . and
their pedigree is fully recorded in Heralds' College from 1100 to
1853. . . . The Hamlet of Brigham is situated on the River Hull,
near Frodingham Bridge, about five miles southeast from Driffield,
and one mile southwest of Foston."
BRIGHAM, CUMBERLAND *
This is a very ancient settlement, and has been the theater, in
earlier ages, of stirring and important events.
Inquisitio Eliensis (p. 515, a) records the early " Church in Brig-
ham, with 12 acres of free land, rated at 2 shillings."
The parish of Brigham (which includes ten townships) lies on
the south side of the River Derwent, spanned by a fine bridge, whose
opposite shore was the site of a Roman fortress. The locality is
a few miles west of Cockermouth, and a few east of Workington (its
seaport), being in Allerdale ward, and the archdeaconry of Rich-
mond. It is about five and one-half miles in extent, north and
south, and four miles east and west.
Soon after " The Conquest," this locality passed from William
de Meschines to Waldeof, who, it is believed, built here a great
castle, which became the baronial seat of his successors, the lords
of Allerdale. Situated upon " The Marches," between two hostile
nations (Scotland and England), these lords were courted by both
great powers, and almost continually at war in behalf of that king-
dom to which might temporarily be owed a changeful allegiance.
* Published authorities : Nicholson & Burns Hist. Westmoreland &
Cumberland, Vol. II, p. 59; Hutchinson's Hist. Cumberland, Vol. II, p.
104; Carlisle's Topographical Diet, of England; Lewis' Top. & Hist. Diet,
of England., p. 232; Magna Britania; Annals of the Caledonians, Picts &
Scots, (Ribson, Edby., 1828), Vol. II, p. 228; Cronicon Cumbriae.
ENGLISH BRIGHAM PLACES 7
The castle, built of material brought from the old Roman fortress
over Durwent, was in 1648 garrisoned for the royal cause; but after
a month's siege dismantled. The gate house and adjoining rooms
(including double dungeon capable of guarding 100 prisoners) were
the last relics of the ruins to pass into oblivion. The castle and
manor descended from Waldeof to Fitz Duncan (nephew of the
Scottish King Malcolm) ; and his coheiresses — ^who married into the
families of Albemarle and Lucy — shared in moieties. On the death
of William de Fortibus, Earl of Albemarle, without issue, this
moiety lapsed to the crown, was bestowed upon Piers Gavestone,
and in 1323 granted by K. Ed. II. to Anthony, Lord Lucy, who
possessed, by inheritance, the other moiety. His sister and heiress,
Maud, in 1369, settled the property upon her second husband,
Percy, Earl of Northumberland. The next Lord was Seymour,
Duke of Somerset, by marriage with the only daughter of the last
Earl Northumberland; thence unto the Earls of Egremont, to whom
belong the court-leets and dismissions for the copyhold tenants of
Brigham.
Brigham Church (dedicated to St. Bridget and formerly rec-
torial) is a discharged vicarage, valued in the King's Books (in
1808) at £ 20, 16, 0 1-2, situated in the diocese of Chester, arch-
deaconry of Richmond and deanery of Copeland. The modern East
End of the village is called " Eller Beck " Brigham.
The published inscriptions of the graveyard from 1666 to 1876
(H. T. Wake, Cockermouth, 1878) do not show a single decedant
of the name Brigham. The present vicar does not think the
family has ever been prominent in the community; though he cites
one who died in Cromwell's day, fighting in defense of Cockermouth
castle. But in 12l6-'72 there was a noble family of the name there
whose male line, that of Waldeve de Brigham, was early extinct.
BRIGHAM, BERWICKSHIRE
Brigham (modern Birgham — pronounced Bur-jam), Berwick-
shire, Scotland,* is a very ancient settlement situated at the head of
Tweed navigable waters (in salmon fishing second only to the Tay) ;
and, as its name implies, once spanning its flood by a bridge, now
only a tradition. Lying on " The Marches," it was for ages rent
by wars between the ever-contending England and Scotland; and
is but three miles from famous " Wark " castle, nor far from Norham
* Some published authorities: Lewis' Topographical Diet, of Scot-
land (1846), p. 128; Carlisle's Topo. Diet, of Scot. (1813); Statistical
Ace. of Scot, by Haddington (1845), p. 50; Ordnance Gazetteer of Scot.,
Groome, (London), p. 157; Ridpath's Border Hist., pp. 104, 166; Ex-
chequer Rolls of Scotland; Chronicle of Roger de Hovenden; Acts of the
Parliaments of Scotland, pp. m, 441, 442, Vol. II, pp. 124, 125; Haile's
Annals of Scotland; Calendar Patent Rolls.
8 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
similarly famed, in the midst of a district immortalized by the poet-
novelist, Scott. That Brigham was anciently an important center
we may infer from meetings of parliament held, and " Brigham
Treaty " confirmed here.
This village is situated in the parish of Eccles (so called from its
number of ancient churches). Ecclesiastically, it is a chapelry,
appendant to the rectory of Eccles, the ancient seat of Cistercian
nuns (antedating preserved history), whose nunnery (according to
Hovenden and the Melrose Chronicle) , refounded by Gospatrick,
Earl of March, is now only a fragment of ruins. The town is on
the main highway from London to Edinburgh, and noted for several
several ancient events, among them being the following: —
In 1188, William the Lion, King of Scots, with his bishops, earls,
barons, and vassals met (at Brigham) Hugh, Bishop of Durham,
who was sent by English King Henry 11. to collect a " Saladin
tenth " tax to carry on the Holy Land crusades. The tax was not
granted.
March 17, 1290, Queen Margaret held here a parliament, at which
letters were drafted by the magnates of Scotland regarding the
marriage of their Queen with Prince Edward (son of K. Ed. I. of
England). This assembly also communicated its consent to the
Norway King, whom it requested to send his daughter speedily to
England.
July 18, 1290, the " Treaty of Brigham " was here consummated
(Patent 18 Ed. I., m. 9) ; but renounced by the Scottish King Baliol
two years after. By this marriage contract between Q. Margaret
and Prince Edward, the independence of Scotland was recognized.
(The death soon after of the young queen, in one of the Orkneys,
defeated the intended marriage.)
According to de Hovenden, " Bricgham " was in 883 the property
of St. Cuthbert. In the National MSS. of Scotland (Craig, 1867)j
prt. 1, facsim. 7, one may see a facsimile of a charter of English
King William II. to Durham church, 1097-1100, including the
" Messuage of Brycgham," with adjacent lands, woods, and waters,
and all wrecks of ships and other customs, to God and St. Cuthbert
forever.
In the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland are found various spellings
of the locality and references to some of its subdivisions.
In the MSS. Dept. of the British Museum, we examined an inter-
esting small parchment with red seal, being the Appointment of a
Deputy to hold " Jours de Marches " at Brigehamhalgh, a. d. 1394.
%> : 21
1. Earl Grey Monument, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 2. Brigham Forge. 3. Site of
Ancient Chapel "Birgham." 4. Field of Parliament where
Treaty of Brigham was ratified.
JOURNEY TO BRIGHAM PLACES 9
IV
AUTHOR'S JOURNEY TO BRIGHAM PLACES
Four places in Great Britain bear the name of Brigham: one in
Yorkshire, and two in Cumberland, England; the fourth is just
over the border, in Berwickshire, Scotland.
Starting from London, four hours finds one at York, the ancient
Roman capital. Here change cars for Driffield, situated in the
East Riding of Yorkshire. About half way you change at Market
Weighton, thence a short run across the " Wolds " reaches Driffield,
early capital of the " Saxon Kingdom."
In a dogcart we make our five-mile drive to Old Brigham, York-
shire, through a landscape of level, fertile farms, studded with sub-
stantial buildings, surrounded by abundant ripening crops. Much
of the distance we are alongside a canal, which runs from Driffield
toward Hull. We saw only one boat, and that drawn by a man
whose mother was tending rudder. As the craft sat low, it carried
cargo. The man, with broad strap across his arms and chest,
slowly drew it through the water.
At four cross-roads, we found a signboard, one of whose arms
pointed toward " Brigham " hard by. Soon we climbed a slight
rise, called " Brigham Hill," which commands a pleasant view in
all directions.
As we proceed up " Brigham Lane," we pass the post-office and
an old sand pit on the right, while on the left are a few low buildings
occupied by a blacksmith and harnessmaker. In the rear is a farm
called " Little Brigham." Just over the brow of the hill we reach
the " Manor House," whose extensive buildings betoken that the
proprietor, Mr. Stork, is a prominent breeder of hackney horses.
At the foot of the hill, by the canal, stands the public house, known
for generations as " The Brigham Arms." In truth the family
coat-of-arms used to grace the sign; but forty years ago, when the
place was sold by the Brighams, it was taken down, never again
to be seen there.
A drawbridge spans the canal, and below the " Arms " is " Brig-
ham Landing;" years ago a thriving hamlet, now simply a rural
district, with no distinction to individualize it. In an adjoining field
(" Sledmere Farm "), a stone slab chronicles in Latin * the passing
* Translation: "William Brigham, surgeon, firm , and zealous in the
faith of his ancestors, lived 56 years. He died at Manchester on the 10th
before the Kalends of August, in the year 1815. In memoriam of a most
kind and indulgent father, William, his eldest son, caused this stone to be
erected here within the relics of his ancestral territory, handed down to
this time from the Norman Conquest, through a continuity of ancestors."
10 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
of the Brigham race, after continuous possession from the Norman
Conqueror's time. The generous erector neglected to enclose or
even raise it above surrounding meadows. We fear another half
century will have witnessed its overthrow.
Witness the extent of this ancient estate: An extract from Coram
Rege Rolls (40 Ed. iii.), being taken from an Inquisition Post Mor-
tem at York Castle: George Brigham, Lord of the Manor of Brig-
ham Yorkshire, died without issue in 1576, leaving real property,
which by marriage settlement had been entailed upon his nephew,
Francis Brigham, as follows: "15 messuages, 20 cottages, 5 tofts,
16 crofts; 1200 acres of arable land, 800 acres pasture, 1200 acres
meadow, 500 acres moor and marsh, 500 acres turf, in Brigham."
Surely this 4200-acre estate is no inconsiderable property; and as it
was in the family 750 years, have we not cause for pride because of
the tenacity with which succeeding generations clung to one of our
clan cradles.^
On our way to Scotland, we stopped at Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
the magnificent " second city " of the United Kingdom. Our family
have been prominently identified with this city. Though veiled in
obscurity, it is certain that for at least three generations, from
I486 to 1550, they were in the lead of Newcastle families. During
that period, Robert, Christopher, and Robert Brigham, each in turn,
became sheriff and afterward mayor of this city.
Christopher B., a merchant of means, founded " Brigham Hos-
pital," near the north walls, contiguous to Pilgrim Gate. This
institution has disappeared. The city walls have been demolished;
while along the western boundary of the Brigham Hospital site
runs Grey street, one of the grandest avenues in all England; and
opposite towers the monument dedicated to Earl Grey, the dis-
tinguished reformer.
In proof of the dignity of said Christopher, we might add, King
Henry VIII. (Pat. 4 Hen. VIII., p. 2, m. 8) granted him a patent,
whereby he was excused from serving on juries, etc., and had the
privilege of sitting with his hat on in the presence of the King and
his heirs.
To reach Brigham, Scotland, via the east coast, you change at
Berwick and go to Coldstream; whence a four-mile drive is made
over fine roads, through a beautiful rolling country of first-class
farms. Brigham is a single street a mile long, made up chiefly of
one-story scattered cottages, including ale-houses and a post-office,
A few cots are ruinous, and others have been pulled down. The
two principal farms are " Long Birgham " and " Birghamhaugh."
When the spelling became changed I know not, but BzVgham
(Bur- jam) it is now altogether called. In history it is known as
Bn'gham.
Brigham, Yorkshire
1. Brigham Monument: Estate held by Brigham Family from 1100 to 1853.
2. Manor House. 3. Brigham Arms and Landing. 4. Brigham Hill.
JOURNEY TO BRIGHAM PLACES 11
The town lies a half mile from the Tweed, to which it runs
parallel. The river offers excellent trout and salmon fishing, es-
pecially at the bend to " Dub/' a deep, still pool between rapids.
From Birghamhaugh bend to its mouth, the Tweed is the boundary
between England and Scotland; and it is tradition that a bridge (as
the name of the village suggests) once spanned the flood at this
place; but no trace remains. The same lamentable truth holds of
the ancient chapel, whose site is pointed out. Birgham's (Brigham)
recorded history dates back more than 1,000 years.
Its early annals were glorious. In 1188 Henry II. sent am-
bassadors thither, who met with the Scotch King, to consider con-
tribution to one of the crusades; in 1290 the Scots met here to ratify
the proposed union of Prince Edward of England with Margaret of
Scotland; in 1290, the " Treaty of Brigham" was solemnized here,
providing for the freedom of Scotland; in 1291, the twelve competi-
tors for the Scotch throne met here, to present their claims. They
still point out a field as the place where Parliament convened.
In the old burying ground (some of whose stones reach back into
the l600's) not a Brigham name is found. The present lord para-
mount is Earl Home, whose chief residence is a few miles distant
toward Coldstream. He now fishes in " Brigham Dub," and shoots
game in the preserve " Birgham Wood."
Carlisle (Topographical Diet, of Scotland), speaking of Birg-
ham, says: "During 1830-'31, no less than ninety-four persons
emigrated to America." Perhaps many years before a Brigham per-
formed a similar act. We doubt much, however, that there was any
by the name still living there at the time when " Thomas the Puri-
tan " began to figure in our pedigree. Let me not forget to men-
tion, the vulgar phrase, " Go to Birgham," is frequently used in the
neighborhood, in the sense of our phrase, " Go to Halifax."
Brigham, Cumberland, lies southwest of its Tweed namesake:
like which, in the days of inveterate border strife, it belonged
now to Scotland, now to England, as each might become the vic-
torious aggressor. Borne many a mile through purple heather, we
change cars at Carlisle, from which a short run brings one to
Brigham, Cumberland. Nearing the town, we see the long stone
bridge (whose prototype ages ago gave name to the place) spanning
the Derwent.
Hard by the station stands the time-honored church dedicated to
St. Bridget, whose masonry has been largely modernized. On the
vestry wall hangs a small brass tablet dated 1633, in memory of one
Swinburne, Knight. Some interesting fragments of carved stone
(formerly parts of the edifice) are placed about the altar. The
environing churchyard contains a choice collection of unique slabs,
very large and massive. They reach back into the l600's, but no
12 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Brigham name is found. Near the old vicarage, but graded quite
over when the railway was built, is the historic location, " Nun's
Well/' to whose merits the poet Wordsworth composed a sonnet.
A more commonplace spot, in its present aspect, would be hard to
find.
To reach the village, walk a mile up a good hill, passing through
" Brigham Low Houses," consisting of two country inns, the " Lime
Kiln " and the " White Sheaf." At the latter, they recalled the
visit of our kinsman, the late Dexter H. Brigham of Springfield,
Mass., who at our first Marlboro meeting, kindly gave us all as a
souvenir, an excellent cut of Brigham church.
In going up " Brigham Hill " you pass along a causeway, from
which you look down on either side fifty feet or more into vast pits,
the beds of worked-out lime kilns, and try to realize what a great
industry this must have been from time immemorial. Three kilns
are in present use.
Reaching the height of land, and the one winding street of the
older village, you see at a glance what a diary of history lies about,
could it but play the oracle and speak. Old farm-houses and barns
are interspersed with newer town residences. We turn westward,
and descending gradually some half mile come to the modern Brig-
ham schoolhouse, built in solid masonry in excellent taste, surrounded
by a substantial high stone wall. The children come trooping to
dinner, their wooden-bottomed shoes, as they romp along, resounding
like a squadron of horse guards. Retracing our steps, we turn off at
a private gateway leading to the Fletcher mansion, late home of
the chief citizen of the community.
The east end of the village, on the height of ground, consists of
modest but substantial and well-designed modern residences, whose
front yards bloom with a profusion of beautiful flowers. From
proximity to a small stream, it is frequently called " Eller Beck "
Brigham. Beyond was "Brigham Commons"; but about a score
of years ago it was divided among property owners, and is hedged
off into many a sightly field.
From Brigham to Keswick is a delightful ride through the
famous Lake District of England, bounded by oval hills, covered
with purple heather. Up the Greta River from Keswick a short
mile we reach the hamlet of Brigham.* The lower portion, called
" Brigham Nook," consists of a neighborhood of well-kept cot-
* A courteous letter from the Vicar, Rev. H. D. Rawnsby, contains ■
the following: " Brigham by Keswick is in the ecclesiastical district of
St. John's, carved out of the ancient parish of Crosthwaite in 1866. It
has, so far as known, no founder, but took its name from the fact, at
some time, probably in the XII or XIII century, a bridge would be put
up across the river, the builders of said brig being, in all likelihood, the
members of the monkish Brotherhood of St. Anthony, who were gathered
here, to help people across fords and guide them over the hills, and to
Brigham, Cumberland
1. Main Street. 2. Schoolhouse. 3. Approach to St. Bridget's Church.
4. Bridge over Derwent.
HERALDRY AND BRIGHAM " ARMIGERS " 13
tagesj one ale-house, and an excellent school erected in 1851, attended
by about one hundred pupils of both sexes from the agricultural
and manufacturing population, a part of the instruction being gar-
den-work. At this place, " Brigham toll-bar " (or bridge) of ma-
sonry crosses the Greta, leading toward Skiddaw, most famous of
the mountains, only one and one-half miles distant.
Passing through the village, a short walk upon the left-hand road
brings the visitor to " Brigham Forge," a picturesque sheltered
spot, where the Greta is spanned by another stone bridge, and the
power from the fall drives electric and laundry plants.*
HERALDRY AND BRIGHAM "ARMIGERS"
The science of heraldry was devised to distinguish persons and
property and record descent and alliances. It dates from the
twelfth century. The earliest document, compiled about 1240, is .a
roll of arms of the King and nobility in the reign of Henry HI.;
by which time armorial ensigns had become hereditary.
There is a great abuse of arms in the United States of America,
where their use is proscribed by the Constitution, and they are dis-
played merely for sentiment, often without knowledge of rules
appertaining to the science. Hence the erroneous assumption of
arms, because borne by a family of the same name, though proof of
descent be inadequate or even entirely lacking. Another abuse is
the common adoption by ladies of crests upon their note paper,
notwithstanding that crests belong exclusively to gentlemen.
The subject is here treated, not that the American Brighams are
known with certainty to be of " armigerous " descent, but because
many bearing this surname are recorded among the gentry of Great
Britain, and are thought worthy of some attention in this work.
., The Herald's College of Scotland does not contain any Brigham
information; f but the English College of Arms in London has
ferry pilgrims across to the shrine of St. Herebert of Derwenwater.
There really is no history attaching to this little Brig, or Bridge, Hamlet
or Brighamlet."
See also " Keswick and Its Neighborhood," pp. 56, 57. (Windermere,
1852).
* In the ancient register of the Diocese of Carlisle is recorded the
will of Thomas " Brigholme," A. D. 1361. (Hist. MSS. Com.— London,
Eng.— Vol. IX, p. 196, b.)
" Lyon Office, Edinburgh, 14 Dec, 1900.
■\"Sir: — There is no doubt, as you say, the name Brigham is more
English than Scottish. No arms have ever been recorded here for any one
of the name.
" J. Balfore Paul,
" Lyon King of Arms.
14 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
considerable. We had a " search " made through the Records onlyj
and secured numerous items (mainly corroborative of published
pedigrees).
Burke's General Armoury has the following items:
1. Brigham (Cannon End, Co. Oxford), Argent, a fleur-de-lis
within an orle of marlets sable.
2. Brigham (Cumberland), same arms.
3. Brigham or Briggam (Yorkshire), same arms. Crest, a boar's
head bendways couped sable.
4. Brigham (Yorkshire), Argent a fesse sable between three
Arefoils slipped gules (another of the second). Crest, on a cloud
a crescent between two branches of palm in orle.
5. Brigham (Yorkshire), Argent, a fesse between three trefoils
slipped gules.
6. Brigham (Yorkshire), Argent, a saltire engrailed vert. (An-
other sable.)
7. Brigham (Foxley House, Co. Chester, formerly of Brigham,
Yorkshire), Argent, a saltire engrailed vert. Crest, out of a ducal
coronet a plume of feathers. Motto, In cruce solus.
8. Brigham ( ), azure, a chevron between three lions rampant
or.*
To these, we add the arms of the " New Castle" branch:
9. Argent, a saltire engrailed vert; in chief, a crescent sable.
We meet with numerous items, scattered through the records, con-
cerning Brighams; which (considering that it is a "place" sur-
name) shows a rather surprisingly early distribution of the family
name; for in the earlier ages the British were, as a rule, very tena-
cious of accustomed localities, and families remained identified
with certain places for centuries.
SOME BRITISH BRIGHAM PEDIGREES f
From Inquisitions and Assessments Relating to Feudal Aids
(1284-1431, Vol. I., pp. 424, 487), the " Bryghams " appear to
have been early domiciled (or interested in lands, at least) in
" Faleton, Harrygg Hundred, Devon " Co. ; " Thomas de Brygham "
owned three- fourths of a knight's fee there in 1346; and " John de
Brygham " the same amount in 1428. But the family either removed
or died out.
" Robert de Brigham " in 1332 was proctor for the Prior of Ely.
{Hist. MSS. Commis., Vol. VI., p. 296, MSS. Lord Leconfield, Pet-
worth House, Sussex.)
* We have not learned where these arms were used.
f We include here pedigrees from such sources as to render it clear
that the families possessed coat armor, though no record of it is preserved.
HERALDRY AND BRIGHAM " ARMIGERS " 15
About 1300 we find a record of three generations in Lincolnshire
— Richard, Thomas, and Richard de Brigham. {Calendarium Gene-
alogicum. Vol. L, p. 259; Vol. II., p. 693.)
Marshall's Visitation of Northumberland has this pedigree:
Knight.
Arms: Three bendlets; on a canton, a spur.
Wm. Knight, Co. Deeby= • • • • Hobson of Cambr. town.
Rector Gransden Parva
Co. Cambr., o. about
1645 ce. abt. 63.
Wm. Knight, eldest son, = Anne dau. John Hacker Flintham,
Gransden Parva, o. about
24 Feb. 1659 a?. 69.
Nott. Co.
Jane (eldest of 7 daus.) — Thomas Brigham, Swavesey, Cambrsh.
From a Catalogue of Ancient Deeds (Vol. I., p. 523, c. 1372),
under date " Thursday in the Octave of the Purification, 17 K.
Ed. I." (a. d. 1289), Warwickshire, we note, "Grant by Sarah,
late the wife of Thomas Sorel of Birmingham, to Robert de Brig-
ham, of her bondmen and villeins, Richard, son of Peter le Bule;
Arice, daughter of Humphrey Frideau, and Agnes, daughter of
Galfrida, daughter of Margaret, of the same place, with all their
belongings."
Coming now to the neighborhoods of the Brigham places, we find,
as anticipated, the Brigham surname in evidence, though the records
are, as a rule, fragmentary.
In Norfolk County (seat of the " royal manor of Brigham " —
modern Bridgham), we find one " Alande Brigham" as early as
1297 (Coram Rege Rolls, K. Ed. I., p. 289).
In Parkin's Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
(Vol. VI., p. 144) the heirs of one William de Brigham are named,
as being part owners in a knight's fee of land in Bradenham Manor
in 1347.
Over the remains of Adam Brigham, who died at Norwich,
England, in 1685, aged 54:
" In youth, I poor and much neglected went,
My gray and wealthy age in mirth I spent,
To honors then, I courted was by many,
Altho' I did in nowise seek for any;
But what is now that wealth, that mirth, that glory?
Alas! 'Tis grave, 'tis dust, 'tis mournful story:
Ne'erless, my soul through Christ a place enjoys
Where blessed Saints with him in God rejoice."
(" Chronicles of the Tombs," by Thos. Jos. Pettigrew, p. 448).
16 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
There are Brighams in Norfolk to-day who appear to have
descended in unbroken local lines for centuries.
Of Brigham, Cumberland, we find families : — " John de Brigge-
haim " appears as witness to a grant about 1210 (Calendar of Docs.
Relating to Scotland, Vol. I., p. 97). This may be the "John"
found in the following pedigree, whose male line early died out:
Waldeve de Brigham, temp. Hen. 3,) (l216-'72) =
John
I I
Alice = Robert de Yaverwyth Jean := Thos. de Hothewayt.
(De Banco Rolls, Mich, 2 Ed. II., m. 220.)
From the De Banco Rolls (MSS. Series, Vol. XXVIII., p. 863)
one finds that in 1274 John and Thomas Brigham, sons of Adam de
Brigham, had lands in Galenter. From Coram Rege Rolls (p. 583,
23 Ed. III., 23 Ric. II.), Thomas Brigham was in Cumberland in
1381. Ibid., 14 Hen. IV. has this pedigree: —
( (
John de Brigholm " =
William de B.=Isabella=Robt. Bakhonse Peter, bro. of John=
o. s. p. , seized 2nd husb. I
of lands in I
Castelbrigg. Galfred, son & heir=
John Smith, son & heir.
But the Brighams of Cumberland early either died out or removed;
for there is no evidence of them in the preserved parish records of
Brigham (Cumb.), which run back about 300 years; we get no light
from Brigham graveyard, whose epitaphs run back to 1660; nor do
the wills for the Deanery of Copeland disclose any Brigham estates.
Concerning Brigham, Berwickshire, Scotland: notwithstanding
there are no Brigham wills of this county of record between 1562 and
1670 (the period of our search); notwithstanding, moreover, that
" Lyon King of Arms " writes me, " I do not think any one of the
name [Brigham] ever possessed land in Scotland, or that the family
was conspicuous in any way " — there are brief scattered notes which
are more hopefully eloquent. Indeed, it would be strange had not
someone assumed for his surname the name of that town shown by
records to have been of the early importance of Brigham, Berwick.
But, being upon " The Borders," the devastations of innumerable
conflicts have destroyed local records.
HERALDRY AND BRIGHAM " ARMIGERS " 17
From Whellen's History of Cumberland (based on Nicholson and
Burn & Hutchinson) we learn: —
" Sir Ranulph Bonekill had issue Alexander, whose son Adam
gave Aiverthwaite, parcel of his Manor of Uldale, to the priory of
Carlisle. Said Adam had issue a son Alexander, whose daughter
and heiress was married first to John Stuart, Kinsman of the King of
Scotland, and afterwards to David Brigham, a Scottish Knight re-
nowned for his prowess and bravery ; and by this marriage the Manor
of Uldale passed to the Brigham family. This David Brigham
was a companion of William Wallace, who was executed at London
(temp. Ed. I.), for resisting that King, having joined with Robert
Bruce. Wallace was of extraordinary strength, and Brigham an
exceedingly good horseman; whence came the Scots' rhyme:
" The man was ne'er so wight nor gend,
But worthy Wallace durst him bide;
Nor ever horse so wild or wend,
But David Brigham durst him ride."
Palgrave (Docs, and Recs. Illustrtg. Hist. Scotland, Vol. I., pp.
193, 291, 315 and 355) shows that this " David de Breghyn " resided
at Brigham, Scotland, and was upon the scene at about the " Treaty
of Brigham " epoch.
William Brigham, 1525, is seized of lands in the "Lordship of
Brigham" (Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, Vol. XV., p. 638). In
1559 " Adam Birgem " is seized of lands in the same (Ibid., p. 445).
In 1590, "Elizabeth Birgen, haeres Adami Birgen, patris " has
" 2 terris husbandiis cum 12 acris terrarum, in dominio de Birgen."
(Retornak Rolls, Scotland, Vol. II., Berwick, No. 489.) From Reg.
of the Privy Council of Scotland (Vol. IV., p. 675) it appears that
the wife of the above Adam Brigham was " Issobell Edzeare "; also
that their daughter Elizabeth married " Alex. Diksonn* of Newton
in Brigham."
It thus plainly appears that the male Brigham line of Brigham,
Scotland, died out in the latter part of the sixteenth century.
We add one other stray note of this Kingdom (Calend. of Docs.
Relating to Scotland, Vol. IV., p. 233). "John Brigholme," a
Scotch merchant, has warrant for safe conduct for one year, with his
vessel, "Gyles, 60 tone," to trade in England with 12 mariners.
It is, however, in connection with Brigham, Yorkshire, that we
find the most persistent and satisfactory pedigree, so far as records
show. It runs back to Norman times ; a period so remote that very
few English families presume to trace their (certain) origin from
any anterior source.
* Dickson is a common surname thereabouts. I found stones bearing
it in the old Brigham churchyard.
18 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Poulson's History of Holderness* (East Riding of Yorkshire),
Vol. II., pp. 268, 269^ 270, contains a magnificent pedigree,! credited
to Harleian MS., 1487, p. 300 (from Glover's and St, George's Visi-
tations, 1484-1485, 1612, edited by Foster), and a MS. vol. of East
Riding Pedigrees in Burton Constable Library.
BRIGHAM OF WYTON AND BRIGHAM
WYTON. The family of Brigham is first mentioned as holding
this manor 35 Hen. VIII.; but at what time it came into their pos-
session is not ascertained. In that year Thomas Brigham, Esq.,
held the manor of Wyton, " 3 mess. 3 cott. 4 crofts, 6 bovates of
arable, and 40 acres of land here, of the heirs of Thomas Constable,
Kt., as of his manor of Constable, be the service of Knt.'s fee ; Geo.,
son and heir."
Arms: J Argent, a saltire engrailed vert.
Poulson says " this family is now become extinct." This is error;
see Sheahan & Whellen's History and Topography of the City of
York and the East Riding of Yorkshire (1856). The said Dr. Wm.
Brigham removed from Brigham to the city of Manchester, whereby
the family became " extinct " upon the estate of Brigham, which
probably accounts for Poulson's statement; for it is certain that it
was Dr. Wm. Brigham, Esq.,§ whose residence was Foxley House,||
Lymm, Cheshire, who sold the very last Brigham property in Brig-
ham, Yorkshire, removed the " Brigham Arms " from the Inn, and
erected a monument herein elsewhere referred to at length. Said
#
We had the good fortune to procure, at reasonable price, a new
(uncut) copy of this, now rare and valuable, treatise, the full title of
which is: " The History and Antiquities of the Seigniory of Holderness,
in the East Riding of York, Including the Abbies of Meaux and Swine,
with the Priories of Nunkeeling and Burstall; Compiled from Authentic
Charters, Records and the Unpublished Manuscripts of the Rev. William
Dade, Remaining in the Library of Burton Constable; with numerous em-
bellishments; by George Poulson, Esquire, * * * Hull, MDCCCXL."
It is composed of two quarto volumes, aggregating more than 1,000 pages,
and by far the most valuable book which has been written of this part of
York, wherein is situated Brigham.
■]• Parcels of this pedigree also recorded: — Harl. MS. 1415, fol. 87,
b.; 1430, fol. 84, b.; Dugdale's Visit. 1665/6, (Lon. Her. Coll. " Recs.
C. 40, 109"); Add. MS. 18,011, fol. 103, b.; Her. Coll. Recs. (London)
"C. 13, 173" and "Norfolk IX, 211"; Harl. MS. 1394, pp. 113-115, 349;
(this MS. has many biographic, land and marriage notes) ; 805, fol. 75.
+ Glover and St. George give the arms: " argent a fesse sable bet.
3 trefoils slipped gules." (Probably used by one branch of the family).
Also, the motto: " Promisit se nussurum arma Londinum."
§ This family of " Foxley House " is recorded in Burke's " Seats &
Arms," Vol. IV, and Walford's " County Families, etc."
II I had a letter from the present owner of Foxley House, L. Clark,
Esq., who kindly promised me a picture of the house and chapel.
HERALDRY AND BRIGHAM " ARMIGERS " 19
" Squire " Brigham had an only daughter, who had the misfortune
to marry an unscrupulous Frenchman, to whose criminal actions her
death was doubtless due. She had a child, whose whereabouts and
descendants (if any) are to the writer unknown.*
We include here the following pedigree, because it is believed to
be of Yorkshire origin.
(Brigham of Cannon End.)t
Arms: Argent a fleur-de-lis within an orle of martlets sable.
Anthony Brigham, Cofferer of the household to (Q. Eliz.) t =
Thomas, Patentee Xtofer, of Cannonr=daughter of Weldon,
for the Stanneries Inde in Com.
in Cornwall under
Q. Eliz. ; ob.s. p.
Cofferer to King Henry
vni.
i I
Thomas, eldest son = Dorothy, daughter Wm. 2d son.
of John Lyne of Hedon, 3d son.
Norwich.
living Ao. 1634.
I I III
Thomas, son and heir. Anthony, 2d son. Elizabeth. Rachell. Dorothy,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne § appears to have been the metropolis with
which the Brighams were most historically connected. For at least
a century, this family seems to have been in the lead: Robert Brig-
ham was Sheriff of the city in I486, and Mayor in 1499; Christopher
Brigham was Sheriff in 1495, and Mayor in 1504, l505; Robert
Brigham was Sheriff in 1540, and Mayor in 1550, in which latter
year he was also " Governor of the Merchants' Company."
The arms || of this branch are: " Argent, a saltire engrailed vert;
* I have had some very pleasant correspondence with Rev. I. Kennedy,
Vicar of Foston-on-the-Wolds (only a mile from Brigham). He kindly
cited to me the records of the Leet Courts, which used to be regularly
held at Brigham, up to about forty years ago.
tSee Harl. MS. 1480, fol. 44; Her. Coll. "Records, C. 29, 126; D.
25, 5."
t It appears that said " Anthony " was not " Cofferer," but Bailiff
of the King's Manor of Caversham (Pat. 35, Hen. VIII, p. 14, m. 6).
§ Authorities: Tanner's Notitia Monastica; Leland's Itinerary, Vol.
V, p. 114; Wallis' Northumberland, Vol. II, p. 218; Hist. Antiquities of
Newcastle, Brand (London, 1789), Vol. I, p. 342, Vol. II, p. 240; Wel-
ford's Hist, of Newcastle, Vol. II, p. 322; Vestiges of Old Newcastle,
Knowles & Boyles.
II London Her. Coll. (" Recs. C. 41, 7. C") erroneously attributes to
this family the arms of the " Horsleyie " family: "An annulet, bet. 3
horses' heads, couped and caparisoned."
20 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
in chief, a crescent sable." The crescent is (in the writer's opinion)
used for "difference" (as heralds say), to indicate that this New-
castle branch sprang from (not the eldest, but) the "second son''
of the parent stock. The remainder of the coat stamps them as
(undoubtedly) of Yorkshire Brigham origin. Going yet farther,
the writer concludes that the Newcastle branch is descended from
" Robert " Brigham (the " second son " of John and Elizabeth
Brigham) in the seventh generation from Walter Brigham, of
Brigham, according to the said Poulson pedigree.
From Flower's Visitation (1563, 1564) is learned: (1) that Wm.
Lewen, son and heir of William, " Marchant " (and armiger) mar.
Jane, dau. of Christopher " Brygam," both families of Newcastle.
(A second wife, by whom 5 ch. — " Crystofer, Edward, Robert,
William, and " Mighill.") (2) Christopher Mitford, 4th son and
heir of Robert, of Segell, Northumberland (armiger), mar. Agnes,
dau. of Christopher Brygham.
Marshall's Visitation (1615) has this pedigree:
John Jackson (armiger), of New = Jane, dau. and sole heir of Wm.
Castle.
Brigham, of New Castle.
Wm. Jackson, Town Clerk of = Isabel], dau. Gilbert Read, New
New Castle.
Castle.
I I
Henry Jackson, of Cotam = Dorothy, dau. of John Jackson, of
Mandaville, Bishoprick Mansfield. Grayes Inn.
of Duresne,
We close our Newcastle remarks with a curious church item:
" Robert Darell, Archdeacon of Northumberland, made a covenant
Oct. 9, 1537, with F. Roland Harding, Prior of the Blake Friers,
Newcastle-on-Tyne, between 6 and 9 a. m. daily, devoutly to say for
the souls of William Darell and John Brigham, late of Newcastle,
Merchant, their wives and children the De profundis, etc., ending
Absolve quaesumus Domine, and Sede ad dextram."
LONDON BRIGHAMS
The Brigham family has been identified with the British metropo-
lis for several hundreds of years, as is proved by items scattered
through the records, although we find no pedigree preserved.
" Rob. Briggeham, A. M.," 31 Jan., 1427, became Rector of the
parish church of St. Andrew-Hubbard (sometimes called St. A.
juxta Eastcheap), which stood in old Rope Lane, (London), and
had a history antedating 1389- It was burned by the " Great Fire,"
HERALDRY AND BRIGHAM " ARMIGERS " 21
and the parish united with St. Mary-Hill. (An Eccles. Paroch.
Hist, of the Dios. of London, Newcourt, 1708.)
One Richard Brigham was " Coach-maker to Kings James I. and
Charles I.," as appears by a " Grant, Sept. 13, I6l9, to John Banks
and Richard Brigham, of the office of Maker of the King's Coaches
and other Carriages." (Calendar of State Papers — Dom. Ser., Vol.
CLI., p. 77.) " 1620-1622. Third accompt. Bill of John Banckes
and Richards Brigham, Coachmaker to the King. For chariots and
other vehicles. A rich chariot for the King cost, in all, ^15."
Again, " 1624-1625. Two long bills (respectively 13 and 9 pp-) of
Richard Brigham, for reparations of the King's caroches and cha-
riots. He made the total £368, but took £280 in satisfaction. There
were two new coaches: one is said to be of the German fashion, with
the roof to fall asimder at his majesty's pleasure [z. e., a sort of lan-
dau]. The other was of the Spanish fashion. The like of them
were never made before in England." (Histor. MSS. Commis.,
Lon., Vol VI., p. 326b, MSS. of Sir F. U. Graham, Bart., Netherby,
Cumb.; and Vol. VII., prt. 1, p. 250a, MSS. of Lord Sackville, at
Knole, Kent.)
George Brigham was also a " royal coachmaker " ; the same au-
thority (Vol. II., p. 583), some readable facts follow: Aug. 13,
1645.
" George Brigham, coachmaker to the late King,
Thomas Brigham, his brother and administrator, et al.,
all of London."
Then come two pages of legal proceedings, disclosing that one
Thomas Brigham resided in Duke's Place, London; George Brig-
ham, deceased, was in arms and died at Oxford; proceedings over a
£200 debt owed the George Brigham estate, wherein said Thomas
Brigham will not release one Pilchard of his imprisonment, and
says that the committee shall make dirt of his bones before he will
give up the mortgage; there is an order for Thomas Brigham to be
brought before the committee for contempt. Later, John Brigham,
pf Cottenham, County Cambridge, as executor of Thomas Brig-
ham, deceased, was apprehended to answer contempt for not deliv-
ering up certain writings; he was discharged from restraint, upon
performing order of the committee.
Concerning Thomas Brigham, " Patentee for the Stanneries "
(i. e., tin mines) in Cornwall, we find some interesting facts. In the
first place, this was a very valuable grant. The mines were very
old ; in fact, the same sought out by the Phoenicians and other inhab-
itants of the Mediterranean Sea, before the dawn of the Christian
era. In the Calendar of State Papers (Domestic Series), preserved
in the Public Record Office, London (Vol. CLL, p. 13, sec. 4) we
find:
22 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
" June 1, l603. Allegations against the patent granted to Thomas
Brigham and Humphrey Wemmes by the late Queen, for pre-emp-
tion of tin." (P. 152, sec. 45) Sept. 25, 1604. Warrant to Sir
Richard Smith, Receiver General of Cornwall, to deliver tin at a
certain rate to such persons as now lend money in repayment thereof,
and to redeliver to Thomas Brigham and Humphrey Wemmes the
tin sold by them to the Company of Pewterers. (Docquet.)
(P. 157, sec. 75) Oct. 14, 1604. Reply of Thomas Brigham and
Humphrey Wemmes to an annexed petition to the King by the blas-
ter, etc., of the Pewterers' Company against the monopoly granted
to them of the pre-emption of tin. (P. 335, sec. 57) Nov. 14, l606.
Decree of the Court of Star Chamber against Richard Glover, et. al.,
Pewterers of London, for endeavoring to frustrate a patent granted
to Thomas Brigham and Humphrey Wemmes, for pre-emption of tin
in Cornwall and Devon." There was a " Warrant to advance
£20,000 on loan to Thomas Brigham and Humphrey Wemmes,
patentees for the pre-emption of tin, on their delivery of tin worth
more than that, they having already disbursed i60,000, and being
unable to disburse more. They will add £l,000 to their former
rent of £2,000, and lend the tinners £ 10,000 yearly."
" London, Feb. 23, l6l8. Assignment by John Langley to Rich-
ard Brigham, both being of Lambeth, of the Keepership of the
Archbishop of Canterbury's Mansion House, grounds and pasture
land, called Lambeth Park." (Calend. State Papers, Domestic
Ser., Vol. CLL, p. 523, sec. 29.) This Richard Brigham, Esq.,
of Lambeth, London (Comptroller of the house of the Archbishop
Abbot), married Emelyn, daughter of Sir Robert Hudson, Bart,
Their only daughter, Anne, married Thomas, Lord Leigh; they
having but one child, Anne, who died young." (Magna Britannia.)
John Brigham of the City of Westminster, London, in 1637, was
married in the local abbey of St. Peter, to Anne, daughter of Sir
Thomas Aylesbury. Her eldest sister, Frances, was the first
Countess of Clarendon, and thus grandmother of Queen Mary IL,
and Queen Anne. (London Marriage Licenses, 1521-1869? by Jos.
Foster.)
Nicholas Brigham, poet, jurist, and historian (for a biographical
sketch see elsewhere herein) was buried in " Poet's Corner," West-
minster Abbey, beside his daughter Rachel, whom he lost at the age
of four.
The London Directory for 1900 does not contain any Brigham
"liverymen." But therein appear: Henry George Brigham, Sur-
geon, Buckingham Palace Road, Dr. John K. Brigham, Finsbury
Pavement, John (the proprietor of " coffee rooms "), and George E.
("boatmaker").
NICHOLAS BRIGHAM 23
VI
As far as preserved records establish, Nicholas Brigham * was the
greatest scholar, the most versatile and honored genius of all who
have borne the Brigham name. By tradition his birth was from the
prominent family of Caversham, Oxford, the founder of which,
Anthony Brigham, was BailiiF of the King's Manor there tinder
Henry VIII.; but his name does not appear in the pedigree of
Brigham. Nicholas is reported to have finished his education at
Hart Hall (now Hertford College). He appears to have removed
thence to one of the Inns of Court, where he made a thorough study
of law and history. His love for poetry, however, was a lifelong
passion, as manifested in many flights of his Pegasus.
Biographers say he died in December, 1559, but from the probate
of his estate, into which I examined, it is determined that he passed
away on the " 20 Feb. 1558." He was buried in " Poet's Corner,"
Westminster Abbey, beside his daughter Rachel, whom he lost at
the age of four. Camden, in his work (published in 1606) upon
those entombed at Westminster, gives the full inscription upon the
grave of the daughter, but he does not mention anything of the
sort concerning the father.
The epitaph follows: " Rachael Brigham, filia Nicolai Brigham
quadrimula ohiit, sita est juxta Galfridum Chaucerum. Obiit 1557,
21 Junii."
Dean Stanley (Westminster Abbey, p. 15) says: "There was
nothing to mark the grave [of Chaucer] except a plain slab, which
was sawn up when Dryden's monument was erected. It was not
till the reign of Edward VI. that the present tomb, to which ap-
parently the poet's ashes were removed, was raised, near the grave,
by Nicholas Brigham, himself a poet, who was buried close beside,
with his daughter Rachel."
From the foregoing we might infer possibly that Nicholas never
* Do not confound this Nicholas with the one spoken of elsewhere as
" Teller of the Exchequer " to Queen Mary. The fact that they both bear
the same name, are prominent and in London at the same period makes
it a question of easily mistaken identification. In fact, the best modern
English biographer of Nicholas, the poet, falls into this error, of making
these two persons one. It is clear, however, that Nicholas, the " poet,"
died in 1558, and that his estate was administered upon in the Commissary
Court of the Dean & Chapter of Westminster; while concerning Nicholas,
the " Teller," I find him living as late as "1563," at ^vhich time he " en-
tered into hall, gardens and premises of her Majesty's (Q. Elizabeth)
Almshouses of Westminster." Very likely the two were nearly related;
but in what degree I am unable to say, save that I do not believe the
relationship could have been that of father and son.
24 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
had any epitaph, although historians agree that he was herein buried
near the tomb of Chaucer, father of English poets, to whom Brigham
had caused a monument to be erected.
Chaucer's ruinous tomb yet remains, black with antiquity and
slowly crumbling to dust; but the exact spot of Brigham's grave
cannot be determined. Even his epitaph, like that of his little
daughter, has disappeared.
A modern movement to repair the tomb evoked the following
restatement : " An examination of the tomb by competent authorities
has proved . . . there can exist no doubt, from the difference of
workmanship, material, etc., that the altar tomb is the original tomb
of Geoffrey Chaucer; and that instead of Nicholas Brigham having
erected an entirely new monument, he only added to that which
then existed the overhanging canopy," etc. (Notes and Queries,
London, 1st Ser., Vol. IL, p. 141; quoting from Athenceum.)
He left no will, and it is impossible to decide whether he left
issue. He did, however, leave children of his brain, in several
notable works, namely: (l) Rerum Quotidianarum Venationes (or
a Diary of Memoirs, in 12 Bks.). (2) Venationibus Rerum Memo-
rahilum, in 1 vol., being biographic in character, from which Bale,
in his Scriptores, published in 1559, makes extract touching two
(now obscure) English writers. (3) Diversorum Poematum, in 1
vol., being a collection of poems from his own pen. But the only
production now known is his epitaph on Chaucer.
Pitts, his biographer, thus summarizes the record of his achieve-
ments, which I render into English: " Nicholas Brigham ... In
poetry, above the common crowd; eloquent as an orator; an experi-
enced jurisconsult; a signally successful historian; as an antiquarian
researcher into the lore of ancient Albion, very diligent."
VII
EARLY AMERICAN BRIGHAMS *
Aside from Thomas, " The Puritan," of Watertown, Mass., 1635,
we find some other Brighams of early date who should be mentioned
* Briggs' " Shipbuilding on North River," etc., 1640-18T2, p. 366,
states: "There M'as built in Scituate in 1698 the ship 'Providence,' 100
tons, Capt. Thos. Lillie=:owners, Capt. Jno. Thomas, Saml. LiUie, John
Borland and Joseph Brigham of Boston."
This is an error, for Joseph Bridgham of Boston, whom we find
(Recs. Mass., Vol. V, p. 538), " 1st Ch. Boston, made free in May Court
1678." He died 1708/9, and was buried in King's Chapel ground. But,
as witness of how persistent the error was, we find on the tombstone of a
descendant (in King's Chapel), " Sarah, Dau., to Mr. Jos. and Mrs.
Abigail Brigham, aged 1 month deed. Oct. 7, 1728.'-
EARLY AMERICAN BRIGHAMS 25
in this work, that they may not be confused with the line of
Thomas Brigham the Puritan, our common ancestor,
But first, let us introduce a name merely suggestive. From Hot-
ten's List of Emigrants, etc., 1600-1700, p. xix., a register of all
such persons as embarked themselves in the good ship called the
" Hercules " of Sandwich (Eng.), and taken to the " plantation
called New England in America," etc. : " Tho. Bridgen of Faver-
sham, husbandman and his wife," 5 March, 1634. From Boys' Hist.
Sandwich, Eng., 1692, pp. 750-1. (See also N. E. Hist. Gen. Reg.,
Vol. XV., p. 29.)
Savage (Gen. N. E.) informs us that this Thomas " Bridgen or
Brigden " settled in Charlestown, Mass., 1634; had two sons,
Thomas and Zachariah (grad. Har. Col. 1657 and prchd. Stoning-
ton, Mass.), and daus. Mary and Sarah.
Equally suggestive is an entry in Bond's excellent Hist. Water-
town, Mass., wherein the land of one " John Brigan " in 1642 was a
boundary line of a lot of E. Child.
JOHN BRIGHAM OF NEW PROVIDENCE, l633
His name is known from a letter in the Bouverie MSS., preserved
at Brymore, near Bridgewater, Eng. (Hist. MSS. Com., Vol. X., prt.
6, p. 85). In this letter, which is dated Oct. 28, 1633, Wm. Rud-
yerd, Wm. Rous, Roger Floyde, and John Brigham write from the
Island of Providence (one of the Bahamas) to (probably John
Pym, the great English leader) concerning the hardships of life
and agriculture on the Island. In the Calendar of State Papers
(Domestic Ser., Vol. CLI., a. d. 1581-'90, Q. Eliz., p. 146, sec. 35),
we learn that Mr. Secretary (probably Walsingham) has been in-
formed by Mr. Anthony Brigham that he approves of the Western
discoveries in America; recommends the formation of a company,
and advises them to hearken to the offers of Sir Philip Sidney and
Sir George Peckham. This " Anthony " Brigham may be the very
one who was "Bailiff" to Queen Elizabeth; and the "Western
discoveries in America," to which reference is made, are undoubtedly
those in the West Indies. So we are justified in belie\ing that the
" company " recommended was formed, that they did " hearken " to
" Sir Philip Sidney" (or someone), and that this letter of " John
Brigham " and others is information returned by them, as settlers
of the " Company " in the New World. It is entirely natural that
we should inquire what became of this John Brigham, who was set-
tled and writing back to England some year and a half before our
Thomas the Puritan was sailing out of London.
26 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
CAPTAIN SEBASTIAN BRIGHAM *
Paige's Hist. Cambridge (Mass.) records: " Brigham, Sebastian,
about 1638, bought house and garden at the northwest corner of
Holyoke and Winthrop Sts., which he sold to John Bridge in 1639.
He probably removed to Rowley."
Morse's Brigham book (p. 3) finds " no further trace " than shown
by Cambridge records.
There are preserved several entries in the Records of Massachu-
setts. Vol. II., p. 87, states that Sebastian Brigham (then of
Rowley), by action of the General Court, Nov. 13, 1644, "hath
liberty to sell wine and to keepe an ordinary."
Ibid., p. 187, May 26, 1647, The Rowley Co., having chosen
Sebastian B. their Captain, he is confirmed by Gen. Crt. Ibid.,
Vol. III., pp. 62, 105, 183: Capt. S. B. of Rowley is "Deputy"
in 1646, 1647, and 1650. Ibid., p. 186: He was appointed by the
Gen. Crt., May 23, 1650, one of a Commission to lay out the
boundaries of Haverhill, Mass. From the published Records of
Rowley, Mass., we learn that Sebastian Brigham was a large land-
holder.
From the Records of Rowley, Mass. (printed). Proem, p. vi. :
" Sebastian Briggam was the Captain of the first military com-
pany. Had wife, Mary. Returned to England about 1 657-1 Four
children were born here." |
VIII
MARLBORO AND ITS BRIGHAMS
As Marlboro, Mass., whose original boundaries included the pres
ent Northboro, Southboro, Westboro, and Hudson, is the Mecca of
the American Brigham, it is well here to give a brief summary of
the place and its Brigham inhabitants. In 1656, thirteen of the
leading settlers of Sudbury (the first town to the east) received
from the General Court favorable answer to their petition for a new
township grant: Marlboro being the result.
Heading the list of petitioners, and one of the first to move to
Marlboro, was Edmund Rice, who took with him his second wife,
the widow of Thomas Brigham the Puritan, with her young Brigham
family, whose names, however, do not appear upon' the records for
*See also Essex Instit. Coll., Vol. XX, p. 137.
t Blodgett's " Early Settlers of Rowley, Mass." says returned with
family about 1656 or earlier.
t Farmer's " Geneal. Reg. makes Sebastian's son ' John ' Brigham, a
graduate of Harvard Coll., 1669." The " Bridgham " family is entitled
to this honor. The earliest "Brigham" graduate was "Benjamin, 1764."
Brigliam's Mill DanT,"
1. Priest Whitney Place, Xorthboro. 2. Join
Northboro. 3. SaimieP Brigiiam's Tanyard, Marlboro.
4. Burial Plot, Last of the Indians, on Thomas^
Brigham Farm, Marlboro.
MARLBORO AND ITS BRIGHAMS 27
some time. They settled upon the north side of " The Pond," not
far from Williams' Tavern; and for the succeeding two and a half
centuries, the Brighams have continued to people the scene.
At the time of Philip's War, they fled to Watertown. On their
return, such was the feeling against Indian perfidy, a petition was
made to the General Court to divide the 6000-acre " Indian Planta-
tion," a part of and contiguous to Marlboro. Although this was de-
nied, the people, under the leadership of John Brigham, took a deed
from the Indians to these lands, 15 July, 1684; and though this was
declared " null and void " by the General Court, the white pro-
prietors proceeded to divide and settle these lands, under the super-
vision of their agent, the said John Brigham, who was their sur-
veyor. In the 1686 list of proprietors we find the names of all the
young Brighams, and their alliances, for the first time set out, viz.:
Mercy Hunt (former widow of the Puritan Brigham, who before
this time had married her third husband, William Hunt, also then
dead), Thomas Brigham, John Brigham, Samuel Brigham, John
Fay, (husband of Mary Brigham), and William Ward (husband of
Haimah Brigham). Feeling uneasy over the adverse action of the
Court, in 1683, the proprietors agreed that their grants " shall stand
good to all intents and purposes, if they be attested by John Brig-
ham, their Clerk." And so it stood, until, after a generation, having
acquired title by possession, the General Court confirmed it.
The first mill in town was built by John Brigham (before Philip's
War) on Assabet River (now in Northboro), and the site was only
recently abandoned.
The first tannery in town was built by Samuel Brigham, and con-
tinued in the family for generations. The shoe industry is now the
most important by far in town; and Francis Brigham, one of Sam-
uel's descendants, more than fifty years ago started in Hudson a
shoe factory, which is the leading business of that town.
In 1689, John Brigham was one of a committee of two chosen
by the town, when the tyrant Andros was superseded by the Colonial
Government.
At this period new settlements to the westward were being made
(e. g., Shrewsbury, Brookfield, Rutland, Worcester, and Grafton),
and the Brigham family, with others, sent its colonizers.
In Queen Anne's War, Samuel Brigham was one of the committee
to assign the inhabitants to the twenty-six log forts erected. Among
these, we see: "4. Capt. [Samuel] Brigham's Garrison." "10.
Thomas Brigham's Garrison," which included his son Jonathan.
" 14. Nathan Brigham's Garrison," and David Brigham of Edmund
Rice's Garrison. In this war Samuel Brigham was the lieutenant
of Capt. Howe, and thereafter received a bounty for destroying an
Indian.
28 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
In 1717, in reply to petition of Thomas Brigham and others,
about half the town land, with other added (including the Rice and
Fay farms to the westward) became the new town, "Westboro";
and among its first inhabitants are David and Jotham Brigham, with
the Rice, Ward, and Fay families (related by intermarriage) repre-
sented. Subsequently, Northboro, Southboro, and Hudson were
carved out of the parent town; in all of which the Brighams were
interested.
Some Marlboro records covering a period of many years were
lacking (and entirely lost in the Town Hall fire of 1903; showing
the town's wise foresight in having had published a history, by
Charles Hudson, 1862; to which the present writer owes so much),
but in 1756, we find Thomas and Capt. Ephraim Brigham on a
committee of five to repair the meeting-house " on the foreside and
two ends," including glazing " with sash glass, set in wood."
In the military history of Marlboro, the Brighams have held
conspicuous places. Numbers took a hand in the French and Indian
Wars, as exhibited by meager records; (Lieut. Ephraim, Sergt.
Benj., Corps. Asa and Ithamar, privts. Paul, Noah, etc.) ; and when
we come to the Revolution, we have full evidence of their bravery.
In the preliminary stages, George Brigham was one of the committee
of five to draw up a " Covenant of non-consumption of British
goods "; and was one of three to represent the town in the " Pro-
visional Government."
We now come to the immortal day of Concord and Lexington, 19
April, 1775; upon which day marched out from old Marlboro
Captain William Brigham and Company, including 2d Lieut.
Ithamar B., Sergts. Henry and Joseph B., Corp. Lewis B., and pri-
vates Lovewell, George, Gershom, and Alexander Brigham; in
Barnes' Company marched 2d Lieut. Paul Brigham, Corp. Antipas
B., and private Jonathan; in Gates' Company, privates Henry,
George, and Uriah; in Howe's Company, private Joel. In the same
year, enrolled with the " eight months " men, we find Capt. Paul,
and privates Jonathan, Abraham, Artemas, William, Uriah, Henry,
and George Brigham. Among others who fought during this war
are Lovewell, John Gott, David, Phineas, David, Paul, Daniel,
Samuel, Stephen, and Aaron Brigham. (For fuller detail, turn to
the Appendix, and individual records.)
Illustrating school activity: Thomas and Jotham Brigham were
on the school committee of five, irr 1745; Samuel Brigham received
£57.10 for teaching "two school quarters," in 1747; in 1771, Capt.
Ephraim Brigham left ,£111, a permanent fund, the interest to be
annually expended for a school for " writing and cyphering."
" Brigham School," thus created, gave to older pupils in the spring
>
MARLBORO AND ITS BRIGHAMS 29
(after "common school" closing) this additional instruction; until
the fund was merged in the general appropriations.
We are likely to forget that slavery once existed in New England.
In 1771, the Assessors return " 1 slave owned by Hannah Brigham."
In 1770, the Brigham "polls" in town, with the number in each
family, appear as follows: Samuel 1, Uriah 1, George 2, Ithamar 1,
Paul 1, Ephraim 3, Joseph 2, Benjamin 3, Asa 1, Solomon 1,
Caleb 2, and Winslow 1. Ephraim was one of the largest tax-
payers. At the beginning of the next century, the Brighams num-
ber 25 polls; making, with the Howes and the Rices, 73 of the 277
taxpayers.
"Brigham Cemetery" is situated on West Main Street; an en-
closure of some acre and a half, reached through a little lane and
commanding a pleasing landscape to the southwest. It was named
after Capt. William Brigham and Lydia his wife, who died in 1793,
of smallpox (one of the most dreaded foes of the early settlers) ;
and, as forbidden to be buried in a public cemetery, were here
entombed. In 1808 this land was deeded by Capt. William's son,
Col. Ephraim Brigham, Esq., to the Unitarian Society; and over
Ephraim's remains, in 1887, Lucius L. Brigham of Worcester erected
a fine gray granite monument. About thirty Brighams are here
buried, in a ground which, since 1882, has been kept in excellent
condition by the income of the " Gibbon Fund."
Of Marlboro civil oflBcers, we find:
Selectmen: Samuel Brigham, 1707, '10; Samuel, 1741, '42, '44,
'46, '48, '49, '54; Jedediah, 1741, '43, '47, '52; Ephraim, 1749, '50,
'54, '56-'59, '61, '62, '65, '67, '69; Joseph, 1749, '62, '64; Samuel,
1755; Joel, 1763, '72; Uriah, 1765, '68, '69; Winslow, 1770-'80,
'82, '84, '86, '88, '89, '91 ; Joseph, 1771 ; George, 1774-'76; Ithamar,
1775, '76, '78, '79, '82; Paul, 1777; Solomon, 1777; William, 1778,
'82, '85; Daniel, 1792-'94, '97-1813; Aaron, 1795, '96, 1802-'05;
Joseph, Jr., 1799, 1801; Paul, 1801; Ithamar, 1801, '06, '09, 'H,
'13; Ephraim, 1808; Jedediah, 1810, '14-'l6; Ashbel S., I8I6;
Ephraim, 1824, '25; Francis, 1846, '47; George, 1856.
Town Clerk: Samuel Brigham, 1754, '55; Uriah, 1769; Winslow,
1770-'80, '82; Daniel, 1807-'13; Jedediah, 1814.
Town Treasurer: George Brigham, 1741; Ephraim, 1742, '43,
'50, '52-'64; Daniel, 1801-'13; Jedediah, 1814-'18; George, 1855.
Assessors: Samuel Brigham, 1739, '40; Ephraim, 1747, '59-'63,
'65, '68; Winslow, 1769, '73, '77, '81, '82, '84-'86, '88; Asa, 1773,
'74; Paul, 1775, '76; Uriah, 1788; Daniel, 1794-'99; Aaron, 1800-
'06, '10; Jedediah, 1804, '08; Charles, 1849; Aaron, 1852.
Representatives to General Court: John Brigham, 1689, '92;
Samuel, l697-'99, 1705; Nathan, 1726, '30; Samuel, 1741; George,
30 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
1776, '77, '81; Paul, 1777; Winslow, 1783, '84; Daniel, 1803, '10,
'12-'19; Francis, 1850, '52.
Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1779, Winslow Brigham;
Committee of Correspondence, 1776, Paul Brigham; 1780, Joel
Brigham. Justice Peace, Joseph Brigham, appointed 1804.
Of the three original Brigham settlers, two historically identified
their names with two homesteads: Thomas, west of town (on present
Glen St.), and Samuel, east of town (on present E. Main St.).
John Brigham seems to have been too busy to "keep home" here;
but he is identified by his miU (on the " Priest Whitney place ") in
Northboro, as well as his later homestead in Sudbury.
THOMAS BRIGHAM, THE EMIGRANT
THOMAS BRIGHAM, THE EMIGRANT:
1603-1653
1 THOMAS^ BRIGHAM, born probably in England in 1603;
died in Cambridge, Mass., 8 Dec., 1653; married, probably in
1637, Mercy Hurd, born probably in England; died in Marlboro,
Mass., 23 Dec, 1693.
Governor Winthrop has left a graphic narrative of sixty-four
days on shipboard coming hither from old England in 1630.*
The Rev. Richard Mather also kept a journal of his passage, in
1635, which occupied twelve weeks and two days from taking
ship at Bristol to the landing at Boston. f These stories present
a vivid picture of the perils and privations attending the long
voyage Thomas Brigham encountered a little earlier in the latter
season, from the somewhat more remote port of London. He must
have first set foot on the New England shore early in June, for in
one of the few passenger lists ij: of that time which have escaped
loss or destruction we read:
" VIII April 1635. Theis under written are to be transported
to New England imbarqued in the Susan and Ellen, Edward
Payne Mr (Master). The p'ties have brought certificates from
y® Ministers and Justices of the peace y*^ they are no subsidy
men; and are conformable to y® orders and discipline of the
Church of England. * * *
" Thomas Brigham 32 "
* * *
Aboard the same ship were Symon Crosby and his wife and in-
fant, future neighbors in Cambridge; Ralph Hudson and Per-
cival Green, who were to be fellow-townsmen there, and also two
boys, Benjamin and Daniel, with their father, the learned and
reverend Peter Bulkley, who the same year was to found the
town of Concord and long was its pastor and benefactor.
The record quoted, which is the earliest we have of Thomas
Brigham, shows that he was born in 1603, wherein occurred the
* Winthrop's History of New England, f Richard Mather's Journal.
■jf. Hotten's Original Lists.
33
34 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
death of Queen Elizabeth and the beginning of the reign of the
House of Stuart, which brought so much misfortune to the Puri-
tans of England.
We may yet learn from what English town or hamlet he came,
for the great mass of unprinted and inaccessible parish and pro-
bate records is slowly yielding each year to patient antiquarians
more particulars of those who passed to New England.
Landed in " the Massachusetts," perhaps he first went to live
in Watertown; but of that we have no intimation further than
the fact that his largest piece of planting ground was situated
within Watertown territory. This, however, was adjacent to the
bounds of Cambridge and only fourteen minutes' walk from the
centre of the latter settlement, while on the other hand Water-
town village was nearly three miles distant. In fact it was in a
district long ago taken from Watertown and made part of Cam-
bridge.
Dr. Bond, who made an exhaustive study of the early settlers
in Watertown, says: "Probably he (Thomas Brigham) did not
reside in Watertown " (^Genealogy and History of Watertown, p.
1006).
A visitor in 1633 thus described the village, which in 1638 was
to be renamed Cambridge:
" By this side of this river is built Newtown which is three
miles by land from Charlestown & a league & a half by water.
This place was first intended for a city but upon more serious
consideration, it was not thought so fit, being too far from the
sea, being the greatest inconvenience it hath. This is one of
the neatest & best compacted towns in New England, having many
structures & many handsome contrived streets. The inhabitants
are most of them very rich & well stored with cattle of all sorts,
having many hundred acres of ground paled in with one general
fence, which is about a mile & a halfe long, which secures all their
weake cattle from the wild beasts. On the other side of the river
lieth all their meadow & much ground for hay." *
An examination of the map of Cambridge as it was in 1635,
drawn by Mr. Charles D. Elliot, shows that the original settle-
ment, called " the town," lay between the present college yard and
the marsh at the river's edge. To the eastward stretched the first
" planting field," " the small lots " and " the large lotts " form-
ing " the Neck." To the westward of " the Town " lay the " West
End" and beyond that the "West End Field." In "the West
End" just within the encircling fort or stockade lived Thomas
Brigham,
The General Court in 1634, and again in 1635 and 1639, ordered
that records of every man's houses and lands should be taken,
* New England's Prospect, Josselyn, 1634.
£ <j 7. <i i q$ ^ Z la & 2.
;; ■// -'a.-im
<:• cj rj -T "^ 0 »- » *» 2 z t^*
THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 35
entered in the town book and a transcript thereof handed into
court, and that such record should be a sufficient assurance of title.
The towns were slow in responding. The larger part of such
an inventory for Cambridge, and that which enumerates about
seventy proprietors, follows the date of September, 1639.
Thomas Brigham's property is described as follows:
" In the West end one house with three acres of Land and a
halfe the highway to watertowne North Joseph Isack Southeast
Symon Crosb (y) Southwest, the high waye to the Windemill Hill
West." (P. R., p. 64.)*
Situated thus at a corner, the lot can be identified with excep-
tional certainty; the "highway to watertowne," now Brattle Street,
and the " high waye to the Windemill Hill," now Ash Street, being
two very early thoroughfares, which have maintained their identity
from 1630 to the present day. If the curious reader cares to
follow Ash Street to the river, he will notice that the " Winde
mill hill " was a low one, being rather a projection of the higher
land into the marshes; and looking up the Charles River, as it
comes down through the broad meadows, it is still evident why,
in 1632, the mill was removed to Boston, because only when the
wind came from across these meadows to the west had it force
to propel the sails.
Forty-one pages further on, in the Proprietors' Book, this
description is repeated, except that we now have " one Dwelling
house with out houses." Elizabeth Isaacke is now on the South-
east and " John Benjamin and An Crosby on the South west."
Their father Symon died in 1639- When this property was deeded
in 1654, it is described as " conteyning the late mansion house
of the s^ Thomas Brigham with the Edifices, Barn, Cow houses
and about three acres and a halfe to the same adjoyning
a part whereof is a garden & orchards."
Radcliffe College has lately acquired a portion of this estate,
known as the Greenleaf estate, as it lies directly across Brattle
Street from its grounds which contain " Faye House," " Agassiz
Hall " and the Gymnasium building, and eventually will form its
principal quadrangle.
The Watertown Booh of Possessions describes Thomas Brig-
ham's property in that town as follows (a. d. 1639):
" Thomas Brigam.
" 1. Thirteen Acres of upland more or less and one Acre of
Meddow bounded the East with John Marrett & Cambridge line
the West with Thomas Andrews & Robert Keies the North with
Cambridge Street the South with River & Samuel Saltonstall."
* P. R. refers to the Proprietors' Record of Cambridge, and to the
pages as numbered in the printed publication.
36 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Here again the bounds are of exceptional clearness: the river,
Cambridge Street (now Brattle Street) and the " Cambridge line "
(now Sparks Street).
If the curious reader has followed Ash Street to the " Winde
mill hill/' he has noticed along the foot of its short western slope
a group of ancient willows, the willows that Lowell loved and
sang:
" . . . an ancient willow spreads
Eight balanced limbs, springing at once all round,
His deep ridged trunk with upward slant diverse.
In outline like enormous beaker. . . .
"This tree
Is one of six, a willow Pleiades,
The seventh fallen, that lean along the brink
Where the steep upland dips into the marsh.
Their roots like molten metal cooled in flowing.
Stiffened in coils and runnels down the bank.
The friend of all the winds, wide armed he towers
And glints his steely aglets in the sun.
— Under the Willows, James Russell Lowell.
This group of willows bounds at one end a portion of the
Metropolitan Park which lies between the Charles River and
Mt. Auburn Street. At its other end Thomas Brigham's " Water-
town Field " came down to the stream. Inland from " the wil-
lows " the narrow Longfellow Park extends up to the front of
Craigie House and as a memorial preserves the vista of which that
poet was so fond, looking across the " meadows on y® south side
the river," as the old records call them, where is now " Soldiers
Field," and its huge white stadium, which gathers within it of
an afternoon, a crowd in numbers double the whole population of
Massachusetts in the days of Thomas Brigham.
If we go up Sparks Street from the river as far as Brattle
Street, observing that what is now Hubbard Park (or two and one-
half acres of it) substantially represents the lot that John Mar-
rett owned at the northeast corner of Thomas Brigham's land,
then follow Brattle Street to Lowell Street, and thence by that
street to the park, then to the river front, and then along the water
to where Sparks Street would enter it, we shall have compassed
the Watertown property of Thomas Brigham. We have also
included about three acres at the corner of Mt. Auburn Street and
Lowell Street that belonged to Samuel, the son of Sir Richard
Saltonstall, the exact boundary line of which is uncertain.
At the back of the Cambridge Proprietors' Book, without date
but by the context perhaps as early as 1636, is recorded: " Lootts
Given out By the towne one the South side of Charles River: in
THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 37
two Sever (al) Divissions: to severall men as followeth." In these
as " 53 " Thomas " Bridgham " received in " The Lower Division "
4 acres and in " the Upper division " 4 acres 7 (poles).
Thomas was made by the General Court a Freeman of the
Massachusetts Bay Company, April 18, 1637,* and thus became a
member of the body politic and acquired the right to vote. Pre-
liminary to this he must have been a member of Cambridge church,
but its records for the early years are lost. The oath required of
a Freeman by the law of 1634 was', as follows:
I, A. B., being by God's providence, an inhabitant and ffree-
man within the jurisdiction of this Commonweale, doe freely ac-
knowledge my self e to be subject to the governm* thereof doe
heere sweare, by the great and dreadful name of the everlasting
God, that I wil be true and faithful to the same, and will ac-
cordingly yeilde assistance and support thereunto, with my pson
and estate, as in equity I am bound, and will also truely indeav'
to maintaine and preserve all the libertyes and privilidges thereof,
submitting my selfe to the wholesome laws and orders made and
established by the same: and furth"", that I will not plott nor
practise any evil against it, nor consent to any that shall so doe,
but will timely discover and reveale the same to lawfuU authority
now here established, for the speedy preventing thereof. More-
over, I doe solumnely bynde myself e, in the sight of God, that when
I shall be called to give my voice touchijig such matter of this
state, wherein freemen are to deale, I will give my vote and
suffrage, as I shall judge in myne owne conscience may best con-
duce and tend to the publique weale of the body, without respect
of psons, or favor of any man.
Soe helpe mee God, in the Lord Jesus Christ.
" Oc'tob'' the firste 1639" he was chosen constable and "joined
with the Townsmen " or selectmen {T. R., p. 36). f
" Att a Towne meeting the first Monday in Mar 1639 • • •
It is ordered that all that is not outsyde fence in the west flfeilde
but common ffence betweene that and the other twoe new ifeildes
shall be Removed by the owners of the same and sett upp uppon
the lyne betweene Cambridge and Watertow and to lessen their
charges they shall be abated in ev''ie five Rod one Rodd and w* shall
remaine: to be done att a generall charge as the other Rayles and
this to be done before the first of August next ensuing uppon
the penalttie of 5^ a rod for ev''ie defaulte. The wch order Thomas
Parrishe and Thomas Briggam shall see to be fulfilled uppon
the forfit of XX« a man " &c.— (T. R., p. 39).
* Records of the Mass. Bay Colony, i. p. 373.
t T. B. refers to the Town Records of Cambridge, and to the pages
of the printed publication.
38 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
At " a Court of Assistants, or Quarter Court, held at Boston,
the 3rd of the 10th mo. 1639," Thomas Brigham was one of the
twelve jurymen on the trial of " Marmaduke Peirce, being indited
upon suspition of murther, was found not guilty, but was bound to
the good behavio'', and to appear at the next Court, and to pay
the witnesses and Nico. Davis was bound in 20^ for his appear-
ance.— " (Colonial Records.)
In the fall of 1640 land was granted: to Joseph Cook 400 acres,
to Mr. Samuell Shepard 400 acres, to Captaine Cooke and Edward
Goffe each 600 acres and to John Bridge 350 acres. When:
John More
There were then p'sent six of the Thomas Briggam
seven Townsmen that subscribed * unto Thomas Marret
theis Grauntes n ly Edwrd Goff
John Bridge
Joseph Cooke
(T. B., p. 41.)
Xth Novembr 1640 Att a Towne meeting generally of all the In-
habit . . . There were chosen for Townsmen as followeth:
Tho: Marret
Thoms Parrish
Thomas Briggam
Joh Stedman
Abrahm Shawe
(T. R., p. 43.)
8 9th month called Novem: 1642.
Att a towne meeting . . . there were chosen . . . fFor Con-
stables for this prsent yeare Tho Briggam
Edwa: Oakes
(T. B., pp. 46-47.)
Anno 1645 were graunted by the Towne these forty seaven Lotts, on
the west side of Monotamye river, to the sevall inhabitants of the Towne
as foUoweth . . .
Thomas Brigham one acr more or lesse William Manninge east, John
Bruer west Charlestown lyne north Comon south.
These 47 lots, of from one to 3^ acres each, were all adjacent
to the Charlestown line with the common land to the south of them.
Thomas Brigham's is the sixteenth from the east end.
In the yeare 1645 . . .
Alsoe granted the land on this side the water f lying beyond (5) miles,
unto the seaventh mile for small farmes. The names of the prsons &
quantities followeth, onely they that fall by lott between the 5^^ & 6th
mile, there quantity is to be multiplied by 8: and they that between the
sixth & seaventh mile there quantity to be multiplied by nine. & what
the land on this side the water Cometh short to make up the prties prpor-
* In the original record these names are all entered by the clerk.
t Menotime.
\
THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 39
tions here after mentioned of the land on ye other side the water, to begin
at the nerest, & soe on.
ac
Itm to Herbert Pelham, Esq. late Mr Bucklies house - 13 - 00
1 lott Tho: Brigham -10-00
(T. B., p. 67.) •
There are 25 lots in all.
We do also agree and give the land at Menotime for their full prpor-
tions of all the lands in ye Towne except Rich: Jacson John Betts:
and Tho: Brigham (T. B., p. 69).
The Church book of Disbursements contains this entry:
1645. Payd our brother Briggam for something for clothinge for his
sone 0:7:6
(Paige's Hist, of Cambridge, p. 258.)
This may refer to Sebastian Brigham or to John Brigham. As
we read it, this does not seem consistent with the estate which
Thomas Brigham possessed before and after this date.
At a towne meting: 8<3: (4) mo 1646: . . .
Thomas Brigham delinquent in ye Breach of the about hogs, viz: for
his wives rescuing of two Hogs from ye Impounder when He should a
driven them to pound, for ten at one time and two at another being
unringed, and thre being impounded allsoe for two oxen of his: Breaking
ye order. . . . (T. B., p. 53.)
Thomas Brigham for ye Breach of ye Hog order to pay for ye two
rescued away by his wife Vs and for ye other 00 - 07 - 06
4 (9)mo 1646
Severall men fined ( ) Breach of the orders concerning oxen and
hogs . . .
Bro. Brigham (for 10 hogs at one time and
(4 at another and 3 at another 4s - 00
(without a keeper and some unringed
(T. B., p. 54.)
The list of the offenders, of which this is one, includes over
forty names, or a large part of the inhabitants of the hamlet.
11th 8. 1647
It is ordered that Bro. GoflFe and Bro: Ed: Oakes shall gather up the
fines due to Bro. Cane for his fines of the oxen.
s d
of Robert Parker -0-8-2
of Tho: Brigham -0-7 -8 etc
40 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
The list of 18 names ends with
of Elder Champnis - -0-8
According to this account every man is Bated one third prt of what
he ough(t) to a payde By the towne order wch is Sd pr heade. & we have
Concluded that every man shal pay according to this. & soe he pay but
2d. pr heade for every default. & theese men are to be sattisfied out of
the fines for there gathering them up (T. B., pp. 63, 63).
Severall Officers Chosen to order the prudentiall affaires of this Towne
for this present yeare Ensueing the date hereof.
8th 9th 1647 . . .
for Townsmen (John Bridge
(Tho: Marret
(John Stedman
(Tho: Brigham
(Tho: Beale (T. B., p. 69.)
13th (1) 1647/1648 . . .
Whereas It hath bine formerly ordered and published that all out fences
be sufficiently made by the owners thereof before the last of this prsent
month and the penalty of 6<i pr rod, for every rod that is found failing:
It is now ordered that there shalbe 12<i a month penalty for every rod that
shalbe found delinquent after the last of this prsent month is expired:
to be demanded of the owners of such fence from time to time the
saide monthly fine untill such time as the fence be made sufficient . . .
John Bridge, Tho: Marrett, Tho: Brigham and Tho: Beale are appoynted
to see this ordered uppon the owners of the fence belonging to the
West feilde (T. B., p. 73).
17th 3th mo. 1648.
Thomas Brigham Bought of Williams Hamlett, ten acr of land in fresh
Pond med. abutt. William Holman, Nathaneell Sparahauke, John Doget,
Richard Champnis, Susan Bloget, and -William Man, North West, the
greate swamps South East, Widow ifisher Souwest (P. B., p. 134).
7th of the 6th mo: 1648
thease presents witnes that thomas Brigham of Cambrigd having A
percell of land about three akers more or les adioning to the west field
in Cambrigd bounds being bounded Watertowne highway to the fresh
pond Southwest great swamp north Robert parker East: hee doth freely
Resigne up all his right & Intrest in the same into the hands of the towns-
men from him and his for ever. Condition that they dispose of It as
that Care be made to maintain the fence that is layd upon that land to
beare and secure the said thomas brigham from all future damages
theareby
In presence of his T marke
Roger bancroft thomas brigham
Jonathan bower
thomas dan forth
this land the towns men doe asigne to thomas Marrit upon Condition hee
make the fence.
THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 41
11th 10th mo 1648
thomas Marrit Resigned up this land againe into the towns hand, the
note of thease acts put upon file (P. R., p. 154).
12 of (10) 1648 . . .
Lands layd out, on the Rocks, on the North side the River Impr. To
Thomas Brigham:
Seventy two acr's Charlestowne line on the north. Cow Comon East
(P. B., p. 138).
The interesting story of the recent discovery of the location of
this " small farme " is told in the Appendix to this book.
8th of the 11th 1648: . . .
Liberty granted to Thomas Brigham to fell some timber on the Comon
for the Repaireing of his house and out fences, prvided it be before the
first of June next Ensueing: (T. R., p 79).
23th 12th mo. 1648
Uppon an apoytment, of a generall meeting of the proprietors of the
Lands within the west feild, we then found according to a division made
of the fence appurtayneing to the same, formerly: everjinans pportion
as here followeth in order, begining at the first foure Railes next the
greate Swamp adjoyning to the ox pasture and ending at water Towne
Line next Wm Hamletts The fence is divided in the generall for one
acre of land, 3 pole of fence. . . .
foot
Tho: Brigam 12 * (P. B., pp. 335-7.)
Thomas Brigham's is the 72d lot in 89 items.
At a generall meeting of the pprietors of the necke of land by the
consent of the major pt of the pprietors there was an adition of fence
added to cache pprietor for the preserving of it from stroy: . . .
The fence was thus devided in order following
rod foot inch
Impr To mr Cooke half that which lay agst his land and
his ption for his land in the neck 5 12
To Mr Herbert Pelham 16 5^
To Tho: Danforth 04 14
Robt: Broadish 02 07
Wm Homan 00 01
Tho: Bridgham 00 12
Then follow 28 others (P. R., pp. 338-9),
The only reference to Thomas Brigham preserved in the Water-
town records, other than the description of his property already
quoted, is as follows:
It is Ordered, yt acording to the complaynt of those two men apoynted
by the towne, for the seeing unto the suflBciency of fences, wee have
awarded, Thomas Brigham to pay unto the s^ men, yt is Garrett Church
& John Trayne, the some of five shillings, for that he did not sett up his
pt of fence wth his neighbors according to order (First September, 1651,
Watertown Records, vol. i. p. 23).
42 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
January 12 1651 . . . Goodman Brigham is Cost by the Townsmen
the Sum of 10s : to Garrett Church & John Trayne the Town oflfeceres for
ye not regulating his hogs according to the Towne orders (Ibid., p. 28).
The Devission of Shaw Shine:*
4 (4) 52
The Number of evne mans lott, and Quantity of acres is as followeth
• • • • ■
89/ Tho: Briggam 180 acres.
• • • • ■
(T. B., pp. 97, 98.)
14 (13) 1652
Robert Parker hath liberty to Sell some timber, for his use, as also
John flfessington, for enlarging his barne, and Tho: Brigham for railes
(T. B., p. 101).
14 : 12 : 1652
It is agreed between Ri: Jacson, Tho: Brigham on the one prty and
Mr Joseph Cooke, Edward Goffe, and Tho: Danforth on ye other prty,
yt all differences about the fence in the necke of land, appertyning to
Cambridge; shall be referred to the hearing and determination of Deacon
Monsell and Tho: Perce of Charles Towne, to determine the matter in
diflFerence between the marsh and upland, each prty to procure one of
the said arbitrators at or before the 10th of March next ensueing.
Joseph Cooke Richard Jackson
Edward Goffe Thomas Brigham
Thomas Danforth (T. B., p. 157.)
the 28th loth mo. 1653
The proprietors of the wood Lotts meeting together agreed to devide
the remainder of the wood Lotts apperteyning to these Lotts formerly
Devided in to foure Squadrants, wch was accordingly done by lott being
in evne Squadrant thirty acres. ... In ye 4th Squadrant next Spy
pond
Tho: Cakes - 02
Edw: Winship - 02^
Mr Michell - 06
Abra: Errington - 01^
ffranc: Whitmore - 00|
Ri: Champney - 03 j
Tho: Chisholme - 04
The towne Lott - OIJ
Tho: Brigham - 02
Jno: ffessington - Olf
Andrew Belshar - OU
26|
{T. B., pp. 64, 65.)
* Shawshine was set off from Cambridge in 1655 and incorporated as
the town of Billerica, previous to which the Cambridge men who had
received grants in that territory, with a few exceptions, united in what
is called the " Great Deed," conveying all their rights to the inhabitants
of Billerica. Thomas Brigham's lot. No. 89, was included in that
conveyance.
44 - 07 - 8
26 - 04 - 4
THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 48
The following entry, which must belong before 1654, is found
at the end of the Town Book, printed upside down, the date on the
preceding page being for 1703:
s
Robert Parker 49 - 08 - 2
Thomas Bredgham
Rich Wyeth
Will man 16 - 02 - 8
Holman 10 - 01 - 8
Elder ffrost 15 - 02 - 6
Grene 18 - 03 - 0
Dansfurth 6-01-0
Crackbone 13 - 02 - 2
ffrench 05 - 00 - 10
Holms 28 - 04 - 8
Shaw 12 - 02 - 0
Gibsonn 11 - 01 - 10
hildreth 8 - 01 - 4
Coopr 6 - 01 - 0
Oak 2-00-4
Brandish 10 - 01 - 8
Eldr Chpns
4 - 00 - 0
47
(T. B., p. 350.)
Thomas Brigham died the 8th day of the 10th month, 1653
(Old Style), or December Ipth, 1653 (New Style).
He was buried, there is convincing reason to believe (Mr. Morse
notwithstanding), in the old Burial Ground on the south side of
the Cambridge Common, a few minutes' walk from his mansion;
but no stone remains to mark the spot. Only one of the existing
stones* records a death as early as 1653, that of Ann Erinton,
who died two days after Thomas Brigham. The stone next in
age is ten years later, and commemorates Elizabeth Cutter, sister-
in-law of Mercy Brigham's sister, if Mr. Morse's supposition is
correct.
WILL OF THOMAS BRIGHAM, THE PURITAN f
In the name of God Amen, I Thomas Brigham of Cambridge
being at this pnt writeing weake in body, and not knowing how the
Lord will dispose of me, whether for life or death, and haveing
yet through the mercy of God, a good memory and sound under-
standing, do hereby ordeine and make this my last Will & Testi-
ment, my poare Soule wch I do beleive is imortall and shall live
when my body is dissolved to dust, I do desire by faith humbly
to comitt and leave it in y® Armes of the everlasting mercies of God
* Cambridge Epitaphs, Harris, 1845.
t Both the will and the inventory are copied from the original documents.
44 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
the father in his deare and Eternal Sonne Jesus Xt, who when I
was altogether full of Enmity agst him, and a miserable undone
child of wrath, did then send his holy word accompanied with the
irresistable power of his ow° blessed spirit to make knowne and
apply the exceding and abundant riches of his grace to my Soule,
by w^*' faith I have desired to live, and do now desire to dy, and
go to that Lord Jesus who hath Loved me to the Death that I a
poare sinner might live, my body I comitt it to the earth to be
decently buried at the discretion of my Executrix, and as for my
children, and outward blessings wch the Lord hath bin pleased of
his goodnes to blesse me w*^*^ all and for a time to make me Steward
of my will is that they be thus disposed of as followeth, viz*^. my
just debts being first sattisfyed, my will is that my loveing wife
shall have to her owne vse one third pt of my estate, according
to the Law of the Country: and to my Eldest sonne Thomas I
give one third pt of the remainder of my estate, and the rest of
my estate to be equally divided between my other 4: children Jn°
and Mary and Hannah and Samuell my will is that my wife shall
have the vse of my whole estate dureing her widow hood, for the
bringing up and education of my children and in case the Lord
shall provide for my wife by mariage, it shall then be at the wiU
and discretion of the overseers of this my last will and testament,
whether my children with their portions shall continue with her
or not, and as they see meet to dispose of them and their portions
for their education and bringing up. I do appoint my wife to be
sole Executrix of this my last will and Testament and do also
desire my Loveing Brethren Thomas Danforth, Jn°. Cooper, Thomas
Fox, Jn°. Hastings, and William Towne to be overseers of this
my last will and testament: and in witness hereof I do hereunto
put my hand and scale this 7th of the 10^'' mo. 1653,
Read & signed in the his T marke
presence of John Cooper Thomas Brigham (Seal)
John Hastings *
Tho: Danforth Proved S^ 8m 1654,
At a County Court held at Cambridge the 3: (8mo) 1654
Thomas Danforth, John Cooper, Thomas Fox and Jno. Hastings
appearing before the Court, Attested upon oath that the within
named Thomas Brigham deceased: being of a sound mind and
good memory made this his last will & testament
Thomas Danforth Recorder.
Entered & Recorded 25-11-1654, Mid. Prob., L. V., p. 41 and
43-7.
By Tho: Danforth
No. 1733
Recorder
THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 45
INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS^ BRIGHAM
The 10: of the 12 mo: 1653
And Inventery of the Goode and Chattells of Thomas Bridgham
Latly deceased followeth
£ s d
Imprs one Cloake and a cloth suite 02 - 00 - 00
It one stufe Coate and a water stufe oxJd suit & shett band) ^ _ ._
& other linen \
It one large cloth Coat 0-13-04
It one cloth stragt Coat & a new paire of breches one hatt 68 8d 1 - 16 - 08
It a paire of boots shoes and stockens 0-10-00
It In silver 0-11-02
It 3 silver spones 0-12-00
In the paler
It: one great bedstadle 1-00-00
It one feather bed and boulter larg 4-10-00
It one feather bed fine teken 3 pellows 3-15-00
It one litle feather bed " 1-10-00
It one grene ruge and a paire blankets 3-10-00
It Cartenes and vallance 1-00-00
It one paire of hollon shets 1-06-08
It 4 paire of flaxen shets 1-08-00
It 2 paire of corse shets 0-13-04
It 9 pellows 3s 4'i p pece 1-10-00
It one dammeske cobbert cloth 0-02-06
It one Calecoe cobbert cloth 0-02-08
It one fine table cloth 0-04-00
It 3 short table clothes 0-06-08
It one duessen of napkins 0-06-00
It 3 cors napkines 0-01-00
It 3 towells 0-01-04
It 2 small trunkes wherein the lenen is 0-10-00
It one levery table & cloth 0-10-00
It one cubbert table and cloth 1-06-08
It 2 Joyne cheyers a buffet stolle 0-10-00
It 2 cobbert clothes 0-03-04
It 2 peces of branch stufe 4 Chusenes 0-03-04
It 4 chusens 0-02-08
It 4 £ Carret sed 0-08-00
It i Carraway sede 0-05-00
It a parcell of ould [ ] with one bible and a greater bible 1-00-00
It one warmin pane 0-02-00
It a table basket 0-02-00
It 11 £ of wollen & Gotten yarne 2s 6d 1 - 07 - 06
In the hall
It a table a forme & Carpet cloth 0 - 15 - 00
It a small table & cloth 0-03-00
It 2 chests 0-13-04
It 4 Joyne cheyers 0-10-00
' Thomas Brigham, 1654-1753.
46 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
It 3 Joyne stoles
It one Coselet & pikes
It a paire of horsman pestoll and a cutlash and belte
It a Corliver and sword & belt
It a lanthorne
It one paire of Cobbornes
It 2 stone Jauges other small things
In the checken [kitchen]
It one halfe headed bedstadle blockbed boulster a ruga
Coverlet a paire of blankets curtenes & vallance and a
£
0
1
1
0
0
s
02
10
10
13
01
15
01
d
00
00
00
04
00
00
06
bed suttell [settle]
3
- 00 -
00
It a tranell bed 2 ould Coverlets with a chaflfe bed & boulster
1
- 00 -
00
47
- 16 -
06
In the Chambers
£
s
d
It one flocke bed and boulster one Covelut a shet and a paire j
1
- 00 -
00
of blankets 1
It a table
0
- 03 -
04
It a wennowing cloth
0
- 10 -
00
It a small spining whelle
0
- 01 -
00
It a sadle and bridle a brest gurt and a ould sadle
1
- 00 -
00
It 6 sickle and hockes [hooks]
0
- 03 -
00
It a hand sawe shave and 2 seives
0
- 03 -
00
It 3 paire of woU cards
0
- 02 -
00
It 3 corne seives
0
- 02 -
00
It a childs Cradle
0
- 04 -
00
It 7 bush wheate
1
- 15 -
00
It 19 bush Indian
2
- 17 -
00
It 3 bush i rye
0
- 14 -
00
It 6 bush pease
1
- 04 -
00
It sieve and stafe
0
- 02 -
8
It 3 barreU & 3 halfe barrell
0
- 08 -
00
It 2 dressed skines
0
- 03 -
00
It 43 £ peuter
2
- 03 -
00
It 2 bell Candlesticks
0
- 03 -
00
It 3 peuter porrengers
0
- 02 -
06
It one double salt and one single
0
- 02 -
00
It one peuter quart pot
0
- 02 -
06
It one small flaggon
0
- 04 -
00
It a here cup and a small beaker
0
- 02 -
00
It here pot of peuter
0
- 01 -
4
It a chamber vessell
0
- 01 -
8
It a scumraer and brasse Candlestic
0
- 03 -
00
It a brasen baken pan
0
- 02 -
6
It 2 Iron pots and pothockes
0
- 13 -
00
It 2 peuter basine a wine cup and a peuter botle
0
- 03 -
6
It one duessene ockeme spons
0
- 06 -
00
It more 8 ockeme spones
0
- 02 -
0
It one ould brase pot
0
- 10 -
0
It: 2 trammells 5s a spett & foot
0
- 07 -
6
It one Cobbourne firepan & tongs
0
- 08 -
0
It a duessene of trenchers
0
- 01 -
0
15 - 10 - 0
THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 47
£ s d
It one salt boxe with other small thg 0 - 01 - 6
It 4 wembems a gouges 3 chesseles 0 - 06 - 0
It 3 paire hinges 0 - 03 - 0
It a mattocke 3b 6d a pease meax Is 0-04-8
It a hummer pinsonne 2 paire hocks 0 - 03 - 0
It a parrcel of ould Irom 0 - 10 - 0
It 2 bettell rings 3 wedges 0 - 05 - 0
It 2 brasse Cetles 1 - 10 - 0
It a brasse morter and a Iron pestell 0 - 05 - 0
It a some beflfe and porke & butter & suit 3 - 10 - 0
It 2 here barrell 0 - 05 - 0
It one payle and a Iron bayle 0-01-0
It one chuerne and stafe 0 - 03 - 6
It 4 chese Fats 2s 5 trayes 20<i 0-04-0
It 3 remnant of narrow cloth 3 - 17 - 9
It 5 yds sarge 7s 6^ j) yd 1-17-6
It one ould hodghead 0 - 02 - 0
It 14 ewe shepe 40s a pece 20 - 00 - 0
It 2 oxen 15£ 15 - 00 - 0
It 2 steres come 3 yere ould one heifer come 3 yere ould one|
heifer with calf (
it 2 stere come 2 yere 05 - 00 - 00
It one Cow with Calfe 5£ 5s 05 - 05 - 00
It one black ould Cowe 4£ 04 - 00 - 00
It one pyd Cowe 4-10-00
67 : 04 : 03 :
It 3 Calfes of the last yeare 4-10-00
It 4 Cowes 18 - 00 - 00
It the dwelling house & barne with 4 Akors of land adiojg 70 - 00 - 00
It the lot bought of Goodman Doggett in watertowne 40 - 0-00
It the upland and medowe in the hether end of watertowne 60 - 00 - 00
It 10 Akors in rocke medow 15 - 00 - 00
It 9 Akors salt marsh 13 - 10 - 00
It a small farme on Charlestown line 10 - 00 - 00
It one ould gray mare 15 - 00 - 00
It one young Mare 15 - 00 - 00
It one pyboU mare with foil 15-00-00
It one mare 4 yere ould 16-00-00
It one yearing mare Colt 07 - 00 - 00
It Daneel Mykene a Scot 15 - 00 - 00
It Anne Keche 6 years to serve 08 - 00 - 00
It a Cart and whelles 1-10-00
It one plow chane and yoake 0-06-00
It one swine 1-10-00
It 5 yds Canvis 28 p yd 0-10-00
It one harrow 0-08-00
It about 8 Akors rye on the ground 8-00-00
334
: 04
: 00
47
; 16
: 06
67
: 04
: 03
Edward Goffe
John Bridge 449 : 04 : 09
Edward mitcheasonn
48 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
At a County Court held at Cambridge 3 (8 m°) 1654 Mercy
Brigham Executrix of the last will and Testament of the within
named Thomas Brigham deceased, Attested upon oath that this
above & w'^hin written is to her best knowledge a true Inventory
of the whole estate of her husband Thomas Brigham deceased,
and if any more shall hereafter appeare shee will truly discover
and certifie the Same.
Entered & Recorded the
26 (12) 5:4 — Tho: Danforth: Recorder.
Tho: Danforth Recorder.
Certain terms in the inventory are thus explained;
Livery table, a delivery or serving table.
Joine chair or joine stool, such furniture framed with joinery
work.
Buffet stool, a cushion for the feet, or small ottoman.
Cob-irons, andirons.
Ockumy spoons, Ockimy or Ockamy, a " mixed metal."
Pease meake. Peas hook.
Cheese fatt, a vat or round box.
Piggin, a wooden dipper.
October 20, 1651, by act of Parliament, certain Scotch prisoners
were made free. A large number of them seem to have come to
Charlestown in December, 1652. In the list was one Daniel
Mackajne (Suffolk Deeds, vol. i. p. 6). It seems possible it was
he who appears in the inventory as Daneel Mykene. Thomas
Bri'gham may have paid his passage money, to be repaid subse-
quently in labor as was then a custom, so that at the death of
Thomas Brigham the value of labor then due was £15.
A better understanding of Thomas^ Brigham's property is gained
by a consideration of the disposition made of the real estate after
his death.
In March, 1654, " whereas the Lord hath in his wise providence
so disposed that the s*^ Mercy Brigham the relict widdow of the
s*^ Thomas Brigham is now married to Edmund Rice of Sudbury,"
etc. the overseers of the will sold to Thomas Fox, one of their
number, for £40, the " Watertown field " estimated to contain
20 acres more or less (see Note 1 at the close of this generation),
and at the same time deeded to John Hastings, another of their
number, for £60, the mansion house with garden and orchard, also
a lot in the Neck and also a wood lot and the town rights appertain-
ing to these (see Note 2).
THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 49
Neither of these deeds was recorded until 31 years later, and
by some mischance the authority to make these sales which the
overseers had obtained from the General Court was not properly
entered until 30 years after making the deeds, when a second ap-
plication was made and received approval from the General Court.
Meanwhile in 1681 the children of Thomas Brigham, now about
30 and 40 years of age, sold in two pieces the 10 acres their
father had owned in Rockie meadow (see Note 3), and also another
10 acres of his meadow and swamp land (see Note 4).
Still later, and 42 years after their father's death and when
their mother had been dead two years, they appear to have been
ignorant of these deeds that have been quoted as made by the
overseers, or else they felt the overseers had not fulfilled the
requirement of the General Court that they (the overseers) should
give proper surety for the rights of the heirs. They therefore
formally made claim for their rights to the property, Samuel
Hastings having, meanwhile, acquired the properties deeded both
to his father and to Thomas Fox. The quaint ceremony is recorded
as follows:
"THO: BRIGHAMS CLAIME
" These may certifie all p^'sons whome it may concerne that we
y® subscribers p^'sent at y® house of Samuel Hastings in Cambridge
in the County of Middlesex in New England in y® 27'*^ of Septem-
ber 1695, and there being desired by Thomas Brigham, Samuel
Brigham & Hannah Ward to bear Witness to what demands of
Land or Claimes made by them of Lands in y® possession of y®
above s^ Samuel Hastings & then & there we heard John Brigham
aforesaid which is of Marlburrough Demand in the behalfe of y®
Rest, the Possession of y® Lands as followeth, viz: the Homestall
which is four acres with the Dwelling house Barn & all that was
upon y® Land, w'^'^ all y® Towne Rights & priviledges Divisions or
allotments whatsoever belonging to y® same also nine acres of marsh
neer M"" Hough's farme at the Great Creek on y® Neck in Cam-
bridge. Also a Feild Called by y® name of Watertowne Feild,
with two little Lotts adjoining called by y® name of Keys ffeild
and Wilcocks Lott in one Intire parcell Containing by Estimation
20 acres or thereabouts, bounded Northerly by a highway partly
& partly by land in the Possession of Goodman Wise (Withe ?)
& Goodman Hicks, Southerly by Land which was M' Sam" Saltin-
stalls Easterly by y® Land now in the Possession of John Marrett,
upon the day above written we heard John Brigham afores^ upon
the Land afore mentioned, make Demand of Samuell Hastings
aforenamed all y® Lands above mentioned as it was theire portions
50 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
left by theire fFather Thomas Brigham Deceased and Samuel
Hastings owned he was in Possession of s"^ Lands Demanded &
in p^'ticular the land here mentioned being in the bounds of
Watertowne.
" Also we see John Brigham at the same time cut off a Twigg
of an apple tree with an apple upon it & carry it away off y®
Homestall as a Testimony of his Challenge made to y® Land here
mentioned. Also we see Thomas Brigham John Brigham & Samuel
Brigham cutt Twiggs off trees & Ears of Corn upon y® Lands
herein mentioned lying in Watertowne & carry them away as a
Testimony of theire Challenge of the Said Land being theires by
theire ffathers Will And in Testimony hereof, In Witness hereunto
We have set our hands this Twenty Seventh of Septemb'' one thou-
sand Six hundred ninety and Five.
" David Downing.
" Israel Cheever
" Camb^ 27. SeptemV. 1695
" Charlestowne Septemb'' 28 1695 Rec'd in y® office Record &
Entered by Sam" Phipps Records"
On the same day the heirs also went through the ancient form of
challenge, at the " small Farm on the Charlestown line," which
had passed in some way into the hands of Thomas Danforth, one
of the overseers of the estate, but the deed for which he had never
recorded. What they did is thus told in the ancient record:
" We that have subscribed our Names Do Testifie and say that
we were desired on y^ 27^*" of Septemb'" 1695. By Tho. Brigham,
John Brigham, Samuel Brigham & Hannah Ward the Children
of Thomas Brigham Deceased all of Marlburrough in the County
of Mid'' in the Massachusetts Bay in New England to go along with
them to a ffarme upon the Rocks within the bounds of Cambridge,
within the aforesaid County, which ffarme is asserted by them to
be Eighty Acres, with the meadow belonging to it according to
Town Grant, & then & there upon y® aforesaid Land. & on the day
above mentioned We See Thomas Brigham, John Brigham & Samuel
Brigham mark severall Trees w"^ was the bounds of said Land &
cut out the marks upon the Trees which marked w*^^ T. D. & set
theire own names on them Set up a New Corner Stake, Cut off a
Tree & Carried it off the said Land, and a Twigg or young growth
they cut and carried off, and there they did declare that they did
it as Challenging all the said ffarme, as theire own proper right,
being part of their portions left by their ffather Brigham Dece'd,
with all the rights priviledges and appurtenances belonging to the
same.
THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 51
" In Witness hereof as a Testimony to all that above written
We Thomas Phille brown and Andrew Wilson set unto our hands
this 27^'' Day of Septemb^ 1695
" Cambridge Septemb^ 27'^ 1695.
" Thomas ffillebrowne
" Andrew X Wilson his mark.
" Charlestown Septemb^ 28. 1695
" Received fFor Record and Entered By
" Sam" Phipps Records"
Mid. Prob., vol. vii. pp. 7, 8 and 9 (at the back of the book).
Samuel Hastings was the son of John Hastings.
Suit was brought against Samuel Hastings (see Note 5).
Eight years passed, and in 1703 the heirs united in a deed for
this property to the Danforth estate (see Note 6).
^ Thomas Brigham married probably in 1637 his wife Mercy,
but of this date there is no record. We know she must have been
a woman of unusual strength, force and determination. The Rev.
Abner Morse says, on the authority of tradition, that her maiden
name was Mercy Hurd, that she was 10 or 15 years younger
than her husband, and that, persecuted in England for noncon-
formity, she came to New England with her sister, who married
William (?) Cutter. Tradition should be taken as a clue to the
truth rather than truth itself, for investigation where practicable
is likely to find the basis of truth small in tradition a century old.
The Cutter Genealogy states that when William Cutter returned to
England, probably he was a bachelor.
She married for her second husband, 1 March, 1655, Edmund^
Rice, then of Sudbury, but who removed in 1660 to Marlboro, where
he died 3 May, 1663. He was born 1594, and came from Bark-
hamstead, Hertfordshire, England; settled in Sudbury in 1638-9;
resided on east side of Sudbury River in the southerly part of what
is now Wayland, near the great meadows. . . . He was select-
man in 1644, and deacon of the church in 1648. His first wife
was Tamazine, who came with him from England; also eight
children. His residence in Marlboro was in the westerly part of
the town, on an old county road leading from Marlboro to North-
boro, and in the bend, as it passes around the northerly side of
Williams Pond, a short distance north of the ancient Williams
Tavern. He was intrusted by the General Court (1640 and 1643)
- with various duties. He was buried in Sudbury and his estate
settled by his widow.
52 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
On her second marriage she took with her to Sudbury and Marl-
boro all her children (History of Cambridge, p. 501).
Children of Edmund Bice and Mercy (Hurd) (Brighcmi) Rice:
i Ruth, b in Sudbury, Mass., 29 Sept., 1659; died 30 March, 1742,
ae. 83; married 20 June, 1683, Samuel, son of Capt. Samuel and
grandson of Gov. Thomas Welles of Conn. (Gov. Welles settled
at Hartford, 1636; Capt. Samuel settled at Weathersfield ; Samuel
resided at Glastonbury, Conn.) ; her husband was b. 13 April,
1660; d. 28 Aug., 1731. On the first day of June, 1684, a deed
was made by Samuel and Ruth (Rice) Welles to Eleazer Howe
of Marlboro, of her land inherited from her father, 12J acres,
bounded by Samuel Brigham. She made her " mark." Their first
child, who d. in infancy, was named " Mercy."
ii Ann, b. in Marlboro, 19 Nov., 1661; probably married Nathaniel
Gary (Gerry) of Roxbury, Mass., 12 Nov., 1685; he was b. 4
July, 1663, son of Nathaniel Gery and Ann Dugglas, who were
married in Roxbury, 14 Oct., 1658.
A petition for a division of Edmund Rice's estate was signed
16 (4) 1663 by his widow Mercy with eight elder and two younger
children. His inventory made a total of £556 Os. 7d (Mid. Files).
His inventory made a total of £556 Os. 7d (Mid. Files).
Mercy married, 1664, as her third husband, William Hunt, then
of Marlboro, but formerly an early settler in Concord. He was
made Freeman 2 June, 1641, and was a large land holder. His
first wife Elizabeth, the mother of his children (Nehemiah, Samuel,
Elizabeth and Isaac), died 27 Dec, l66l. His will probated 17
Dec, 1667, made the following provision for his widow:
" I doe give and bequeath to Mercy Hunt my well beloved Wife
all my cart and plow Irons here at Marlboro, one spade, also one
bedstead and Cord, one pair of Curtains & Valionts, one Chest,
one cupboard, two Cushion stools, two Joyn-stools, three Cushions,
two frying pans, one peuter flaggon, one peuter bowle, one peior
of Tongs, three small peuter plates, one winnowing sheete, one
forke, one little keeller, two hand pigine pails, one booke, one
fine sheet" (Hunt Family Gen.).
She died in Marlboro, 23 Dec, l693, after a third widowhood
of 26 years. During this period she saw two bloody Indian wars.
The 26th of March 1676, the Marlboro people were assembled in
their meeting house for worship when the alarm was sounded and
they barely reached the garrison house in time to find safety from
the attacking Indians, who burned houses and barns and destroyed
orchards and cattle. The people shortly retreated to the towns
to the eastward, where they remained for some months until peace
was assured.
Here Ljes BxB-ied
TKe Body of C&f.
SAMUEL BMGHAM,
Deceaied Julj the si^tjis
in il« 5$ year of his fge
m^-^:
OF Samuel- Brigham, Marlboro Cemetery
.■g0m-
" Mercy Kurd's Cap Box
THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT
53
The Jeffrey Papers preserve tax lists for New England towns
the year of Andros' rule (I688). The "Invoice" for Marlboro
contains the following:
Widow Hunt for person and estat
Thomas Brigham for persons and estate
John Brigham
Samuel Brigham "
WiUiam Ward
John Faye
The sum total of the whole is
The whol Number of the Males
is one hundred & five- Heads
00
: 05
: 06
: 0
00
: 12
: 01
: 0
00
: 12
: 01
: 0
00
: 04
: 10
: 4
00
: 05
: 07
: 0
00
: 04
: 04
: 0
19
: 03
: 03
: 4
105
(Endorsed)
Marlboro Rate
£19 3 3
Wm. Ward )
John Fay ) Constables
5 Sept. 1688
{Hist. Gen. Beg., 1882, 191.)
It will be noted that the constables are the husbands of the
widow Hunt's two elder daughters.
The little oak chest, of which a picture is given, presents the
visible link that spans the years from Mercy Brigham to her chil-
dren of so many generations later who read these pages. Mr.
Thomas Brigham Rice of Barre,* who now owns it, and who received
it from his mother, Mrs. Nancy (Brigham) Rice, daughter of
Henry Brigham, as a child knew it, then in his grandmother's
possession, as " Mercie Hunt's cap box," but he had no conception
who Mercy Hunt was until he learned in the Brigham Genealogy
at its publication in 1859 that she and Mrs. Thomas^ Brigham were
one and the same person.
The box measures inside in length 22^ inches, in height Q\
inches, in width 7f inches, and is of English oak one inch thick.
The larger part of the furniture which was brought over in the
Puritan migration is distinctly Jacobean in style, that is, dating
from the first half of the seventeenth century, very different
from the carving on Mercy Brigham's box. Nor is the latter of
the preceding Tudor style, which prevailed in the l6th century.
The picture of the box was submitted to an accomplished architect
of Boston, one of English birth and training, especially versed in
English Gothic art. He pronounces the box to be work in the
* Thomas Brigham Rice^ b. 1817, Nancy Brigham Rice", Henry Brigham',
Uriah*, SamueP, SamueP, Thomas\
54 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Gothic style of the 15th century, or even, probably, as old as the
14th century.
Children of Thomas^ and Mercie Brigham:
2 i MaryS b. probably in Cambridge about 1638.
3 ii Thomas, b. probably in Cambridge about 1640.
4 iii John, b. in Cambridge, 9 March 1644-5.
5 iv Hannah, b. in Cambridge, 9 March, 1649-50.
6 V Samuel, b. in Cambridge, 12 Jan., 1652.
NOTE 1.— DEED TO THOMAS FOX BY THE OVERSEERS OF
THE ESTATE OF THOMAS^ BRIGHAM, DECEASED, 1656-7
To All People to whome this prsent writing shall come greeting Whereas
Thomas Brigham late of Camb in the County of Middlesex in New Eng-
land deceased was in his lifetime seazed of an estate of inherytance in
fee simple of and in of land lying wt^in the limits of Water-
towne in the forenamed County and is by estimation about twenty acres
more or less being bounded with the common cuntry highway and widdow
Daniell on the North Wm Dixson on the North West Mr. SamU Salton-
stall on the South West Charles river South and Thomas Marrit on the
east also whereas the sd Thomas Brigham by his last will and testament
bareing date the 7th of the tenth month Ann. domini 1653 (read and
proved at a county court held in the same place October the eight Anno
Domini 1654 as may more fully appear in the records of that county
in the first book of wils and inventories page forty) nominated and
appointed his loveing wife Mercy Brigham sole executrix of that his last
will and testament And his loving friends Thomas Danforth Jno Cooper
Jno Hastings Thomas Fox and William Towne overseers thereof and fur-
ther ordered in that his last will and testament that in case of the
marriage of his relict widdow that then his overseers of that his last will
according to their best discretion should dispose of his Children and their
portions for their education and bringing up. Also whereas the Lord
hath in his wise providence so disposed that the s<i Mercy Brigham the
relict widdow of the s<i Thomas Brigham is now married to Edmund
Rice of Sudbury Senr. who hath received the full portion or legacy due
to the s<3 Mercy his wife, and hath a cleare release of the Remainder of
the Estate to be disposed of by the above said overseers for the Benefitt
and behoof e of the children of the sd Thomas & Mercy: as may more
fully appear by an Instrument signed by the s^ Edmund and Mercy his
wife, bearing date Anno Dom Also whereas the above s<3 overseers pre-
ferring a Petition to the Generall Court of that Colony held at Boston
Anno: Dom. 1656 — obtained Liberty and full power to make sale as well
of the above s^ parcell of Land, as of other the state of Inheritance
whereof the sd Thomas Brigham died seized, as may more fully appear
by the Records of that Court. Now know ye that the above named Thomas
Danforth John Cooper, John Hastings and William Towne (for and
in Consideration of fowety pounds sterl. secured to be paid to them
or their assignes for the use and behoofe of the children of the s^ Thomas
Brigham by the above named Thomas Fox with due dammages Annually
for the forbearance thereof untill the s<J fourty pounds be demanded and
fully paid by the s^ Thomas Fox, as may more fully appeare by his bil
given for security thereof baring the same date wth these presents Have
given granted bargained and sold asiened infeeffed and confirmed and
by these presents do fully clearly and absolutely give grant bargaine and
sell assien infeeffe and confirm unto the s^ Thomas Fox his heirs and
THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 55
assignes for ever the above named prcell of land be the same twenty acres
more or less according to the bounds and limmits above named with all
and singular the priviledges and appurtenances thereof to the same ap-
purtaineing or in any wise belonging To Have And to Hold the sd
bargained premises and every part and parcell thereof to him the sd
Thomas Fox his heirs & assigns forever to his and their only proper use
and behoofe In Witness whereof the above named Thomas Danforth
Jno Cooper Jno Hastings and William Towne have hereunto put their
hands and seals the twenty and first day of the first month in the Year
of our Lord God one thousand six hundred fifty and four
Thomas Danforth and scale
Jno Cooper and seal
Jno Hastings and seal
William Towne his mark & seal
signed sealed
and delivered
in the p^sents of
Edward Goffe
David Fish
This deed was acknowledged freely and legally by Thomas Danforth
Jno Cooper John Hastings William Towne the 9 of March 1656/7 before me
Daniel Gookin
Entered 6. 1. 8J
By Tho: Danforth R {Mid. Deeds, vii. 447.)
NOTE 2.— DEED TO JOHN HASTINGS BY THE OVERSEERS
OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS^ BRIGHAM,
DECEASED, 1656-7
. . . Whereas Thomas Brigham late of Cambridge in the County
of Middlesex in New England dece'd. was in his life time seized of an
estate of inheritance in fee simple of and in one messuage or tenement
scittuate lying and being within the limmits of sd Towne, conteyning the
late mansion house of the sd Thomas Brigham with the Edifices, Barn,
Cow houses and about three acres and a halfe of land to the same
adjoyning, being bounded on the South East by Abraham Errington, on
the South west Simon Crosby alias now Thomas Longhorne, the Highway
North and West a jjart whereof is a garden and orchards. Also within
the Neck of land in the great marsh commonly so called about seven
acres and a halfe of marsh more or less and is bounded with Oyster bank
Bay east, Thomas Danforth west, Richard Jackson north, Thomas Fox
south. Also the woodlott appertaining to the sa house, lying a part thereof
in the ox pasture commonly so called and another part or addition there
unto belonging beyond Mills ware, commonly so called as may appeare
in the Towne Book, with all other Town rights and priviledges, in Common
to the sd House apperteyning Also whereas the sd Thomas Brigham by
his last Will and Testament bearing date the seventh of the tenth month
Anno Domini 1653: read at a County Court held in the same place,
octob. 6. 1654: as may more fully appeare by the Records of that County
in the first Book of Wills and Inventories pag. 407 . . . [here follows
as in deed to Thomas Fox] . . . Now know yee that the above named
Thomas Danforth John Cooper Thomas Fox and William Towne for and
in consideration of Sixty pounds sterl. Secured to be paid to them and
their Assigns for the use and behoofe of the children of the s<i Thomas
Brigham by the above named John Hastings as more fully appears by
56 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
his bill given for security thereof having the same date with the
prsents . • . and confirmed unto the said John Hastings • . •
In Witness whereof . . . the twenty fifth of the first month called
March in the year of our Lord God One thousand six hundred fifty
and four.
Thomas Danforth & seal
John Cooper & seal
Thomas Fox his mark & scale
Signed sealed & delivered William Towne his mark & scale
in the prsence of
Edward GoflFe
David Fiske
This deed of sale was fully and legally acknowledged by Thomas Dan-
forth, John Cooper, Thomas Fox and William Towne to be their Act
and Deed the 9th Imo 1656/7
Before me
Daniel Gookin Magistrate
Recorded 24. 12. 1685
by Tho: Danforth R. (Mid. Deeds, x. 656.)
Confirmation of acts of Overseers by the General Court:
At a Genii Court held at Boston: 28: January 1684 In answer to the
petition of the overseers of the Children and estate of Thomas Brigham
for confirmation of the Sale of certain houses and lands left by him
to his wife and children The Court on perusall of the wiU of the sd
Brigham thinks meet to grant petition Provided that the overseers do
give security to the County Court to the use of ye children for the
principal! and EflFects as is exprest in ye petition It appearing to this
Court that the above order was passed by the Genii Court in the year
1656 and altho the engrossing thereof was omitted by the Secretary yet
do find it was entered in the Register of the Courts Acts of the Deputies
This Court the Secretary to enter s<i order in this Courts Records.
As attest Edward Rawson Secret.
Recorded 24. 12. 1685
by Tho: Danforth R. (Mid. Deeds, x. 654.)
NOTE 3.— SALE BY HEIRS OF THOMAS^ BRIGHAM, 1681
Grantors: Thomas Brigham and Samuel Brigham of Marlbury . . ,
£24. (Consideration.)
Grantee: George Lawrence of Watertown.
In Cambridge, part of Rocky meadows . . .
5 acres:
Bounded:
Southerly, Watertown line.
Westerly, Cambridge Common.
Easterly, John Gemery.
Northerly, George Lawrence.
2nd May 1681.
Signed, Thomas Brigham & ( scale)
Jno Brigham & (Scale)
Samuel Brigham & (Scale)
Jn presence of
Nicholas flFessendin
Wm. Ward Jr. (Mid. Beg., iv. 159.)
THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 57
SALE BY HEIRS OF THOMAS^ BRIGHAM
Grantors: Thomas Brigham, Samuel Brigham, John Brigham of Marlbury,
Yeomen.
£24. (Consideration.)
Enoch Sawtle of Watertown: Grantee.
In Cambridge, parcel of meadow land.
Part of Rockie meadow.
5 acres.
Bounded:
N. ^ E. Philip Jones. S. ^ W. George Lawrence.
2nd May 1681.
In presence of,
Nicholas ffessinden
Wm. Ward Jr. (Mid. Beg., viil. 55.)
NOTE 4.— SALE BY HEIRS OF THOMAS^ BRIGHAM, 1681
We Thomas Brigham, John Brigham, Samuel Brigham & William Ward,
all of Marlbury in the County of Middlesex, Husbandmen, for & in
consideration of fifteen pounds of currant money of New England, by us
already received of Nicholas Fessenden of Cambridge in the same county,
Glover . . . sold . . . unto said Nicholas Fessenden a platt of
meadow & swamp lying in Cambridge bounds, conteyning about ten
acres, as it is stated in the town book, be it more or less bounded, the
above Nicholas Fessenden Southerly, Monotoma River westerly, the great
swamp easterly, formerly in the possession of Edward Senr . . .
In witness whereof we the abovesd Thomas Brigham, Jno Brigham,
Samuell Brigham, & William Ward and or wives Mary & Sarah Brigham
with Hannah Ward in acknowledgement of our free consent to this act
6 deed of our husbands & ye utter relinquishing of or Dower right in
the above granted ... ye 27tii day of ye lOt^i m the year of o' Lord
God . . . 1681.
(scale) Thomas Brigham.
John Brigham (seale)
Samuel Brigham
(seale)
William Ward (seale)
(Mid. Beg., viii. 134.)
NOTE 5.— SUIT AGAINST SAMUEL HASTINGS
William the third by ye grace of God of England Scotland France
& Ireland King Defender of the flfaith &c To ye Sheriff of our s^ County
under Sheriff or Deputy Greeting We Command you to attach ye goods
or Estate of Samuel Hastings Senr of Cambridge in s^ County Gunsmith
to ye value of three hundred pounds & for warrant there of to take ye
body of him Samuel Hastings if he may be found in yor precinct, and
him safely keep. So that you have him before our Justices at our next
Inferior Court of Common Pleas to be holden for s^ County at Charles-
town on ye Second Tuesday of Decembr next, Then & there to answer to
Thomas Brigham John Brigham, Samuel Brigham & Hannah Ward &
58 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
John Fay & Samii Fay children of Mary Faye all of Marlburrough in
ye County of Middx being the Children & heires of theire ffather Thomas
Brigham late of sd Cambridge Yeoman dece'd In an action upon the Case
For that ye said Samuell Hastings hath entered into & with holdeth
from ye pits the possession of a homestall Containing three acres &
a halfe more or less as bounded in the Town Records of Cambridge with
all ye buildings and Ediffices thereupon and being and appurtenances
& Town Rights thereunto belonging and Also of a certain parcell of
Saltmarsh Containing Seven acres & a halfe as it stands
Recorded in the Records in Cambridge Town Book wth ye pryiledges
& appurtenances thereof & being at a place in s<i Cambridge called Long
Marsh or Great Creek The said Homestall & appurtenances & seven
acres & a halfe of marsh being Scittuate in said Cambridge As also
a Certain parcell of Land Scittuate & being in Watertowne in said County
Containing Twenty Acres or thereabouts called by the name of Water-
towne flfeild, Keys flfeild & Wilcoxs Lott, all in one Intire parcell and
bounded Northerly partly by a highway, partly by land in the Possession
of Goodman Withe and Goodman Hicks Southerly by Land that was
Samii Saltonstalls, Easterly by Land in the possession of John Marritt
wth the priviledges & appurtenances thereof, all wch homestall of three
acres and halfe and the Seven acres and halfe of Salt Marsh, and Twenty
acres of Land more or less Sued for, formerly belonged to ye aforesaid
Thomas Brigham Dece'd the ffather of ye pits & by him to them be-
queathed in his Last Will & Testament as part of theire portions, &
therefore of right belongs to ye pits. The with holding the possession
whereof from ye pits, is to theire Dammage one hundred and Twenty
pounds, as shall then & there appear with Dammages, and have you there
this writt.
Witness John Phillips Esq. at Charlestowne
Septembr 28th: 1695 In ye Seventh year of our Reign
Samll: Phipps Cler
Decembr 7th : 95 Rece'd to be recorded with)
ye Return on ye Contrary side)
& Entered
By Samll Phipps Recordr
Middx Ss Septemb ye 28th: 1695:
I have attended ye Body of SamU Hastings within mentioned, & taken
bond of him to the value of three hundred pounds . . .
By me Jno Waite
Under Sheriff for ye County aforesaid-
Know all men by these prsents that We Samuel Hastings Sen' of
Cambridge Gunsmith as principall & Reuben Luxford of sd Cambridge
as Surety doth bind our Selves our heires Jointly & Severally unto John
Waite of Charlestown under sheriff for the County aforesaid in the
summ of three hundred pounds, on Condition that the within mentioned
Samuel Hastings Shall prsonally appear before his Majestie's Justices at
theire next Inferior Court of Common Please to be holden for sd County
at Charlestown on ye Second Tuesday in December next then & there to
answer to Thomas Brigham, John Brigham, Samuel Brigham & Hannah
Ward & John Fay & Sam" Fay Children of Mary Fay all of Marlburrough
in sd County of Middx being the Children & heirs of their Father Thomas
Brigham late of said Cambridge in sd County Yeoman Dece'd in an action
upon the Case according to the Tenour of the within written Writt &
that I or he said Samuel Hastings shall abide ye order of ye Court, &
THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 59
not Depart without Licence, as Witness our hands this 28th Day of
Septembr. 1695
Samuel Hastings
Ruben Luxford
{Mid. Prob., vol. vii. pp. 16, 17, 18; hack of book.)
NOTE 6.— ABSTRACT OF DEED FOR THE T2-ACRE FARM,
A. D. 1703
Grantors: Thomas Brigham and Samuel Brigham of Marlburrough
and John Brigham of Sudbury.
. . . especially flfor and in consideration of the Sum of Sixteen
Pounds pd to ye Children of Thomas Brigham late of Cambridge Dece'd
by Thomas Danforth Esq. and Thomas Fox called Overseers of y«
Estate of s^ Thomas Brigham Dece'd: and Thirty pounds in money to
us in hand at and before the Sealing and Delivery of these presents of
Francis Foxcroft of Cambridge Esq. one of the Executors of the last
will and Testament of ye Honbie Thomas Danforth aforesaid weU and
truly paid the receipt whereof Wee the said Thomas Brigham, Samii
Brigham and John Brigham Do hereby . . . grant . . . the said
Francis Foxcroft Esq. Samuel Sparhawk and Daniel Champney Joint
Executrs of the last will and testament of the Hon. Thomas Dan-
forth ... all right the said Thomas Brigham Samuel Brigham and
John Brigham may . . . have in ... that tract or prcell of land
comonly called or known by ye name of Brighams farme: Scituate, lying
and being on ye Rocks neer Oburn Line within the Township of Cam-
bridge . . . containing by Estimation Seventy Two acres be the same
more or less and is butted and bounded as it should be recorded in Cam-
bridge Towne Booke of Records ... In witness whereof . . . have
set their hands and seals the Twenty Sixth Day of February Anno Doml:
one thousand Seven hundred and three . . .
Thomas Brigham & seale
John Brigham & seale
Samuel Brigham & seale
• • • • •
Ack before John Leverett J: Pais —
Feb. 26 1703. {Mid. Deeds, xiii. 527.)
SECOND GENERATION
SECOND GENERATION
2 MARY^, daughter of Thomas and Mercy (Hurd) Brigham;
born probably in Cambridge, Mass., about 1638; died in Water-
town, in 1676; married John Fay, the emigrant, who settled in
Marlboro, Mass., and died 5 May, 1690, ae. 50.
Mary was the first Brigham born in America, and as such de-
serves especial mention. Paige, in his History of Cambridge (pp.
501-2), a most thorough and painstaking work, chronicles that
" Mary went to Sudbury and Marlboro with her mother, brothers
and sister, when her father died, where she married John Fay
of Marlboro." And he cites evidence, as already indicated by
a legal document (Mid. Prob. Recs., vii. 9), wherein, joining with
other complainants, John Fay and Samuel Fay, children of Mary
Fay of Marlboro, and heirs of Thomas Brigham, late of Cambridge,
began suit September 28, 1695, to recover certain lands in the
possession of Samuel Hastings, who possessed also the Puritan
Brigham homestead. John Fay Sr.'s wife was Mary, and there
was no other Fay in Marlboro at that time of suitable age to be
the father of said John, Jr., and Samuel Fay, parties to said suit.
Paige was undoubtedly correct, and we must include in our genealogy
of the Brighams the children of John and Samuel Fay, sons of
Mary (Brigham) Fay. Both of them had large families, among
them being sons who became the heads of numerous branches (see
Fay Family). There was also a daughter, Mary Fay, who married
Jonathan^ Brigham, her cousin, and a son of Thomas^ Brigham;
they had 10 children, thus starting several male lines of Brighams.
Hudson, in his Hist, of Marlboro, does not conflict with Paige's
position; and he adds that John Fay retired (with most other
Marlboroites), during King Philip's War, to Watertown, where he
buried his wife Mary and a young son David, just coming five years.
John Fay, the husband of Mary Brigham, came to America when
he was eight years of age. No mention is made of his parents. He
is found in Marlboro as early as 1669- He married (2) Susanna,
daughter of William Shattuck of Watertown and widow of Joseph
Morse. As will be seen, she married for her third husband, Thomas-
Brigham.
Children (Fay), born in Marlboro:
i John', b. 30 Nov., 1669; d. in Westboro, 5 Jan., 1747; m. (1)
Elizabeth, dau. Benjamin and Elizabeth (Sweetman) Wellington,
b. 29 Dec, 1673; d. 8 March, 1729; m. (2) Levinah*, dau. of
63
64 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Elnathan^ Brigham; res. Westboro. Ch. (by first wife) :
1 Bathshebah*, b. 1 Jan., 1693; m. John Pratt of Westboro.
2 Eunice, b. 2 June, 1696; m. Isaac Pratt of Westboro.
3 Mary, b. 29 Sept., 1698; d. 20 Nov., 1704.
4 John, h. 5 Dec, 1700; m. 17 April, 1721, Hannah Child.
5 Lydia, b. 24 Nov., 1702.
6 Dinah, b. 5 Sept., 1705; m. David Goodnow, in 1722.
7 James, b. 27 Dec, 1707; m. 1727, Lydia Child of Watertown.
8 Mehitabel, b. 18 June, 1710; m. Fletcher.
9 Benjamin, b. 15 Aug., 1712; m. (1) Martha Mills; (2) Eliza-
beth Stow.
10 Stephen, b. 5 May, 1715; m. Ruth Child,
ii David, b. 15 Oct., 1671; d. 28 Sept., 1676.
iii Samuel, b. 11 Oct., 1673; d. in Westboro, 10 Nov., 1732; m. 16
May, 1699, Tabitha, dau. of Increase and Record Ward, b. 16 May,
1675. He res. in Westboro. Ch.:
1 Rebecca*, b. 19 Feb., 1700; m. William Nurse of Shrewsbury,
Mass.; had 9 ch.
2 Tabitha, b. 14 Aug., 1702; m. William Maury of Brookfield.
3 Samuel, bap. 6 May, 1705; m. (1) Deliverance Shattuck of
Watertown; m. (2) Elizabeth (Hastings) Cutler; had 24 ch.,
14 by first wife and 10 by second wife.
4 Jeduthun, b. 7 June, 1707; m. 1739, Sarah Shattuck of Water-
town.
5 Abigail, b. 19 Jan., 1709; m, Thomas Converse of Killingly,
Conn.
6 Ebenezer, b. 12 April, 1713; m. (1) Abigail ; m. (2)
Thankful Hyde; m. (3) Mary Mason; had 18 ch.
7 Mary, b. 28 March, 1720; d. unm. prior to 1746.
iv Mary, b. 10 Feb., 1675; m. Jonathan' Brigham, 8.
3 THOMAS", son of Thomas^ and Mercy (Hurd) Brigham;
born probably in Cambridge, Mass., about 1640; died in Marl-
boro, Mass., 25 Nov., 1716; married (1), 27 Dec, 1665, Mary,
daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Moore) Rice, (daughter of John
and Elizabeth Moore of Sudbury), and granddaughter of Edmund
Rice, the emigrant, and his wife, Tamazine; married (2), 30 July,
1695, Susanna, daughter of William Shattuck of Watertown and
widow (1) of Joseph Morse and (2) of John Fay, whose first wife
was Mary, the sister of Thomas. It will be noted that every
descendant of Thomas- is also a descendant of Edmund Rice, who
is an ancestor of many colonial families in eastern Massachusetts.
He had a large number of children, some of whom were of mature
age at the time of the emigration.
Thomas went to Sudbury and Marlboro with his mother when
she married Edmund Rice. On attaining his majority he bought
of his stepfather, for ,£30, a town right in Marlboro of " 24 acres,
with the frame of a dwelling house thereon, with all the privileges
of the town commons and further additions of allotments to be made
thereto." August 28, 1665, having completed payment for the same.
SECOND GENERATION 65
he received a deed from the Executors of Edmund Rice.* This
land, situated near Williams Pond in the southwest part of the town,
was the beginning of his large farm, which included many acres
stretching away toward Chauncey Pond in Westboro. Thomas
Brigham also was one of the purchasers of the old plantation
" Ockoocangansett," which had been reserved for the Indians out
of the ancient boundaries of Marlboro, and which many contended
they forfeited by their perfidy during Philip's War. Certain leading
men of Marlboro, including the Brighams of the day, obtained,
without the consent of the General Court, title to this plantation
of 5800 acres and formed a company. The amount paid never
can be known, because of the subsequent disappearance of the deed,
but the sum doubtless was nominal.
Miss Martha L. Ames, a descendant of Thomas^, residing on
the old Joseph Brigham place in Marlboro, owns a very early
Brigham deed, dated "May 10, 1706," being a conveyance of
1 3f acres of meadow land, as explained by a map, going to Thomas^
Brigham, out of " Cow common " land, and certified to by his
brother " Dr. John," who had been chosen " surveyor and clerk "
by the proprietors. On the old Thomas Brigham homestead, on
the south side of present Forest Street, beyond the confluence of
Glen Street, something like a score of rods from the highway
and at the foot of Crane Hill, is a slightly raised rectangular plot,
about 30 X 75 feet, from whose center springs a mature apple
tree. Here rest the last of the Marlboro Indians, whose earlier
generations listened to the great Indian Apostle Eliot. Their
last chief expired in his wigwam, near Williams Pond, and was
buried at this place on the Brigham farm, where thirty other in-
dividual graves could be made out by the last generation of Marl-
boro citizens. This spot has always been sacredly preserved by
the owners of the Brigham farm. The successive owners of the
"old home place" since the Rices are as follows:
* The parchment deed of this purchase is owned by Charles F. Brigham, of
Allston, Mass., who relates that when a boy he boasted at school that he had a deed
on parchment at home, and being dared to produce it, he tore a small piece oflf one
corner of it and carried it to school to vindicate his statement. The interview aftei-
ward with his father was not pleasant. This deed runs from Benjamin Rice to
Thomas Brigham, and upon it Mercy Rice made her " Mark " in place of a signature.
Thomas and John Brigham (with others) oppose petition of some fellow-citizens
that the Gen. Court appoint a Committee to inquire into and settle certain municipal
difficulties. The Committee was, however, appointed, and its adjustment recorded
in the " New Town Book." A later Committee seems to have supported this adjust-
ment (Hudson's Marlboro, p. 46).
Thos. and Sam'l Brigham supported the Rev. Emerson in the controversy of
1701 (Ibid., p. 102.)
Thos. Brigham's "Garrison" about 1710 in Queen Anne's War, near Warren
Brigham place (Ibid., p. 109).
Thos. Brigham and 22 others of Marlboro in 1702 petitioned the Gen. Court
that Chauncey (Western Marlboro) might be enlarged westward. Resulted in 1717
in setting off of Westboro. David, son of Thos., already settled there (Ibid., p. 113).
Thos. and Jno. Brigham in Marlboro before 1665; two of the first 44 proprietors
(Ibid., p. 247).
66 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
(1) Thomas- Brigham; (2) Gershom^ Brigham; (3) Benjamin*
Brigham; (4) Warren^ Brigham; (5) Benjamin Thomas^ Brig-
ham, son of Barnabas; (6) Elisha Bond, who bought it of Benj.
T. Brigham; (7) Bradford Latham, son-in-law to Bond; (8)
George F. Nichols, who bought it in 1893 from Latham; Mr.
Nichols' wife is Abbie A.^, daughter of Addington MJ Brigham of
Marlboro. The last male Brigham owner of the place is said to
have strikingly resembled his paternal ancestry, having " thick,
wavy black hair, black eyes and red cheeks ; a fine looking man."
The Thomas^ Brigham homestead has long been known as the
" Warren Brigham place," from its fourth owner, who died at
the age of 87, more than half a century ago. Up to his time there
had been no Warren Brighams. This fact inspired some research,
which resulted in discovering that Gershom^ Brigham, the second
owner, had married Mehetabel Warren, daughter of Joseph Warren
of Medfield.
Like the sites of the homes of so many of the first settlers, that
of Thomas- Brigham's house seems almost to have been chosen for
the landscape effect. The brook which gives the outlet to Wil-
liams Pond flows through the home lot. A few rods above the
brook stood the house. From it the higher hills appear to en-
compass the valley of the brook, except where they break to the
northwest and a narrow opening discloses the peak of Mt. Wachu-
sett looming up twenty miles away. The first dwelling, a log hut
built by Thomas-, was burned during his absence by flax catching
fire. In 1706 he built a frame house, which was left for an " ell "
by his son Gershom, who built a two-story house about 1724. The
old house was used as a garrison in Queen Anne's War. This
" ell " was finally taken down in 1791, by Warren Brigham. Mrs.
Lucy B. Brown of Marlboro was the last occupant of the Gershom
Brigham house, from which she moved in 1859; the house was
uninhabited for some time and was finally razed. The Gershom
Brigham house "was clapboarded but never painted outside; only
two rooms were finished; the sitting-room and the principal bed-
room were plastered and painted." About 1825 the present house
was built on the opposite side of the road from the old house,
by Barnabas" Brigham. The old well, from which many Brig-
ham pilgrims drink, still exists.
Thomas- unquestionably was one of the principal citizens of the
town and must have held offices of responsibility, but an important
volume of the town records was lost many years ago, hence there
is no connected record of town officers or of town proceedings
from 1665 to 1739. The church records are also fragmentary
or nonexistent for the early period. His lands, however, were
SECOND GENERATION 67
extensive, lying in what now are four townships.* They divided
into comfortable farms for his descendants and made many of
them well-to-do. He executed his will 21 April, 1716, and died
25 Nov. of the same year in his chair, which is now in the possesf-
sion of Miss Martha L. Ames. His will, which was approved 2
Jan., 1717, is as follows:
WILL OF THOMAS- BRIGHAM
In the Name of God Amen : This Twenty first Day of April Anno
Domini one Thousand seven hundred and sixteen & in the second
year of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord Georg of Great Brittian
&c King I Thomas Brigham of the town of Marlborough in
the County of middlesex in the Province of the massachusetts
Bay in New-England yeoman being vere weak of Body but of
perfect mind & memory Praised be God for it Knowing that it
apoynded for men once to Dy Do make and ordain this my Last
wiU & Testament first I bequeth my soul into the hands of Almighty
God my maker hoping that through the merratorious Death of
Jesus Christ my only Savour to know the free pardon of all my
sins: And my Body to be Buried in Christian Like Decent &
Cortly maner at the Discrestion of my hereafter Named Executors:
And as for such Worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless
me with hear in this world I Give and Dispose of the same in the
maner and forms following Item I will and Give to my Son
Elnathan Brigham and to his heirs Three acres of land in Etton
farm next adjoining to the seven acres I have given him by Deed
Lying side by sid with it And also Twelve acres of Land in s*^
farm some where towards the uper End of the s*^ farm. Item I
will and Give unto my two sons Nathan Brigham and Jonathan
Brigham and to theirs all that part of my Etton farme that lies
on the easterly side of Assabeth River except what I have Given
to my son Elnathan Brigham. Item I will and Give unto my
Two sons Nathan Brigham & Jonathan Brigham and to their heirs
Twenty two acres of the thirty acres that is laid out to me in
Etton farme to have it on the Southerly end of the s^ Thirty acres
And also the pece of Land that Joyns to it on the westerly side.
Item I will and Give unto my two sons David Brigham and Ger-
shom Brigham and to their heirs eight acres of the thirty acres
* Thomas and John Brigham (inter alias) in 1671 asked for grant of General
Court 40 or 50 miles south or southwest of Marlboro. Refused as outside jurisdic-
tion of Province of Mass. Bay (DeForest's Hist, of Westboro, p. 19).
In 1672 grant to Thomas B. (and Sam. Goodenow) in easterly Northboro of
to-day (Ibid).
Thos., Jno., Sam'l and Nathan Brigham (inter alias) in 1702 petitioned for west-
erly extension of Marlboro (refused). Called " Kerly pet'n " from first signer, p. 33.
68 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
that is Laid out to me in Etton farme to have it on the northerly
end of the s^ Thirty acres And also all the Rest of my Etton
farme that lies on the westerly side of Assabeth River I Give to
the s^ David Brigham & Gershom Brigham & to their heirs Except
what is Given to others of my Children: Item I give unto my
son David Brigham & to his heirs all my meadow in Hokamok
meadow and Brook meadow. Item my will is that all my Books
be Equally Divided amongst all my Children. Item I will and
Give unto my Daughter mary Houghton the wife of Jonas Hough-
ton junr of Lancaster the feather bed I ly upon with all the
furnituer to it also I Give unto my Daughter mary Houghton
above s^ one Cow and my Great Brass Kittle that is at my son
Jonathans and all my movable Goods with in Dors viz Brass Iron
pewter with all my utensils in the house Except my part in the
Barrels And Except Likewise some particular things that I have
or shall Dispose of to som particular persns. Item I Give unto
my Daughter mary Houghton above mentioned & to her heirs
Thirty six pounds in money to be paid by my sons as followeth:
Twenty pounds to be paid to her or her heirs by my son Gershom
Brigham within three years after my Deceas at three several pay-
ments viz six pounds thirteen shillings & four pence a year. And
ten pounds to be paid her or her heirs by my son David Brigham
within two years after my Decease And fourty shillings to be paid to
her by my son Nathan Brigham And fourty shillings to be paid
to her by my son Jonathan Brigham And fourty shillings to be paid
to her by my son Elnathan Brigham these three last to be paid to her
or to her heirs within one year after my Deceas: Item: I will
and Give unto my two sons David Brigham and Elnathan Brigham
my Lot of Cedar Swamp that is in Chancy swamp : Item I will
and Give unto my son Gershom Brigham all my utensils for
Husbandtre And one halfe my Lot of Sedar swamp in Cran Swamp
And also my part in the barrels Item I will and Give unto my
Daughter mary Brigham the wife of Jonathan Brigham the Twenty
shillings which Jolm Emes oweth me Item my will is that all
my Cattle and horses be Equaly Divided amongst all my Children
except what I shall Dispose of in my Life time Item I Give unto
my son Jonathan Brigham my bigest Brass Kittle here in the
house: Item I do hereby Constitute ordain and apoynt my Three
sons Nathan Brigham^ Jonathan Brigham & Gershom Brigham
to be my executors of this my Last will and Testament Revoking
& Disalowing of all other wills & Testaments what soever, Rattefy-
ing and Confirming this to be my Last will and Testament in
wittness whereof I the s^ Thomas Brigham have hereunto put my
Hand &nd fixed my seal the Day and year above written Item,
my will further is that if there be any part of my estate ether
Real or personal be Left undisposed & which at present I have
SECOND GENERATION 69
not thought of that it be Equaly Divided amongst all my Children
These lines were writen before signing and sealing there is three
words bloted out in the thirteenth Line & there is three words
bloted out in the twentieth Line & three words Likewise bloted out
in the twenty third line which was done before signing & sealing
Thomas Brigham (Seal)
Signed sealed and Delivered
in presence of witnesses
Gershom How
Ephraim How
Jno Banister
Eleasar How
(On the reverse is written the following.)
The Lines may sertifie whom it may Concern that where as in
the within writan will I Thomas Brigham have Given unto my
two sons Nathan Brigham Jonathan Brigham Twenty two acres
of a pece of Land in Etton farme w^*' I Did then Call thirty
acres And it apears that there is in the s*^ peace Thirty three acres
& one quarter of an acre w^^ three acres and one quarter not men-
tioned in the within wretten will I Give to my to sons Nathan
Brigham & Jonathan Brigham to be Equaly Divided between them
and Likewise what I have Given to my two sons Nathan Brigham
and Jonathan Brigham in the within wreten will in Land it is to
be Equally Divided between them And also what Land I have
Given to my two sons David Brigham & Gershom Brigham is
Likewise to be Equaly Divided between them And where I have
made Assabeth River the Dividing Line between any of my sons
my meaning is the main Body of the s^ River in witness where of
I the s'^ Thomas Brigham have here unto put my hand and seal
this May 19th 1716
There is four words bloted out in the second line & six bloted
out the sixth Line and all the seventh Line & one word in the eigth
line which was Sow before signing & sealing
Thomas Brigham (Seal)
Signed sealed & Delivered
in presence of witnesses
Eleazar How
Gershom How
Jno Banister
Midelsx Eleazer How and Gershom How apeared before me
and mad oath that they saw this instrument sined and sealed and
at the same time saw John Banister sine as a witness the above said
Thomas Brigham being in perfect memory at that time
January 1: 1717/18
Tho How Justice of peace
Cambridge Jan 2, 1717 (Mid. Prob. Rec, 1733.)
70 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Children, by first wife, born in Marlboro:
i Thomas^ b. 24 Feb., 1666-7, and no further reported; probably
died before his father.
7 ii Nathan, b. 17 June, 1671.
iii David, b. 11 Aug., 1673; died young.
8 iv Jonathan, b. 22 Feb., 1675.
9 '-V David, b. 12 April, 1678.-^
10 vi Gershom, b. 23 Feb., 1680.
11 vii EInathan, b. 7 March, 1683.
viii Mary, b. 26 Oct., 1687; m. Capt. Jonas Houghton of Lancaster,
Mass., 30 July, 1710; he d. 15 Aug., 1739, ae. 56.* Ch. (Houghton),
b. in Lancaster:
1 Silas*, b. 26 Oct., 1713.
2 Betty, b. 20 March, 1715-16.
3 Mary, b. 8 March, 1720-21.
4 Prudence, h. 21 Oct., 1723.
5 Persis, b. 31 July, 1726.
6 Jonas, b. 21 April, 1728.
7 John, b. 13 Feb., 1731-2.
4 JOHN", son of Thomas^ and Mercy (Hurd) Brigliam;
born in Cambridge, Mass., 9 March, 1644-45; died in Sudbury,
Mass., l6 Sept., 1728; f married (1) Sarah | , who died
between 1691 and 1698; she was the mother of his children;
married (2) Deborah , who died 7 Feb., 1716-17; married
(3), 22 May, 1717, Sarah Bowker, who survived him.
John, known as " Dr." Brigham, founder of the " lost tribe "
of our family, undoubtedly was the most brilliant of the children
of Thomas^. Drake (History of Middlesex County, vol. ii. p. 141
et seq.) describes him as " one of the most popular and remarkable
men of his day, having considerable capacity for public affairs,
unusual ability as a surveyor and some ambition as a land specu-
lator." Lewis (History of Worcester County, vol. ii. p. 1332)
refers to him as " John Brigham, the doctor, surveyor, Commis-
sioner of the General Court, land speculator and the most enter-
prising man in town." It is the very exuberance of his activity,
his ubiquitous absorption here and there, into this and that prob-
lem of the place and hour, that make the fragmentary gleanings
of him so fascinating yet unsatisfactory. Drake states that " he
was returned as representative from Marlboro in 1688 and from
Sudbury in 1706." The first date we cannot verify, as the records
are lacking, but we learn from the State Archives (Recs. Gen. Crt.
of Mass., vol. vi. pp. 16, 220) that John Brigham represented
Marlboro in 1689 and 1692; and he was returned from Sudbury
for the term of "May 30, 1705— Apr. 12, 1706." (Acts and Re-
solves of the Province of Mass. Bay, vol. viii. p. 115). He also
was a Marlboro delegate to the convention called against the
" Tyrant Andros."
* See Lancaster Records. * Sudbury Records.
% Hist, of Westboro says he m. a dau. of Josiah Haynes.
SECOND GENERATION 71
He began business for himself by erecting a sawmill, with rude
flutter wheel, the first turned on Assabet River, it may be, near
the site of one existing in Morse's day owned by Hayes and
Bush in Northboro on Howard's Brook; he having received, in 1672,
a grant of land on Licor Meadow Plain. Hudson says (p. 231):
" It is difficult to tell when or where the first mill was erected.
It is probable, however, that the first was a sawmill and was
erected in that part of the town now included in Northboro, by
John Brigham. It was near the center of the present town of
Northboro, on a stream which constitutes one of the principal
tributaries of the Assabet River. This mill was erected before
Philip's War." Whitney's History of Worcester (1793) points
out that " a little north of the meeting-house runs a small but last-
ing stream from the hills in the westerly part of the town, on
which is a sawmill which performs considerable work in spring
and fall." Rev. Joseph Allen says he was the first white settler
of Northboro.
He surveyed the Marlboro Indian Plantation of about 6000
acres in 1672; was granted the extensive "Coram farm"* for
his services as surveyor; surveyed and mapped out Sudbury Town-
ship in 1708.
John Brigham appears to have been the leader in the attempt of
some of the principal citizens of Marlboro to possess themselves
of the Indian Plantation, Ockoocangansett, which, they alleged,
had been forfeited by the Indians through their participation in
King Philip's War. The General Court, in 1684, refused the
prayer of the petitioners for permission to purchase the Plantation
of the Indians ; whereupon, says Hudson, it appears that the
principal inhabitants of Marlboro, headed by John Brigham, re-
solved to possess the Indian lands. To cut the knot which they
could not untie, on the 15th of July, 1684, they obtained, without
the consent of the General Court, a deed of the Plantation from
the Indians. This deed the General Court promptly declared null
and void; notwithstanding which, the purchasers proceeded at
once to take possession of the Plantation and to lay out and divide
the lands.
"The 29th of October, 1686: At a meeting of the proprietors
of Ockoocangansett Plantation, it was ordered that every proprie-
tor should have laid out to him in some of the best of the land
lying as conveniently as may be to the town of Marlboro, thirty
* " The 'Coram Farm' was granted John Brigham in 1672, as compensation for
services as surveyor. The principal part of ' Coram Farm ' lay on the northern
side of the old Marlboro line, now (1826) farms of Nahum, Asa and Lewis Fay,
John Green and Stephen Williams The Indians burnt John's house a few days
after his removal " (Top. and Hist. Sketches, etc., Rev. Jos. Allen; Pamphlet, 1826;
p. 25, note).
72 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
acres for a first division of upland, and Mr. John Brigham is
agreed, withall, to lay out the abovesaid lands, and to have five
shillings a day, the one half in money, the other half in corn, rye
at four shilling per bushel, and Indian at three shillings per
bushel, and to have his diet all the while he is about the work.
Also at the same meeting it was agreed that John Maynard Sen.,
and Richard Barnes, should join with John Brigham, to order
the laying out of the land, and order highways according to their
best discretion, and they to have two shillings a day for their
pains, in corn at country prices. Also, at the same meeting, it
was agreed that when the lots were laid out, every proprietor should
draw his lot."
At a meeting of the proprietors, in December of the same year,
continues Hudson, it was voted that Major Hincksman and others
" should have the thousand acres of land which was surveyed
by John Brigham, and. signified by the plats under his hand,
should be recorded in the Company's Book of Records, so that
it make a final settlement of all differences about the said land,
as to any further claimes." Among the fifty-two proprietors were
included John, Samuel and Thomas, sons of Thomas^ Brigham,
Mercy Hunt, their mother, and John Fay and William Ward,
who had married their sisters. Dr. John appears to have received,
besides his share, other lots for his services. " Sept. 24, 1691, he,
for Xl6, conveyed to Daniel Rice his 30 acre right in the Indian
Plantation . . ." In 1693 the proprietors agreed that their
grants of land " shall stand good to all intents and purposes, if
they be attested by John Brigham their Clerk." In March, 1708,
says Morse, they chose Dr. Brigham on a committee " to act
about their title." The General Court, still keeping faith with
the Indians, steadfastly refused to confirm the purchase, but in
1719 finally ended all controversy by annexing the territory to
Marlboro. Hudson does not excuse this mild fraud upon the
Indians, but, he says, " The people of Marlboro have at least this
apology: they acted in accordance with the spirit of the age."
Morse concisely gives details of his later life as follows: " Dr.
Brigham . . . Nov. 9, 1697, he then of Sudbury, for £70
received of Joseph Freeman of Preston, Conn., a deed of 130 acres
in Sudbury, bounded on the south by the Lancaster Road and on
the E. by the five miles of land first granted to Sudbury. This
tract is presumed to be the farm now owned and occupied by
Captain William Rice. Oct. 7, 1698, he sold for <£10, to Nathaniel
Oke, 12 acres E. of his sawmill in what is now Northboro."
Dr. Brigham lived in Marlboro near and northwest from the
SECOND GENERATION 73
present French church. He evidently drew many lots of the town's
commons. His old homestead in Northboro was situated on what
is now Berlin Street, just on the edge of Northboro Center village,
across Howard's Brook, where the site of his mill is still used
for that purpose. A good part of the dam is of native rock, attest-
ing John's shrewd selection of an advantageous spot. This farm
has long been known as the " Priest Whitney Place," from the oc-
cupancy of the Rev. Peter Whitney, an honored historian of
Worcester Co., who, having been ordained in 1767 and dying
in 1816; built a fine mansion house in 1780, still standing in half-
neglected picturesqueness. In 1839 Silas Haynes came into pos-
session; succeeded in 1852 by Mr. S. McClure, with whom, in
September, 1894, the writer had an interview. North of the
residence at the orchard end, opposite some fence bars, two rods
distant, is a level piece of meadow plowed over many times by
Mr. McClure, who remembers well the spot where the plow touches
" the white sand," which was filled into the ceUar of the original
John Brigham house. This spot is about 18x20 feet. In the
rear it slopes down quickly to lower marshy ground, where was a
spring, probably first used by John, four or five rods east, but
now filled, although recognized in an identation of the rounded
slope.
In 1684 John was one of the grantees from the Indians of land
from which was formed the " Plantation of Sudbury," * whither
he removed from Northboro, and he long lived on the old Sudbury
and Marlboro Road near Sudbury town line. The old homestead
building (where Abijah Brigham once lived) stood about ten rods
west of the present Lucius Brigham house, and was a large old-
fashioned red building with long sloping roof.f He served six
years as selectman in Sudbury and was placed on important
committees. J
It is worthy of note that the given names of his seven children
recall those of his family dear to his heart: Sarah, his wife;
Mercy, his mother; Mary and Hannah, his sisters; Thomas, his
father, Thomas his eldest brother, Samuel his other brother,
and lastly himself. Singularly enough, he had just enough chil-
dren in all and just enough of each sex to go around the beloved
circle.
Judge Forbes of Worcester stated in a letter to the writer that
* Vide Hudson's Sudbury, Wayland and Maynard, pp. 4, 5.
t See History of Westboro (Deforest & Page), for description of " Brigham
Farm " and account of John Brigham's grant, pp. 459 and 19.
J Same, p. 31. "Town Rate in 1680 for John Brigham et al. to kill rattle-
snakes " (q. v.).
Same, p. 42. " Petition of John Brigham & 30 others in 1716, Nov. 23, for
lots west of Marlboro for a town; it was first movement towards incorporation of
Shrewsbury."
74 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
he did not think any one knew the grave of John Brigham. The
late James S. Draper of Wayland (E. Sudbury) stated that as
far as he was aware, no gravestones of Brighams existed in that
town. With reference to the present condition of the old burying-
grounds in Worcester Co., see Jewett's History, also Hudson's His-
tory of Sudbury.
WILL OF JOHN^ BRIGHAM
In The Name of God Amen. The Fourteenth Day of Septem-
ber Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and twenty-eight
and in ye Second Year of ye Reign of our Sovereign Lord George
the Second by ye Grace of god of Great Brittan France & Ireland
King Defender of ye faith I John Brigham Sen'", of Sudbury in
ye County of Middlesex In his Majesties Province of y^ Massa-
chusetts Bay in New England Yeoman: Being very aged but of
perfect mind & memory Thanks be Given to God: therefore Calling
unto mind the mortality of my Body and Knowing that it is ap-
pointed for all men once to Die Do make and ordain this my
last will and testament that is to Say principally and first of all:
I give and Recommend my soul into y^ hands of god that gave it
me and my Body I recommend to ye Earth to be Buried in De-
cent Christian Burial att ye Discrestion of my Executor hereafter
named Nothing Doubting but at ye General Resurrection I shall
Receive the same again by the mighty Power of god, and as touch-
ing such worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to Bless
me in this Life, I Give Demise & Dispose of ye same in ye follow-
ing manner & forme. Imprimis My Will Is That my Executor
First of all Should Pay all my just Debts and Funerall Charges
out of my Personal Estate.
Item: My Will is that my well beloved wife Sarah Brigham
Enjoy one Third Part of all my Houseings, Orchards, Lands &
meadows whatsoever Dureing natural Life & One Third part of
my moveable Estate Forever, viz: After my Just Debts
& Funeral Charges Being paid as above Said.
Item: My Will Further Is That my Son John Brigham his
heirs and assigns Shall have my homestead That is all my Lands
Orchards & Meadows Which I Bought of Robbart man In Said
Sudbury with all my Other Lands and Meadows adjoining or
Belonging thereunto with all ye Buildings that Thereon is Allso
I give & Bequeath unto him his heirs and assigns my Gulfe Meadow
in Said Sudbury Allso Five acres of Land Laid out to ye Right
of Mr. Robbart Fordom in Said Sudbury joyning to and bounded
Easterly by land in ye Possession of Peter Plimpton All which is
\.
SECOND GENERATIOI^ 75
Upon Condition that my said son John Brigham shall within Two
Months Next after my Decease Give or Tender to Give Sufficent
Security for ye payment of Two Hundred & Forty Pounds unto my
Four Daughters as namely Sarah Mary Hannah & Mercy: that is to
Each of them ye sum of Sixty Pounds apiece to be paid to Them
Their Heirs or assigns In Four Payments ye First Payment not
to be made until one year after my Decease and then Sixty Pounds
a year untill One Year after my Decease and Then Sixty Pounds
a year untill ye Two Hundred & Fourty Pound be Payd: Further-
more my will is that all my lands In Sudbury Marlborough and
Westborough not Desposed of as above Said Shall be Equally
Divided to & Amongst my Children Namely John Brigham Junr
Sarah Goodenow^ Mary Fay Hannah Ward & IMercy Perry to
them Their Heirs and Assigns forever: Furthermore it is my will
and order That my Four Daughters Above mentioned their Heirs
or assigns shall take ye above said John Brighams part in ye above
mentioned outlands In part of pay to them or their Heirs of ye
Legacy of Two Hundred & Fourty Pounds above mentioned:
By a Just Apprizement In Case They Do Not agree Other ways
uppon his offering & Secureing of it to them & their Heirs forever
& The Rest to be payed in Cattle or Bills of Credit or money as
it passes from man to man. Furthermore it is my will that all
my Rights in Common in Sudbury;- Marlborough; & Westborough
Shall be Equally Divided amongst all my Children. Further-
more my will is That all my Personal or Moveable Estate not
Disposed of As Above Said Shall Be Equally Divided amongst
all my Children namely John Brigham Thomas Brigham Sarah
Goodenow, Mary Fay Hannah Ward & Mercy Perry. And Fur-
thermore as a Reason why I have not Given to my son Thomas
Brigham no more in this my Last will & Testament is because I
have Given him by Deed of Gift in Land and Housings & Other
ways about Four Hundred pounds. Further the Reason why I
have given To my Son Thomas Brigham so much in Time Past by
Deed of Gift and Other ways was Partly in Consideration of his
Living so much Longer with me Then The Rest of my Children:
Furthermore it is my will that my Executor Pay ye Sum of five
pounds apeice out of my above mentioned outlands To Japhet
and Lydia Perry when they come of age in Money or Bills of
credit: Memorandum I Give to my Wife Sarah Brigham as a
Token of my Love to her ye Curtains that Shee made her selfe &
ye Lesser of ye Two Brass Kettles Free & Clear to come into no
apprizement with ye Rest of ye Estate. Furthermore it Is My
Will That all ye Deeds of Gifts Given To Any of my Children
I Ratify & Confirm to be to them & their Heirs forever and
76 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
that if any of ye above mentioned Children Molest Each Other
by Vertue of my Lands Given Them by Deeds of gift ShaU by
These Presents forever be Bared and Excluded from haveing any
Right Title or Interest of or unto any of my Estate both Real &
personal above named. And furthermore my will is That my
Children Shall give Deeds of Quit Claim Each to Other if it
Be Requested or Demanded by them before ye Division of my
Estate amongst my said Children Above named in this my Last
will & Testament. Furthermore I constitute make & ordain my
well beloved son John Brigham my Sole Executor to this my Last
will and Testament In Witness whereof I: ye Said John Brigham
Sen^ have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the Day and Year above
mentioned.
John Brigham Sen""
+ (Seal)
Signed Sealed Published his mark
pronounced & Declared by
ye Said John Brigham
as his last will and testament
in presence of us ye subscribers
John Eveleth
Daniel Haynes
Jotham Brown
Uriah Moore
Furthermore it is my will & order that if ye above named Mary
Fay does proceed in marring against my will with one Tounsend
School master late of Westbury that I do alow her but five shillings
out of my Estate & her legacy above mentioned but it is my will
and order that ye legacy made to her shall Return to ye Children
to be divided amongst them and not to be paid untill two years after
my decease and to be at ye disposal of my Executor and Gershom
Fay. This was writ before signing & sealing.
(The inventory of his personal estate amounted to £186, lis. Qd.)
Children (by first wife), the two youngest born in Sudbury; the others
born in Marlboro:
i John^ b. 19 Aug., 1667; d. 2 Dec, 1667.
12 ii Sarah, b. 27 March, 1674.
13 iii Mary, b. 6 May, 1678.
14 iv John, b. Nov., 1680.
V Hannah, b. 27 March, 1683; m. 2 Feb., 1708-9, Oliver, son of
Increase Ward; b. Marlboro, 1686; res. Marlboro. Ch. (Ward):
1 Dinah*, b. 26 Dec, 1709.
2 Experience, b. 25 Sept., 1711; m. 26 April, 1733, Jesse Smith
of Lexington, Mass.
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3 Thankful, b. 9 May, 1713.
4 Deborah, b. 15 Jan., 1714-15.
5 Hannah, b. 15 Jan., 1714-15.
6 Sarah, b. 15 Jan., 1714-15.
4, 5 and 6, triplets, d. in infancy.
15 vi Thomas, b. 6 May, 1687.
vii Mercy, m. 23 March, 1715, Ebenezer Perry from Dedham to Sud-
bury. They res. in Sudbury; he d. intestate about 1732-3, and she
m. (2) Samuel Streeter of Framinghara, Mass. Ch. (Perry), b.
Sudbury :
1 Obadiah\ b. 19 Nov., 1716.
2 Sarah, b. 24 Aug., 1718.
3 Ebenezer, b. 28 Feb., 1721; not mentioned in settlement of liis
father's estate, 1732-1738.
4 Mary, b. 7 Jan., 1723.
5 Esther, b. 24 June, 1724.
6 Mercy, b. 2 Sept., 1727.
7 Elizabeth, b. 11 Oct., 1728.
viii Samuel, m. 23 Aug., 1716, Abigail Monroe (or Moore); res. Sud-
bury, but had no children recorded.
5 HANNAH-, daughter of Thomas^ and Mercy (Hurd) Brig-
ham; born in Cambridge, Mass., 9 March, 1649-50; died in
Marlboro, Mass., Dec., 1719; married (1) Gershom Eames * of
Marlboro, who went to Watertown, Mass., on the breaking out
of King Philip's War, where he died 25 Nov., 1676; married (2)
William, son of William Ward (who was in Sudbury as early
as 1639, and owned land there); born in Sudbury, 22 Jan., 1640;
died in Marlboro, 25 Nov., 1697.
The historians have had a good deal of trouble over Hannah with
respect to her marriage, Morse having married her to Samuel
Wells of Glastonbury, Conn., and Hudson (p. 357) concurring
with the historian of Shrewsbury that Gershom Eames married
Hannah Johnson, daughter of Solomon and Hannah Johnson.
The Sudbury records show the birth of a Hannah, daughter of
Solomon Johnson (who was Solomon, Jr.), but she would have
been only 14 years old when Gershom Eames married Hannah
Brigham. Paige corrects these errors (pp. 501-2), and we can
support him with overwhelming evidence. Paige first quotes two
Massachusetts public records; one wherein her name is given as
Hannah Ward and another where William Ward, her husband,
joins with Thomas^, John^, and SamueP Brigham, in 1681, in
conveying to Nicholas Fessenden certain of the Thomas^^ Brigham
land in Cambridge. Paige continues:
" I do not find any Hannah Ward in that town who could repre-
sent herself as a daughter of Thomas Brigham, except the wife
of William Ward, who united with the Brighams in the sale of
* The name in the early records is spelled with an E, but most of the families
have dropped the E and spell it Ames (Hudson's History of Marlboro, p. 358).
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the Cambridge land. This Hannah had been the wife of Gershom
Eames; and is suiDposed by her descendant, Andrew H. Ward, in
his History of Shrervshury (p. 457) to have been a daughter of
Samuel Johnson of Sudbury. But I think it more probable that
Thomas Brigham was her father, and that John Brigham, who
witnessed the execution of her will, Oct. 30, 1714, was her brother."
Hannah Eames had two children: Hannah (named for herself)
and a posthumous daughter, Mary. She lived in Marlboro both
before and after her marriage to Mr. Ward, although she probably
accompanied her first husband to Watertown at the time of King
Philip's War. In her will, executed 30 "Oct., 1714, she makes
pathetic reference to the boy Elisha, who was killed or stolen
by the Indians. After the usual introductory formula, she devises
as follows :
WILL OF HANNAH BRIGHAM-EAMES-WARD
FIRST: I will that all those debts and duties as I do owe in
Right or conscience to any person or persons whatsoever shall
well and truly be paid in convenient time after my decease by my
Executor hereafter named.
Item: I give to my well beloved son Gershom Ward whom I
likewise constitute make and ordain my onely and sole executor
of this my last will and testament and all my lands and other
Estate which I shall dye seazed by him freely to be possessed, he
fulfilling those things hereafter specified: First I will that he the
aforesaid Gershom doe take the sole care of my daughter Hannah
Eames and provid for her both in sickness and in health with the
help of what Estate she hath and what of right belongs to her
during her Natural Life. And further it is my plesuer that the
Bed and Bedding which she uses and a white cow and all the
puter that I shall leve that is marked with Eames leters with all
her other things be called hers : it is my will also that his heirs
or administrators stand obliged to the performance hereof and
her funeral to be at his charge.
Item: I will that there be paid unto my four other children
by my Executor above named to wit: to William and Nahum Ward
and to Mary Keyes and Bethiah Brigham twenty shillings apiece
within one year after my Decease and if Elisha shall ever come
again that my executor pay him twenty shillings also and if any
of my children should dy before the time of payment then to their
heirs also. I apoint my well beloved kinsmen Samuel Goodenow
and Joseph Straten to be the over seer of this my will. Ratifying
and confirming this to be my last will and testament in witness
SECOND GENERATION 79
hereof I have set my hand and seal the Day and yeare above
written.
her
Signed Sealed Published Hannah H Ward (Seal)
pronounced and Declared mark
by the said Hannah Ward
as her last will and testament
in the presents of us the
subscribers viz :
John Brigham (original signature.)
Joshua Rice
Joseph Straten
Will filed Dec. 1719.
Record of Probate 27 June 1720
Inventory 2 Feb. 1721.
The inventory of her personal estate showed £85 15s. Qd. Her
real estate was valued at £l60, and consisted of 11 acres of pasture
in Marlboro, 54 acres " wast " land and 5 acres of swamp and
meadow in Marlboro.
Children (Eames or Ames), born probably in Marlboro:
i Hannah^ b. 3 Feb., 1675.
ii Mary (posthumous), b. 1677; d. 1772, ae. 95 yrs. and 1 mo.; m.
11 March, 1696, John, son of Elias and Sarah (Blanford) Keyes of
Marlboro; moved to Shrewsbury about 1723; built a new house
and part of the family slept in the new one and part in the old
one, just before the building was completed. In Aug., 1723, both
houses were burned and two of his sons sleeping in the new
house perished. He was a Major and d. 1768, in his 94th year.
Ch. (Keyes):
Gershom*, h. 1 March, 1698; m. about 1718, Sarah ;
moved to Boston and became wealthy; 5 ch.
2 Mary, b. 24 Oct., 1700; m. 1720, Daniel Rand.
8 Solomon, b. 30 Aug., 1703; m. Sarah . 2 ch.
4 Hannah, b. 9 July, 1706; m. 1725, Gershom Flagg.
5 Thankful, b. 24 May, 1709; m. 1728, Jonas Keyes.
6 John, b. 30 April, 1712; burned to death, Aug., 1723.
7 Sarah, b. 5 March, 1715; m. 21 Dec, 1721, Joshua Wilder.
8 Stephen, b. 2 April, 1718; also burned to death, Aug., 1723.
Children (Ward) born in Marlboro {as per Hudson's History of Marl-
boro) :
iii William, b. 27 March, 1680; m. Jane Cleveland, and res. in the
part of Marlboro which is now Southboro. He rose to the rank
of colonel and was a J. P. Ch:
1 Hezekiah; 2 Elisha; 3 William; 4 Charles; et al.
Iv Bethiah, m. Elnathan^ Brigham, 11.
v (Col.) Nahum, b. 18 Dec, 1684; m. 16 July, 1714, Martha, dau.
of Capt. Daniel and Elizabeth (Kerley) Howe; b. 30 July, 1687;
80 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
followed the sea in early life, and then moved to Shrewsburj,
where he was a Colonel, J. P., Rep. and Judge. Their sixth child
was (Gen.) Artemas*, b. 1727; grad. Harvard Coll., 1748, was
Major in the French War; at the opening of the Revolution
was appointed General and Commander-in-chief of all the forces
raised by the Colony; he had command of the troops besieging
Boston until the appointment of Washington as Commander-in-
chief. He then commanded the right wing of the besieging army
until the capitulation, after which he had command of the de-
partment of the East. He served several terms in Congress, was
president of the governor's council, and until his death judge of
the Court of Common Pleas for Worcester County.
vi Elisha, b. 12 Jan., 1686; was killed or taken captive by the Indians
in Worcester, 1709, while riding post from Marlboro to Hadley.
vii Bathshebah, b. 16 May, 1689; d. 6 Oct., 1693.
viii Gershom, b. 3 Jan., 1693; rep. Marlboro, 1738; d. unm., 1739.
6 CAPT. SAMUEL^ son of Thomas^ and Mercy (Hurd)
Brigham; born in Cambridge, Mass., 12 Jan., 1652; died in Marl-
boro, Mass., intestate, 24 July, 1713, ae. 6l ; married Elizabeth,
daughter of Abraham and Hannah (Ward) Howe (who was a set-
tler in Marlboro by 1660, and probably came from Roxbury, Mass.) ;
born in Marlboro, 5 April, 1665; died there, 26 July, 1739, se. 74.
Samuel, at the time of his mother's marriage to Edmund Rice,
was 3 years old, and went with her to Sudbury and Marlboro. The
glimpses we have of his early manhood are meagre. We first
note that he had a " 25 acre grant in the first laying out of
Worcester, in 1673; it lying in the Eastern Squadron next to the
County Road to Boston." He was a lieutenant of Capt. Thomas
Howe and was rewarded by government for military services in
Queen Anne's War. A garrison was established at his house in
this war. Feb. 25, 1694, he sold 2 lots of meadow in Marlboro
to Thomas Beman. In 1707 he drew a lot of 21 acres and a lot
of 103 acres south of Tobacco Meadow, bounded by the path to
his Stony Brook Meadow, where, in his right, his heirs drew other
lots. April 23, 1708, he purchased of Obadiah Ward, Jr., a 10|-
acre right in the lands of Marlboro; and in that year he became
bound for Joseph Parre to Francis Holmes of Boston in the
penal sum of £100. In the years 1699 and 1703, it has been stated,
he was town treasurer, although Hudson says that the town records
for that period are missing. He was selectman in 1707 and 1710,
and representative to the General Court in 1697-99 and in 1705.
According to Hudson, he resided three-fourths of a mile east of
the East Village, near the old tanyard of the late Capt. Daniel
Brigham. ^
To Samuel Brigham is due the honor of founding in old M'arl-
boro the tanning and shoe trades. Many of Samuel's descendants
are in the shoe business in Marlboro, in one capacity or dnother.
SECOND GENERATION 81
as are also. the descendants of Thomas". The first tannery in the
town was erected by SamueP about 1700, near his dwelling house
on present East Main Street, one-quarter of a mile east of the old
Village Academy. This tannery, which is said to have been the
first west of Charlestown, descended in regular succession (Jede-
diah^ Winslow*, DanieP) to Capt. DanieP, who retired from active
business in the early 1850's, when the tannery ceased to be used.
In 1859 Capt. Daniel's son Dennison owned the site. For many
years the tannery was being taken down piecemeal, and it was
wholly demolished by 1876. The place is now owned by Francis
C. Curtis, who married a Brigham, and through the kindness of
Timothy Brigham Patch, we were permitted to see the outlines of
the tanyard as it looked some fifty or a hundred years ago when
the plant was at its highest development. An eye witness in 1894
might have seen a rectangular field by the roadside (Main Street),
of about an acre in extent, enclosed by stone walls, wherein towered
a magnificent old elm; hard by an ancient well spring, covered by
one of the stones formerly used for grinding bark (the other stones
serving as a backdoor step at the house of Mr. Curtis, a few rods
distant). To the north of the spring were remains of the old
Samuel " ffats," of small size, whose chestnut timbers are well
preserved. Near by used to stand a curry shop, bark shed, bark
mill, and a second curry shop which served sometimes for a
dwelling. This last has been converted into a house known as
" Glen Cottage." The main part of the old Jedediah^ house is
about 20 X 40 feet, falling ofi" to a leanto on the side, which was
built in 1718 or thereabouts. It has been removed to No. 36 School
Street. An ell had been removed to an adjoining lot a short time
before we saw the house. ^
Samuel Brigham lies buried in the Old Cemetery in the rear of
the Academy in Marlboro, the only one of the second generation
of Brighams whose grave is marked. The headstone is rather
ornate. Undoubtedly Thomas^ and his mother also lie in this ceme-
tery, but the places are unknown. SamueP died intestate. The
widow and eldest son, Samuel®, were appointed administrators
of the estate, and John^ Brigham appears on their bond. She was
made guardian of the younger children. The inventory made soon
after his death amounted to £1263 8s. At this time the land was
estimated at £800. On 12 March, 1719-20 a Commission, ap-
pointed by the Judge of Probate, rendered their statement. These
gentlemen were, John Maynard, a son-in-law, Caleb Rice, Nathan
Brigham and William and Nahum Ward, the last three being
nephews of the deceased Capt. Brigham. They valued the estate
at £2191, 4s. They set oif to the widow in right of dower half
the dwelling house and about 237 acres of land. The whole
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82 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
valued at =£730 8s. Samuel, the eldest son, received the other
half of the dwelling house and 136 acres of land besides " Rock
Island, the Cedar Swamp and the Rights," the whole consisting
of " Land, Improvements and Buildings," valued at ,£603 19s.
He was to pay Jotham, his brother, ,£132 l6s. ; the same to Lydia,
the third daughter; to Hepsibah, .£36 4s., and to Persis, the
fourth daughter, £36 lis. Jedediah, the second son, received
258 acres of land, valued at .£230, he paying to Hepsibah .£37, 3s,
and to Persis, ,£60 Is. Timothy, the fourth son, received 65
acres of land and some meadow and other lots valued at £173 17s.,
he paying to Hepsibah, .£41 Is. Charles, the fifth son, had 87f
acres of the first division of the land and some meadow and swamp
valued at £142 6s. 8d., he to pay Hepsibah, £9 10s. 8d. Antipas
received 104 acres, and certain Rights, he paying Hepsibah, £8
I7s. 4d. Elizabeth, the eldest daughter, received a little more than
59 acres of land valued at £l69, she to pay Persis, £36 4s. As
will be seen by the foregoing, Samuel" was a large landowner
and it is evident that he was a character of great weight in the
community.
Children, born in Marlboro:
1 Elizabeth', b. 24 March, 1685; m. 16 Oct., 1711, Samuel Robinson,
ii Hepsibah, b. 25 Jan., 1686; m. 1719, John, son of John, Jr., and
Lydia (Ward) Maynard.
16 iii Samuel, b. 25 Jan., 1689.
17 iv Lydia, b. 6 March, 1691.
18 V Jedediah, b. 8 June, 1693.
19 vi Jotham, b. 23 Dec, 1695.
20 vii Timothy, b. 10 Oct., 1698.
21 viii Charles, b. 30 Dec, 1700.
ix Persis, b. 10 July, 1703; m. 22 Nov., 1721, Edward Baker, Jr., b.
Lynn, Mass., 16 July, 1696, a first settler of Westboro, Mass.;
had 10 children, of whom we have a record of one. Ch. (Baker) :
1 Somiuel*, b. Westboro, 27 Aug., 1722; he moved to Berlin, Mass.,
where he had a family; was Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas, 1775-1795; Councillor and Senator; built a stone house
in Berlin, which is still standing; the most prominent man in
the town history; was at the battle of Lexington. A cut of
his house is in the Hist, of Berlin, p. 269.
X Antipas, b. 16 Oct., 1706; d. Grafton, Mass., 23 April, 1746. Less
distinguished than his brothers; left a house and a farm of
260 acres in Grafton. Lieut. Nathan Brigham of Southboro was
one of the appraisers of his estate, on which his brother Samuel
of Marlboro administered, 7 June, 1747.
THIRD GENERATION
THIRD GENERATION
7 CAPT. NATHAN^ son of Thomas" and Mary (Rice)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 17 June, 1671; died there
16 Feb., 1746-7; married (1) Elizabeth, daughter of Isaac
and Frances (Woods) Howe (not, probably, the daughter of Abra-
ham and Hannah [Ward] Howe, as stated in Marlboro History) jjjxj^^'
of Marlboro; born 17 Jan., 1673; found dead, kneeling by a y\
chair in her home, 29 March, 1733; married (2) Mehitable (Gould) ^^
widow of Jonas Eaton of Charlestown, Mass. (See Wyman's
Charlestown Genealogies and Estates, pp. 130, 317).
Morse states that he settled on a part of the Thomas- homestead,
his house being a garrison house in Queen Anne's War. He was
a weaver. He inherited the town-right of his father and drew
shares of the public land in this right. He held town oflSces and
was 7 years a selectman and for the last time in 1738; was rep-
representative in 1726 and '30. April 5, 1733, he made his will, giv-
ing his son Thomas 100 acres where he then resided, a house, 6
acres of meadow in Marlboro and 70 acres in Sutton; also a 16
acre town-right, originally John Rediet Jr.'s. His wife, Me-
hitable, received <£20 for a mourning suit, and Ephraim, who had
the homestead, was to support her and pay her funeral expenses.
March 26, 1746-7, the heirs signed an agreement dividing his
estate.
Children, born in Marlboro:
32 1 Nathan*, b. 28 Nov., 1693.
23 ii Thomas, b. 22 Feb., 1695.
iii Tabitha, b. 20 Aug., 1698; d. unm. 6 Feb., 1730-1.
24 iv Elizabeth, b. 4 Jan., 1699-1700.
25 v Sarah, b. 14 Dec, 1701.
26 vi Zipporah, b. 14 Sept., 1704.
27 vii Hannah, b. 9 March, 1706,
28 viii Ephraim, b. 20 Jan., 1707-8.
8 JONATHAN^, "ENSIGN," son of Thomas' and Mary
(Rice) Brigham; born 22 Feb., 1675, in Marlboro, Mass.; died
there, 4 Jan., 1768, ae. 93; married 26 March, 1696, his cousin,
Mary, daughter of John and Mary Fay (2); born in 1675; died
9 Nov., 1781.
He settled on a part of the Thomas^ homestead in Marlboro,
where he was tythingman, 1704; constable, 1714; moderator, 1715,
and selectman in 1719, '22 and '32. He was commonly called
the " Indian Warrior." One day while chopping in the woods he
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86 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
saw a savage preparing to take aim at him; he seized his own
musket, stepped forward in full view, exclaiming as he did so,
" Shoot straight, you dog." Both fired at the same moment, when
the Indian dropped his gun, and giving a tremendous whoop,
bounded high into the air and fell dead. His bullet passed close
to the ear of Jonathan, who escaped unhurt.
Children, born in Marlboro:
29 i KeziahS b. 1697.
30 11 Zerviah, b. 9 Oct., 1698.
Ill Marj, b. 27 Oct., 1701; and no further reported.
31 Iv Ruth, b. 30 April, 1704.
V Thankful, b. 4 Feb., 1705-6; d. 23 Sept., 1706.
32 vl Jonathan, b. 14 March, 1707.
vli Thankful, b. 21 April, 1709; d. at Southboro, 9 March, 1796; unm.
33 viil Jesse, b. 10 July, 1710.
34 ix Joel, b. 2 Oct., 1714.
35 X James, b. 2 Oct., 1717.
9 DAVID^, son of Thomas^ and Mary (Rice) Brigham; born
in Marlboro, Mass., 12 April, 1678; died in Westboro, Mass.,
26 June, 1750; married (1) Deborah , who died 11
Oct., 1708; married (2) 21 Aug., 1709, widow Mary (Leonard)
Newton, who died 1 Dec, 1741 (see Rice Family); married (3)
, who survived him.
Morse says that he was surveyor in Marlboro, 1711, but on the
division of the town in 1717, was thrown into Westboro, where he
held town offices, 7 years as sealer of leather, and 6 years as
selectman. As one of the privileged class, he was, by the vote of the
town, allowed a pew in the meetinghouse. He settled on a wild
tract of about 500 acres, including the present Hospital Grounds
and several adjacent farms in Westboro and Northboro, and
built his house about 60 rods east of the present Insane
Asylum. His house was burnt,* during his old age, with much
of its contents. June 14, 1748, he made his wiU, ratifying
deeds of farms and land which he had previously given to his
children, and giving his wife room in his house and the use of
all in-door movables which, after her decease, were to be equally
divided among his children and his son-in-law, Edward Newton;
but such as Jonas had supplied since the burning of the house
were, on the strength of his word, to be first surrendered to him.
To Jonas, who had already given security to provide for his step-
• " Oct. i6, 1737 N.B. The Congregation disturbed P.M. by ye burn-
ing of Mr. David Brigham's House, but when the people gathered in again, and were
composed, I went on with ye rest of my sermon. A very sorrowful Providence! a
g^eat Loss! but I trust ym and all of us to profit by it, yt our hearts may be taken
off from temporal transitory Enjoyments."
"18 Oct., 1737 Proceeded to Mr. Brigham's to see their Desolations.
A Sorrowful Sight! I desire heartily to sympathise."
"19 Oct., 1737. Mr. Brigham's son David fetched away divers things which we
lent ym in yeir necessity."
"11 Nov. 1737. My oxen were at work for Mr. David Brigham's to cart stones
for ye chimneys." {Parkman Diary.)
THIRD GENERATION 87
mother, he gave a 14 acre town-right, a part of the right purchased
by his father of Rice; also all his stock and tools for carpentry
and husbandry, making some reservations for his daughter Deborah.
He gave his apparel to be equally divided among his 5 sons.
Jonas was to pay the funeral charges of his parents, and be the
executor of the will. This trust he so far perforKied as to obtain
the receipts of the heirs, 29 June, 1750, 3 days after the death
of their father, but his will was not proved until 22 Aug., ensuing.
Children (by first wife), born in Marlboro:
36 i John*, b. 22 April, 1704.
ii David, b. 30 Sept., 1708; d. s. p., 29 Nov., 1741, 2 days before his
stepmother.
Children by second wife:
37 iii Silas, b. 9 Aug., 1710.
iv Jemima, b. 24 Aug., 1712; m. Edward Newton; perhaps his
second wife.
v Deborah, b. 17 Sept., 1714; m. 14 Nov., 1752, Francis Harrington
of Worcester, Mass. Ch. (Harrington), b. W.:
1 Mary\ b. 16 Dec, 1753; m. 13 Feb., 1777, Jonathan Stone, Jr.,
of Worcester; no ch. recorded at Worcester.
2 Prudence, b. 20 April, 1755; m. 6 July, 1780, Josiah Perry of
Worcester; ch. (Perry):
i Josiah'; ii Mindwell; iii Nathan; iv Sophia; v William.
3 William, h. 18 Nov., 1756; m. 29 May, 1781, Mary Perry; no
ch. recorded at Worcester.
38 vi Levi, b. 21 Aug., 1716.
39 vii Jonas, b. 25 Feb., 1718. , ," '
40 viii Asa, b. 2 Dec, 1721.
10 GERSHOM^ son of Thomas- and Mary (Rice) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 23 Feb., 1680; died there, 3 Jan., 1748-9;
married 18 May, 1703, Mehitabel, daughter of Joseph and Expe-
rience (Wheelock) Warren, born in 1684. (This Joseph Warren
was an early settler of Medfield and his wife's father, Ralph
Wheelock, was the foimder of the town. The latter held the
degree of A. M. from Clare College, Cambridge, Eng. His house
was burned in King Philip's War.)
Gershom settled on the homestead of his father in Marlboro,
and was surveyor for the west end of the town, 1710; tythingman,
1716; constable, 1721; one of a committee to "seat the meeting,"
1727; selectman, 1733. It is probably a mistake that Morse calls
him " Doctor."
Children, born in Marlboro:
41 i Marthas b. 6 Oct., 1704.
42 ii Joseph, b. 21 Apr., 1706.
iii Abigail, b. 25 Nov., 1708; m. 25 March, 1729, John Snow of Marl-
boro; they probably moved away. Ch. (Snow), b. Marlboro:
1 John', b. 25 Nov., 1729.
43 iv Gershom, b. 4 Nov., 1712.
44 V Benjamin, b. 19 Feb., 1714-15.
88 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
11 ELNATHAN^ son of Thomas- and Mary (Rice) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 7 March, 1683; died in Mansfield or
Coventry, Conn., 10 April, 1758; married in 1705, Bethiah, daughter
of William and Hannah (Brigham) Ward. Bethiah died in Coven-
try, Conn., 15 April, 1765, ae. 82. He drew 17 acres in his father's
right; was surveyor in 1715; removed to Mansfield, Conn., 1717.
Children, the six elder born in Marlboro, the two younger in Mansfield.
i Uriah^ b. 30 April, 1706; d. 9 July, 1710, in Marlboro,
ii Jerusha, m. 1739, Benjamin Robinson of Windham, Conn.; had
2 sons and 3 daus.
iii Priscilla, b. 3 April, 1709; m. 2 Jan., 1726, Matthias Marsh of
Coventry, Conn. Ch. (Marsh), b. Coventry:
1 Elizabeth', h. 1 Oct., 1727.
2 Matthias, b. 28 Dec, 1729.
3 William, b. 10 Jan., 1738.
4 Bethiafi, b. 2 Nov., 1743.
iv Levinah (Morse says "Dinah"), b. 31 Aug., 1711; d. s. p., 8
March, 1749; m. 16 Dec, 1729, John Fay, son of 2; b. in Marlboro,
30 Nov., 1669; d. 5 Jan., 1747; he m. (1) EHzabeth Wellington,
by whom a large family.
V Prudence, b. 28 Jan., 1715; d. 3 Feb., 1715, in Marlboro.
45 vi Elnathan, b. 7 April, 1716.
46 vli Paul.
47 viil Uriah, b. about 1723.
12 SARAH^, daughter of Dr. John- and Sarah Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 27 March, 1674; married Samuel, son of
Samuel Goodenow (who was the son of Samuel, who was son of
Thomas, a petitioner from Marlboro) ; born in Marlboro, 30 Nov.,
1675; died 12 May, 1716. The elder Samuel had a garrison house
in 1711, in the present town of Northboro; it was his daughter
who met with the tragic death, by the Indians.
Children (Ooodenow), born in Marlboro:
1 Davids b. 26 Feb., 1704; m. 29 Dec, 1746, Martha Bannister. Ch.:
1 Sybil'; 2 Lovina; 3 John; 4 Stephen; 5 Adina; 6 Mary;
7 Martha; 8 Calvin; 9 Ebenezer.
ii Jonathan, b. 16 July, 1706; d. 25 Dec, 1803, in Westboro; m.
20 Feb., 1727, Lydia Rice, who d. 4 Dec, 1747. Ch.:
1 Lydia'; 2 Mary; 3 Jonathan; 4 Levi; 5 Ebenezer; 6 Surviah;
7 Tabitha; 8 Submit.
iii Thomas, b. 18 May, 1709; m. 7 Apr., 1734, Persis, dau. of Edward
Rice of Marlboro and sister of Lydia supra.
iv Mary, b. 5 April, 1712; m. 6 Jan., 1731, Beriah Rice, a loyalist,
who moved to Nova Scotia.
13 MARY^, daughter of Dr. John^ and Sarah Brigham; born
in Marlboro, Mass., 6 May, 1678; married Gershom, son of John
and Mary (Brigham) Fay; born in Marlboro, 19 Oct., 1681; died
24 Nov., 1720. He was a first settler of Northboro.
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On the 18th of August, 1707, as Mrs. Fay and Miss Mary,
daughter of Samuel Goodenow, Sr., were gathering herbs near
the Goodenow Garrison House (situated near the stream known
as Stirrup Brook, on the "great" road), a party of 20 or more
Indians issued from the woods and came towards the two women,
who immediately ran for the fort. Miss Goodenow was lame and
was soon captured, dragged across the brook to a wood on the
hillside, killed and scalped and there her mangled remains were
afterward buried. Mrs. Fay reached the fort and succeeded in
closing the gate before the Indians could capture her. There
was one man in the garrison, the rest being at work in the fields.
The savages tried to break through the inclosure, but the man in
the fort fired all the muskets in the place as fast as Mrs. Fay
could load and hand them to him, and was thus able to repel the
Indians until the men outside, hearing the report of the muskets,
came to their relief. Mrs. Fay's heroism saved her two children's
lives.
Children (Fay), born in Marlboro:
1 GershomS b. 17 Sept., 1703; m. Hannah .
ii Mary, b. 10 July, 1705; m. George Smith,
ill Susanna, b. 18 Nov., 1707; subject to constant nervous trembling,
believed to have been caused from her mother's fright over the
Indians before her birth.
iv Sarah, b. 2 Oct., 1710; m. Timothy BiUings.
V Silas, b. 12 Aug., 1713; m. Hannah .
vi Timothy, b. 26 June, 1716; m. 1738, Lydia Tomblin; res. North-
boro.
vii Paul, b. Aug., 1719; d. 28 March, 1790; m. 1752, Rebecca Rice,
who d. 26 Jan., 1807, ae. 75. Ch.:
1 Nahum\ b. 27 July, 1757; m. Lucy Warren.
2 Asa, b. 19 Sept., 1761; m. widow Grace Mahan.
3 Persis, b. 11 Dec, 1768; m. Col. William Eager.
14 JOHN^, son of Dr. John^ and Sarah Brigham; born in
Marlboro, Mass., Nov., 1680; died, probably in Sudbury, 16 Sept.,
1729; married Martha , who died 13 Nov., 1734.
Morse tells us that John probably inherited the homestead of
his father in Sudbury, and as his executor, 30 Dec, 1728, ex-
hibited to the Registry of Probate for Middlesex County an inven-
tory of his estate amounting to £203.16.9, but died before
proceeding further, leaving his wife Martha to complete the set-
tlement, and also to administer upon his own estate. This she
undertook, but, in her turn, died before completing either and
was succeeded by her daughter Hannah, ae. 21, who accomplished
the undertaking, paying out of her grandfather. Dr. John's estate,
£74.18.1 to each of her aunts, Goodenow, Fay, and Ward, and
to her aunt Perry £57.1.4, and a bequest to Jeptha Perry;
90 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
and to her uncle Samuel, his father's oxen. His real estate is
presumed to have been conveyed mostly to his sons during his
lifetime. The inventory of John Jr.'s estate, presented by his
widow, 8 March, 1730, amounted to £487.5.3. At his death he was
one of the selectmen of Sudbury.
Children, born in Sudbury:
i Hannah*, b. 4 Feb., 1712-13; not reported after 1734; probably
d. unm.
48 11 Samuel, b. 27 April, 1716.
49 iii Sarah, b. 29 March, 1718.
iv *John, b. 1 April, 1720; m. 12 March, 1750, Abigail Johnson;
probably went to Willington, Conn., " 6 Nov., 1763," according
to "dismissal" from Sudbury church; no ch. recorded at Willing-
ton. Ch., b. Sudbury:
1 Abigail, b. 5 Dec, 1751.
V Phebe, b. 5 Oct., 1721; m. Hubbard.
vi Abigail, b. 31 Dec, 1723; m. Prescott.
Morse states that these children, except the eldest, having been left in
their minority, Samuel chose David Haynes for his guardian, but Sarah,
Phebe and Abigail, 10 Feb., 1734, were placed under the guardianship
of John Green until 3 April, 1738, when Sarah, having married Samuel
Brown, her sisters chose him for their guardian, and probably removed
with them to Rutland. Brown received his discharge in Middlesex County,
24 June, 1745, with the receipts of Phebe Hubbard and Abigail Prescott.
15 THOMAS^, son of Dr. John^ and Sarah Brigham; born in
Marlboro, Mass., 6 May, 1687; married 24 Dec, 1724, Elizabeth
Bowker. He settled in Sudbury, Mass., but probably removed to
Rutland, Mass.
Children, born in Sudbury:
50 i John^ b. 14 Sept., 1726.
ii Sarah, b. 10 March, 1735; m. 13 March, 1765, Reuben Willis of
Sudbury. Ch. (Willis), b. Sudbury:
1 Asa^, b. 2 Sept., 1765.
2 Sarah, b. 24 April, 1768.
3 Mary, b. 11 Oct., 1770.
4 ^«a, b. 17 Feb., 1773.
5 Eunice, b. 28 July, 1775.
6 Reuben, b. 5 Jan., 1779.
7 Joel, h. 17 Aug., 1781.
51 iii Abijah, b. 26 Aug., 1737.
16 CAPT. SAMUEL% son of Capt. SamueP and Elizabeth
(Howe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 25 Jan., 1689; died
in Grafton, Mass., 1 Sept., 1771; married 23 Aug., 1716, Abigail
Moore, who died 20 Nov., 1731, se. 35. Curiously, both Morse and
Hudson, in their respective histories, say that Samuel, son of Dr.
* Colonial War Record: On alarm list, 2d Sudbury Co., Capt. Josiah Richardson,
1757-
THIRD GENERATION 9^
John Brigham, also married Abigail Moore on the foregoing date,,
besides giving the marriage as here entered.
Morse says in part: In Dec, 1727, leave was granted by the
General Court to him and 39 others (among them Charles and
Nathan Sr. of Marlboro) to purchase Grafton of the Indians,
under restrictions and conditions which seem to have been strictly
observed. Samuel settled in the south part of Marlboro and
served her in all the offices in her gift, particularly as moderator
of meetings, assessor, 1739, '40, town treasurer (not named by
Hudson), town clerk, 1754, 1755, selectman, 1741, '42, '44, '46,
'48, '49, '54; in 1716, one of a committee "to seat the meeting."
1747-49 he administered upon the estate of his brother Antipas.
Samuel left a large estate; settled without an administrator.
Children, born in Marlboro:
1 Samuels b. 13 June, 1717; d. 14 June, 1717.
ii SybiUah, b. 15 Oct., 1718; d. 27 Sept., 1807; m. 173(i, Elea«r
Goddard, a farmer of Framingham and Athol, Mass., who d. 18
Nov., 1762.*
ill Mary, b. 13 April, 1720. ^
iv Abigail, b. 10 Dec, 1721; d. 27 Sept., 1755.
52 V Samuel, b. 3 March, 1723.
vi Phineas, b. 18 Dec, 1725; d. 23 Aug., 1736.
53 vii Uriah, b. 10 Sept., 1727.
54 viii George, b. 17 March, 1730.
17 LYDIA^, daughter of Capt. SamueP and Elizabeth (Howe)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 6 March, I69I ; married, 5 April,
1711,* Jonathan, son of Thomas and Sarah (Hosmer) Howe;
(his grandfather John Howe was one of the petitioners from
Marlboro of 1657) ; he died in Marlboro, 22 June, 1738, ae. 51.
Children (Howe), born in Marlboro:
i Timothy^, b. 24 May, 1712; d. 15 Oct., 1740.
ii Prudence, b. 3 Nov., 1714; m. Isaac Howe of Leicester, Mass.
iii Bezaleel, b. 19 June, 1717; m. Anna , who d. 28 June,
1773. Ch.:
1 Susanna^; 2 Timothy; 3 Edith; 4 Darius; 5 Bezaleel.
iv Charles, b. 30 April, 1720; m. Lydia . Ch.:
1 Theodore^; 2 Calvin.
V EUakim, b. 17 Jan., 1723; m. 15 Dec, 1747, Rebecca Howe;
moved to Henniker, N. H. Ch.:
1 Otis^; 2 Tilly; 3 Rhene; 4 Anna; 5 Molly; 6 Jonathan.
vi Lucy, b. 20 March, 1726.
vii Lydia, b. 12 April, 1729; d. y.
viii Mary, b. 12 Aug., 1730; d. y.
ix Lydia, b. 29 June, 1732; m. 21 Sept., 1752, Timothy Goodenow.
• Genealogies of Watertown, p. 256.
• There is a mistake in the History of Marlboro in regard to the month of this
marriage; three different dates are there given, and Morse gives another. The mar-
riage was in either May or April.
92 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
18 LIEUT. JEDEDIAH^ son of Capt. Samuel- and Elizabeth
(Howe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 8 June, 1693; died 21
May, 1763; married 18 May, 1720, Bethiah, daughter of Joseph and
Dorothy (Martin) Howe, born 7 March, 1695; died 23 June, 1756.
Morse tells us that Jedediah inherited the tannery and seems
to have settled at the homestead. He served in many minor town-
offices and particularly in those of selectman (1741, '43, '47 and
'52), sealer of leather, etc. In 1746 he was chosen to a seat at
the Concord Court as petit juryman. He owned lands at Prince-
ton, Bolton, Lancaster and Marlboro. Dec. 21, 1762. " being in-
firm in body and mind," he made his will, bestowing his estate
upon his children. To Winslow he left the homestead and tannery,
half a mile east of Spring Hill, on the road from Marlboro to
Boston, and made him his sole executor. The will was proved
13 June, 1763.
Children, horn in Marlboro:
55 1 Dorothy*, b. 2 March, 1721.
56 11 Solomon, b. 25 May, 1723.
57 HI Francis, b. 13 Aug., 1725.
58 iv Lucy, b. 15 May, 1727.
V Bethiah, b. 31 March, 1729; d. 7 Oct., 1745.
59 vl Stephen, b. 2 Nov. or 11 Feb., 1731 or 1732.
vii Abner, b. 1734; d. Princeton, Mass.; unm., 1821, ae. 87,
60 viii Winslow, b. 30 Aug., 1736.
19 JOTHAM^ son of Capt. SamueP and Elizabeth (Howe)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 23 Dec, 1695; died 23 Nov.,
1759; married Abigail '"i' ■' ■' — y—, who died as his widow, 24 March,
1768. He settled in Marlboro and served often as surveyor; 1734
was constable; 1738 petit juryman; 1745 on the school-committee.
Children, bom in Marlboro:
61 1 Bettys b. 15 Nov., 1719.
62 11 Abraham, b. 25 Feb., 1720-1.
lil Edmund, b. 15 Nov., 1724; he was In the Colonial Wars under
Capt. Timothy Brigham.
Iv Oliver, b. 4 Sept., 1727; m. 9 Aug., 1757, Sherah, dau. of Jonathan
Johnson of Marlboro; b. 5 March, 1736; he moved to Petersham,
Mass., where selectman 1769.
63 V Asa, b. 1 Nov., 1729.
vi Persis, b. 2 Jan., 1734.
vli Abigail, b. 9 July, 1737; d. 11 Sept., 1740.
64 vlli Antlpas, b. 25 May, 1740.
65 Ix Abigail, b. 22 April, 1745.
20 COL. TIMOTHY^ son of Capt. SamueP and Elizabeth
(Howe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 10 Oct., 1698; died
in Southboro, Mass., 1 Oct., 1775; married (1) Martha, daughter
of Jonathan and Mary (Kerley) Johnson; born in Marlboro, 26
THIRD GENERATION 93
Jan., 1701; died 23 Sept., 1757; married (2) 12 April, 1759,
Mrs. Sarah, daughter of Rev. Mr. Prentice of Lancaster, Mass.,
and widow of Dr. Joshua Smith, who died in Shrewsbury, Mass.,
1756. (She had 5 sons and 1 daiighter by first m.)
Col. Timothy was a soldier, a patriot and a very distinguished
citizen, and was in the Colonial Wars. A leader in the movement
to set off Southboro from Marlboro, the first town-meeting of
Southboro was held at his house, 14 Aug., 1727. He was often
moderator of town-meetings; 24 years town treasurer of South-
boro; selectman for the same number of years; conspicuous in
all municipal affairs; Representative, 1753, 1756 and 1769, and
among the first to take a stand with the colonies in the Revolution-
ary struggle; he was first on a committee of rights who reported
a series of spirited resolutions in 1773; he died during the siege
of Boston. He often acted as guardian to minors, and on 13
June, 1746, Jonathan Fay, son of John, receipted for such service.
His will made 4 May, 1774, gave his wife Sarah half of his
personal property and the improvement of one third of his real
estate; to her son, Joshua Smith, he gave the other half of his
personal property and the improvement, for seven years, of two
thirds of his real estate. After the death of his widow, and seven
years after his own decease, he gave all his real estate to his
nephew, George Brigham, son of his brother Samuel. To his
brother Charles he gave his best hat and wig and whatever might
be due from him to his estate; also Flavel's works, the Exposition
of Genesis and Exodus, and Dr. Coleman's work on the Parable
of the Ten Virgins. George Brigham was to pay his brother
Uriah <£40, in instalments, and £40 to Timothy Smith, son of
Joshua, when he was twenty-one years old. To Baxter How,
whom he brought up, he bequeathed a cow and a debt which he
would owe the estate. He made his wife Sarah, and Joshua Smith,
his brother Charles, and nephew George Brigham his executors.
The will was proved 7 Nov., 1775. Col. Timothy had no children.
He was Capt. and Col. in 1757, from Southboro. See Mass.
Archives.
21 *CHARLES^ son of Capt. SamueP and Elizabeth (Howe)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 30 Dec, 1700; died in Graf-
ton, Mass., 17 March, 1781; married Mary Peters of Newport,
E. I., who was born 1716, and died 19 Feb., 1797.
Charles settled in Grafton after having disposed of his lands
in Marlboro, and he became, in 1727, one of the 40 proprietors
under the sanction of the General Court. Was one of the ablest
* Colonial War Record: (Probably in 1725) " Centinel " 3 weeks and i day in
Capt. Nathan Brigham's Troop of Horse. 25 March, 1757, with Capt. Sam. Warren.
94. THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
and most distinguished of the citizens of Grafton, held the most
important town offices and was her Representative to the General
Court. He was appointed by the Royal Governor, a magistrate,
an office of very great dignity, in his day, and one that was
sparingly bestowed. He settled upon Brigham Hill, on a rich
tract of land, which was afterward the country residence of his
descendant, the late William Brigham of Boston.
Children, born in Orafton:
i Charles*, b. 29 Oct., 1732; d. 21 Jan., 1755, unm.
11 Daniel, b. 28 April, 1735; d. about 1759; * was a soldier at CrowF«
Point at time of decease. Daniel was drafted Into the army for
the war of 1*758. Just before leaving home, as he was passing
up the road late one afternoon for the cattle, he was startled to
see before him a man wrapped in an Indian blanket. He recognized
the face and figure of the man as his own. It disappeared. His
brother also saw the figure. He went to the war with the convic-
tion that he would not return. He fell ill at Crown Point and when
near the point of death an Englishman found him attended by a
friendly Indian wrapped in an Indian blanket, and brought back
the account to Grafton. The place where the apparition was seen
is not far beyond the Brigham homestead in Grafton on the old
road just after passing the long bridge. — The Hundredth Town.
*& '^ iii William, b. '26 March, 1739.
iv Mary, b. 12 Dec, 1740; m. Moses Parks, and res. in New Marl-
boro.
V Sarah, b. 19 April, 1743; m. Moses Leland, Jr., a farmer; b. in
Sutton, Mass., 1745; d. S., 1769. Ch. (Leland), b. in Sutton:
1 Charles'", b. 1766; d. 1777.
2 Prudence, b. 1769; m. Ephraim Harrington of Grafton. Ch.
(Harrington): i Sally*; 11 Mary; iii Martha; iv Prudence; v
Harriet; vl Ephraim.
67 vi Anna, b. 18 March, 1745.
vii Timothy, b. 23 Nov., 1747; d. 9 Feb., 1747-8.
68 viii Persis, b. 4 Jan., 1755.
ix Elizabeth, m. Nahum Warren of Grafton, and probably d. s. p.
* Colonial War Record: 25 March, 1757, with Capt. Sam. Warren. 1759, Private,
Whipple's Co., Ward's Regt., 18 2-3 days at Pontosook (Pittsfield') to recruit forces.
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FOURTH GENERATION
22 *LIEUT. NATHANS son of Nathan^ and Elizabeth
(Howe) Brigham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 28 Nov., 1693; died
in Southboro, Mass., 15 Sept., 1784, se. 91; married (1) 24 Dec,
1717, Dina, daughter of Edmund and Ruth (Parker) Rice of
Westboro, Mass.; married (2) about 1729, Elizabeth (Ward)
Snow.
Morse gathered the following facts: Prior to the second divi-
sion of the original township of Marlboro, in 1727, Nathan held
several minor town oflSces, but in the new town of Southboro, to
which he was set off, he appears at once among her principal
citizens, serving the first year as a selectman and soon after as
treasurer. He was repeatedly placed on committees for hiring
schoolmasters and chosen for the 29th time as a selectman at the
age of 77 years, at which he remonstrated and was, with public
thanks, excused. He lived near the houses of Samuel and Dana
Brigham in the north part of Southboro, and is presumed to have
inherited the lands southeast of Crane meadow, drawn in his grand-
father Thomas' right. He did inherit the Bible, law-book, cane
and sword of his father Nathan. He retained his vigor to a
great age and when in his 90th year used to mount his horse without
assistance.
Children (by first wife), born in Marlboro:
i DinaS b. 5 Sept., 1719; m. 9 Nov., 1743, Jonathan Witt, Jr.
ii Eunice, b. 4 Oct., 1721; m. 8 Sept., 1742, Hezekiah Newton (see
Addenda).
69 ill Moses, b. 2 Jan., 1722.
iv Persis, b. 3 April, 1724; d. 12 July, 1740.
70 V Elizabeth, b. 18 Dec, 1725.
Children (by second wife), born in Southboro:
71 vi Nathan, b. 13 March, 1730.
72 vii Hepsibah, b. 1 June, 1732.
73 viii Edmund, b. 12 Aug., 1733.
74 ix William, b. 8 April, 1735.
X Phineas, b. 11 Oct., 1737; d. 16 July, 1740.
xi Tabitha, b. 27 Aug., 1739; d. 5 July, 1740.
75 xii Ebenezer, b. 24 June, 1741.
76 xiii Elijah, b. 5 Sept., 1743.
23 fTHOMASS son of Capt. Nathan^ and Elizabeth (Howe)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 22 Feb., 1695; died there, 25
Nov., 1765; married, 25 Jan., 1719-20, Sarah, daughter of Jo-
* Colonial War Record: Centinel (probably 1725), Capt. N. Brigham.
t Colonial War Record: First Marlboro Co., 1757.
97
98 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
seph and Sarah (Howe) Stratton, born in Marlboro, 30 Nov.,
1700,* died there, his widow, 15 Sept., 1775. Her father was
assigned to the garrison of Capt. Nathan Brigham, when she was
11 years old, and Thomas was 16.
Morse says that he settled in the south-west part of Marlboro,
where he was constable and tythingman, and in 1740 and 1743,
selectman, and sealer of leather 6 years; 1738 a petit jury-man,
and 1731 member of a committee to procure a school-master; 1757
he administered on the estate of David Burnham of Southboro.
13 Aug., 1765, he made his will, giving to his wife Sarah the use
of half his house; his pew in the meeting-house; all his house-
hold stuff, and his horse and chaise, while she remained his
widow; 72 bushels of corn, 7^ bushels of rye, 1-^ of wheat, all
ground; 6 score weight of pork, 5 do. of beef; the apples, cider
and sauces of all kinds that she might need; 2 cows and 5 sheep,
kept summer and winter; 26s. 6d. in cash, and a supply of fire-
wood, all to be supplied her annually by his sons Ithamar and
Paul. To his sons Aaron, Ezekiel, and Elisha he gave one right
in the great Crane swamp, to be equally divided between them,
and each was to receive from his executors ,£20, within 3 years
after his decease.
To his grand-daughter, Lydia Bigelow, he gave ,£133, to be
paid her within 5 years after his death; also his desk and all
his household stuff after the death of his wife, and all that be-
longed to her aunt, Sarah Brigham, provided she should marry
and leave heirs of her body; but otherwise, all after her death
should go to his children or their heirs; to Ithamar and Paul
he gave his wearing apparel, his husbandry tools, and steelyard;
and after the death of their mother, his clock, chaise and pew;
and to Paul the half of his house reserved for her; his money and
stock he ordered to be equally divided among his children and
grand-children; to his sons Ithamar and Paul, he gave his home-
stead, and all his lands in Marlboro, Westboro and Southboro, and
a right in little Crane swamp, and made them his executors. His
will was proved 6 March, 1766. In 1858 his house, north of the
then Alden Brigham place, was still standing.
Children :
77 i Aaron», b. 17 March, 1720.
78 11 Lydla, b. 14 March, 1721-2.
79 ill Ezekiel, b. 14 Feb., 1723-24.
80 Iv Elisha, b. 25 Nov., 1726.
81 V Ithamar, b. 6 Oct., 1729.
vl Sarah, b. 12 March, 1731-32; d. unm., 21 July, 1765.
vli Thomas, b. 23 April, 1734; d. 3 June, 1740.
82 vlii Paul, b. 26 March, 1737.
ix Ephraim, b. 6 April, 1739; d. 22 June, 1740.
X Abner, b. 13 Jan., 1741-2; d. 28 Sept., 1746.
* History of Marlboro: Morse says " 1701."
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24 ELIZABETH^ daughter of Capt. Nathan^ and Elizabeth
(Howe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Jan., 1699-1700;
d. there, 11 Oct., 1757; married 25 April, 1722, John, son of
Samuel Stow (who was in Marlboro by 1684, descended from
John of Roxbury, emigrant of 1634; a member of the Ancient
& Hon. Artillery Co. ; in King Philip's War) ; born in Marlboro,
SO March, 1696; died there, 2 July, 1761.
Children (Stoio), born in Marlboro:
i *ElizabethS b. 17 July, 1723; m. 20 May, 1752, John Eager of
Marlboro; he d. 9 April, 1777. Ch. (Eager):
1 Joseph^; 2 Luke; and 2 d. y.
11 Manasseh, b. 8 Nov., 1724; d. in Southboro, 1776; m. 17 Nov.,
1747, Dinah Morse, b. in Marlboro, 8 Oct., 1729; she was descended
from Joseph of Watertown,
iii Hannah, b. 14 July, 1726.
iv Miriam, b. 7 Jan., 1729; d. 7 July, 1741.
V Mary, b. 2 Sept., 1730; d. 11 Jan., 1814; m. 9 June, 1752, Asa
Howe of Petersham; des. from John of Marlboro; b. there, 31
Jan., 1728. Ch. (Howe): John% b. Marlboro,
vi Keziah, b. 8 Sept., 1732; d. 17 Jan., 1823; m. 27 Nov., 1755,
Abner, son of Joseph Morse, des. from Joseph of Watertown; b.
Marlboro, 5 Nov., 1727; d. 3 June, 1810; moved to Paxton. Ch.
(Morse) :
1 Aaron^; 2 Elijah; 3 Stephen; 4 Kezia.
vii Abigail, b. 7 Aug., 1734; d. 25 Sept., 1823; m. 26 Dec., 1753,
Ebenezer, son of Eben. Hagar; b. 16 March, 1728; d. in M., 19
Dec, 1798. Ch. (Hagar):
1 Joel'; 2 Elizabeth; 3 Nancy; 4 Lovice; 5 Abigail; 6 Cate.
vm Ephraim, b. 30 March, 1736; d. 19 Oct., 1752.
ix Sarah, b. 4 April, 1738; d. 17 Dec, 1804; m. 12 Feb., 1761, Wil-
liam, son of Eben Hagar, des. from WiUiam of Watertown; b.
21 April, 1733; d. 9 Jan., 1811. Ch. (Hagar):
1 Ephraim^; 2 Lydia; 3 Eben; 4 William,; 5 Martin.
X Jolm, b. 17 Nov., 1740; d. 18 Feb., 1828; m. 4 June, 1766, Grace,
dau. of Micah Newton; b. 12 June, 1746; d. 26 May, 1824. Ch.:
1 Elizabeth'; 2 William; 3 Mary; 4 Sarah.
25 SARAH*, daughter of Capt. Nathan^ and Elizabeth (Howe)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 14 Dec., 1701; died there,
5 Nov., 1744; married 14 Mch., 1727, Capt. Uriah, son of Zerub-
babel and grandson of William Eager (Morse has it " Hager,")
of Marlboro; born there, 4 Apr., 1700; died there, 30 Dec, 1780;
marched on the Lexington Alarm. He married (2) Rebecca Rice,
who d. s. p. 1790.
Children (Eager), by first wife, born in Marlboro:
1 Nathan% b. 9 Feb., 1731; m. 1755, Sarah Goodnow.
11 Mary (or Sarah), b. 27 May, 1733.
iii Fortunatus, b. 6 July, 1735; m. 13 June, 1758, Mehitable Bigelow.
iv Elizabeth, b. 21 Jan., 1737; d. 24 July, 1740.
•In one place the History of Marlboro says she died 25 May, 1750; again that
she was married 20 May, 1752; again that she died in 1801.
100 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
V Uriah, b. 5 Feb., 1740; m. 29 March, 1764, Tryphosa, dau. of
Joseph Bush; b. in Marlboro, 13 July, 1736; d. 8 Feb., 1802;
he d. 30 Sept., 1813; was in the Revolution. Ch.:
1 Rebecca^; 2 Mary; 3 Triphena; 4 Moses; 5 Lydia; 6 Hep-
zibah.
vi Hannah, b. 29 Dec, 1741; m. 10 Feb., 1761, Uriah Newton, Jr.,'
b. in M., 17 May, 1736; des. from Richard of Marlboro. Ch.
(Newton) :
1 Jonathan'.
26 ZIPPORAHS daughter of Capt. Nathan^ and Elizabeth
(Howe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 14 Sept., 1704; died
there, 2 May, 1790; married John Warren Jr., born in Marlboro,
S Apr., 1701; died 27 Dec., 1783; descended from John of Water-
town, the emigrant of 1630. He was an important Marlboro
citizen.
Children (Warren), born in Marlboro:
i Elizabeth^, b. 31 March, 1734; m. 13 June, 1754, Asa Brigham, 63,
ii John, b. 16 Oct., 1735; d. 25 Apr., 1737.
iii Anne, b. 27 Aug., 1737; m. 26 Oct., 1757, Larkin, son of Col.
Abraham Williams, and grandson of Abraham, a proprietor of
Marlboro, in 1663; b. 29 Dec, 1728; moved to Chester about 1774,
where probably d. Ch. (Williams), b. Marlboro, except youngest:
1 Anna''; 2 Ephraim; 3 John; 4 Larkin; 5 Louisa; 6 George;
7 Anna; 8 William, b. in Chester; settled in New Fane, Vt.,
and gave name of " Williamsville " to the place of his residence.
iv Lieut. John, b. 19 June, 1739; m. 27 Jan., 1763, Rachel, dau. of
Jonathan Barnes; b. 13 July, 1740; a prominent citizen. Ch.:
1 Anna''; 2 William.
X Persis, b. 9 Apr., 1741; m. Arnold.
vi Hastings, b. 20 Feb., 1743; d. 17 Nov., 1760, in Albany in the
French War.
vii Catherine, b. 3 Nov., 1745; d. in M., 1 Feb., 1826; m. 21 Feb.,
1763, Bailey, son of Aaron Eager; b. in Marlboro, 7 Feb., 1741;
d. 26 Feb., 1790. Ch. (Eager):
1 Lucretia'; 2 Abraham; 3 Stephen; 4 Jonathan.
viil Thaddeus, b. 20 March, 1747; d. 18 June, 1821; m. 27 Dec, 1770,
Lucy, dau. of Samuel Stevens; b. in M. 21 Jan., 1752; d. 17
June, 1821. Ch.:
1 Lydia"; 2 John; 3 Samuel, m. Betsey W. Brigham; 4 Hastings;
5 Lucy; 6 Sarah; 7 Edward, a missionary to Ceylon; 8 Elizon'
beth; 9 Sophia; 10 MilUcent.
27 HANNAH*, daughter of Capt. Nathan^ and Elizabeth
(Howe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 9 March, 1706; was
living as late as 1783; married 7 June, 1732, Jabez, son of Caleb
Rice, and gr.-grandson of Edmund Rice the emigrant; born in
Marlboro, 2 Feb., 1702; died 1783.
Children (Rice), born in Marlboro:
i Hannah^ b. 9 March, 1737; d. 30 March, 1751.
ii Caleb, b. 7 May, 1740; d. 28 Dec, 1776; grad. Harvard CoU.,
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1764; m. Mary, dau. of Rev. Nathan Stone, first minister in
Southboro. Ch. :
1 Caleb^; 2 Nathan; 3 Ephraim; 4 Solomon.
iii Jabez, b. 17 Julj% 1746; d. 3 Nov., 1809; m. 27 June, 1776, AUce
Howe, who m. (2) Simon Goddard. Ch.:
1 Hannah^; 2 Sally; 3 Jabez; 4 Abel.
iv Noah, b. 10 Sept., 1751; d. 1 Oct., 1820; grad. Harvard Coll.,
1777; m. (1) 1778, Sarah Cazeneau of Boston, who d. 15 May,
1781; m. (2) Mrs. Hannah (Palfrey) Cole of Boston, who d, 17
Sept., 1826. Ch.:
1 Henry^; 2 Sarah; 3 Sophia; 4 William; 5 Bufus; 6 Hannah,
and others who d. y.
28 CAPT. EPHRAIM*, son of Capt. Nathan^ and Elizabeth
(Howe) Brigham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 20 Jan., 1707-8; died
there, 7 Feb., 1771; married, 15 April, 1730, Hannah Willard of
Grafton. She married (2) Joseph Wilder, 6 Apr., 1774.
Was lieutenant in the engagement at Charlestown, N. H., 3
Aug., 1746. Settled in Marlboro in the School District No. 3, of
Morse's day and was one of the largest taxpayers in the town,
and a prominent citizen; was treasurer 1742, '43, '50, '52-64;
assessor 1747, '59-63, '65, '68; selectman 1749, '50, '54, '56-59,
'61, '62, '65, '67, '69; jury-man, moderator, etc. There were 32
heirs to his estate, none of whom were his descendants. One hundred
and thirty-three pounds were left to Marlboro under the care of the
selectmen and the minister for the time being. The proceeds of £22
were to be paid to the minister for preaching, in person or by proxy,
an annual sermon to promote the present and future reformation and
happiness of the young; and the income of the remainder was
to support a school in the middle of the town, distinct from the
district schools, for " Writing and cyphering." The " Brigham
School " was to be kept open about a month in the spring for
older pupils. Fund now merged in the general appropriation.
The line is extinct.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Hannah^ b. 26 March, 1732; d. 21 Sept., 1736.
ii Ephraim, b. 10 Aug., 1748; d. 25 Sept., 1748.
29 KEZIAH*, daughter of Jonathan^ and Mary (Fay) Brig-
ham; (dates of birth and death unknown); married 13 Dec,
1718, Elias, son of James Keyes; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1694;
died in New Marlboro, Mass., 27 Feb., 1756; he was one of the
16 founders of the church in Shrewsbury, Mass., where he moved;
in 1744 moved to New Marlboro.
Children (Keyes), born in Shrewsbury :
i EliasS b. 22 July, 1719; went to New Marlboro. Ch.:
1 Zenas".
ii Mary, b. 13 April, 1721; d. 1724.
102 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
iii David, b. 20 Sept., 1722.
iv Robert, b. 18 April, 1725.
V Mary, b, 12 Dec, 1726.
vi Charles, b. 29 April, 1728.
vli Keziah, b. 13 Feb., 1730.
viii Paul, b. 16 Sept., 1731.
ix Zenas, b. 9 March, 1733; d. 1740.
X Martha, b. 27 June, 1736.
xi Thaddeus, b. 17 June, 1738.
xii Deliverance, b. 14 March, 1740.
30 ZERVIAH*, daughter of Jonathan^ and Mary (Fay) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 9 Oct., 1698; died in Shrewsbury,
Mass., 1 July, 1736; married, 16 Mch., 1724, Ebenezer Bragg, a
carpenter from Ipswich to Marlboro and thence to Shrewsbury,
Mass.; he died there, 4 Sept., 1766, ae. 67; he m. (2) Sarah ,
by whom 1 1 children.
Children {Bragg), by first wife, horn in Shrewsbury:
1 Ebenezer", b. 7 March, 1725; m. 5 Oct., 1751, Sibilla Bouker.
Ch.:
1 Nathaniel^; 2 Timothy; 3 (Dea). John.
ii Zerviah, b. 29 June, 1727; d. j.
iii Lydia, b. 27 Jan., 1729.
iv Abiel, b. 25 June, 1730; m. Abigail Wilson. Ch.:
1 LovisaP; 2 Elizabeth.
V Elizabeth, b. 10 Jan., 1732.
vi Moses, b. 19 Aug., 1733.
vii Mary, b. 4 Jan., 173-5.
viii Zer%'iah, b. 22 June, 1736; d. y.
ix Thankful, b. 22 June, 1736; d. 7 April, 1756.
31 RUTH*, daughter of Jonathan^ and Mary (Fay) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 30 April, 1704; died there, 14
Oct., 1791; married (second wife), 12 July, 1727, Joseph Howe
Jr., of Marlboro; born 19 Feb., 1697; died 18 Feb., 1775; (by
his first wife, Zerviah, he had a child Zerviah) ; he was a large
owner of land in New Marlboro, Mass.
Children {Howe), by second wife, born in Marlboro:
i Joseph^ b. 1 Feb., 1728; d. 26 Sept., 1800; m. 21 May, 1751,
Grace, dau. of Simon Rice, who d. 23 Jan., 1816, ae. 87. Ch.:
1 Lovina^; 2 Reuben; 3 Simon; 4 Samuel; 5 Lucy; 6 Eli;
7 Daniel; 8 Miriam; 9 Hepsibah; 10 Joseph, and others
who d. y.
ii Dorothy, b. 4 May, 1730; d. 30 May, 1764; m. 20 Nov., 1750,
Col. Cyprian Howe, b. in Marlboro, 29 March, 1729; was in the
Revolution; m. (2) Mary Williams. Ch. (by first wife) (Howe):
1 Martha"; 2 Jabez; 3 Phebe; 4 Catee, m. Joel Brigham, 88.
iii Dinah, b. 11 Oct., 1731; m. Josiah Willard.
iv Thaddeus, b. 30 May, 1733; m. 12 April, 1757, Levinah" Brigham,
117.
V Elizabeth, b. 12 Dec, 1734; m. Dr. Rice of Barre, Mass.
vi Samuel, b. 22 May, 1737; d. 1756, in the French War.
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vii Phineas, b. 25 Jan., 1739; d. 14 March, 1832; m. (1) 11 Dec,
1764, Dorothy Burnet, who d. 9 Dec, 1781; m. (2) 1783, Sarah
Brooks, who d. 22 July, 1784; m. (3) 4 Jan., 1798, Lydia Ruggles,
who d. 1837 ae. 84. Ch. (by first wife) :
1 Sylvanus"; 2 Elizabeth; 3 Jedediah; 4 Gilbert; 5 Lovice.
Ch. (by second wife) :
6 Phinehas.
viii Artemas, b. 15 Jan., 1743; d. 17 Nov., 1813; m. 28 March, 1767,
Mary, dau, of Gershom Bigelow; who d. 15 Aug., 1810, ae. 65.
Ch.:
1 Elisha^; 2 Catherine; 3 Mary; 4 Jonas; 5 Lydia; 6 Sally;
7 Stephen, m. Susanna Brigham, dau. of 169; 8 David; 9
Samuel; 10 Levi; 11 Jabez; 12 Moses.
ix Miriam, b. 5 Dec, 1744; d. 14 Nov., 1825; m. April, 1763, Timothy,
son of Gershom Bigelow; b. in Marlboro, 1 Nov., 1738; d. 6 Nov.,
1817. Ch. (Bigelow):
1 David^; 2 Lydia; 3 Ephraim.
32 * JONATHAN*, son of Jonathan^ and Mary (Fay) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 14 March, 1707; died there, 4
Jan., 1768; married, 3 April, 1733, Damaris, daughter of Benja-
min and Mary (Graves) Rice, born in Marlboro, 20 July, 1711;
died 9 Nov., 1751. He lived in Marlboro and was surveyor there
in 1743 and constable in 1749-
Children, born in Marlboro:
83 i Noah', b. 24 Nov., 1734.
11 Mary, b. 25 April, 17—; d. s. p. in Northboro, Oct., 1807; m.
Thaddeus, son of Gershom and Hannah (Oaks) Fay of Northboro,
whose first wife was Thankful Rice. He d. in Northboro, 22 July,
1822, ae. 91., s. p.
iii Matthias, b. 24 Aug., 1742; d. 18 Aug., 1752.
Iv Damaris, b. 15 April, 1746; d. 12 July, 1752.
33 fCAPT. JESSE*, son of Jonathan^ and Mary (Fay) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, 10 July, 1710; died in Northboro, 8
Dec, 1796; married, 4 June, 1734, Bethiah, daughter of Jacob
Rice; born 13 Aug., 1712; died 19 Dec, 1794.
Morse says he settled in Westboro, in that part which, in 1766,
became the east j^part of Northboro ; was a large land-owner.
Was one of a committee to build the Northboro Precinct meeting-
house, in 1 744, etc. ; in 1 766 he was selectman and held other town
offices. He made his will 8 Sept., 1767, giving to his wife her
thirds and all his in-door movables, to be disposed of at her
pleasure to his 3 daughters. To son Timothy, to whom he had
previously given lands and buildings, he bequeathed half of his
right to the undivided lands of Marlboro. To son Artemas he
gave his buildings and lands in Northboro, his lands in Leicester
and Paxton, all his live-stock and tools, his firearms, sword and
cane, requiring him to provide a horse for his mother to ride at
* Colonial War Record: First Marlboro Co., 1757.
t Colonial War Record: " Ensign " Train Band, 1757; Capt. 2d Westboro Co.,
1762.
• 104 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
times when she should have occasion; to pay £52 to his sister
Rice; to his sisters Vashti and Mary, each £66, and to provide
them with room in his house so long as they should live single.
Artemas was sole executor.
Children, born in Westboro:
84 i Timothy', b. 16 Feb., 1735-6.
85 11 Artemas, b. 29 Sept., 1739.
Ill Persls, b. 7 March, 1741-2; d. 17 Sept., 1745.
86 iv Sarah, b. 21 Feb., 1745-6.
V Vashti, b. 27 Feb., 1748; m. —Gage.
vi Mary, b. 6 Sept., 1750; m. j^;^— -^i^. Gassett.
34 *JOEL^ son of Jonathan^ and Mary (Fay) Brigham; born
in Marlboro, 2 Oct., 1714; died at son Jonathan's in N. Y., April,
1797; married 17 March, 1740-1, Mary Church.
Morse says that he kept a public house in Marlboro for more
than 50 years; was selectman in 1763 and 1772; had extensive
land and business connections, and sustained a considerable loss
in Continental money; was a noted Whig. About 1783, after the
death of his wife, he removed with his sons to Madison, N. Y.
Children, born in Marlboro:
87 i Wllliam^ b. 20 March, 1741-2.
11 Zervlah, b. 10 June, 1745; d. 31 Aug., 1746.
Ill Zervlah, b. 5 July, 1747; m. Maynard of Worcester,
Mass. She d. and he m. a second time.
88 iv Joel, b. 5 April, 1751.
89 V Jonathan, b. 29 Oct., 1754.
90 vi John, b. 16 April, 1758.
91 vli Samuel, b. 3 Dec, 1760.
35 t JAMES*, son of Jonathan^ and Mary (Fay) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 2 Oct., 1717; died in Brookfield, Mass.,
15 March, 1794; married Anna, daughter of Elisha Rice of Brook-
field, Mass.; born, 5 July, 1726; died in Brookfield, 9 May,
1799.
Morse says that he settled on a tract of one thousand acres
on the south side of the Quabog River in Brookfield, which his
father had purchased, 7 Nov., 1722, for about $250, more or less.
He built his house one and a half miles south-west of the Brook-
field Depot (formerly South Brookfield). He is on a list of men
who served to the credit of the 3d precinct of Brookfield, dated
30 June, 1778, credited with 8 months' service.
Children, probably born in Brookfield:
92 i Tilly", b. 6 June, 1748.
93 11 Elisha, b. 6 Jan., 1750.
94 ill Jonathan, b. 22 Oct., 175—.
* On Committee of Correspondence, 1780.
t Colonial War Record: " Corporal." Relief of Fort William Henry, 1757.
FOURTH GENERATION 105
36 *JOHN% son of David^ and Deborah Brigham; born
in Marlboro, Mass., 22 April, 1704; died in Shrewsbury, Mass.,
to which town he moved and where he made his will, 20 July, 1767;
he married Susanna ; born in 1708; died 12 Feb., 1761.
By will, his two sons divided his farm, Samuel being executor.
His two daughters were each to have a cow and one half of the
indoor movables. They were to be furnished room in the house
and firewood, and to have their cows kept at halves.
Children, born in Shrewsbury:
i Deborah^, b. 11 Dec, 1737; d. unm., at Shrewsbury, 22 Oct.,
1816, «. 79.
95 11 John, b. 25 July, 1739.
96 ill Samuel, b. 1 July, 1741.
iv Susannah, b. 5 July, 1745; d. s. p. 12 March, 1830, ae. 85; m. 24
Nov., 1785, David, son of Deacon Jonathan Nelson of Upton,
Mass.; he d. in Shrewsbury, 12 May, 1827, ae. 90; (m. for his
first wife Susannah Bacheller, who d. in 1785, and had seven sons
and two daughters (see Hist, of Shrewsbury).
37 fSILAS*, son of David^ and Mary (Newton) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 9 Aug., 1710; died, 11 March, 1791;
married (1) Mindwell Grout, who died 8 June, 1741; married (2)
(published 30 Jan., 1743) widow Tabitha (Prescott) Sawyer of
Lancaster, Mass.
Morse says he became associated with her as administrator on
her former husband's estate. See Hist, of Lancaster.
Children (by first wife), born in Westboro:
j t Jemima'*, b. 23 March, 1736-37; m. 25 Jan., 1763, Constantine
Hardy of Westboro.
11 Mary, b. 19 April, 1739; d. 14 Jan., 1740.
• Colonial War Record: On Alarm List Shrewsbury Co., 1757. In 1759,
" invalid."
t Colonial War Record: Private in Train Band, 1757, Shrewsbury, ist Co., Capt.
Ward.
t "27 March, 1737 N. B. Mr. Silas Brigham and Mr. Eleazer Pratt of
Shrewsbury had desired me to baptize yeir Children. Accordingly, in my usual
manner I desired ye Children might be brought forth to Baptism. But only one
appeared. I looked about till I conceived yt something had befallen ye other or
those concerned with it. I proceeded and baptised Mr. Pratt's (wh was ye Child
yt was brought) wn the prayers were over we proceeded to ye last Singing; in ye
Time of the ye last Singing Mr. Brigham and his Child came in — After ye Blessing
and wn I was down in ye Alley going out, Mr. Brigham asked me whether his
child could not be baptized. I ans'd. it could not now. My Reasons are these.
Besides that, when I am spent with the foregoing Services, it is too much to expect
me to repeat ym over again. Besides that, such a custom indulged would involve
us in great irregularity and Difficulty, but this administration for my known Friends
would have forced me to make it a custom, and besides the impatience of many
of the Congregation to get away home, being they live 4, 5, or 6 miles off. Besides
those Reasons. I would urge yt was so very sudden upon me yt I could not judge
wh way I could vindicate it if I should proceed. Again by ye suddenness I was
too much confused to have my Power at command to perform the Devotions;
nor was I furnished therfor (Eccl. 5; i, 2). So it would have been nothing short
of horrible Presumption for me to have done it." — Parkman Diary.
The Editor of the Diary adds: " Poor Silas and poor Mindwell! How they
must have worried and how flushed his young face must have been when he marched
106 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Children (by second wife), born in Lancaster:
97 iii David, b. 4 April, 1745.
iv Mindwell, b. 7 Feb., 1746-47. ^^
V Mary, b. 1 March, 1748-49. v^vW'^mh* C^ij&.a.f^'CCJ*. / 79 ^
38 COL. LEVI*, 6th child and 4th son of David^ and his 2d
wife, Mrs. Mary (Leonard) Newton Brigham (widow of Edward
Newton); born 21 Aug., 1716, in Marlboro, Mass., upon his
father's farm, in that portion of the town which was set off as
Westboro, in 1717; died in Northboro, Mass., 1 Feb., 1787; mar-
ried, 6 June, 1745, Susanna, daughter of * Joseph^ (Joseph^
John^) and Mrs. Mary (Harrington) Rogers Grout; born in
Watertown, Mass, 2 March, 1720; died in Northboro, 17 March,
1816.
When his father divided his farm among his children, Levi*
received and settled upon the northerly portion of it. most of
which, at the division of Westboro, in 1766, was set oif into North-
boro, of which town it formed the south-east corner. He was
born, lived and died upon the same farm, and yet was, at different
periods of his lifetime, a citizen of 3 different towns.
In 1763 he was one of the selectmen of Westboro, and subse-
quently held the same office in Northboro for 7 years. He was
also sealer of leather. In 1757, when 41 years old, he was Cornet
of the Shrewsbury Troop of Horse, commanded by Captain Benja-
down the aisle, after all the hurry, to have his pride in his first-born so humbled
by the Minister's censure! "
The Church Records say under date of April 3, 1737: "Jemima of Silas and
Mindwell Brigham baptized by Rev. Mr. Prentice of Grafton."
* Joseph' Grout was the 2d child and only son of Joseph^ Grout (John*) of
Watertown and his wife Susanna Hagar. He was born in Watertown 6 Feb.,
1683, and resided there until March, 1733, when he removed, with his family, to
Westboro, where he died in 1759. 3 Jan., 1717, he married Mrs. Mary (Harrington)
Rogers, widow of Daniel Rogers and dau. of Edward and Mary (Ockington) Harrington
of Watertown; she was b. 2 Jan., 1693.
Joseph^ Grout, was a son of Capt. John* Grout and his 2d wife, Sarah Busby,
He was b. in Sudbury 24 July, 1649, and removed to Watertown, where in 1675
he was a Trooper in Capt. Thomas Prentice's Middlesex Troop of Horse and served
during the campaign against the Narragansetts in the early part of King Philip's
War. About 1680 he m. Susanna, dau. of William and Mary (Bemis) Hagar of
Watertown, by whom he had 3 ch. He d. in 1720, his wife outliving him.
Capt. John* Grout, was b. about 1616, probably in England, emigrated to New
England about 1634, and was in Watertown in 1640 with wife Mary by whom
he had a son John, b. 1641, but who must have d. soon afterward, for he m. (2)
Sarah, dau. of Nicholas & Bridget (......) Busby, by whom Capt. John had a
dau. Sarah, b. in Watertown, 11 Dec, 1643.
During 1643 he removed to Sudbury where he acquired land and was made a
Sergeant of the Military Company. Oct. 7, 1662, sundry inhabitants of Sudbury
petitioned the Gen. Court that John Grout " be allowed to practice the mistery of
chirurgery." In 1685 he was made a Freeman and in 1667 the town records refer
to him as Ensigne Grout, which rank he held during King Philip's War and as
late as 1685, during which year the Gen. Court granted the claim of Ensigne
Grout for compensation for losses sustained during the Indian attack on Sudbury,
April 21, 1676. In 1688 Lieut. John Grout was appointed one of the custodians of
the public stock of ammunition, and the Vital Records of Sudbury show that Capt.
John Grout d. 25 July, 1697. John Grout also served the town of Sudbury 30 years
as selectman and 7 years as town clerk.
FOURTH GENERATION 107
min Eager, attached to the 3d regiment of Militia of the counties
of Middlesex and Worcester. He served as delegate from North-
boro in the Provincial Congress during its 3 sessions, 7 Oct.,
1774, to 10 Dec, 1774, 1 Feb., 1775, to 29 May, 1775, and 31
May, 1775, to 19 July, 1775.
March 23, 1776, he was commissioned Lieut. Colonel in Col.
John Goulding's 6th Worcester County regiment of militia of
which *Job Cushing of Shrewsbury was Major and subsequently
Colonel. In 1778 Col. Brigham received £27 from the town of
Northboro for his services in the war since 19 Apr., 1775.
Children, all born on the home farm in Westboro:
98 1 Levi', b. 26 Aug., 1746.
ii Joseph, b. 21 Nov., 1747; d. 13 Feb., 1760, killed by a fall,
iu Elijah, b. 14 Jan., 1750; d. 12 Sept., 1750.
99 iv Elijah, b. 7 July, 1751.
100 V Susanna, b. 21 Jan., 1754.
101 vi Winslow, b. 18 June, 1756.
vii Josiah, b. 12 Aug., 1758; d. unm., 9 Jan., 1788, in Westboro. He
was a doctor, and is mentioned in the Diary of Rev. Ebenezer
Parkman, as living with his brother-in-law, Breck Parkman, at
diflferent times. He was often at the parsonage, with Elijah,
Moses and Samuel Brigham, to dine and to sing.
vlii Mindwell, b. 18 Aug., 1760; d. 1 Feb., 1784.
ix Anna, b. 28 May, 1763; d. unm., 30 May, 1790.
39 fCAPT. JONAS% son of David^ and Mary (Leonard) New-
ton Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 25 Feb., 1718; died there,
25 Sept., 1789; married l6 Jan., 1745-6, Persis Baker, who died
3 Nov., 1784.
He settled on land in Westboro inherited from his father, and
built about 20 rods south of the present Insane Asylum. He was
one of the most distinguished citizens of Westboro, and through
life stood high in the public esteem and confidence; was elected
to town offices soon after attaining his majority, a thing of very
rare occurrence in his time; was repeatedly selected to look after
the interests of schools and was once placed on a committee to
prepare instructions for the school committee of the town; he
seems to have been a man of considerable education. He often
served as surveyor and constable, and was 7 years selectman, be-
tween 1764-77- As moderator of town meetings, member of
* Five years later, in 1781, Col. Brigham's son Winslow married Col. Cushing's
daughter Alice.
y Colonial War Record: Lieut. Westboro Train Band, 1757- "Acting Capt."
Relief of Fort William Henry, 17555.
J " 6 Jan., 1779. Capt. Jonas Brigham and his wife were so benevolent as to
present me with a Cheese. I take ye more notice of this because he has been so long
aloof, but I rejoice in his friendly Disposition."
" 9 Oct., 1780. Hear much of Bears — One is killed by Capt. Jonas Brigham and
Others — weighed 300. 1 dined at Capt. Brigham's, I visit at Col. Brigham's .... "
— Parkman Diary.
108 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
vigilance committees and delegate to the County Congress at the
beginning of the Revolutionary struggle, and during its continuance,
he appears to have been an efficient and enlightened patriot.
Children :
102 i Martha', b. 1 Nov., 1746.
103 11 Jonas, b. 29 Oct., 1748.
ill Hannah, b. ; d. in Westboro; m. Rev. Halloway, son of
Elisha Fish of Upton, Mass., b. there, 2 Aug., 1762; grad. Dart-
mouth Coll., 1790; res. in Marlboro, N. H., where d. 1 Sept., 1824;
in 1840 she returned from Marlboro, N. H., to Westboro to reside
with her nephew, Halloway Brigham, where she died; had no chil-
dren, but adopted Hannah Halloway Brigham.
Iv Antipas, b. 23 July, 1750; d. 12 Nov., 1756.
V Eli, b. 17 May, 1752; after grad. from Dartmouth College, A. B.,
1778, he became a merchant in Lancaster, Mass., and in about 8
years failed in business; subsequently called on his brother In
Bakersfield, Vt., with a team and load of goods, enroute for
Canada. He was known to have taken the ice-road to Lake
Champlain, but was never heard of afterward; his friends be-
lieved he was lost in the lake; no family.
104 vi Edward, b. 21 May, 1754.
105 vli Barnabas, b. 29 March, 1756.
106 viii Antipas, b. 15 March, 1758.
107 ix Daniel, b. 12 June, 1760.
108 X David, b. 31 March, 1762.
xl Persis, b. 23 April, 1^64; d. 3 Feb., 1775.
109 xii Joseph, b. 20 April, 1766.
xiii William, b. 12 May, 1768; d. 7 Dec, 1779.*
40 fMAJOR ASA% son of David^ and Mary (Newton) Brig-
ham; born, 2 Dec, 1721, in Westboro, Mass; died in Fitzwilliam,
N. H., 6 Nov., 1777; married 23 Jan., 1745, Mary Newton, who
died 17 Dec, 1795, ae. 70. See Westboro Vital Records.
He resided in Shrewsbury, Mass., until 1775, where, in 1747, he
was admitted to the church. His house was still standing in
1 894 in an excellent state of preservation, when the author visited it.
"In September, 1894, I visited the old Shrewsbury homestead
of Capt. Asa Brigham, my direct ancestor and the 4th generation
from Thomas the Puritan. The house is situated, approximately,
a half mile east of Brigham Hill and 2^ miles south-east of the
• " Dec. 6, 1779. Was called away to see a young son of Capt. Jonas Brigham
viz; his son William in his 12th year, who was throught to be under extremely dan-
gerous Symptoms. I went prayed, breakfasted there."
" Dec. 7, 1779. Mr. Edward Brigham came to acquaint me that his Brother
dyed this morning and to desire me to attend ye Funeral on Thursday; at nine A. M.
I remonstrated, but it was settled, I suppose."
"Dec. 9, 1 779.... I did not go to Capt. Brigham's as I was at first desired. Mr.
Edward had come yesterday and told me his Father would conform to ye proposal to
bring ye Corps to ye Meeting-House. They did so and I prayed there. After this
they proceeded to ye Interment, and I went to ye Grave with ym. We re-entered ye
Meeting-House and having prayed already began with singing. Preached on ps. 68,
26-28.". . . . — Parkman Diary.
t Colonial War Record: Corporal, i757.
FOURTH GENERATION 109
present site of the Shrewsbury post-office on the road described
as " the back road from the old pike road to Westboro." It
faces north and stands on a slight elevation at a point where
the road makes quite a bend toward the east. To the north-west,
a newer and more modern house has been built and just across
the road a barn, the original one having been torn down long
since. The premises are at present occupied by Mr. George
Freeman. The old house has a gable roof, is 2 stories high below
the eaves, and at the time of its erection must have been quite a
pretentious structure. It has 22 windows and 2 outside doors — ■
1 in the front and 1 in the back. In the center of the house, divid-
ing it into 2 equal parts, is an immense fire-place, oven and chim-
ney, constructed of stone and brick. At the south side of the house
is a hall connecting the 2 rooms of the ground floor; in this hall
are 2 doors, 1 leads to the cellar, and the other is an outside door;
a stairway leads to the next floor. The 2d floor has another
stairway which leads to the attic. Two rods south of the house is the
old well which originally supplied the barn as well as the house,
and the pipes which carried the water to the barn are still in
position 8 feet below the surface, and serve to carry ofi" the excess
of water; it is said that at no time since the well was dug has
the water been below this pipe. The stumps of 2 huge Elms
may be seen, one of which I measured and found to be 17^ ft.
in circumference. In 1893, during a heavy storm, one of the large
divisions of the tree was split oiF and falling on the roof of the
house made quite a hole in it; the tree was so badly disfigured
it was cut down. Mr. Freeman presented me with a cane turned
from this tree."
He was the first captain of So. Militia Co. of Shrewsbury, and"
moved to Fitzwilliam, 1775, where he was moderator 1775 and '77;
selectman, 1776; on Committee of Safety and Treasurer, 1777.
See Hist, of Fitzwilliam.
Children, all born in Shrewsbury:
110 i Alpheus^ b. 30 April, 1746.
111 ii Molly, b. 10 March, 1748.
112 iii Leonard, b. 7 May, 1750.
iv Levlnah, b. 21 Feb., 1752; m. 14 July, 1774, Antipas, son of
Isaac Harrington of Troy, N. H.; b. in Grafton, Mass., 30 Sept.,
1753. Morse says " had ch." Troy Hist, does not mention him.
113 V Stephen, b. 13 May, 1754.
114 vi Elizabeth, b. 26 Sept., 1756.
vii Asa, b. 10 Sept., 1758; d. Barnard, Vt., 1839; m. Sally Newton;
was in the Revolutionary War; served in R. I., in 1778, in CoL
Josiah Whitney's Regt.; res. Barnard. Ch., b. there:
1 Sophia", b. 24 Feb., 1786.
2 Cloe, b. 16 July, 1789; m. ; res. Barnard.
3 Sally, b. 2 May, 1792,
110 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
4 Asa, b. 16 June, 1794; went west in 1830.
5 Alden, b. 28 Oct., 1796; m. 1822, Lydia Lathrop Smith; res.
Barnard, where d. 1872; ch.: Dennis S.' of Albany, N. Y.
6 Polly, b. 8 Sept., 1798.
viii Thankful, b. 13 June, 1760; d. 28 July, 1849; m. 6 Dec, 1786,
Dr. Isaac Moore Farwell, b. in Townsend, Mass., 12 April, 1757;
d. in Paris, N. Y., 11 Aug., 1840; grad. Dartmouth Coll.; went to
Utica, N. y. ; was selectman and town clerk of FitzwiUiam,
N. H. Ch. (Farwell):
1 Lyman", b. 5 Oct., 1798.
2 Eli, res. Watertown, N. Y.
3 More,
4 Samuel, res. Utica.
ix Lyman, b. 19 Nov., 1762; in Revolutionary War, July 1780;
received £9 bounty (FitzwiUiam, Town Records) ; res. Augusta,
N. Y. 3 daus.
115 X Josiah Newton, b. 30 March, 1765.
41 MARTHA*, daughter of Gershom^ and Mehetabel (War-
ren) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 6 Oct., 1704; died, 15
Oct., 1782; married 22 Feb., 1725, Capt. Joseph, son of John
and Jerusha (Garfield) Bigelow; born in Marlboro, 1 Jan., 1703;
died, 24 Jan., 1783. Resided in Shrewsbury in 1729, and was
selectman in 1748.
Children (Bigelow), born in Shrewsbury:
i Capt. Joseph^, b. 9 Nov., 1726; m. Olive Beaman. Ch.:
1 Stephen", and several daus.
ii Martha, b. 3 May, 1728; d. y.
iii Charles, b. 22 April, 1729; m. Lucy Bennett. Ch.:
1 Andrew"; 2 Joseph; 3 Charles; 4 Solomon; 5 John; and
daus.
iv Martha, b. 10 March, 1733; d. 13 July, 1742.
V Stephen, b. 10 Jan., 1735; d. unm., 1756.
vi Anna, b. 14 Jan., 1737; m. 26 Oct., 1757, Samuel Hastings,
vii Mehitable, b. 14 Sept., 1739; d. 1746.
viii Solomon, b. 13 Oct., 1746; m. 6 April, 1769, Mary Demmon,
who m. (2) William Small of Fitchburg. Solomon d. s. p.
ix Mary, b. 18 Sept., 1748; m. 2 June, 1768, Isaac Moor of Bolton,
Mass. Ch. (Moor):
1 Isaac"; 2 Solomon; and 5 daus.
42 * JOSEPH* son of Gershom^ and Mehetabel (Warren)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, 21 April, 1706; died 29 July, 1786;
married (1) 26 Aug., 1728, f Comfort, daughter of John Bigelow
who, previous to her birth, had been a captive among the Indians,
taken 15 Oct., 1705; (after his liberation he named his first-born
Comfort and his second Freedom; Miss Ames of Marlboro cor-
rects the Morse record); she d. 24 Sept., 1755, ae. 48; married
• Colonial War Record: Centinel (probably 1725), Capt. N. Brigham. Marlboro
Alarm List, 17 S7-
t History of Marlboro.
FOURTH GENERATION HI
(2) 3 May, 1757, Ruth, daughter of Joseph Riee of Marlboro,
and widow of Elisha Ward; born in Marlboro, 1 Sept., 1721,
died 1 Feb., 1786. „ . , .
He resided in Marlboro and built the Joseph Brigham-Ames
house. He was surveyor in 1734; petit jury-man, 1738; con-
Btable, 1740; selectman, 1749-50, '62, '64, '71; warden, 1766,
and tythingman, 1775.
Children (by first wife), born in Marlboro:
i MehetlbeP, b. 14 July, 1729; d. in Berhn, Mass 1763; m^ 748
Capt. Samuel Jones Jr., b. in B., 1726; d. 23 Jan., 1797 he
bouffht, in 1748, 137 acres, which included the land now a large
parfof the cen ral village of BerUn, where he bmlt "Jones Inn,
r 749; was a man of energy and good judgment; assistant
sheriff. He m. (2) Dorothy Wbitcomb, dau. of John, who had
children. Ch., (Jones), b. in BerUn:
1 Mehetabel', d. y., probably in Marlboro.
2 Samuel, b. 22 March, 1751 ; d. y.
3 Solomon, b. 5 March, 1(753; d. y. . . /i a f^milv
4 Samuel, b. 14 Feb., 1757; m. Martha Fay, and had a family,
moved to Marlboro, N. H.
5 Sally, b. 19 Aug., 1758.
6 Solomon, twin to Sally.
7 Levina, b. 1761; m. Stephen Coolidge.
116 u Sarah, b. 13 May, 1731.
117 iii Lavinah, b. 10 July, 1733.
iv Joseph, b. 14 June, 1735; d. 17 July, 1742
V Pomfort b 29 July, 1737; d. 17 July, 1742.
^ Martht b 9 Sept'' 1739; m 20 Jan., 1763, Daniel Barnes, Jr.;
h 19 Tulv 1736. Ch. (Barnes), b. in Marlboro:
lVoL% b 6 Nov., 1763; m. 8 March, 1785, Sarah, dau. of
2 MaX,'^!^ May, 1766; m 28 Aug., 1783, Fortunatus Brig-
ham, 168.
118 vii Stephen, b. 15 Oct., 1741.
"' t SoVb'eX. V«l .. I. Ma, un> .. u M„ch, mo,
Daniel, son of Samuel Stevens; b. 7 May, 1746; d. 7 Nov 1810
he m (2) 3 June, 1772, Lydia Brigham, dau. of 44; m. (3)
Lavrnia Barnard, and had ch.; was in the Revolution ; res. m
Marlboro. Ch. (Stevens), by first wife, b. Marlboro:
1 Samuel, b. 21 Feb., 1771; d^29 Aug 1775.
X Jonah, b. 19 Nov., 1747; d. 1 Dec, 1827, s. p.; m. 1771, Sarah
Walker. , ^ ., ^ «i
xi Lucy, b. 19 Aug., 1753; m. Samuel Stratton, son of 61.
43 *tGERSHOMS son of Gershom^ and Mehetabel (Warren)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Nov., 1712; died -
; married, 26 Mch., 1741, Mary, daughter of Henry and
^''''^.t/-/:^8o::^'ElL?;oT;r7aii'4\o Mr. Gersho. BH.ha.'s. A news-
paper of Dec. 30, is ye last."
112 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Rebecca (Haywood) Lee, who died in Westboro, 5 Sept., 1780.*
He resided in Westboro where he held town offices 174-8-65.
Children, born in Westboro:
i HepsibahS b. 20 Jan., 1741-2, and no further reported.
120 ii Gershom, b. 15 Oct., 1747.
iii Seth, b. 22 June, 1750; res. and d. in Westboro; no family re-
ported (Vide Hist, of Gardner).
iv Silas, b. 27 March, 1753; res. and d. in Westboro; no family
recorded.
V Timothy, twin to Silas, res. in Westboro, and was selectman in
1764.
vi Joseph, b. 23 Aug., 1757; d. y.
"^ vii Mary, twin to Joseph, probably m. 12 Dec, 1776, Jonathan Pres-
'/. cott, Jr., of Lancaster, Mass.
44 fSERGT. BENJAMINS son of Gershom^ and Mehetabel
(Warren) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., IQ Feb., 1714-15;
died ; married Hannah Merrill.
He is supposed to have inherited the ancient homestead of his
grandfather, Thomas, through his father Gershom, and to have
left it to his youngest son Warren, who left it to Benj amin Thomas^
Brigham, son of 488. Warren weighed about 200 pounds and was
of medium height.
Children, born in Marlboro:
121 i Benjamin^ b. 11 March, 1741-2.
122 ii Caleb, b. 20 Nov., 1743.
123 iii Benajah, b. 15 March, 1745-6.
124 iv Hannah, b. 1 May, 1748.
125 V Gershom, b. 27 June, 1750.
vi Warren, b. 16 Nov., 1753; d. 10 Jan., 1840, s. p.; m. Lucy
Marble, who d. 19 Nov., 1858, ae. 90. He was well educated, but
eccentric, and desired to keep everything " as it always was."
vii Lydia, b. 28 Feb., 1758; d. 28 Dec, 1782; m. 2 June, 1772,
Daniel, son of Samuel Stevens, whose first wife was Comfort
Brigham, dau. of 42. Ch. (Stevens):
1 Samuel^ b. 29 Oct., 1776; d. 16 Jan., 1791.
2 Lydia, b. 18 May, 1778; d. 11 April, 1842; m. 1795, Seth,
son of Edmund and Hannah (Gassett) Rice of Westboro. Ch.
(Rice): i Lydia', b. 12 April, 1796; ii Sophia, b. 6 Feb., 1798;
* " Aug. 3, 1780. .. .Visit Mr. Gershom Brigham's wife who languishes.
" Aug., 1780. On Deac. Wood's Horse I rode to Mr. Gershom Brigham's to see
his Wife who is dangerously ill. The State of her Soul is deplorable as well as her
Body. She was very sorry yt she had neglected ye Lord's Supper. She was in much
Confusion. I prayed with her and ye Family. I dind there."
" Aug. 31, 1780. Mr. Gershom Brigham brings his Wife's Earnest Desire yt I
would visit her again & preach a Sermon there to-day. I complyed — delivered a
short Discourse (as I could) from several passages in Isa. 55. ' Hear and your Soul
shall live.' May God bless what was delivered. Mrs. B. is brot very low."
" Sept. 5, 1780. Mr. Gleason came and informed yt Mr. Gershom Brigham's
Wife dyed this morning; and ye Survivors desire me to attend ye Funeral next
Thursday."
" Sept. 7, 1780. I rode one of Alexander's Horses to ye Funeral of Mrs.
Brigham (Wife of Mr. Gershom) & prayed there " — Parkman Diary.
t Colonial War Record: Sergeant, 1757.
FOURTH GENERATION 113
iii Samuel, b. 11 Nov., 1799; iv Lucy, b. 20 Aug., 1801; v
Hollis, b. 26 June, 1803; vi Emeline, b. 26 April, 1805.
3 Edward, b. 10 March, 1781; d. 1 Aug., 1782.
viii Levinah, b. 2 Sept., 1760; m. 16 Dec, 1779, John Fay, Jr.; res.
Marlboro. Ch. (Fay), b. Marlboro:
1 Windsor", b. 15 July, 1780.
45 ELNATHANS son of Elnathan^ and Bethiah (Ward)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 7 April, 1716; died 2 Sept.,
1802, in Mansfield, Conn. He settled on the homestead in Mans-
field, Conn.
Children, bom in Mansfield:
126 i Stephen', b. 1744. rr^,i„„H
11 Elnathan, b. 1757; d. s. p., 1835; m. Mary ; res. ToUand,
Conn. Was a pensioner in 1832, and probably was the one re-
corded as being in Capt. Rudd's Co., Tyler's Brigade, when
attempting to dislodge the British from Newport, from Aug.
2-Sept 12, 1778, and was at the battle of Long Island. Also m
Capt. Waterman's Co., 6 Sept. to 8 Sept., 1781, and on duty
in New London.
46 PAULS son of Elnathan^ and Bethiah (Ward) Brigham;
born in Mansfield, Conn.; died in Coventry, Conn., 3 May, 1746;
married, 1 July, 1741, Catherine Turner, who married (2), 18
Oct., 1750, in Coventry, Benjamin Carpenter Jr., and had chil-
dren, Alvin and Mabel. Resided in Coventry.
Children:
127 i Thomas", b. 7 March, 1742. .,x ,, , j n ,«c
u Dinah, b. 14 Nov., 1743; d. 16 March, 1836; m. (1) Medad Curtis,
who d. in Conn.; they had son John', who moved to Ohio; she m.
(2) 9 April, 1776, EUsha Tracy.
128 iii Paul, b. 6 Jan., 1746.
47 URIAHS son of Elnathan^ and Bethiah (Ward) Brigham;
born in Mansfield, Conn., about 1723; died in Coventry, Conn.,
25 Jan., 1777, se. 54. He settled in Coventry and married (1)
Lydia Ward, who died 14 Dec, 1750,; and married (2) Ann,
daughter of Amos Richardson of Coventry, 28 May, 1754. He
was a patriot, and his anxiety for his country is believed to have
hastened his death. He was very plain in all his tastes.
Children {by first wife), born in Coventry:
129 1 Hannah', b. 9 April, 1746.
ii ("Capt.") Gershom, b. 1750; d. s. p. in C. about 1834, ffi. 84;
m. 13 Jan., 1774, Anne Parker of C, who died 18 Aug., 1815,
86. 66; was an inn-keeper. In vol. ii. of Recs. Conn., he is granted
leave. May, 1778, to " keep a house of publick entertainment where
he dweUs til next Mch. 1, provided he executes proper bond to
Treasurer of Windham Co." He lived on the "great road"
from Hartford to Boston.
114 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Children {by second wife) :
iii Roger, b. 28 Oct., 1755; d. Nov., 1760.
130 iv Bethiah, b. 14 July, 1757.
131 V Anna, b. 14 Oct., 1759.
vi Norman, b. 2 Dec, 1761; d. Aug., 1782, after release from
British Prison Ship in N. Y. Harbor,
132 vii Don Carlos, b. 21 Feb., 1764.
133 riii Cephas, b. 7 Dec, 1765.
ix Martha (or Marcia), b. 28 Jan., 1770; bapt. in Coventry, 1778;
m. Edgarton.
X Lucy (or Lucia), b. 6 Nov., 1771; bapt. in Coventry, 1778; m.
31 Aug., 1800, Dr. Rice of Glastonbury, Conn.
48 SAMUELS son of John Jr.^ and Martha Brigham; born
in Sudbury, Mass., 27 April, 171 6; was drowned; married Mary
. He lived in Sudbury.
Children, horn in Sudbury:
i Martha^ b. 1 Aug., 1739; m. 27 April, 1775, John Goodnow.
Ch. (Goodnow), b. Sudbury:
1 Elizabeth'^, b. 10 Feb., 1770.
2 Jonas, b. 4 Dec, 1775.
3 Nahum, b. 14 Dec, 1777.
4 Martha, b. 19 May, 1780.
ii Mary, b. 25 Sept., 1741; m. 14 Jan., 1761, Samuel Balcom of
Sudbury; no ch. recorded,
iii Sarah, b. 2 Jan., 1744; m. Reuben Willis,
iv John, b. 31 Jan., 1746.
V Samuel, b. 31 Jan., 1746; m. 6 June, 1776, Hannah BrintaU; he
was on the Sudbury muster-roll of 1775; no ch. recorded in
Sudbury,
vi Phebe, b. 17 June, 1748; d. y.
134 vii Hosea, b. 6 Sept., 1750.
viii Phebe, b. 13 Jan., 1751.
ix Hannah, b. 1 Feb., 1754; m. 2 Feb., 1775, Samuel Gleason. Ch.
(Gleason), b. Sudbury:
1 JoeP, b. 15 July, 1775.
2 Buth. b. 5 Sept., 1777.
3 Molly, b. 21 March, 1781.
135 X Joel, b. 5 March, 1756.
136 xi Jonas, b. 26 May, 1758.
49 SARAHS daughter of John Jr.^ and Martha Brigham;
born in Sudbury, Mass., 29 Mch., 1718; married, 18 Mch., 1736,
Capt. Samuel Brown; born in Chelmsford, or Rutland, Mass., 8
Dec, 1700.
He was in the French and Indian Wars. He went from Concord
to Rutland (now Paxton), Mass., where he resided south-east of
Turkey Hill Pond; held town offices and was in the military
service; he malted barley and made brick; was moderator (1765)
of the first Paxton town meeting; subscribed to the first church
covenant when organized in 1767; will dated 1 June, 1776;
FOURTH GENERATION 115
son Abel became executor 23 April, 1794. See Hists. of Rutland
and Paxton.
Children {Brown), horn in Rutland :
i Abel\ b. probably 1739.
ii Martha, b. probably 1743; m. Williams.
iii Abigail, b. probably 1746; m. Davis.
iv Samuel, b. 1749.
V Alpheus, b. 1752; had a descendant, Charles Brigham Brown,
who was local historian of Rutland.
vi Abijah, b. Paxton, 9 Oct., 1755; d. 1834-6; m. 1775, Phebe, dau.
of Dr. Solomon Parsons of Leicester, Mass.; b. 1755; a "Minute
Man," and marched to Lexington with Capt. Phineas Moore;
afterward in the Continental Army 3 years; moved to Swanzey,
N. H. Ch.:
1 Elizabeth^ b. 9 Oct., 1779; d. 13 July, 1865; m. Stephen
Green of Leicester, Mass., b. 24 Dec, 1772; d. 6 March, 1842;
had 6 ch. the 3d one, Samuel, was living in Spencer, Mass.,
in 1905; has a son, Charles A. Green of Maiden, Mass.
2 Phebe, b. 14 July, 1781.
3 Sarah, b. 17 Nov., 1783; m. Philemon Whitcomb of Swanzey,
N. H., and Fayston, Vt., who had Zelinda, who m. Merrill
Tyler, who had Laura E., who m. Dr. Gershom N. Brigham,
598, father of the author of this volume.
4 Solomon, b. 23 July, 1785.
5 David, b. 1787.
6 Abijah, b. 1789.
7 Briffham, h. 1790.
8 Jer'usha, b. 19 March, 1792.
9 Harriet, h. 21 June, 1794.
10 Orrin, b. 3 Aug., 1796.
11 Jonathan Hubbard, h. 8 June, 1798.
50 *JOHN^ son of Thomas^ and Elizabeth (Bowker) Brig-
ham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 14 Sept., 1726; married "Gate"
(Catherine) Willis.
Children, born in Sudbury:
i Elijah^ b. 9 Oct., 1773; d. 7 Sept., 1775.
137 ii Samuel, b. 3 March, 1775.
138 iii Elijah, b. 13 Oct., 1776.
139 iv Eber, b. 28 June, 1778.
V Catherine, b. 2 April, 1780; probably d. unm.
vi John, b. 20 Feb., 1783.
140 vii William, b. 20 Dec, 1784.
viii Elizabeth, b. 15 June, 1786; d. unm., 16 April, 1875.
ix Sally, b. 4 Aug., 1788; d. Sudbury, 1 Sept., 1870; m. 1809,
Elisha Maynard.
X Abigail, b. 5 Jan., 1790.
xi Mary, b. 2 Dec, 1793; d. unm., 1 March, 1846.
xii Chloe, b. 3 March, 1795; d. 1 April, 1836; m. 1815, Cyrus Willis.
* There may be an intermediate generation (" Capt. Isaac ").
116 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
51 *LIEUT. ABIJAHS son of Thomas^ and Elizabeth (Bow-
ker) Brigham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 26 Aug., 1737; died
there, 2 April, 1814, ae. 76; married 5 June, 1759, Eunice Willis,
b. 16 Jan., 1741; died 9 March, 1826, ae. 85.
Was a Lieut, in the Revolution and on the Sudbury muster roll
of 1775; he marched on the Lexington alarm from Sudbury to
Cambridge. Was in Capt. A. Wheeler's Co., Col. E. Howe's regi-
ment, as 2d Lieut., commissioned 5 July, 1776; also, enlisted 20
Oct., 1779, as 2d Lieut, in Capt. A. Cranston's Co., Col. Denny's
regiment. Was a blacksmith, and resided on the ancient Dr.
John Brigham homestead in Sudbury, where he was selectman in
1778, '81, and '87. The dates of his children and some of his later
descendants are taken from his old Bible in possession of Newell
Willcomb, who lives on the John Jr. homestead and who married
Emma, youngest daughter of Lewis Brigham of Maynard, Mass.
Children, born in Sudbury:
i AbeP, b. 25 March, 1760; he was a soldier in the Revolution from
Sudbury in 1775; he settled in Paris, N. Y. Ch.: Abel, Jr.", and
3 daus.
141 ii John, b. 19 May, 1762.
142 iii Joseph, b. 26 Sept., 1764.
iv Eunice, b. 7 Feb., 1767; d. 1773.
V Reuben, b. 21 Sept., 1769; settled in Paris, N. Y. Ch.:
1 Reuben, Jr.^
2 George, and daughters.
vi Elizabeth (Betsey), b. 14 April, 1772; d. 1781.
vii Abner, b. 31 Oct., 1774; d. 16 Aug., 1807; m. Persis Bowker,
20 April, 1797. Ch.:
1 Sophia", bapt. Sudbury, 6 Jan., 1799.
2 Louisa.
viii Eunice, b. 5 July, 1779; m. 11 Dec, 1798, Loring Wheeler.
52 fDR. SAMUEL*, son of Capt. SamueP and Abigail (Moore)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 3 March, 1723; died, West
Indies, 1756; married (1), 24 Nov., 1747, Elizabeth Wood, who
died s. p.; married (2), 9 Jan., 1752, Anna, daughter of Dr.
Benjamin Gott of Marlboro; born there, 8 Jan., 1731; |she mar-
ried (2) §Capt. Maynard of Westboro, Mass., and died 6 July,
* Colonial War Record: In 1755, private on Crown Point expedition. Also 13
weeks with Capt. Samuel Dakin.
In 1758, with Capt. Henry Spring, Col. William Williams.
t Colonial War Record: Surgeon, 14 weeks on Crown Point expedition, Col.
Joshua Browne.
t She is the "Cousin Maynard" of Rev. E. Parkman's Diary; she was a niece
of Madam Parkman. " Mrs. Maynard dined here " is a frequent note in the Diary,
particularly on Sunday.
§ " Capt. Maynard has the reputation of being the wealthiest man of his day in
Westboro, and his house, burned a few years ago, was solid and handsome
The work on his farm for many years was performed by slaves, and he was loth to
give them up, so loth, that the heavy stone walls by the side of the avenue leading
to his house are said to be among the very last labor performed by slaves in Massa-
chusetts " (Foot-note, Parkman Diary, p. 62).
FOURTH GENERATION 117
1799, and was interred in the ancient burying-ground in Westboro,
near the south wall.
Dr. Samuel settled in Marlboro and was chosen selectman in
1755; he represented Marlboro in the General Court in 1741.
History states that he received £59 10s. for teaching " 2 quarters "
in 1747. He went to the West Indies as an army surgeon, was
taken with yellow fever and died there.
Children (by second wife), bom in Marlboro:
i EUzabeth^ b. 11 Aug., 1752; d. 20 June, 1798; m. 17 Dec, 1778,
Dea. David Goodell of Marlboro, b. 1716; they probably had
no children.*
143 11 Anna, b. 29 Oct., 1753.
Hi Susannah, b. 12 April, 1755; m. 4 Oct., 1770 (?), Elisha, son of
John Hudson (who with 8 sons was in the Revolution); b. in
M., 174—; was in the French War, 1756-58-60; was m the
Revolution from Northboro; moved to Canada, where died. Ch.
(Hudson), b. Marlboro:
1 William^ b. 29 March, 1770.
2 Samuel, b. 25 Dec, 1771.
Others, names unknown.
144 iv Samuel, b. posthumous, 21 Aug., 1756.
53 fLIEUT. URIAHS son of Capt. SamueP and AbigaQ
(Moore) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 10 Sept., 1727;
died there, 22 Oct., 1782; married, 12 July, 1750, Sarah Breck,
daughter of Dr. Benjamin and Sarah (Breck) Gott (Mrs. Gott
was the daughter of Rev. Robert Breck of Marlboro and sister
of Madam Parkman) ; born in Marlboro, 21 March, 1729; died
31 Jan., 1815.
Morse says of Uriah that he was brought up a gentleman s son
and never performed a day's labor in his life; that he lived in
the style of the English gentry, receiving the visits of the elite
from far and near, keeping an open house, in which there was
no limit to his hospitality. His estate bore the strain of such a
lavish style of living better than might have been expected, last-
ing through his time, but was so involved, at his death, that the
administrators had employment for 30 years. He resided in the
* " 17 Dec, 1778 At eve there were two marriages, viz: Mr. David Godell
to Miss Elizabeth Brigham (Cousin Maynard's Dauter) 8 Dollars.....^....
"20 Dec 1778 ..Mr. David Goodell the Bridegroom and his Bride together
with her mother Maynard dined here, as did Mr. Elijah Brigham P. M. The Bride-
groom preached on I Cor. 6. 19-20. and I hope to ye Glory of God. He went from
ye Meeting House, with his new Spouse, to Capt. Maynard s. , ^, .
"q Tune 1779. Sophy, with Mr. Brigham, in Mr. Newton s Chaise goes to
Marlboro. Mr. Goodell here and shows me ye Certificate of his Ordination at large, or
as a Missionary, to go to the State of Vermont."
«, pgb 17880 Hear that Mr. David Goodall and his Wife were come
from Athol & passed by to Capt. Maynard's yesterday He is going to Marl-
boro, his Father being dyed Izttly."— Parkman Diary. w t
t Colonial War Record: Lieut. 1762, 3d Marlboro Co., Capt. Thomas How, Jr.,
Col. Ward.
118 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
south part of Marlboro on a part of the estate which had be-
longed to his father.* Was chosen warden in 1764 and selectman
in 1765, '68 and '69, and town clerk in 1769.
Children, born in Marlboro:
145 i John GottS b. 8 Feb., 1750-1.
146 ii Henry, b. 26 Oct., 1752 (N. S.).
ill Sarah, b. 22 Jan., 1755; m. in Sudbury, 14 March, 1782, Dr.
Nathaniel Gott of Wenham, Mass.; settled in Guildhall, Vt.,
and rem. to Cooperstown, N. Y. ; 1 son.
147 iv Uriah, b. 11 July, 1757.
V Abigail, b. 31 Dec, 1759; m. David Wait; res. Sterling, Mass.;
2 sons and 3 daus.
vi Persis, b. 7 April, 1762; m. Alexander Watson; res. Frankfort,
N. Y.
148 vii Edward, b. 13 June, 1764.
viii Nathaniel, b. 17 Aug., 1766; d. j.
ix Robert, b. 14 Dec, 1769; d. j.
X Anne, b. 16 Aug., 1773; m. Charles Safford; res. Lancaster, Mass.,
and d. s. p.
xi Robert Breck, b. 2 Jan., 1776; d. about 1815, in Worcester, Mass.,
unm.
54 fGEORGE*, son of Capt. SamueP and Abigail (Moore)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 17 March, 1730; died in
Southboro, Mass., 27 March, 1808; married Mary, daughter of
Ebenezer Bragg of Shrewsbury, Mass.; born 4 Jan., 1735; died
4 Feb., 1822.
George settled first on a farm in the south part of Marlboro,
which his father left him. His uncle. Col. Timothy, made him
his heir, and he came into possession of another fine farm in
Southboro, where he removed and resided until his decease. In
1774 was on a Committee of Safety to draw up a covenant of
non-consumption of British goods ;, selectman in 1774, '75 and '76;
in 1775 on a committee of 3, representing Marlboro, in the Provi-
sional Government; representative to the General Court in 1776,
'77, and '81, from Marlboro, and chosen representative from South-
boro 9 May, 1785. In one year, 1771, he lost six children by death,
and 2 the year of the dreadful epidemic, 1775. Hist, of Marlboro,
p. 186.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Phineas^ b. 25 May, 1755; d. 3 July, 1755.
ii George, b. 22 July, 1756; d. 26 Aug., 1782.
149 iii Phineas, b. 7 Oct., 1757.
* " i8 Apr., 1780 Mr. Stone and I rode together to Marlboro. I visited
our Kinsman, Lt. Uriah Brigham, where I lodged."
"19 Apr., 1780. A Storm of Rain and Snow — but I ventured to try for Home.
Sat out in y© Morning under another Disadvantage, viz., the Horse lame — got to
Captain Edmund Brigham's and dined there. Arrived safe at home about 3 P. M."
Parkman Diary.
t Colonial War Record: 26 April, 1757, with Col. Abe Williams from Marlboro.
FOURTH GENERATION 119
iv Timothy, b. II Feb., 1759; d. 6 Jan., 1804, unm., in Southboro.
V Louisa, b. 27 Sept., 1760; d. 18 Sept., 1771,
vi Ashbel, b. 3 March, 1762; d. 27 Sept., 1771.
vii Mary, b. 18 Dec, 1763; d. 27 Aug., 1771.
viii Thankful, b. 7 May, 1765; m. Capt. Daniel Brigham, 162.
ix Zerviah, b. 6 Apr., 1767; d. 11 Sept., 1771.
X Samuel, b. 27 Jan., 1769; d. 1 Sept., 1771.
xi Stephen, b. 7 Jan., 1771; d. 3 March, 1771.
150 xii Ashbel Samuel, b. 2 March, 1772.
xiii Mary Louisa, b. 6 May, 1773; d. 2 Sept., 1775.
xiv Stephen, b. 8 Aug., 1774; d. 11 Sept., 1775.
XV Frances, b. 24 Dec, 1776; m. Nathan Brigham, son of 71.
xvl William, b. 2 April, 1779; m. Mary Graves; was mortally wounded
in the battle of Tippecanoe, and d. 8 Dec, 1811, in Vincennes,
Ind., s. p.
xvii Infant, d. unnamed.
55 DOROTHY* (Morse calls her "Dorotha "), daughter of
Lieut. Jedediah^ and Bethiah (Howe) Brigham; born in Marl-
boro, Mass, 2 March, 1721; died 4 Sept., 1796; married, 25 Jan.,
1738-9, Thomas, son of Thomas and Rebekah (Perkins) Howe;
born in Marlboro, 20 June, 1716.
Children (Hoice), born in Marlboro:
i SibyF, b. 29 May, 1740; d. 23 July, 1823; m. Peter Wood from
Concord to Marlboro; J. P. and prominent man, who d. 5 March,
1820. Ch. (Wood):
1 Dorothy^; 2 Thomas; 3 Martha; 4 Anna; 5 Moses; 6
Jedediah.
ii Fiske, b. 23 June, 1741; m. Lydia Bigelow of Shrewsbury, Mass.,
dau. of 78.
iii Antipas, b. 16 April, 1745; m. Catherine Tainter; moved to
Princeton, Mass. Ch.:
1 Catherine'.
iv Artemas, b. 11 March, 1747; moved to Templeton.
V Francis, b. 26 June, 1750; d. 28 Feb., 1833; m. Mary Hap good;
res. Marlboro. Ch.:
1 Joseph'^; 2 Francis; 3 Lewis; 4 Ezekiel; 5 Thomas; 6 Polly;
7 Lucy; 8 Lydia; 9 Lambert; 10 Abigail.
56 SOLOMON*, son of Lieut. Jedediah^' and Bethiah (Howe)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass, 25 May, 1723; died there,
1 Feb., 1807; married (1), 1 Aug., 1754, Martha Boyd; married
(2), Sally , who died 16 Jan., 1797. He settled near Fel-
tonville in Marlboro where his grand-son, Charles® Brigham, long
resided; was selectman, 1777; overseer of the poor, 1779 and
'80; grand jury-man, 1782.
Children, born in Marlboro: ^
151 i Lovewell", b. 1 Dec, 1754
ii Bethiah, b. 31 July, 1756; d. 24 Aug., 1848, unm., ae. 92.
iii Charles, b. 20 Aug., 1758; d. y.
120 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
! iv Timothy, b. 22 Nov., 1760; d. 15 Nov., 1811, unm.
V Artemas, b. 24 Jan., 1763; d. y.
152 vi Ivory, b. 30 April, 1765,
57 FRANCIS*, son of Lieut. Jedediah^ and Bethiah (Howe)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 13 Aug., 1725; died about
1810 (see N. E. Hist. Gen. Reg., vol. 29, p. 69); married Phebe,
daughter of Jabez and Phebe (Eager) Ward; born in Marlboro,
22 Nov., 1730; died in Nevr Marlboro, Mass., about 1800. He
was a first settler in New Marlboro, and kept a public house during
the Revolution.
4
Children, born in New Marlboro:
1 Lucretia^ m. Jonathan Harmar of N. M. Ch. (Harmar) (Morse
says "Harman"), b. N. M.:
1 Jonathan^; 2 William; 3 Lovisa; 4 Origen; 5 Belinda.
153 ii Artemas.
iii Origen, M. D., d. about 1812, s. p.; m. Eleanor Soule; he was a
physician and surgeon in the Revolution; was the leading
physician in Schoharie, N. Y., where he died; original member
of the Society of the Cincinnati; was Surgeon's mate with Warner
in Bailey's 2d Regt., in 1781.
iv Clarissa, m. Hathaway, and res. in Vermont.
V Candace, m. Seth Norton; res., s. p.. New Marlboro,
vi Jedediah, d. Vernon, N. Y., 1835; m. Olive Clark. Ch., b. Vernon:
1 Candace^; 2 Emma; 3 George; 4 Henry Augustus, a lawyer
in Western N. Y.
vii Catherine, m. Maj. Jonathan Chapman; res. Chatham, N. Y.;
o. s. p.
154 viii John, b. 1767.
ix Francis, d. unm., Syracuse, N. Y.; res. Vernon, N. Y.
X Sophia, d. unm., at Westfield, N. Y., about 1841.
58 LUCY*, daughter of Lieut. Jedediah^ and Bethiah (Howe)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 15 May, 1727; died in Berlin,
Mass., 14 May, 1778; married Col. Silas Bailey of Berlin, where
he died, 30 Oct., 1793, ae. 70. He was a plucky patriot,* and
interested in Shay's Rebellion; married (2) Mrs. Elizabeth (Rice)
Brigham, widow of Capt. Paul Brigham, 82, of Marlboro, and
married (3) Catherine, daughter of Eleazer Howe of Marlboro.
Children {Bailey), by first marriage, born in Berlin:
i Lieut. Timothy*, b. 9 Feb., 1749; killed in the Revolution, 1780;
m. Martha Rice, and left small family,
ii Bertha, b. 4 Oct., 1752.
iii Major Silas, b. 22 July, 1756; res. Northboro, where d. 3 Oct.,
1840; m. Lavinia Bartlett. Ch.:
1 Timothy'^; 2 Silas; 3 Holloway; 4 Calvin; 5 Levina; 6 Lewis;
7 Lucy; 3 d. y.
*"ii Nov., 1780 At eve Col. Silas Bailey here, returning from Rhode
Island, his son Timothy dyed there & is buryd." — Parkman Diary.
FOURTH GENERATION 121
iv Lucy, b. 6 Jan., 1759; m. Jabez Fairbanks, who was grandfather
of Col. Silas Fairbanks of Hudson, Mass.
V Amherst: b. 27 July, 1761; d. in BerUn, 9 Nov 1830; m. Lydxa
Barnes of Bolton, Mass.; he had the homestead^ Ch.:
1 Lucy'; 2 William; 3 Persis; 4 Sarah; 5 Calvm; 6 Hannah,
7 Zilpah; 8 Lucinda; 9 d. y.
vi Calvin, b. 3 Jan., 1763.
50 ^STEPHENS son of Lieut. Jedediah^ and Bethiah (Howe)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., "2 Nov., or 11 Feb.," 1732
(Marlb. Hist.); died in Princeton, Mass., 17 April, 1821; marned
4 Jan., 1757, Betsey, daughter of Col. John and Dinah (Keyes)
Weeks, born in Marlboro, 26 Jan., 1736; died 6 Sept., 1787-
Moved to Princeton, where was one of the earliest planters.
Children, born in Princeton:
'" U B^yXtYlClfm, d. 1840; m. .. Ma.ch., 1.9., Jonath.n
Newton; res. Alstead, N. H. Ch. (Newton): , ^ ^ ^
1 Asa'; 2 Silas, who had the homestead; 3 Joel; i Betsey.
156 iii Stephen, b. 9 Aug., 1762.
157 iv Abner, b. 31 May, 1764.
158 v Asa, b. 2 June, 1767.
''' ^ ^^9f^"i^:!'^- ^8 Aug., 1843; m. 2 Nov., 1806, Samuel
Russell; res. E. Sudbury, Mass. Ch. (Russell):
1 Reuben', b. 23 April, 1808; d. s. p. m St. Louis 20 Aug.,
1849; moved West; m. Jane Patterson of Circleville, O.
2 Abbi b. 21 April, 1810; m. 28 March, 1857, Dea. Waldo Win-
ter; res. Clinton, Mass.
3 Sarah, h. 8 Nov., 1811; unm.
Other ch. names unknown.
160 viii Silas, b. 12 Aug., 1776.
ix Lydia, m. Nov., 1796, EUjah WUd. , ^ . . _ .,, M««
X Persis, m. 15 May, 1796, John Whitcomb, b. in \^^'^^'f''^^2^
6 May, 1770; drowned, W. Boylston, Mass., 11 Sept., 1820, she
d. in Ware, Mass., 1830; res. Princeton Ch. (Whitcomb) :
1 Sally', b. 21 March, 1797; m. (1) OUver Nash; m. (2) Ehjah
Kennon; had a family by each m.; res. Medford Mass.
2 Persis, b. 17 May, 1799; d. in Barre, Vt., 1872; m. Henry
Keyes; 4 sons and 1 dau.
3 Betsey, h. 1601; d. 1883.
I John A., b. 14 Sept., 1803; d. in Boston, 1851; m. Carohne
Pierce; 6 sons and 1 dau.
5 Lydia, b. 2 Jan., 1806; d. in Boston, 1863; m. Thomas Ayer
of Boston; 2 daus. and 1 son.
161 xi Aaron, b. 13 March, 1781.
60 tWINSLOW*, son of Lieut. Jedediah^ and Bethiah (Howe)
Briffham; born in Marlboro, Mass., SO Aug., 1736; died there 29
'Colonial War Record: i757, ^d Marlboro Co.. Capt. J. Peeks' Train Bana
^cTnial War Record: Private 1756. CapL Howe. ,5 weeks x day- J" C°'„
Willard's Regt., Crown Point. i757. Private 2d Marlboro Co.. Capt. J. Weeks irain
Band.
t History of Marlboro, p. 377-
122 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Aug., 1791; married 29 July, 1760, Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel
Harrington of Marlboro (whose great-grandfather was a proprietor
of Watertown); born in Marlboro, 20 March, 1737; died 25 Oct.,
1815.
Morse says : " Winslow was an uncommon man and a dis-
tinguished citizen. Up to the time he came upon the stage, the
municipal affairs of Marlboro from the first, had been, in a great
degree, managed by the Brighams, although they had constituted
only a fraction of her numerical population ; but during the eventful
period of our Revolutionary struggle, he and his namesakes seem
to have had almost the entire control." . . . Apparently no
vigilance committees were organized " until the last year of the'war,
when, with a new settler, arrived a spirit of jealousy or rivalry, and
every Brigham, save one, was displaced from office ; and he who had
held the highest in the town was insulted with the lowest and a com-
mittee of vigilance and correspondence chosen. But this overturn
lasted but one year. The Brighams were re-elected, and Winslow
again chosen town clerk and selectman, in which offices he had
served the preceding ten years and he was continued for years after-
wards as selectman." He was town clerk, 1770-'80-'82 ; assessor;
1769-'73-'77-'81-'82-'84.-'86-'88; Rep. to General Court, 1783-'84;
delegate Constitutional Convention, 1779; selectman, 1770-'80-'82-
'84-'86-'88-'89-'91.
He resided on the homestead of his great-grandfather, and carried
on the tannery. Aug. 4, 1791, he made his will. He provided with
great care for his wife, Elizabeth, " so long as she remains my
widow." His daughters, Lucy Brigham and Elizabeth Barnes, were
each to receive money to be paid by their brothers, Daniel and
Jedediah. His sons, Aaron, Artemas, Amariah, and John Winslow,
were each to have money to be paid by the same, and h© expressed
a desire that John Winslow should have a liberal education. " To
Daniel and Jedediah he bequeathed all his real and most of his
personal property. Daniel was to have the Indian pasture of 34
acres, the tan-yard of one acre; and Jedediah the remainder of his
lands and buildings, and to be sole executor."
Children, born in Marlboro:
162 i DanieP, b. 25 Dec, 1760.
163 ii Aaron, b. 22 Nov., 1762.
iii Jedediah, b. 5 Jan., 1765; d. 3 Sept., 1766.
164 iv Jedediah, b. 15 Sept., 1766.
165 v Elizabeth, b. 5 March, 1769.
vi Amariah, b. 30 May, 1771 ; d. Feb., 1798, unm., in Conn,
vii John Winslow, b. 10 Jan., 1774; d. Norfolk, Va., Aug., 1826;
m. 1793, Hannah Lewis, b. in Wellfleet, Mass., 17 June, 1774; d.
7 May, 1801, in Boston; he was a sea-captain. Ch.:
FOURTH GENERATION 123
1 Mary Ann\ b. May, 1794; d. Nov., 1821, umn. r;^
2 Hannah, d. before 1801.
3 John Winslow, d. before 1801.
4 Helen, d. before 1801.
166 viii Artemas, b. 13 May, 1776.
167 ix Lucy, b. 28 June, 1779.
X Lydia, b. 7 Jan., 1782; d. 7 Aug., 1784.
61 BETTYS daughter of Jotham3 and Abigaa BrigW; W
in Marlboro, Mass., 15 Nov., 1719; married, 23 Feb., 1741 4^
Jonathan, son of Joseph and Sarah (Ho.e) Straiten; bom m
Marlboro, 28 Dec., 1714; died 10 Aug., 1758.
^«TronSr:.^r™ept"?^r'^: 10 Sep. "... A^Sa", -„. 0.
U Betlff :i ip1r.';« '""*• sept, "«. WUUa. BH..a., ,.
!: r;±,,v"3o^^e?-/ rL^crtj-aa. ». «.
V Lucy, b. 4 Dec, 1750; d. 1 AprU, 1771.
vi Aaron, b. 6 Sept., and d. 19 Oct., 1753.
62 ABRAHAMS son of Jotham^ and Abigail Brigham ; born in
Marlboro, Mass., 25 Feb., 1720-1; died 10 Nov., 1788; earned 26
Feb, 1752, Phebe Martin, who died 17 Jan., 1806, ae. 77 years, 8
;t 23 days. He resided in Marlboro and was in the Revolution
Marched on the Lexington alarm, Capt. Wm. Brigham s Co., Col.
Jonathan Ward's Regt., service 14 days.
CMMren^orn ^^^oro^ ^ ^^ ^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^ ^ ,
DaJd, son of Nathaniel Wyman of Hopkinton Mass.; b. about
me went to Marlboro, 1754; removed to Marblehead; d. in
Marlboro 3 Feb., 1838. Ch. (Wyman), one of whom (supposed
1 "^s^m b^d to death in Marlboro, 21 Nov., 1857, as. 85
{Hist, of Marlboro, p. 480).
168 il Fortunatus, b. 29 Sept., 1759. Warwick
m Anna, b. 1 March, 1763; m. Samuel Barnes; res. War^vlck.
iv Gardner, b. 30 April, 1766; d. 29 Dec, 1.79.
63 *ASA% son of Jotham^ and Abigail Brigham; born in Marl-
boro, Mass., 1 Nov., 1729; died 18 Nov., 1806; married, 13 June,
1754, Elizabeth, daughter of John and Zipporah (Brigham) War-
ren; born 31 March, 1734; died 15 Aug., 1807.
He settled in Marlboro and was assessor in 1773-4.
•Colonial War Record: Corporal from Marlboro, 26 April, i757, Capt. (Col.)
Abraham Williams' Co.
124 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Elizabeth^ b. 18 Dec, 1754; d. 3 June, 1827; m. 20 Feb., 1776,
Francis (Morse says: "Aaron," see Hist. Marlboro, p. 448), son
of Samuel and Lucy (Barnes) Stevens; b. in Marlb., 8 Feb
1749; d. 1829. Ch. (Stevens), b. in Marlb.:
1 Capt. John", b. 12 Jan., 1777; m. Mary Brigham, dau. of 162.
2 Capt. Aaron, b. 26 Jan., 1779; m. 19 May, 1806, Mary, dau. of
Capt. William Gates; was a prominent citizen of Marlb,
living in 1861. Ch.:
i William F.^ ii Lyman G., iii Loriman G.
169 il Lewis, b. 24 March, 1756.
170 ill Jotham, b. 18 Nov., 1761.
iv Hastings, b. 9 March, 1764; d. 28 Aug., 1805, unm. in Marlboro.
64 *ANTIPASS son of Jotham^ and Abigail Brigham; born in
Marlboro, Mass., 25 May, 1740; married Catherine, daughter of
Benjamin and Elizabeth (Morse) Woods; born 4 April, 1733.
Moved to St. Albans, Vt., where charter member of Congrega-
tional Church in 1803. Was in the Revolution.
Children :
i Catherine^ b. 10 Feb., 1767; d. 23 Feb., 1831; m. 14 May, 1786,
William, son of Ivory and Sophia (Banister) Bigelow; b. in
Marlboro, 8 Jan., 1764; d. there, 30 Dec, 1807. Ch. (Bigelow),
b. in Marlboro:
1 John", b. 25 Oct., 1786; d. 1824; m. 3 Sept., 1809, Hepsibah
Barnes; res. Hudson, Mass. Ch.: i John'; ii Sidney, and daus.
2 Edward, b. 18 Nov., 1788; m. Thirza Bartlett; res. Bethlehem,
N. Y. Ch.: i William'; ii Ivory; iii Stephen; iv Elijah, and
others.
3 Asa, h. 19 Jan., 1791; d. 1829; m. 4 Oct., 1809, Lucy Hap-
good; res. Concord, Mass. Ch.: i Clarence'; ii Ernest, et al.
4 Abigail, b. 11 April, 1793; m. 31 Dec, 1808, Levi, son of
Artemas Howe; b. 30 April, 1787. Ch. (Howe): Elisha',
William, and daus.
5 Jotham, b. 14 March, 1795; m. Lois Drury; went to St.
Louis, Mo. Ch.: Jotham', Windsor, and 2 daus.
6 Artemas, b. 14 Jan., 1798; d, unm., 1823,
7 Levi, b. 14 Dec, 1799; m, 13 Feb., 1823, Martha B. Howe;
res. W. Boylston. Ch.: i Francis'; ii George; iii William, and
daus.
8 Adeline, b. 1 Feb., 1802; m. 26 Sept., 1822, Ebenezer Witt.
9 Luther, b. 1 Nov., 1805; m. Hannah Tucker; res. W. Boylston.
Ch.: Elmer', and 2 daus.
10 William, b. 16 Dec, 1807; went to sea, U. S. N., and was
never heard from,
ii Abigail, b. 22 May, 1768.
iii Sabrina, b. 23 Dec, 1770; m. Daniel Rice,
iv Lucretia, b. 12 Oct., 1773.
65 ABIGAIL*, daughter of Jotham^ and Abigail Brigham; born
in Marlboro, Mass., 22 April, 1745; died 27 April, 1805; married,
_ • Colonial War Record: Marlboro, 26 April, 1757, Capt (Col.) Abraham Wil-
liams Co.
FOURTH GENERATION 125
25 Feb., 1767, Peter Bender; he di^d in Bolton, Mass., *. 87- He
married a second time.
Children (Bender), born in Marlboro: Nnrthboro
i SamueP, b. 1 March, 1768; m. a Barnard of Northboro^
ii John, b. 4 Nov., 1769; a Boston merchant; d. on voyage to »o
iii Jothatt' 19 Dec, 1771; grad. Harvard College, 1796; studied .
iv L7uLa!-b.T5 April, 1774; m. 1801, Isaiah L. Greene, a Member
V BetJe^riO Sept., 1776; m. 21 Oct., 1799, David Greenough of
Boston. ^C^ (G-enough): gomerville, Mass., 18 Dec,
' fsS"' the'no ed TcVtor ' the colossal statue of Washington,
L fr'ont of the Capitol in Washington, D. C, his greatest work;
res. Italy.
2 Dau., m. Thos. B. Curtis of Boston.
3 i)a«., m. Chas. Huntington of Boston^
4 Richard Saltonstall, also a sculptor, b. 1819, dau. m.
BUght of N. Y. ,
^SlVs^^&S'^-^l^;^;^-^ Changed
viii 'sz:::^^:^^^--^^^'^'^ --• - r " ""
i^ aS b. 18 Mky, 1787; m. Joseph Sawyer of Bolton.
GQ *WILLIAM% son of Charles^ and Mary (Peters) Brigham;
born in Grafton, Mass., 26 March, 1739; died there, 1 Aug., 1833
married, July, 1768, Sarah, daughter of Rev. So omen PrenUce o
Grafton; born there, 1 July, 1744; died 2 Feb., 1834. Her tather
was the first minister of Grafton.
MorL says that William inherited the Charles fngh am home-
stead in Grafton, which originally embraced nearly or quite the
whot tract know; as " Brigham Hill." A -l^^f f ^ ^^^^^^
his time, and a "great reader," he yet had no taste for public
o^ce or employment. He was offered a justice's commission then
a great honor^^hich he declined. He was straight, taU, and
muscular, and this is probably the original type ^^ t^^'*^^^' , ^"
::s Int " to jump over fences 5 and even 6 feet in ^e^gh^-tW
touching hand or foot; and when 90 years old would rather wa k
than ride 1 or 2 miles, and would accompHsh the distance nearly
as soon as a boy." He never took medicine, and died of old age.
Children, born in Grafton:
171 i Charles^ b. 27 July, 1769.
172 ii Susanna, b. 27 Nov., 1770. lai-r. m Tucv dau.
... r, 1 u OR Mnyr T77<^' d s. t)., 7 June, 1817; m. Lrucy, ud,u.
■ "' of'Tnl'ew Z^-^l'li G^fto';: b. U Ma,ch, KTS; • fa™,e.
of Grafton.
* Colonial War Record: Grafton. :757, Train Band, Capt. Sa,n. Warren.
126 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
1T3 iv SaUy, b. 12 Sept., 1780.
174 V Persis, b. 4 Aug., 1786.
67 ANNAS daughter of Charles' and Mary (Peters) Brigham
born in Grafton, Mass., 18 March, 1745; died 11 Sept., 1831
married (1) Samuel Harrington; born in Grafton, 10 June, 1743
died 3 Oct., 1773; married (2) Henry, son of the Rev. Solomon
Prentice; had a family by his first wife, Sarah Rice; he died
in Grafton, 1781; was hotel-keeper at the " Center " (see Hist, of
Grafton).
Children {Harrington), horn in Grafton:
i Mary», b. 11 Sept., 1765; m. Martin Smith.
11 Anna, b. 29 Aug., 1767; m. Fortunatus Harrington
ill Samuel, b. 31 Aug., 1769; d. 3 Oct., 1802; m. AbigaU Putnam.
IV Joshua, b. 13 March, 1771; m. Polly Adams.
V Lucy, b. 13 July, 1773; m. Parley Goddard.
Child {Prentice), horn in Orafton:
vl Charles, b. 21 Aug., 1781; d. s. p.; m. Widow Elizabeth (Case)
Mernam, who d. 1851; was town clerk of Grafton, 1836-53:
selectman and assessor, 1852-53.
r-a
68 PERSIS*, daughter of Charles^ and Mary (Peters) Brig^
ham; born in Grafton, Mass., 4 Jan., 1755; died about 1780; mar-
ried, 1775, Lieut. Noah B., son of Capt. Aaron Kimball; born in
Grafton, 19 May, 1756; died 21 Aug., 1806; was at the "Lexing-
ton Alarm" in company commanded by his father; was selectman
and on the school-committee in Grafton; (he married [2]. 12 Dec.
1782, Mary Chase, by whom probably Betsey, Anna, and Persis)!
Children {Kimhall), horn in Orafton:
i Capt. 01iver^ b. 9 May, 1776; d. 31 March, 1819; m. (1) Hannah
, b. 1787; d. 29 April, 1809; m. (2) Catherine ,
b. 1786; d. 13 Sept., 1819; a prominent merchant of Grafton
and Westboro; representative, etc. Ch.:
1 Mary"; 2 Hannah; 3 Noah; 4 Hannah; 5 Charles; 6 Cath-
erine; 7 Oliver.
11 PoUy, b. 7 Aug., 1779; d. 11 Dec, 1850; m. Daniel Cook of
Worcester, Mass. Ch. (Cook):
1 Persis''; 2 Mary; 3 Elizaheth; 4 Nancy; 5 Laura; 6 Oliver.
FIFTH GENERATION
FIFTH GENERATION
69 MOSES^, son of Lieut. Nathan* and Dina (Rice) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 2 Jan., 1722; died in Westboro, Mass., 3
Dec, 1769; married 2 May, 1749, Mehetabel, daughter of Joseph
Grout of Westboro, Mass.; who died 30 Aug. 1795.
" The house which he occupied is the one now standing on East
Main street, owned by George A. Ferguson. This, more than a
hundred and twenty-five years ago, had received the usual addition
for the married son's accommodation. The immense chimney with
three flues is of brick, which was manufactured very early in the
young town's history, from the ' clay lands ' in Marlboro, South-
boro, and Northboro. This house was built by Moses Brigham, and
here he brought his bride, Mehetabel. She was a member of the
Grout family, and her wooing by young Brigham caused many
heart-burnings and wild frenzies of jealousy to the daughter of his
stepmother. One evening, when she knew that he planned to ride
over to see Mehetabel, she slipped out to the stable and hamstrung
Selim, his favorite horse. Moses Brigham lived here until his
death ; then his son-in-law, Jonathan Forbes, took possession of
the north end, and the widowed Mehetabel lived in the south end.
It remained in the possession of the Forbes family until 1870. It
has the usual curiosities of the carpentry of those days, one of the
doors — that from the sitting-room to the kitchen — having dim heart-
shaped panes of glass set in the upper half." — The Hundredth
Town.
He was surveyor in 1757; tythingman in 1760; and constable in
1762.
Children, horn in Westboro:
175 i Sarah«, b. 18 April, 1751.
176 ii Moses, b. 31 May, 1753.
177 Hi Phineas, b. 23 July, 1755.
178 iv Mehetabel, b. 31 Jan., 1758.
179 V Ebenezer, b. 3 March, 1761.
vi Mary, b. 27 July, 1764; m. Amasa Braman, M. D. ; res. Sutton.
180 vii Joseph, b. 23 Sept., 1766.
70 ELIZABETH% daughter of Lieut. Nathan* and Dina (Rice)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 18 Dec, 1725; married Capt.
Jedediah Fay, born in Westboro, Mass., 30 Jan., 1727 (.''). They
resided in Ashford, Conn. ; he was Capt. in the French Wars and
also Deputy to the General Assembly.
129
ISO THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Children (Fay), born in Ashford:
i JedediahS b. 21 April, 1760.
ii Elizabeth, b. 29 April, 1762.
iii Ephraim Brigham, b. 7 June, 1764.
iv Nathan, b. 2 March, 1768.
71 *CAPT. NATHAN^ son of Lieut. Nathan* and Elizabeth
(Ward) Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 13 March, 1730-1;
died there, 9 Feb., 1806; married (1), 6 Feb., 1751, Martha Glea-
son; and married (2), 15 June, 1769, Mary Hudson, who died his
widow, 16 Dec., 1825, ae. 82.
Morse's account of this noted Indian fighter is as follows : " He
was a Lieut, in the first French War and a distinguished officer.
In the service he became warmly attached to Capt. Thomas Gage,
afterwards Gen. Gage. To avenge the massacre at Fort William
Henry, he and a party volunteered, under the command of Capt.
Rogers, to penetrate into Canada, attack and burn the town of St.
Francis, and retreat. Having accomplished the task, they were
pursued and overtaken by the Indians, who killed and scalped 30
of their number. The remainder fled into the wilderness, and for
the most part perished. Of the few who lived to return was Lieut.
Brigham, whose deeds of valor were eulogized in ballads. He set-
tled in Southboro, one-half a mile east of the meeting-house.
Among other town offices he was chosen one of a committee to ' seat
the meeting' in 1778; and one to revise the constitution reported
to the towns, in 1786, for their consideration."
The male line is extinct.
Children, born in Southboro:
i Nathan«, b. 30 July, 1772; d. 91 Feb., 1839; m. Frances, dau.
of 54. He resided in Southboro. Ch., b. there:
1 Mary Mills'', b. 22 July, 1805; d. 15 Aug., 1811.
2 Susanna Maria, b. 5 April, 1807; m. Lincoln Brigham, 432.
ii Thomas Gage, b. 20 March, 1774; d. 6 Oct., 1775.
iii Mary, b. 21 Dec, 1775; d. s. p., 2 March, 1853; m. (third wife)
Ebenezer Brigham, 195.
iv Sarah, b. 25 Sept., 1778; d. unm., 17 March, 1840.
V Martha, b. 19 June, 1781; d. unm., 11 July, 1805.
vi Ephraim, b. 9 Aug., 1784; d. unm., 1 Feb., 1848.
72 HEPSIBAH% daughter of Lieut. Nathan* and Elizabeth
(Ward) Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 1 June, 1732; died in
Corinth, Vt., 27 Dec, 1815; married, 21 March, 1748, Col. John
Taplin (whose father's name was Mansfield " Tapley," but all his
children save one changed the name to " Taplin "), born in Charles-
town, Mass., 1726; died in Corinth, 9 Nov., 1803.
'Colonial War Record: Lieut. Capt. Taplin, 1759; Lieut. " to westwards," 1760;
Capt., 1761; Capt., 1763; presents bill, £7 12s 6d.
Judge Elijah Brigham (99)
.7^"^i»^^ytr;
HV
Forbes (Moses" Brigham) Homestead
In Westboro, Mass.; built before 1764
FIFTH GENERATION 131
He raised a Southboro Co. and served in the Revolution from
March, 1775, to March, 1776, in Col. Bagley's Regt. Was also out
in 1758, '59, 1760, '6l at Fort Cumberland, N. S., as "Col." He
was Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Gloucester Co., N. Y.
(comprising half of the present State of Vt.), in March, 1770.
Was an original proprietor of the town of Corinth and Repre-
sentative in 1780 (Vide Well's Hist, of Newbury, Vt., and O'Cal-
lahan's Doc. Hist of N. Y.).
Children (Taplin), born in Corinth:
1 John', b. 14 July, 1749; d. in Montpelier, Vt., 20 Nov., 1835;
had 21 children (see Thompson's Hist, of Montpelier, Vt.).
ii Brigham.
iii Hepsibah.
iv Elisha.
v Mansfield, b. 1754,
vi William, b. 1755; d. 17 Feb., 1806.
vii Nathan, d. 7 July, 1824, se. 73.
viii Gouldsburn, b. 1758; d. 16 Nov., 1862.
ix Polly, m. Robert LoveweU.
X Hepsibah, m. Zaccheus Lovewell.
xi Johnson, b. 1 July, 1766; d. about 1848.
73 CAPT. EDMUND^ son of Lieut. Nathan* and Elizabeth
(Ward) Brigham, born in Southboro, Mass., 12 Aug., 1733; died in
Westboro, Mass., 29 June, 1806; married (1), 2 Nov., 1757, Sarah,
probably daughter of Samuel Lyscom, born 27 Dec, 1734; died
27 May, 1769; married (2), Elizabeth Bevel, of Marlboro, born
1740; died in Westboro, 11 May, 1825; she was brought up by Mrs.
Ruth Ward, who became the second wife of Joseph Brigham of
Marlboro, and lived in the old house, still standing, and occupied
by Miss Martha L. Ames; it was in this house that Elizabeth Bevel
was married.
Capt. Edmund was also deacon; he settled near Chauncey Pond
in the northeast part of Westboro, and was an important citizen.
He was warden in 1774; member of a committee of vigilance and
correspondence, '77 and '78; selectman, '79, '87, '88, '91, 93. Was
also Captain of the Company of Minute Men who marched on the
Lexington Alarm. He took 18 men to the Northern Army, (who
each had a bounty of £9), and at the surrender of Burgoyne he
had command of a company of volunteers. Was kicked by a horse,
which incapacitated him for further service in the army. British
prisoners, destined for Boston, under charge of officers, accompanied
him on his journey home, and were encamped on his grounds for a
night, as they passed through Westboro. During the halt, a
Hessian prisoner drew a map of Capt. Brigham's fine farm as the
one he intended to draw for his service in conquering the country.
This map was discovered, about 1800, by a citizen from the vicinity
of Westboro, hanging upon the wall of an inn in Germany, and
132 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
recognized. Up to this time, his descendants have failed to find
the grave of this Revolutionary hero * He is mentioned several
times in the Parkman Diary.
His will, allowed 2 Sept., 1806, is as follows:
In the name of God, Amen. I, Edmund Brigham of Westboro
in the county of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Gentleman, considering the uncertainty of this mortal life, and being
weak in body, yet am of sound and disposing mind & memory,
(blessed be God therefor), do this ninth day of November in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & four, make &
ordain this my last will & Testament in manner and form following,
that is to say.
First & above all, I commit my soul to God, in hope of acceptance
through the righteousness of an all-sufficient Saviour, and my body
to the earth to be decently buried in a christian-like manner, at the
discretion of my executors, nothing doubting, that at the general
resurrection my soul and body will be united: And touching such
worldly estate "as God in his Providence has been pleased to bestow
upon me, I would and do dispose of it as follows viz. Imprimis, I
give unto my dearly beloved wife, Betsey Brigham, the use & im-
provement of the easterly room in my now dwelling house in West-
boro aforesaid, & the chamber over said room, (reserving a privil-
edge for my daughter Betsey Brigham to make it her home in said
part of said house untUl her marriage) and the priviledge of doing
her work in the kitchen, cheese room and cellar of said house as
shall be convenient for her, with liberty of using the aqueduct
water in said house, and to pass and repass to & from the well to
use that water at any and all times and liberty to pass and repass
to & from all parts of said house as shall be necessary in order to
perform her washing, baking & all other necessary work, so long
as she shall remain my widow. I also give & order my executors
to deliver unto my said wife, four bushels of rye meal, six bushels
of Indian meal. Seventy-five pounds of pork, Seventy-five pounds
of beef, one bushel of salt, twelve pounds of tallow, ten pounds of
flax, & five pounds of sheeps wool, all the aforesaid articles to
be of good quality and to be delivered at my said house yearly and
every year so long as she shall remain my widow, and I also give
unto her seven dollars in money, to be paid her by my executors
yearly and every year, so long as she shall remain my widow, also
a sufficient quantity of firewood for her use, to be brought to said
house and cut fit for her fire; also cyder, beer, apples and all sorts
of sauce which she may need, & to be carried to meeting & else-
• Early in the 'seventies Mr. Hosea W. Brigham of Winchester, N H a great-
grandson, saw Capt. Brigham's gravestone in the old cemetery m Westboro. It
should be found and restored.
FIFTH GENERATION 133
where in a carriage as she may require, by iny two sons Pierpont
& Dexter Brigham so long as she remains my widow;
And I also give and bequeath unto my said wife & to her Heirs
&, assigns forever, all my household furniture & two good cows, &
the said two cows, or other two instead thereof, to be kept for her
during the time she remains my widow, at the expence of my two
sons aforesaid, and in case my said wife should be sick & infirm
while she remains my widow, my two said sons, Pierpont & Dexter,
are to provide for her a nurse & Doctor at their expence, and in
case of her decease while she is my widow, my two said sons are
to give her a decent christian burial; furthermore, in case my said
wife should intermarry after my decease, & providentially, again
be left a widow, my will is, that she may return to my said house
if she shall choose so to do, and in that case, it is my desire & will
that my two said sons Pierpont & Dexter shall provide & do for
her in all respects as they are above directed & ordered to provide &
do for her while she remains my widow.
Item, I give unto my sons Edmund Brigham, Roger Brigham,
Samuel Brigham and Lyscomb Brigham, all my wearing apparel
to be equally divided amongst them, and they to make the division
if possible, otherwise, my desire is, that they choose a man, or men
to divide it for them, whose determination shall be final.
Item, I give unto my grandchildren born of my daughter Hep-
zibah Brigham, deceased, & late wife of Capt. Antipas Brigham,
unto each and everyone of them that shall be living at my decease,
one dollar, to be paid when the youngest shall arrive at the age
of twenty-one years, this together with what I have heretofore
given my said daughter, I consider as their portion of my estate.
Item, I give unto my daughter, Sally Read, (wife of Daniel
Read), fifty dollars, to be paid in four years after my decease.
Item, I give unto my daughter Betsey Brigham, one good cow,
& one hundred dollars, to be paid in one year after my decease, I
also give her a priviledge of living in that part my said house,
the improvement of which is given to my said wife, and this privi-
ledge reserved in that article as aforesaid, and this priviledge to
be enjoyed by said Betsey, untill her marriage, & if my Sd. wife
shall die or marry, Sd. Betsey shall improve the priviledges in and
about said house, as given to my Sd. wife, till Sd. Betsey shall
marry.
Item, I give unto my son Eli Brigham Four hundred dollars, one
moiety thereof to be paid in two years after my decease, and
the other moiety thereof in three years after my decease, and I
give him the priviledge of making my said house his home for the
purpose of depositing his clothes &c untill his marriage, but not
in that part to be improved by my said wife & daughter.
134 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Item, I give unto my two said sons Pierpont Brigham & Dexter
Brigham, and to their heirs and assigns forever, all my right which
I have in the cedar swamp which lays in common & undivided with
my brother Nathan Brigham and the heirs of my brother Elijah
Brigham deceased, & myself, and also an eight acre right in the
common lands, (which right was given me by my father in & by
his last will & testament) together with all the remainder of my
estate, both real and personal (which is not herein otherwise dis-
posed of) to be equally divided between them, excepting my four
wheel carriage and harness, which I give to my said son Pierpont,
they paying all my just debts, funeral charges & legacies aforesaid,
and providing for my said wife (their mother) everything as is
given and secured to her in the former part of this will equally
between them : but my desire and will is, that the real estate afore-
said, shall not be subjected to a division between them untill my
said son Dexter shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years, and if
at any time there should, (unhappily and contrary to expectation)
any dispute arise between said Pierpont & Dexter, respecting a
division of the real or personal estate, or both, herein given to them,
and they cannot agree to divide the same, my will and direction ex-
pressly is, that such disputes shall be decided by three impartial
inteligent men, known for their probity and good understanding,
two to be chosen by my two said sons, each having the choice of one,
& the third by those two, which three men, thus chosen, shall
make such division, and when made, shall be, to all intents & pur-
poses as binding on the parties as if it had been made by any legal
process whatsoever.
Finally, I constitute and appoint my two said sons Pierpont
Brigham and Dexter Brigham, the executors of this my last Will
& Testament hereby revoking & disannulling all former wills &
bequests by me made.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal, the day
and year first above written.
Edmund Brigham. (Seal.)
Signed, sealed, published & declared by the said Edmund Brig-
ham to be his last will & testament. In the presence of
Nahum Gale
Samuel Bellows
Andrew Peters.
Children (by first wife), born in Westboro:
181 1 Edmund', b. 19 Oct., 1758.
ii Hepsibah, b, 29 July, 1760; m. Antipas Brigham, 106.
182 iii Roger, b. 28 Feb., 1762.
183 iv Samuel, b. 6 Dec, 1763.
184 V Sarah, b. 15 March, 1765.
vi Elizabeth, b. 2 Dec, 1766; d. 20 Oct., 1785, unm.
FIFTH GENERATION 135
185 vii Lyscom, b. 19 May, 1769.
Children, by second wife:
186 viii Pierpont, b. 16 Sept,, 1780.
187 ix Betsey, b. 7 May, 1782.
188 X Eli, b. 31 July, 1784.
189 xi Dexter, b. 25 May, 1786.
74 *CAPT. WILLIAM^ son of Lieut. Nathan* and Elizabeth
(Ward) Brigham, born in Southboro, Mass., 8 April, 1735; died in
Marlboro, Mass., 20 April, 1793, of the small-pox; married (1), 4
Sept., 1759, Rebecca Ball, who died 14- Dec, 1768; married (2),
Lydia Chamberlain of Westboro, Mass., who died 8 Feb., 1793;
SB. 49 of the small-pox.
He resided near Gates Pond in Marlboro, and was tythingman
1762; warden '73; field-driver '74, and selectman '78, '82, and '85.
Was Commander of a Company of Minute-men in Col. Jonathan
Ward's regt., and marched with them on the Lexington Alarm, 19
April, 1775. His old house still stands. He was the founder of
Brigham cemetery in Marlboro.
Children (by first wife), born in Marlboro:
190 i William', b. 27 Feb., 1761.
191 ii Rebecca, b. 1 Feb., 1763.
iii Peter, b. 27 Dec, 1764; m. Bent; res. Westboro.
iv Abigail, b. 4 .March, 1766; m. 18 Jan., 1787, Paul, son of Silas
Barnes; b. 10 Oct., 1761, in Marlboro (Vide Hist, of Marl-
boro and Bigelow Family.
V HoUis, b. 4 Dec, 1768; d. ibid.
Children (by second wife), born in Marlboro:
192 vi Ephraim, b. 9 Oct., 1771.
vii Hollis, b. 14 March, 1773; d. unm., 8 June, 1837.
193 viii Willard, b. 18 June, 1775
ix Lydia, b. 29 Dec, 1776; m. Artemas Brigham, 166.
X Polly, b. 30 Jan., 1779; m. 16 Aug., 1797, Willard Howe of
Marlboro,
xi Patty (Martha), b. 22 March, 1782; m. Caleb Brigham, 293.
194 xii Sophia, b. 12 June, 1784.
xiii Dana, b. 8 June, 1787; d. unm., with lockjaw, in Cambridgeport,
Mass.
75 fEBENEZER^ son of Lieut. Nathan* and Elizabeth (Ward)
Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 24 June, 1741 ; died ;
married Martha . Morse records that he made his will
20 Feb., 1765, giving all of his estate to his wife Martha and his
little daughter Patty, and the offer of his mare and saddle, at £13,
6s.8d. to his brother Elijah. He resided in Westboro, Mass.
Child, born in Westboro;
i Patty«, b. ; d. .
* Colonial Wars: Southboro Train Band, Col. Tim. Brigham, 1757.
t Colonial War Record: Priv. Capt. Maynard, 1759; also with Col. Williams.
136 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
76 ELIJAH^ son of Lieut. Nathan* and Elizabeth (Ward)
Brigham; born in Southboro^ Mass., 5 Sept., 1743; died there, 8
Jan., 1804; married, 7 Jan., 1768, Ruth, daughter of Ezra and
Abigail (Trowbridge) Taylor of Southboro; born 9 March, 1747;
died 10 April, 1831.
Morse gives the story of his life substantially as follows: He
resided on the homestead of Lieut Nathan in the west part of
Southboro, and was a very distinguished citizen. Was chosen a
member of the Provincial Congress that met at Watertown, 31 May,
1775; was one of a committee in 1778 to report on a proposed con-
stitution for Massachusetts, and again, in 1780, to revise the consti-
tution which had been offered and rejected by the town, and
instructed to report objections proper to be adopted and returned
to the convention. The reports of this committee, of which he was
the principal member, are able, and if they were the product of
his mind, he was a reasoner and draughtsman of rare ability. He
was probably the one who was in Capt. Josiah Fay's company of
Minute-men, as Lieut., and marched on the Lexington Alarm.
From 1776 to 1812, his name was more intimately connected than
any other man's with all the important civic transactions of South-
boro. He served about 30 years as selectman, represented the
town in the General Court 6 years during 1789-1800, as often as
they voted to send.
Children, born in Southboro:
195 1 Ebenezer', b. 5 April, 1768.
ii Fanny, b. 12 Sept., 1769; m. PauP Brigham, 211, and res. St.
Albans, Vt.
196 iii Sylvester, b. 16 Jan., 1771.
197 iv Dinah, b. 5 Nov., 1772.
v Persis, b. 7 Aug., 1774; d. 8 June, 1829; m. Ashbel Samuel
Brigham, 150.
198 vi Elijah, b. 19 July, 1776.
199 vii Trowbridge, b. 17 Sept., 1778.
200 viii Lincoln, b. 17 June, 1780.
201 ix Hepsibah, b. 7 May, 1782.
X Lavina, b. 26 Dec.,'l784; d. 23 July, 1786.
xi Nancy, b. 11 Dec, 1786; m. (1) Levi Ward, who d. s. p., in
Westboro, 1836; m. (2) Jotham, son of Josiah Bartlett of South-
boro; b. 7 April, 1783.
202 xii Martha, b. 6 June, 1790.
203 xiii Taylor, b. 29 April, 1793.
77 *AARON^, son of Thomas* and Sarah (Stratton) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 17 March, 1720; made his vdll 8 Sept.,
1768; married (1), Dec, 1740, Elizabeth, daughter of Js. Brown;
she died at Rutland Dis. probably early in 1761, ae. about 49; mar-
ried (2), in 1761, Sarah Winchester.
• Colonial War Record: Sergt. Train Band, 1757.
FIFTH GENERATION 137
Morse's account says that he settled in Grafton. The inventory
of his estate was presented 31 Oct., 1768. He made ample pro-
vision for his wife Sarah, " except paying a physician." He gave
all his lands in Grafton to his two sons Thomas and Ephraim, and
the avails of his lands in Shrewsbury, to his sons Amariah and
Moses, and authorized their guardian to sell the property. He gave
to his daughters Dorothy, Lydia, Lucy, and Rebecca, their own
mother's apparel; and he made Thomas and Elisha (or either one of
them) his executors (see Pierce's Hist, of Grafton).
Children {by first wife), born in Grafton:
i Aaron", b. 30 Aug., 1741; d. unm.
ii Sarah, b. 2 Sept., 1742; d. unm.
ill Elizabeth, b. 30 Oct., 1743; d. 4 Aug., 1760.
iv Dorothy, b. 24 Dec, 1744; d. unm.; a division of her estate was
ordered 13 July, 1769.
v Thomas, b. 7 Feb., 1745-6; d. unm.; no further reported by
Grafton records.
204 vi Ephraim, b. 2 March, 1746-47.
vii James, b. 23 Aug., 1748; d. unm.
viii Amariah, b. 3 Jan., 1749-50; d. 28 Jan., 1752.
ix Lydia, b. 6 Sept., 1753; d. unm.
X Lucy, b. 6 Dec, 1754; d. unm.
xi Rebecca, b. 22 Feb., 1756; d. 15 April, 1759.
xii Amariah, b. 18 Sept., 1757; m. twice, and d. in Millbury or
Sutton; was in the Revolution in 1775, 1777, 1778, and 1779,
short services.
xiii Rebecca, b. 26 April, 1759; m. Smith, and res. Mont-
pelier, Vt.
xiv Joseph, b. 28 April, 1761.
Children (by second ivife), born in Grafton:
XV Elizabeth, b. 19 April, 1763; d. 13 March, 1764.
xvi Moses, b. 8 April, 1765.
78 LYDIA^, daughter of Thomas* and Sarah (Stratton) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 14 March, 1721-22; died in Stow,
Mass., 17 March, 1748; married, 14 April, 1747, Dea. Amariah,
son of Samuel Bigelow of Marlboro; born 14 Sept, 1722; died in
Stow, 8 March, 1780; (he married [2], Sarah Eveleth of Stow, and
had sons Francis, Abel, Amariah, Levi, Elnathan, and daughter
Sarah). He was selectman, assessor, etc.
Child (Bigelow), born in Stow:
1 Lydia', b. 1 March, 1748; m. 31 March, 1767, Fiske Howe, son
of 55; b. 23 June, 1741; she inherited £133 by her Grandfather
Brigham's will, and other things if she had "heirs of her body";
moved to Templeton, Mass., where he was town treasurer, etc.
Ch. (Howe):
1 Thomas'; 2 Ephraim; 3 Lambert, who moved to Cleveland, O.
79 EZEKIEL^ son of Thomas* and Sarah (Stratton) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 14 Feb., 1723-4; died in Grafton,
138 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Mass., 4 April, 1788; married (1), Martha, daughter of Samuel
Bigelow of Marlboro, born 21 Oct., 1724; died 1 Aug., 1764; mar-
ried (2), Millieent Sherman, who died ae. 70. Resided in Grafton.
Children (by first wife), born in Grafton:
i Sergt. Abner^ b. 19 Feb., 1750-1; m. Molly Emerson; moved
to Hartland, Vt.; was in the Revolution, as a corporal in Capt.
Luke Drury's Co., in 1775; may have gone to Quebec under Col.
Arnold, Sept., 1775; sergeant, in 1779, under Col. J. Chase,
ii Martha, b. 23 April, 1753; m. Benjamin, son of Benjamin and
Rebecca (Parler) Leland, b. in Grafton, 1747; d. there 1828;
he was a farmer. Ch. (Leland), b. in Grafton:
1 Huldah', h. 1774; m. Asahel Warren; res. Springfield and
Weathersfield, Vt.
2 Daniel, b. 1776; m. (1) Mary Forbush; m. (2) Sally Mor-
gan; had 12 ch.; res. Weathersfield, Vt., and Barre, Mass.
3 Capt. Benjamin, b. 1779; m. Lucy Barnes; res. Boston till
1816, a mfr., then in New York and Philadelphia, where d.
1842; ch.: Benj.^ and 6 others.
205 iii Ezekiel, b. 30 March, 1755.
206 iv Isaac, b. 30 May, 1757.
V John, b. 3 July, 1759; d. unm., 25 Nov., 1839, in Oxford; in-
terred in Grafton,
vi Miriam, b. 10 March, 1761 ; m. Joseph Gallop,
vii Huldah, b. 1 Dec, 1762; m. Moses Rockwood.
Children (by second wife), born in Grafton:
viii Sarah, b. 23 Aug., 1766; m. 8 Aug., 1790, Aaron Hall of Grafton;
moved to Weathersfield. Ch. (Hall), b. in Grafton:
1 Sally\ b. 20 Nov., 1790.
2 Aaron, b. 4 June, 1793.
ix Jacob, b. 6 Dec., 1769; m. Polly Dudley; moved to Reading, Vt.
X Millieent, b. 26 Dec, 1771; d. in Weathersfield, 1814.
xi Lydia, b. 29 Sept., 1774; m. 20 May, 1811, Isaac Stone of Ward
(Auburn),
xii Anna, b. 27 Aug., 1776; d. 18 April, 1847, in Oxford, unm.
80 *ELISHA% son of Thomas* and Sarah (Stratton) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 25 Nov., 1726; died in Grafton, Mass.,
very aged; married Sarah . He resided in Grafton. The
male line is extinct.
Children, born in Grafton:
1 EUsha', b. 12 April, 1758; d. 28 Feb., 1776.
ii Charles, b. 9 Oct., 1761; d. 6 Aug., 1776.
207 iii Sarah, b. 29 AprU, 1767.
iv Molly, b. 18 March, 1769; d. 29 Aug., 1823, unm.
81 fCAPT. ITHAMAR^ son of Thomas* and Sarah (Stratton)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 6 Oct., 1729; died there, 3 May,
1784; married (1), 13 Sept., 1753, Ruth, daughter of Daniel and
* Colonial War Record: In Train Band, Capt. Warren.
^Colonial War Record: "Ensign" with Capt. Rice; Corporal First Marlboro
Co., 1757.
FIFTH GENERATION 139
Mary (Bigelow) Ward, born 20 Feb., 1732; died 29 May, 1766;
married (2), 29 March, 1768, Mary, daughter of Abraham and
Mary (Rice) Beaman, of Marlboro; born 1 Dec, 1734; died, his
widow, 13 May, 1813. He lived in Marlboro, where Alden Brig-
ham afterward resided, and was selectman in 1775, '76, '78, '79 and
'82. Probably was Lieut, in Capt. Wm. Brigham's Co., and marched
on the Lexington Alarm.
Children {by first wife), bom in Marlboro:
i Ruth% b. 17 Sept., 1756; d. unm., 20 Sept., 1797.
208 ii Ithamar, b. 7 Nov., 1758.
209 ill Daniel, b. 15 Nov., 1760.
iv Silas, b. 21 Oct., 1763; d. 27 Sept., 1838; m. Persis Stow, who
d. 31 March, 1835; he res. in Southboro and Northboro; this
line is extinct. Ch.:
1 Otis', b. 4 June, 1793; d. 3 Oct., 1813.
v Abner, b. 29 May, 1766; d. 5 July, 1766.
Children (by second wife) :
210 vi Abner, b. 21 Dec, 1768.
vii Abraham, b. 14 Nov., 1771; d. unm.
82 *CAPT. PAUL% son of Thomas* and Sarah (Stratton) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 26 March, 1737; died there, 4 June,
1777; married, 9 Aug., 1757, Eliza, daughter of Abraham and
Persis (Robinson) Rice (she married [2], Col. Silas Bailey of
Berlin); she was born 12 Oct., 1736; died 30 March, 1793. He
settled in Marlboro, where was assessor, 1775-76; selectman, '77;
on Committee of Correspondence, 1776, '77, and Representative,
1777. He marched on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Daniel Barnes'
Co., as 2d Lieut. He is in a list of officers commissioned 25 May,
1775, and saw considerable service in that year. He was Capt. of
the 5th Co. of Col. Ezekiel Howe's Regt., commissioned 5 July,
1776.
Childen, born in Marlboro:
i Persis', b. 17 March, 1760; d. 17 June, 1760.
211 ii Paul, b. 17 June, 1761.
212 iii Samuel, b. 14 Sept., 1762.
iv Miriam, b. 9 Jan., 1764; d. 10 Jan., 1776.
213 v Thomas, b. 25 Dec, 1765.
vi Aaron, b. 7 Feb., 1768; d. 10 Oct., 1771.
vii Sarah, b. 16 Oct., 1769; d. 10 Oct., 1771.
viii Pierpont, b. 22 Nov., 1772; d. 31 Aug., 1775.
ix Eli, b. 16 Oct., 1773; d. 29 Aug., 1775.
83 fNOAH^, son of Jonathan'* and Damaris (Rice) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 24 Nov., 1734; died there, 3 Feb., 1805;
married, 5 July, 1758, Miriam Allen; married (2), 19 May, 1771,
• Colonial IVar Record: First Marlboro Co.. 1757.
t Colonial War: First Marlboro Co., 1757; Relief Fort William Henry, 1759.
140 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Martha Tomblin, who died 27 May, 1813. He was in office in
Marlboro in 1798.
Children (by first wife), born in Marlboro:
i Damaris", b. 24 April, 1759.
ii Anne, b. 25 June, 1761.
iii Matthias Rice, b. 4 Jan., 1765; m. 15 Sept., 1791, Anna Gleason.
iv Lydia, b. 28 Oct., 1767; m. 12 Oct., 1797, James Wright.
Children (by second wife), b. in Marlboro:
V Miriam, b. 30 Oct., 1772; m. 17 April, 1792, Simeon Cunningham.
Ch. (Cunningham), b. in Marlboro:
1 Miriam'', who had three children.
2 Simeon, who had ch.: Miriam*; Anna; Emma L., who m.
Rice, and had 2 ch. ; Charles.
3 Nancy, had 1 dau.
4 WilUafn L., d. unm.
5 Levy, had several ch.
6 Martha, had Harriet; Frederick; Anna; Fannie; Ellen.
7 Jonathan Brigham, m. 1836, Sarah Proctor of Gloucester,
Mass.; about 1839 he changed his name by dropping the
" Cunningham," and was known thenceforth as " Jonathan
Brigham," and under the name of " Brigham " his children
grew up and were married. Ch., b. in Marlboro: Lydia^ b.
1837; m. 1870, James Bliss, a merchant of Boston; she res.
there, a widow; Sarah, d.; Martha Washington, probably m.
Charles L. Brigham, son of 354; Mary, d. ; Frank, d. ; Wil-
liam, d.
84 *COL. TIMOTHY^ son of Capt. Jesse* and Bethiah (Rice)
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., l6 Feb., 1735-6; died in North-
boro, 5 Oct., 1828, in his 93d year; married Lydia Wood, born 8
Nov., 1740.
Morse says that he inherited from his father an extensive farm
in the east part of Northboro, the value of which he lost through
the depreciation of Continental money after its sale. In extreme
old age he was supported by the town, the first instance of the kind
to be found in the history of the race. Although poor, he was re-
ceived with profound respect, and entertained with free hospitality,
wherever he called during life. In 1764 he was selectman of
Westboro; in 1777, after the division of the town, selectman of
Northboro. In 1775 he entered the Revolutionary army as Captain;
was second in command under Capt. Samuel Wood of Marlboro
of the company of Minute Men, which marched down to Cambridge
on 19th of April, 1775, and which was in the battle of Bunker Hill,
on the 17th of June following. He received .£18 from the town
for the first term of service; is supposed to have removed his
family from Northboro, soon after, and to have further served in
the field.
* Colonial War Record: Westboro Train Band, 1757; served also 1758.
FIFTH GENERATION 141
Children, probably born in Westboro, except the 3 youngest, born in
Northboro :
i Eber', b. 25 Nov., 1761.
ii Persis, b. 16 Jan., 1764.
iii Samuel, b. 14 Dec, 1765.
iv Kitte, b. 11 Dec, 1767.
V Lydia, b. 26 Dec, 1769; perhaps d. j.
vi Sally, b. 13 Jan., 1772.
vii Lewis, b. 4 Jan., 1774.
viii Nabby, b. 29 Dec, 1775.
ix Luther, b. 3 April, 1778; m. Rosomond Jones, and moved to
Waterford, Me., from Stowe, Mass. Ch.:
1 Lydia', m. Rufus Priest.
2 Mehitable.
3 Sophie, m. Abel, son of Stephen Moore from Stow.
4 Mary, m. Joseph Flint.
5 Lewis, m. Swallow,
6 Calvin, m. Ball.
7 Maria, m. Nathan Hilton.
214 X Polly, b. 15 April, 1781.
xi Betsey, b. 22 Oct., 1783.
85 *LIEUT. ARTEMAS^ son of Jesse* and Bethiah (Rice)
Brigham; born Westboro, Mass., 29 Sept., 1739; died, in a fit at
home, 25 Nov., 1802; married, Keziah, daughter of Josiah and
Thankful Rice, born Northboro, Mass., 31 Jan., 1741; died, his
widow, 27 Sept., 1806.
He inherited the homestead of his father and resided where his
grandson, Fred William Brigham resided, in the east part of North-
boro. He served in the Revolutionary War in 1775, marching on
the Lexington Alarm, and as a sergeant in 1777; the town voted
him .£18 for volunteer service. He was assessor in 1778; select-
man in 1788 and '89-
Children, the 2 eldest born in Westboro; others in Northboro :
i Jesse', b. 10 Dec, 1762; m. 18 Dec, 1782, Elizabeth Henderson.
215 ii Gardner, b. 20 Feb., 1764.
216 iii John, b. 24 May, 1766.
217 iv Henry, b. 4 Dec, 1768.
V Azuba, b. 16 July, 1771 ; d. 2 Aug., 1778.
vi Lucinda, b. 8 Feb., 1774; m. 9 June, 1793, Amos, son of Amos
and Sarah (Graves) Rice; b. in N., 7 March, 1767; d. in Belfast,
Me., Nov., 1806; moved to E. Andover, Me. Ch. (Rice), the S
elder b. in Northboro:
1 Serrer, b. 17 Aug., 1794; d. y.
2 Betsey Curtis, b. 1 Sept., 1795.
3 Lanson, b. E. A., 7 Feb., 1801.
vii Betsev, b. 26 June, 1776; d. 1 Aug., 1778.
viii Joel, h. 16 Nov., 1778; d. 28 Aug., 1779.
ix Lucy, b. 21 July, 1780; m. 1800, David Knowlton, b. 1779; d.
6 Sept., 1823; moved to N. Y. State. Ch. (Knowlton), 6 b. in
Shrewsbury; the 3 youngest in N. Y.:
* Colonial War Record: Private in Train Band, 1757.
142 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
1 Julia Arm', b. 4 Dec, 1800.
2 Eli, b. 28 Oct., 1802.
3 Artemas Brigham, b. 15 Sept., 1804.
4 Elbridge Gerry, b. 4 Oct., 1806.
5 Abraham, b. 8 Dec, 1808.
6 Lucy Caroline, b. 3 Sept., 1811.
7 David Bacheller.
8 Marietta.
9 Harriet.
SIB X LoveU, b. 22 Oct., 1782.
219 xi Moses, b. 21 April, 1786.
86 SARAH^ daughter of Capt. Jesse* and Bethiah (Rice)
Brigham, born in Westboro, Mass., 21 Feb., 1745-6; died in North-
boro, Mass., 23 Dec, 1798; married (second wife), 15 Jan., 1767,
Dea. Seth, son of Seth and Dorothy (Robinson) Rice, born in West-
boro, 9 Nov., 1737; (married [1] Rachel Coolidge and had chil-
dren). He was deacon of the Northboro church and died there, 2
Jan., 1815.
Children {Rice), horn in Northboro :
i Sarah', b. 16 June, 1768; d. 28 March, 1844; m. Jonathan Pat-
terson of Northboro, who res. in Maidstone, Vt., and Eaton, Que.
Ch. (Patterson) :
1 Sarah', b. 16 July, 1793; m. Joel Bartlett of Northboro.
2 Sabra, b. 6 Dec, 1794; d. 10 March, 1801.
3 Isaac C, b. 15 May, 1796; d. unm., 9 Nov., 1821.
4 William, b. 3 April, 1798; m. Eliza Norcross.
5 Anson, b. 5 March, 1801; m. Maria Gilbert; res. Trumbull,
Conn.
6 Benjamin F., b. 3 May, 1803; m. Levinah Piatt; res. Trum-
bull.
7 Lawson B., b. 8 Aug., 1805; m. Savilla Dunkley.
8 David, b. 29 Jan., 1807; m. Louisa Alexander of Winchester,
N. H.; res. Boston.
9 Mary, b. 15 July, 1810; m. Harwood Proctor.
10 Sophia, b. 3 Aug., 1812; d. 3 Nov., 1841; m. Edward Proctor;
res, Franklin, Mich.
11 Rachel, b. 8 Oct., 1770; d. 22 July, 1837; m. Jotham Bartlett of
Northboro. Ch. (Bartlett):
1 Clarissa', b. 11 Feb., 1793.
2 William L., b. 21 Jan., 1796.
3 Sarah, b. 3 March, 1797; m. Nahum Eager.
4 Jotham, b. 1 Nov., 1798; d. y.
5 Uolloway, b. 15 Jan., 1800.
6 John, b. 8 March, 1801; m. Sally Munroe.
7 Lawson, b. 15 May, 1802.
8 Jonathan, b. 26 April, 1804; m. Louisa Warren.
9 Sophia, b. 29 Dec, 1805; d. 23 March, 1835; m. Stephen
W. Jeffrey.
10 Salina, b. 23 Jan., 1808; d. y.
11 Mary E., b. 26 Dec, 1812; d. 2 May, 1848; m. Abraham M.
Bigelow.
12 Franklin D., b. 24 July, 1814; m. Mary E. Munroe.
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iii Baxter, b. 4 May, 177^'; d. 28 March, 1854; m. Mary Chandler.
Ch.:
1 Harriet', b. 6 Feb., 1795.
2 Ermina, b. 29 Aug., 1798; m. Rev. Bennett Roberts.
3 Anthony C, b. 4 Oct., 1800; d. 7 April, 1832.
4 Louisa F., b. 1 Dec, 1802; d. 18 Aug., 1826.
5 Baxter, b. 30 July, 1807.
6 John, b. 1 Dec, 1811; m. (1) Susan K. Knowlton; m. (2)
Elizabeth Morse.
iv William, b. 18 Sept., 1774; d. 14 Dec, 1826; m. Lois Munroe. Ch.:
1 Israel C.\ b. 3 Nov., 1799; d. 1 Dec, 1853; m. (1) Mary E.
Munroe; m. (2) Mrs. Almira L. Davis.
2 Sarah Brigham, b. 7 Dec, 1800 ; d. y.
3 Sarah Brighavi, b. 21 Dec, 1801; d. 18 Sept., 1841; m. John
Andrews.
4 Polly, b. 9 Jan., 1804; m. Sumner Chapin.
5 Susannah, b. 1805; d. 1826.
6 William, b. 6 June, 1807; m. Lydia Wilson.
7 Lewis, b. 23 Nov., 1809; m. Susan A. Brigham, 522.
8 Reuben, b. 23 Sept., 1811; m. Harriet F. Kettell.
9 Lydia F., b. 16 Nov., 1813; m. Dana M. Clapp. '
10 Abraham M., b. 30 July, 1815.
11 Lois C, twin to Abraham; m. Jerome Wells.
12 Charles, b. 30 Dec, 1817; d. y.
13 Charles L., b. 10 Oct., 1823; d. unm., 22 Feb., 1850.
V Polly, b. 9 Feb., 1782; d. 14 March, 1852; m. Isaac Davis. Ch.
(Davis) :
1 Polly\ b. and d. 1803.
2 Adaline P., b. 4 Nov., 1804; m. John Patrick.
3 Isaac Brigham, b. and d. 1806.
4 Henry G., b. 4 Nov., 1807.
5 Isaac Brigham, b. 24 Dec, 1809; d. 1832.
6 Ann Eliza, b. 3 Oct., 1811.
7 John, b. 25 Oct., 1813; d. 1844.
8 Sarah B., b. 25 March, 1816.
9 Hannah O., b. and d. 1818.
10 Hannah G., b. 9 Nov., 1819; d. 6 March, 1850; m. Franklin
Whipple.
11 Cyrus, b. 18 June, 1822; m. Elizabeth W. Bruce.
12 Caroline G., b. 27 Sept., 1825; d. 1839. '
vi Sapphira, b. 13 Dec, 1784; d. 1 Sept., 1841; m. Maj. Oliver Saw-
yer of Berlin, Mass. Ch. (Sawyer):
1 Lewis', b. 2 Feb., 1812.
2 Oliver B., b. 5 June, 1816; m. Angeline A. Baldwin.
3 Lucy F., b. 9 Sept., 1819; d. 30 Dec, 1847; m. Stephen Sawyer.
4 Sophia B., twin to Lucy.
vii Seth, b. 25 March, 1788; m. Alice Brigham, 250.
87 WILLIAM^ son of Joel* and Mary (Church) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 20 March, 1741-2; died, ae. 80; married,
4 Sept., 1764, Betty, daughter of Jonathan and Betty (Brigham)
Stratton (61); born in Marlboro, 11 April, 1744. He lived in
Northboro, Mass., and moved to Tunbridge, Vt., also lived in
Lowell, Vt.
144 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Children:
i Lydia", b. Northboro, 27 May or March, 1765; m. 3 or 8 Nov.,
1785, Dea. Moses, son of Robert Eames; b. in Marlboro, 4 June,
1763; d. 24 June, 1825. The early records spell this name with
an " E," but most of the families have dropped the " E," and spell
it " Ames." Ch. (Eames), b. in Marlboro:
1 Lewis', b. 31 Aug., 1786; d. 11 June, 1856; m. (1) 24 May, 1812,
Nancy Childs, vi^ho d. 1819; m. (2) 1821, Mehitable Forbush.
2 Lucinda, b. 11 Jan., 1789; d. unm., 20 June, 1833.
3 Nancy, b. 1 March, 1792; m. 23 July, 1809, Levi Bigelow, b.
28 Oct., 1790; d. 3 April, 1859; they had 14 ch. He was a
district school teacher, town oflQcer, rep. to the Gen. Court, and
J. P.
ii Betty, b. 19 Feb., 1767; d. y.
iii William, b. 27 Dec, 1769; d. 6 March, 1771.
iv William, b. 12 Jan., 1772.
220 V Silvanus, b. 17 Jan., 1774.
vi Betty, b. 21 Feb., 1775; although Morse says "1776," which is
probably an error, although Betty may have been b. in 1776, and
Samuel in 1777.
vii Samuel, b. 7 April, 1776; d. 12 Feb., 1859, in Ogden, N. Y,;
m. . Ch.:
1 Henry O.'', who res. Ohio.
221 viii Lucy, b. 24 March, 1778.
88 JOEL^, son of Joel* and Mary (Church) Brigham, born in
Marlboro, Mass., 5 April, 1751; died in New Marlboro, Mass.,
about 1840; married (1), 2 Jan, 1776, Katee, daughter of Col.
Cyprian and Dorothy (Howe) Howe, born in Marlboro, 28 Dec.,
1757; married (2) Polly Butler. About 1783 he moved to Madison,
N. Y., but came back to New Marlboro before his decease. He
was a Commissary in the Revolution.
Children, four probably born in Marlboro:
i Mary", b. 1776; d. y.
li Mary, b. 1778; d. y.
iii Charles, b. 1779; d. y.
iv Susan, b. 1780; d. y.
v Thankful.
vi William, b. 24 Sept., 1812; d. New Marlboro, 21 Dec, 1863; m.
24 April, 1844, Elizabeth, dau. of John, Jr., and Lucy (Lang-
don) Dodge; b. in N. M., 24 April, 1817; d. 4 June, 1856; he
was a farmer and res. N. M. Child, b. in N. M.:
1 Ellen E:, b. 19 March, 1848; m. 27 Feb., 1878, Louis M., son
of Samuel and Ursula (Day) Williams, b. in Canaan, N. H.,
17 Sept., 1851; res. Stafford, Kan., where moved from Put-
nam, Conn. Ch. (Williams), b. in Putnam: i Robert Longfellow*;
ii Elizabeth Langdon, twins, b. 8 Feb., 1879; iii Henry Trum-
bull, b. 8 Sept., 1880; iv Ursula Louise, b. 30 Dec, 1886.
vii Son, probably Henry G.
89 JONATHAN^ son of Joel* and Mary (Church) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 29 Oct., 1754; died in Mayville, N. Y.,
FIFTH GENERATION 145
26 July, 1848; married (1), 5 Jan., 1774, Lydia Stevens, born 8
May, 1758; died in Mayville, 4 Feb., 1828; married (2), Sarah
(Olds) Brigham, widow of his cousin Jonathan, 94. He resided
first in Marlboro; moved to Madison, N. Y., 1796; thence to Sher-
idan, N. Y., 1810; last to Mayville, in 1813.
Children (by first wife), all born in Marlboro, except the youngest born
in Madison:
222 i Stephen^ b. 24 Aug., 1780.
ii Susanna, b. 12 Feb., 1T83; m. 1805, Henry Titus of Augusta,
N. Y., and moved to Penfield, Ontario, in 1812, where she d.
3 Aug., 1813. Ch. (Titus) :
1 Franklin'; 2 Lysander; 3 Mary; 4 Samuel; 5 Haven; 6
William.
iii *Haven, b. 23 May, 1785; d. ; m. 19 Feb., 1809,
Eunice, dau. of Ephraim Herrick of Augusta, N. Y., who was
a soldier of the Revolution; removed with his father in 1796
to Madison, N. Y.; a tanner by trade; built the first tannery
in Sheridan, N. Y. (in company with his brother Windsor), where
settled in 1810. In 1815 built a 40-ton schooner, " Kingbird,"
which ran between Dunkirk and Buffalo, taking out his lumber
and bringing back merchandise, etc. In his later years he re-
sided s. p. in Fredonla, N. Y., in retirement.
iv*Windsor, b. 1 Oct., 1787; d. 25 July, 1835, of the cholera; he
had taken passage on a boat from Detroit to Dunkirk, N. Y., but
bad weather intervened and they were carried by the port and
he died on the passage; was interred in Buffalo in an unknown
spot; m. about 1812, Marinda Cone of Mayville, N. Y. In 1796
he removed to Madison with his father and in 1810 he settled in
Sheridan; when he went there he took a pack of 50-pound
weight of tools, provisions, etc.; in company with his brother
Haven he built the first sawmill in the place, but soon sold
out to Haven; being a carpenter he took a contract to build
the first building at Mayville, and he built the second sawmill in
Sheridan. Ch. :
1 Eliza; 2 Melissa, who m. Harrison Barker; 3 Angeline; 4
Marcia; 5 Sarah; 6 Squire; 7 Leroy, who d. y.; 8 Samuel,
who d. y.
V Lydia, b. 30 Dec, 1789; d. of apoplexy in Sheridan, 18 April,
1853; moved from Madison to Chautauqua Co. in 1810; m.
Barnabas Cook in Augusta. Ch. (Cook) :
1 Nelson"; 2 Emogene; 3 Salinda; 4 Angeline; 5 "Wartus"
or Lyanda; 6 Haven; 7 Edward; 8 Cynthia.
vi Jonathan, b. 13 Oct., 1791 ; d. unm., in Mayville, ae. 23.
vii William, b. 23 Sept., 1793; d. in Sheridan, 28 June, 1829; m.
Philatheta Farnsworth. Ch.:
1 Lydia Ann''; 2 Eunice; 3 Jonathan; 4 Edward.
viii Edmund, b. 15 July, 1796; m. (1) Lucinda Pratt, who d.; m.
(2) ; res. in Mayville, s. p.
90 JOHN^, son of Joel* and Mary (Church) Brigham; born
in Marlboro, Mass., 16 April, 1758; died in Chadwick Bay, N. Y,,
* Vide History of Chautauqua Co., p. 537
'i46 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
20 Aug., 1828; married^ in 1779-80, Abigail, daughter of James
and Abigail (Ward)* Williams of Marlboro and Rutland, Vt.,
born 26 Feb., 1764; died, in Chadwiek Bay the next day after her
husband, and they were interred in one grave at Fredonia, N. Y.
He was a soldier in the wars of 1775 and 1812. In 1790 he
moved to Fitzwilliam, N. H., and in 1795 to Madison, N. Y., and
in 1808 to Chadwiek Bay, where he took up a tract of wild land,
built a log house and opened a farm. A principal street, leading out
of Dunkirk village, and first opened by him, bears his name.f He
was a highly respected and honored citizen.
Children, the 2 eldest born in Marlboro:
233 i JohnS b. 7 Oct., 1780.
234 ii James, b. 6 Nov., 1782.
2-25 Hi Walter.
226 iv Nabby, bapt. in Fitzwilliam, 13 March, 1791.
91 SAMUEL^ son of JoeP and Mary (Church) Brigham, born
in Marlboro, Mass., 3 Dec, 1760; died 2 March., 1813; in Augusta,
N. Y.; married Phebe Davis, (dau. of Daniel, a kinsman of Gov.
John Davis), of Worcester, who married (2) Israel Rice, of Madi-
son, N. Y.; she died 9 Feb., 1843, ae. 82. He was a farmer, and
moved, about 1796, to ISIadison, N. Y.
Children, born in Paxton, Mass.:
221 i JoeP, b. 12 Sept., 1785.
ii Samuel, b. ; d. ae. about 17.
iii Phebe, b. 16 Oct., 1790; d. in Springhill, O., 27 Nov., 1855; m.
11 Feb., 1811, in Augusta, N. Y., Russell Munn; b. 17 Feb.,
1786; d. Wauseon, O., 35 Nov., 1889. Moved to Springhill, O.,
in 1854. Ch. (Munn), b. in New York:
1 Asa C.\ b. 26 June, 1813; d. 23 Jan., 1871; m. Florence
Guthrie. Ch.: i Dr. Allison% res. Crystal Lake, Mich.; ii
Celia, m. George Stores.
2 Marshall Davis, b. 22 May, 1816; d. 8 Dec, 1896; m. Elvira
Guthrie. Ch. : Coralia.
3 Phebe L., b. 15 May, 1818; d. in Toledo, O., 10 Dec, 1899; m.
1852, H. B. Williams, who d. in Toledo, 31 Dec, 1892. Ch.
(WiUiams): Phebe^ b. 29 March, 1855; m. 28 Dec, 1877, S. J.
Clark, proprietor of a job printing house in Toledo.
92 CAPT. TILLY^ son of James* and Anna (Rice) Brigham,
born in Brookfield, Mass., 6 June, 1748; died there, 17 Aug., 1808;
married Rachel, daughter of Joseph Walker of Brookfield.
He inherited a third of his father's one thousand acres in Brook-
field and also the house built 'by James in 1722, which was next
owned by JoeP. The old house was burned down a few years ago
* She was the daughter of Daniel and Mary (Bigelow) Ward,
t History of Chautauqua Co.
Gershom^ Brigham House, Westboro, jNIass.
\-
Captain Tilly' Brigham House, Brookfield, Mass?""^ — -^*-^
FIFTH GENERATION 147
and the place is owned by Joseph^ Brigham. His service in the
Revolution was a little over 13 mos., beginning June 30, 1778.
Children, born in Brookfield:
i Bathsheba', b. 4 Jan., 1782; m. Joseph W. Hamilton; res. in
Brookfield. Ch. (Hamilton):
1 Cheney'', who lived in Barre, Mass.
228 ii Barna, b. 11 Nov., 1784.. l(r^£.J- f^
iii Ruth, b. 27 May, 1787; d. about 1813; m. Capt. Benjamin Bar- 'J* -^ '
rett; res. Brookfield. Ch. (Barrett), b. there:
1 Sophia A.\ m. Luther Stowell; res. Brookfield.
2 Henry P., m. Selura Tuttle; res. W. Brookfield.
229 iv Joel, b. 2 June, 1790.
V Lydia, b. 5 March, 1793; m. Proctor Sanford; res. W. Brookfield.
Ch. (Sanford):
1 Charles B.\ res. Brookfield.
2 Harriet A., m. Washington Tufts, who was station agent at B.
vi Marv, b. 3 Aug., 1796; m. Washington Hamilton; res. James-
ville^ N. Y. Ch. (Hamilton):
1 James T.'
2 George W.
3 Mary A.
4 Nancy M.
vii Fanny, b. 27 Nov., 1798; m. Daniel Holt from Western, now
Warren, Mass.; res. a retired merchant in New York. Ch.
(Holt) :
1 Sarah F.\ m. William A. Cromwell, merchant; res. N. Y. Ch.
(CromweU): i WiUiam A.», Jr. d.; ii WiUiam A., 3d., d.;
iii Mary F.; iv Maria A.
2 Maria A., d. ; m. William P. Bridgman; res., a
merchant, in N. Y. Ch. (Bridgman): i Daniel H.% d.; ii
Emily F.
viii Asenath, b. 19 March, 1801; m. John Hobbs of Brookfield, both d.
ix Salem, b. 7 Sept., 1803; d. ae. 4.
93 ELISHA^ son of James* and Anna (Rice) Brigham, born
in Brookfield, Mass., 6 Jan., 1750; died there, 8 Sept., 1808; mar-
ried Patience Walker. He inherited one third of the one thousand
acres which belonged to his father, in Brookfield. He went to war
from Brookfield, in 1777, and was at the battle of Saratoga; was
a private in Capt. Asa Danforth's Co. of Vols.
Children, horn in Brookfield:
230 i James', b. 22 Feb., 1783.
231 ii Silvanus, b. 30 July, 1785.
iii Hannah, b. 16 Dec, 1788; m. Joshua Knights. Ch. (Knights):
1 Rebecca^, d.
94 JONATHAN^, son of James* and Anna (Rice) Brigham;
born in Brookfield, Mass., 22 Oct., 175 — ; died there, Feb., 1841;
married Sarah Olds, who became the second wife of his cousin
148 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Jonathan, 89. He inherited one-third of the homestead in Brook-
field. Was in the Revolution in 1778.
Children, born in Brookfield:
i SilasS b. 3 Nov., 1774; d. 31 Jan., 1795; killed by an accident,
ii Lot, b. 13 April, 1778; m. Sally Worcester, and settled in Ver-
mont,
iii Elisha, b. 8 Nov., 1780; d. unm., probably in Richmond, N. H.
He was very fond of attending auctions and created much amuse-
ment by his purchases,
iv Sally, b. 22 Oct., 1783; m. Edward Parker; res. Brookfield.
V Catherine, b. 11 July, 1787; m. (2) Josiah 6urrows.
vi Betsey, b. 30 Sept., 1790; m. Wyman; probably res. a
while with Elisha in Richmond,
vii William, b. 7 Oct., 1793; d. in Pelham, Mass., ae. 80; m. Harriet
Hoar; res. in Pelham. Ch. :
1 George, b. 1 March, 1842; d. 5 Oct., 1887.
2 Meriva Jane, b. 1844; m. Crosby; res. 1903. Cooley-
ville, Mass.
95 *JOHN^, son of John* and Susanna Brigham; born in Shrews-
bury, Mass., 25 July, 1739; died in Phillipston, Mass., 5 Feb.,
1818; married, 12 March, 1760, Zerviah, daughter of Eleazer and
Persis (Newton) Rice of Westboro, Mass., born 11 Sept., 1741;
died in Phillipston, 10 Feb., 1818. According to Morse his father
gave him half of the Shrewsbury farm.
Children, the 3 eldest horn in Shrewsbury, the others in Phillipston :
i Miriam', b. — Dec, 1762.
ii Eunice, b. 20 March, 1766; d. in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 21 June,
1853, ae. 87; m. 12 Dec, 1787, John Cobleigh, b. 18 Dec, 1762;
res. in Fitzwilliam. Ch. (Cobleigh), b. there:
1 John\ b. 21 March, 1789; d. in Fitzwilliam 6 February, 1870.
2 Amos, b. 18 April, 1790; d. in Fitzwilliam, 19 Feb., 1824.
3 David, b. 26 July, 1791; d. in Marengo, Mich., 26 May, 1858.
4 Eunice Brigham, b. 15 Nov., 1792; d. in Bakersfield, Vt., 13
Sept., 1835.
5 Chloe, b. 6 Feb., 1801; d. in Bakersfield, 27 April, 1831.
6 Bathshebah, b. 14 April, 1803; d. in Fitzwilliam, 8 Sept., 1854.
iii John, b. 26 Dec, 1767; d. ; m. (1) ; m.
(2) Widow Susan Washburn; he moved to New York State,
probably to Malone, but no record is there. Ch. (by first wife) :
1 Eleazer''; 2 John; 3 William. Ch. (by second wife) : 4 Rox-
anah, d. ae. 4; 5 Julia.
iv Chloe, b. in Phillipston, Mass., 6 Feb., 1772; d. in Georgia, Vt.,
29 June, 1848; m. 22 Sept., 1793, Israel, son of Benjamin Joslin;
b. in KiUingly, Conn., 22 Feb., 1770; d. in Georgia, 31 Dec, 1855;
they res. in Georgia. Ch. (Joslin), b. there:
* Colonial War Record: Shrewsbury, 1757, Capt. Ward, Train Band. Shrews-
bury, 1759 se. 19) in Col. Abe Williams' Regt. for invasion of Canada. Shrewsbury,
Private, 1760, Capt. Maynard's Co. to westward, 8 mos. 21 days. Centinel, Capt.
Josiah Brown's Troop of Horse, 5 days.
FIFTH GENERATION 149
1 Serviah\ b. 13 Sept., 1794; d. in Georgia, 1867.
2 Israel, b. Aug., 1796; d. 1797.
3 Abigail, b. 15 Nov., 1797; d. in Georgia, 1847.
4 Levi, b. 10 Dec, 1799; d. in Oneida, N. Y., 1876; a lawyer.
5 Israel, b. 8 March, 1802; d. 14 April, 1871; m. Hannah
Colton. Ch.: i Edward B.«; ii Dana I. (M. D. in St. Louis);
iii Hannah L. ; iv D wight C. ; v. Mary P.; vi Ellen L.; vii
John C. ; viii Chas. W., Cairo, lU. ; ix Walter C, Cairo, 111.
6 Polly, b. 8 May, 1804; d. 11 July, 1823.
7 Infant, b. 23 March, 1808; d. 1808.
8 Benjamin Barrett, b. 27 April, 1809; d. 1851; a farmer.
9 Chloe Priscilla, b. 26 June, 1811; d. 1874.
10 Charlotte Nelson, b. 18 June, 1817.
V Susannah, b. 5 Dec, 1776.
vi Timothy, b. 17 June, 1779; perhaps went to Canada,
vii Nahum, b. 5 April, 1781 ; perhaps d. y.
i22 viii Samuel, b. 16 Jan., 1782.
ix Abigail, m. Josslyn.
96 SAMUEL®, son of John* and Susanna Brigham; born in
Shrewsbury, Mass., 1 July, 1741; died there, 28 Feb., 1836; ae. 94;
married, 1774, Rachel, daughter of Phineas Underwood of West-
ford, Mass., born, 1746; died 21 Dec., 1810, ae. 64.
Probably was a private in Capt. Job Cushing's Co. of Minute-men
which marched on the Lexington Alarm. He was admitted to the
church in Shrewsbury in 1780. According to Morse he received
iialf of his father's farm in Shrewsbury, and was sole executor of
his father's will.
Child, horn in Shrewsbury :
iJ33 i John", b. 22 March, 1788.
97 DAVIDS son of Silas* and Tabitha (Prescott) Brigham;
born in Lancaster, Mass., 4 April, 1745; died in Shrewsbury, 27
Sept., 1824, ae. 80; married (1), 21 March, 1766, Mercy, daughter
of Dea. Benjamin Maynard, who died, with her infant, 10 Nov.,
1766, ae. 22; married (2), 13 Oct., 1768, Martha Chamberlain, of
Westboro, who died 9 Aug., 1807, ae. 59; married (3), in 1809,
Hannah Marcy, of Brooklyn, Conn. He settled in Shrewsbury.
He was in Capt. Ross Wyman's (Artillery) Co., Col. Jonathan
Ward's Regt., which marched on the Lexington Alarm; in 1777j
marched on an alarm at Bennington in Capt. John Maynard's Co.,
Col. Job Cushing's Regt.
Children, born in Shrewsbury :
234 i Nathaniel*, b. 27 July, 1769.
235 ii Edmund Trowbridge, b. 9 March, 1771.
iii Mercy, b. 10 June, 1773; d. 28 Aug., 1776.
iv Prescott, b. 24 June, 1775; d. 22 Sept., 1776.
V David, b. 6 Aug., 1777; d. 26 Aug., 1880.
150 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
236 vi Prescott, bap. 16 April, 1780.
vii Martha, b. 16 March, 178:3; m. 20 Nov., 1800, Balch Dean, b.
in Dedham, MaSs., 7 March, 1775; removed to Shrewsbury and d,
there, 1857. Ch. (Dean):
1 Elizabeth', b. 31 Dec, 1801; d. s. p. in Worcester, ;
m. 6 June, 1827, James Harvey Gerald, probably of Wrentham ;
her mother res. with her.
237 viii Mercy, b. 21 March, 1784.
238 ix David, b. 15 Aug., 1786.
X Ebenezer, b. 28 April, 1789; d. 14 Sept., 1861. Morse tells us
that in 1814 he emigrated to the west, and in 1828 settled in
Blue Mounds, Territory of Michigan, now in Dane Co., Wisconsin,
where he lived until his death; was unm.; had large profits
from the rise in real estate, and was proprietor of a large tract
of land; one of the original proprietors of the city of Madison;
was well known and highly regarded where he lived and labored.
The Dane County Bar adopted the following resolutions at
the time of his death:
" That we regard it as a privilege to bear our testimony in this
public manner to the unblemished morals, the ardent patriotism,
the benevolent character and generous heart of our esteemed and
lamented friend."
xi Luther, bapt. 10 June, 1791 ; d. 29 Aug., 1793.
98 LIEUT. LEVI^ son of Col. Levi* and Susanna (Grout)
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 26 Aug., 1746; died in Fitz-
wiUiam, N. H., 26 April, 1821; married 9 July, 1771, Tabitha,
daughter of Phineas and Prudence Hardy; born in Westboro, 10
May, 1745; died 26 April, 1818.
He moved to Fitzwilliam about 1772, in the infancy of the
country, travelling on foot, packing his provisions, and submitting
to hardships now unknown to pioneers. He kept a tavern on
" Brigham Hill," in the east part of Fitzwilliam, and was col-
lector in 1774 and '86; selectman in 1774, '75, '76, '78 and '81;
Lieut, of Militia, '75 ; on the Committee of Safety, '78. He held
nearly every office in the gift of the people from time to time (see
History of Fitzwilliam) .
Children, born in Fitzwilliam:
239 i Lydia", b. 24 Aug., 1772.
240 ii Joseph, b. 2 June, 1774.
iii Anna, b. 14 March, 1776; d. 16 March, 1776.
241 iv Hannah, b. 12 March, 1777.
242 V Levi, b. 19 Dec, 1778.
243 vi Tabitha, b. 30 Sept., 1780.
244 vii Anna, b. 26 April, 1782.
viii Rufus, b. 22 Nov., 1783; d. 27 May, 1802.
245 ix Mindwell, b. 11 April, 1785.
246 X Susannah, b. 3 April, 1790.
FIFTH GENERATION 151
99 *HON. ELIJAH^ son of Col. Levi* and Susanna (Grout)
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 7 July, 1751; died in Washing-
ton, D. C, 22 Feb., 1816; married (1), 21 Sept., 1780, Anna
Sophia,t daughter of the Rev. Ebenezer and Hannah (Breck)
Parkman, of Westboro; born there, 18 Oct., 1755; died there, 26
Nov., 1783; married (2) 20 April, 1786, Mrs. Sarah (Lambert)
Hammock, of Marlboro, widow of Charles; born 26 Feb., 1750;
died 22 March, 1787; married (3), l6 Dec., 1792, Sarah, daughter
of Gen. Artemas Ward of Shrewsbury, Mass., (grandson of 5) ;
born 28 July, 1756; died, his widow, 5 Feb., 1838.
He graduated from Dartmouth College, A.B., 1778; A.M., Dart-
mouth and Harvard (ad eum.) , and Yale, 1792; began the study
of law, but for some reason unknown abandoned it before he was
admitted to the bar. When he went to college, his father gave him
a horse, which was all the start he had toward his higher education.
He settled in Westboro as a merchant with Breck Parkman. Elijah,
after Mr. Parkman's death, continued to live in the parsonage,
which is generally called the " Judge Brigham house " ; " built in
1748. ... It has been much altered and modernized. . .
Mr. Parkman bought the land which constituted his farm of Nathan
Brigham of Southboro." He was selectman in 1785, '89, and '96.
He represented Westboro in the General Court, 1791 and '93;
served 12 years as a member of the Senate; 2 years as executive
counsellor, and 16 years as a judge of the Court of Common Pleas
* " 25 June, 1780. Mr. Elijah Brigham . . . propounded."
" 9 July, 1780. !Mr. Brigham . . . admitted into ye Church."
16 July, 1780 . . . Mr. Brigham and Sophy were published for the last
time.
"15 Aug., 1780 ... I returned at eve. Mr. Elijah here de die in diem."
" Sept., 1780 . . . Mr. Elijah Brigham privately spoke to me of his joining
in Trade with Breck.
" 7 Sept., 1780 . . . He (]Mr. Wm. Spring of Brimfield) dined with us as did
Mr. Elijah Brigham (who keeps shop for Breck).
" 20 Sept., 1780 . . . N. B. Mr. Brigham asked me whether it would suit me
to have the INIarriage of my Dauter to him to be to-morrow? . . . Sent my Com-
plements to his Father and Mother, & Request they would come — likewise his
Brothers and Sisters. He acquainted me with his desire to wait on Squire Baker and
his Lady with his Invitations to ye wedding; also ye two eldest Dauters. To which
I consented. My Dauter Cushing rode to Capt. Maynard's to invite him and his
wife. The Return was that Mrs. Maynard was confined with illness " (she was
the widow of Dr. Samuel Brigham, before her second marriage").
" 21 Sept., 1780. Mrs. Parkman I hope is better. Sophy has unhappily a good
deal of a cough. I had a most agreeable sight of my children & their Consorts at
Dinner, viz.: Wm. & Lydia, Mr. Cushing and Sarah, Breck & Suse (born Brigham),
Sam'l. & Sally & Mr. Brigham with Sophy. To God be Praise and Glory! Towards
evening according to Invitation, Joseph Baker, Esq. and Lady, Mr. Winslow Brigham
and Miss Alice Cushing of Shrewsbury, Mr. Hazeltine and Miss Mindwell Brigham,
Master Fisk and Miss Anna Brigham, and Mr. Josiah Brigham came to wait on ye
Solemnity of the Marriage of Mr. Elijah Brigham to my Dauter Anna Sophia, which
was performed; and after ye Covenant, Mr. Cushing prayed. . . . Mrs. P. was
not able to attend."
" 22 Sept., 1780. . . . Sam and Breck with their wives wait on ye Bride-
groom and Bride, to Coll. Brigham." — Parkman Diary.
t " She also kept a journal in which is frequent mention of Mr. Elijah Brigham,
but it ends in July, 1778 " — The Hundredth Town.
152 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
for Worcester County; was a member of Congress from 1810 until
death.
Morse paid the following tribute to his character:
" Of this man I cannot speak in justice to convictions, and escape
the suspicion of extravagance among strangers, while among his
acquaintance who survive, nothing would fail of a hearty response
which I might say commendatory of his social and domestic virtues,
his commercial integrity and honor, his great common sense and re-
finement, his patriotism and political integrity; his wisdom and
benevolence, his fidelity to every official and important trust, and
his services in the advancement of the moral, civil, and educational
interests of the community in which he lived. ' Stranger, tread
lightly at the grave of one such as thou oughtest to be, true to his
conscience and country ! ' "
Children {by first wife), born in Westboro:
i Anna Sophia", b. 26 July, 1781; d. 17 Oct., 1864; m. 9 March,
1813, Joseph F. Boardman of Boston, Mass., b. 1781; d. 21
June, 1858. Ch. (Boardman), b. in Boston:
1 Maria Ann', b. Sept., 1814; d. 31 March, 1870.
2 Anna Sophia Brigham, b. 27 Jan., 1817; d. 5 Feb., 1863.
247 ii Elijah, b. 21 April, 1783.
Child {by second wife) :
iii SaUy, b. 27 Jan., 1787; d. 26 Feb., 1867; m. 31 Oct., 1821, John,
son of Dea. Isaac and Mercy (Lawrence) Gregory; b. in Ashby,
Mass., 20 Jan., 1779; (he m. [1] Sarah Call and had 2 ch.) ; res.
Charlestown, where d. 14 April, 1853. Ch. (Gregory), b. in
Charlestown :
1 Sarah Brigham', b. 18 Sept., 1822; res. in Cambridge, Mass.
Children (by third wife): *
S48 iv Ann Maria, b. 14 July, 1794.
v Sally Sophronia, b. 22 Dec, 1795; d. 3 Dec, 1810.
vi Dana Ward, b. 9 March, 1797; d. unm., 23 Nov., 1830.
vii Susanna "Walter, b. 4 May, 1798; d. 24 Dec, 1825.
viii Catherine Martha, b. 21 Jan., 1801 ; d. in DeWitt, la., 24 July, 1881 ;
m. 18 Feb., 1830, George Henry, son of Dr. Abraham and
Charlotte (Hale) Lowe of Lunenburg, Mass.; b. in Ashburnham,
Mass., 12 May, 1803; d. in DeW., 21 Dec, 1866; was a merchant
in No. Brookfield, Mass., 1841-56, and served as selectman for
several years; moved to DeWitt in 1857. Ch. (Lowe), the eldest
b. in Fitchburg, the others in Ashburnham:
1 Emma Catherine', b. 4 June, 1834; m. 20 Dec, 1865, Maj.
Chas. Merrill Nye of DeWitt. Ch. (Nye): i Martha W-S
b. 15 Dec, 1866; ii George L., b. 3 Aug., 1869; m. Ethelyn
Webber of Salt Lake City; iii James Brigham, d. y.; iv
Susanne K., b. 30 July, 1879.
2 George A., b. 16 May, 1836; d. 4 Jan., 1903; m. 9 Oct., 1866,
Anna M. Dewing of No. Brookfield, b. 23 March, 1840; a
merchant in Salt Lake City, U. Ch.: i Catherine A.^ b. 23
Oct., 1873; ii Alice, d. y.
3 Susan Brigham, b. 21 March, 1840; res. unm., in DeWitt.
FIFTH GENERATION 153
100 SUSAN NA^ daughter of Col. Levi* and Susanna (Grout)
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 21 Jan., 1754; died in West-
boro, Mass., 10 Nov., 1834; married, 9 Jan., 1777, Brack, son of
the Rev. Ebenezer and Hannah (Breck) Parkman; born 27 Jan.,
1748-49, in Westboro; died in W., 3 Feb., 1825.
She is described in The Hundredth Town as a rather stately, but
most gracious lady, alvrays performing kindly deeds, and much
beloved in the community,* Some years before his marriage, Breck
opened a store in one end of the little house still standing on South
Street in Westboro, using the other end for a dwelling place. At
this time it stood between the parsonage and the church, f He was
the ancestor of all the Parkmans who remained in Westboro. Elijah
Brigham, who married Sophy Parkman, went into business with him
in 1780. There are descendants of Susanna in the 9th and 10th
generations whom the limits of this work will not permit us to enter.
Children (Parkman), born in Westboro:
i Hannah Breck% b. 32 Oct., 1778; d. 6 Sept., 1834; m. 25 June,
1801, Dr. John Eugene Tyler, b. 10 April, 1766; d. 25 Jan., 1820;
a physician in Westboro, and later a merchant in Boston. Ch.
(Tyler) :
1 Hannah Parkman', b. 25 Sept., 1803; d. 1857; m. Onslow
Peters. 6 ch.
2 Susan Brigham, b. July, 1806; d. 9 Nov., 1821.
3 Anna Sophia, b. 28 Jan., 1809; d. 20 Jan., 1889; m. Dea.
Christopher Colombus Denny (who m. [1] Susan B. Rock-
wood') ; he was a merchant of Keene, N. H., and a manfr.
in Leicester. Ch. (Denny): 2 d. y.; iii Parkman Tyler', b.
20 Dec, 1851; m. 3 times; grad. Worcester Polytech. Inst.;
cashier Leicester Nat. Bank to 1904, and treas. Leicester
Savings Bank, 1890 to present time; 1 son.
4 Sarah A., b. 11 June, 1811; d. 1875; m. John A. Fayer-
weather of Westboro.
* Aug., 1772. Susie Brigham undertakes to make a DuCape for Mrs. Parkman;
later she made sundry gowns, stayed after meeting, lodged, worked for Sophy and
Hannah in making new crape gowns. Another time, Breck, nigh evening goes home
■with Susie Brigham.
In December: " Miss Susie Brigham here still." A month later, " Susie
Brigham here with Miss Abbie White, stayed over night."
In Apr., 1773: " Susie Brigham came last night which makes the ninth
person beside my own family. So to-day we are thirteen."
Breck bought a clock at vendue and 3 Sept., 1777, he set it up, and it measured
the hours for forty-eight years in the " best room " ; it now belongs to Robert Breck
Denny of Boston.
t 13 Dec, 1778. " Breck is out of wood. Suse herself and the child, her sister
Mindwell and Billy Spring came up here to be with us over ye Sabbath
Breck, his family & Br. Josiah dind here." 14th, " Breck had wood brot. him.
Suse &c. returned home."
24th. " Breck and his dine here on a roast Turkey of his providing."
13 Jan., 1779. " Suse rode to Capt. Maynard's in ye Sleigh and safely, but
in returning ye Mare took a start, and tore away with Speed from Suse, who had
got out of the Sleigh, and came home o' foot; but ye mare first, broke ye Sleigh and
threw out a case of Gin — however broke but one Bottle (which might at this time
stand at Dollars), but no Mischief done to Life or Limb. The praise to
God."
22 June, 1780. " My wife and Suse ride to her Father's and to Capt. Jones'.
They bring home little Hannah who has been Weaning." — Parkman Diary.
154 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
5 John B.; 6 Charlotte C; 7 Maria T., all d. young.
8 {Dr.) John Eugene, b. 9 Dec, 1819; d. 9 March, 1878; m.
(1) Caroline A. Denny; m. (3) Augusta M. Denny'; at
the head of McLean Insane Asylum, Somerville, Mass.; later
a physician in Boston,
ii Susanna Brigham, b. 13 April, 1781; d. 4 June, 1836; m. 5
Oct., 1809, Rev. Elisha Roekwood, b. 9 May, 1778; d. June, 1858;
of Westboro and Swanzey, N. H. Ch. (Roekwood):
1 Elisha P.\ b. 19 June, 1811; d. 22 Jan., 1838.
2 William O., b. 12 Feb., 1814; d. 1879; m. 1842, Helen M.
Moore; res. Indianapolis.
3 Susan Brigham, b. 1 Oct., 1815; d. 1843; m. (as first wife),
Christopher C. Denny (who m. [2] Anna S. Tyler).
4 Hannah A., b. 1 Feb., 1817; m. Dexter Brigham, Jr., 439.
5 Robert B., b. and d. 1822.
iii Charles, b. 26 May, 1785; d. 13 Sept., 1834; m. 26 Jan., 1811,
Joanna P., dau. of Jonathan Fay of Concord, Mass.; b. 27
Oct., 1784; d. 3 Dec, 1826. Ch.:
1 Joanna F.\ b. 21 Feb., 1812; m. Dr. Henry H. Rising.
2 Charles B., b. 13 June, 1813; d. unm., 26 June, 1885,
3 Mary A., b. 23 Sept., 1814; d. 1836.
4 Lucy P., b. 16 Aug., 1817; m. Nahum Fisher of W.
5 Susan B., b. 19 April, 1820; d. 28 June, 1871.
6 Hannah S., b. 12 Nov., 1822; m. Henry Taft of Lowell.
7 Samuel, b. 29 Aug., 1824; d. 1845 or '47.
8 Maria D., b. 17 May, 1826; m. 1 March, 1854, George T. Leach,
who d.; she res. Dorchester, Mass.
iv Robert Breck, b. 29 Sept., 1787; d. unm.
V Anna, b. 31 Dec, 1792; d. 1 Jan., 1807.
vi Mary Augusta, b. 12 May, 1796; d. 23 Dec, 1812.
vii Charlotte Sophia, b. 5 Feb., 1800; d. 24 Nov., 1884; m. 13 May,
1824, George Denny, a merchant of Boston, b. 1 April, 1801 ; d.
14 Jan., 1852; Prest. Granite Bank of Boston, and treasurer of
Sullivan R. R. Ch. (Denny):
1 Augusta M.\ b. 28 Feb., 1825; d. 1899; m. 1852, Dr. John
Eugene Tyler.
2 George P., b. 10 Maj% 1826; d. 1885; m. Nancy A. Briggs.
3 Charles A., b. 13 March, 1828; m. 1860, Jane S. Bigelow.
4 Charlotte E., b. 7 Feb., 1830; d. unm., 7 Aug., 1854.
5 Robert Breck, b. 8 Dec, 1832; m. 1856, Valeria K. Titcomb;
a wool dealer in Boston; owner of the old family clock.
6 Edward W., b. 12 Nov., 1836; m. Kate Brown.
7 Dr. James H., b. 2 Nov., 1838; of New York and Boston.
8 Mary H., b. 20 Sept., 1840.
9 John A., b. 14 Jan., 1843; d. 3 Feb., 1845.
101 WINSLOW^ son of Col. Levi* and Susanna (Grout) Brig-
ham; born in Westboro, 18 June, 1756; died in Northboro^ 4 Sept.,
1837; married, l6 May, 1781, Alice, daughter of *Col. Job and
* Col. Job^ Gushing, son of Rev. Job^ and Mary (Prentice) Gushing of Shrews-
bury; born 1728; d. 1808; m. 1752; Rev. Job* Gushing, was b. 1694; H. G., 1714; m.
1727, d. 1760. He was a son of Matthew^ and Jael (Jacobs) Gushing of Hingham.
Mathew' Gushing, son of Daniel- and Lydia (Oilman) Gushing of Hingham, was b.
1660; m. 1683; d. 1715. Daniel^ Gushing, son of Mathew^ and Nazareth (Pitcher)
Gushing, was b. 1619, in Hingham, Eng. ; came to New England in 1638 with his
father and mother; m. 1645; d. 1699. Mathew^ Gushing, b. 1588, m. Nazareth
Pitcher in 1619; came to America in Ship Diligent, with wife and 5 children; settled
in Hingham, and d. there in 1660.
FIFTH GENERATION 155
Lucy (Stone) Gushing of Shrewsbury, and grand-daughter of the
Rev, Job Gushing, of Shrewsbury; she was born in Shrewsbury,
23 Feb., 1757; died in Northboro, 7 Feb., 1847.
He was a farmer and resided in the south-east corner of North-
boro. He served six years as selectman. He was a private in Gapt.
Silas Gates' Go., Gol. Ward's Regt.; enlisted 4 Dec, 1775; on
muster list of Gaptain Timothy Brigham's Go., Gol. Gushing's Regt.,
SO Jan., 1776; also Gapt. Ebenezer Belknap's Go. and Gapt. Nathan
Fisher's Go., Gol. Wade's Regt. Service in No. Kingston, R. I.,
from 23 June, 1778-1 Jan., 1779; also on muster roll, Jan.-Nov.,
1778.
Children, born in Northboro:
i Emery Gushing", b. 22 Sept., 1782; d. 13 March, 1783.
ii Emery, b. 5 Jan., 1784; d. 21 Feb., 1785.
249 iii Nathaniel, b. 7 Oct., 1785.
250 iv Alice, b. 11 March, 1787.
251 v Josiah, b. 1 Sept., 1788.
252 vi Lucy Gushing, b. 27 Sept., 1789.
vii Nancy, b. 1 Oct., 1791; d. 11 May, 1792.
viii Nancy, b. 2 Dec, 1792; m. 1 Feb., 1839, Maj. Eli Prouty of
Spencer; d. s. p. 2 Oct., 1877.
ix Emery, b. 15 April, 1794; d. 26 Jan., 1820; m. Lucy Glaflin Gor-
bett, 6 Oct., 1818; no issue.
X Mindwell, b. 5 May, 1796; m. Abr. M. Brigham, 1812; d. 1 Jan. 1870.
xi Winslow, b. 11 Dec, 1797; d. unm. 5 Dec, 1818, in Quincy, Mass.
xii Lydia Gushing, b. 11 Aug., 1799; d. 17 March, 1837, in Worcester,
Mass.; m. Thos. T. Farnsworth, 1820; res. Worcester; no issue.
102 MARTHA^ daughter of Gapt. Jonas* and Persis (Baker)
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 1 Nov., 1746; married, 19 Jan.,
1768, Gapt. John, son of Gapt. Stephen Maynard (whose second
wife was Widow Anna [Gott] Brigham), born in Westboro, 1743.
He moved to Shrewsbury, Mass., 1771; Representative, 1781.
Children (Maynard), the eldest born in Westboro, others in Shrewsbury:
i Martha^ b. 23 Nov., 1769; ra. 1785, Fred K. Grosby.
ii Josiah, b. 18 Sept., 1771; d. Barnard, Vt., 1796.
iii John, b. 5 Oct., 1773; d. in Bakersfield, Vt., 1816.
iv Edward, b. 25 April, 1775; moved to Bakersfield.
v Antipas, b. 6 April, 1777; res. Waltham, Mass.
vi Hepsibah, b. 12 March, 1779; m. Elijah Hardy of Westboro.
vii William, b. 20 Sept., 1781.
103 GAPT. JONAS% son of Gapt. Jonas* and Persis (Baker)
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 29 Oct., 1748; died in Bakers-
field, Vt., in 1826; married (1), published 26 Jan., 1771, Anna
Draper of Watertown; who died in 1802; married (2), 10 Nov.,
1810, Polly Wyman.
156 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
He settled first in North Brookfield, Mass. In 1774 he was a
Minute Man, and marched at the time of the Lexington Alarm as
a Sergeant. He was Lieut, from Brookfield in 1777, and was in
the battle of Saratoga. His commission as Capt. of the Mass.
militia was signed by John Hancock, 1 July, 1781.
He moved to Baker sfield and was very prominent in all the aflPairs
of the town, and was the first elected Representative to the General
Assembly. The second year there was no election but he was
elected for 17 consecutive years thereafter. On the division of the
town he fell within the limits of Enosburg, where he was moderator
in 1797.
Children, born in North Brookfield, except the youngest born in Bakers-
field:
253 i MichaeP, b. 2 March, 1772,
254 ii EU, b. 14 Dec, 1774.
iii Hannah, b. 7 July 1776; m. Col. HoUey Taylor; res. St. Albans,
Vt.; d. s. p., over 70.
iv Sally, b. 7 Dec, 1778; d. unm.
v Patty, b. 27 April, 1780.
255 vi Jonas, b. 14 March, 1782.
256 vli Luther, b. 15 May, 1785.
257 viii Asa, b. 1786.
ix Betsey, b. 1788; d. y.
258 X Cheney, b. 22 April, 1793.
104 EDWARD^ son of Capt. Jonas* and Persis (Baker) Brig-
ham; born 21 May, 1754, in Westboro; died 5 May, 1838; married,
30 Sept., 1779, Sally Miller.* He was in the Revolutionary War.
He was a private in Capt. Edmund Brigham's Co. of Minute Men
which marched on the Lexington Alarm; also was sergeant in 1775-
1776, and in service at Dorchester and New York. He may have
been out in 1780-'81 also. Moved to Milton, Vt., and was a member
of the First Church in that place.
Children:
i William', b. about 1780.
259 ii Edward, b. 1782.
iii Baker, b. 1786.
iv Lorin, b. 1788; father of Elon', b. 1822.
v Miller, b. 1793.
105 BARNABAS^ son of Capt. Jonas* and Persis (Baker)
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 29 March, 1756; died in North
Brookfield, Mass., 30 Jan., 1817; married, 28 Feb., 1790, Eunice
Mandell, of Barre, Mass.
He was a private in Capt. Edmund Brigham's Co. of Minute-men,
•",0 Sept., 1770. Returned at eve. I marryed Mr. Edward Brigham to Miss
Sally Miller, heretofore of . . . The Fee given was $20 . . . -Parkman
Diary.
FIFTH GENERATION 157
Maj. Gen. Ward's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19,
1775. He was in Capt. Todd's Company, Col. Craft's Regiment
of Artillery, from North Brookfield, from February 1 to May 8,
1776. He settled in North Brookfield (see Hist, of that town).
Children, born in North Brookfield:
i Henry% was a good scholar and entered college, but did not grad.
260 ii Otis, b. 2 July, 1795.
iii Nancy, b. .
106 ANTIPAS^ son of Capt. Jonas* and Persis (Baker)
Brigham; born in Westboro, 15 March, 1758; died in Schoharie,
N. Y., about 1840; married (1), 24 Jan., 1780*, Hepsibah% daugh-
ter of Capt. Edmund^ and Sarah (Lyscom) Brigham (181); born
29 July, 1760; died 11 March, 1789; (2), Lydia, daughter of Joseph
and Mary (Reed) Cutler, born in Warren, Mass., 2 Dec, 1769;
died 16 Jan., 1798; (3), 7 April, 1799, Julia Whitney, of North-
boro; (4), Mary Hall. He moved to St. Albans, Vt. He was
probably a private in Capt. Edmund Brigham's company, which
marched Aug. 21, 1777, to re-inforce the Northern Army; proceeded
to Hadley and there counter-ordered.
Children (by first wife) :
i Nahum*, b. 8 April, 1781, and no further reported,
ii William, b. 24 Dec, 1782.
iii Nelly, b. 2 July, 1784.
iv Antipas, b. 4 March, 1786.
V Hepsibah, b. 11 Jan., 1788.
vi Persis, b. 9 March, 1789.
Children (by second wife) :
vii Rensselaer, b. 2 Aug., 1791; was deaf and dumb.
viii Lydia, b. ; m. Aaron Bliss of "Warren.
ix Mary, b. 7 July, 1*796; 1. unm., at Hardwick, N. Y.
* The winter of 1779-80 was very cold and much snow fell. On the 29th of
Dec, 1779, Mr. Parkman records:
" A very dismal morning. Storm continues till about nonn. Snowbanks very
high, one nigh my saddle-house 6 feet high. Roads blocked up . . . My son
Breck had also designed to go in a double sleigh to Ashburnham, but no Team nor
Sleigh can stir. How wonderful are the Works of ye Great God! "
On the 30th he records:
" I keep close to my Study, tho Mr. Antipas Brigham had requested me to go
to Capt. Edmund's to marry him. But nobody disturbs me. . . . Enough to do to
keep warm."
24 Jan., 1780. "An urgent message from Mr. Antipas Brigham to go to Capt.
Edmund Brigham's with request to marry him. I went, but with great Difficulty, by
reason of ye deep snow. My sons Breck and Elias drew me on a light sled as far
as Mr. Haskill's, nigh which a number of young men, Brighams, accompanied me
on foot to ye House, where I performed ye Solemnity. After ye Supper they brot
me to Mr. Gale's, who kindly obliged me to locate there." — Parkman Diary.
" The tradition of Mr. Parkman's ride to the wedding is still preserved in
the Brigham family, with some of the incidents of the trip — that the old minister
lost his wig, and the racketmen were at no small trouble to recover it; but all
finally ended well." — The Hundredth Town,
158 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
107 DR. DANIEL^ son of Capt. Jonas* and Persis (Baker)
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., on the old David Brigham home-
stead, 12 June, 1760; died in Marlboro, Mass., 12 June, 1837;
married Anna, daughter of Abram Munroe of Northboro, Mass.,
born there, 22 July, 1766; died 9 April, 1850.
He studied medicine in Harvard College. Entered the Revolu-
tionary Army as surgeon's mate and was at West Point when Maj.
Andre was captured; after the war he was surgeon in the Fifth
Regt. of Mass. Militia. He practiced medicine in Northboro, then
in Berlin, about 1800, and about 1826 in Marlboro, where he resided
on the farm on Brigham. St., occupied now by Addington M. Brig-
ham. His high rank in his profession is indicated by the distance
he was often called to go in cases of consultation. Many of his
surgical instruments are now in the possession of his grandson,
Addington.
Children, born in Northboro:
i Persis Baker^ b. 26 April, 1784; d. 1808.
261 ii Barnabas, b. 14 April, 1786.
262 iii Daniel, b. 27 Jan., 1788.
iv Anna, b. 8 Aug., 1790; m. Capt. Prentice Keyes; res. North-
boro.
263 V Lois, b. 14 April, 1793.
264 vi Abraham Munroe, b. 25 March, 1796.
108 DAVID^ son of Capt. Jonas* and Persis (Baker) Brig-
ham; born in Westboro, 31 March, 1762; died , 1851;
married, 21 Feb., 1787, Lucy Harrington of Westboro, sister of
Lawyer Nahum Harrington; born 17 Sept., 1765; died 13 Aug.,
1846. She was a very superior woman. He settled on a part of
the extensive homestead of his grandfather, David, and resided near
the present Insane Asylum. At his home were held many friendly
meetings of his descendants and others of the Brigham race, pre-
cursors of the Brigham Family Association.
Children, born in Westboro:
265 i Otis% b. , 1788.
ii Elmer, b. , 1790; d. 1796.
iii Arethusa, b. 2 Oct., 1792; m. 29 Jan., 1821, Rev. John Milton,
son of Dea. Reuben Putnam; b. in Sutton, Mass., 26 Feb., 1794,
and d. at Yarmouth, Me., 19 Sept., 1861; educated at Brown Univ.;
settled in Dunbarton, N. H. Ch. (Putnam), b. in Dunbarton:
1 Jane Brighani', b. 19 Nov., 1821; d. 11 Sept., 1824.
2 Carleton Elliott, b. 21 July, 1823; d. 29 Aug., 1824.
3 Milton A., b. 13 June, 1825; d. 25 Aug., 1826.
4 Antoinette M., b. 12 Oct., 1827; d. 7 Aug., 1828.
5 Antoinette B., b. 17 May, 1829.
6 Henry M., b. 10 June, 1831.
7 Georfje A., h. 7 Aug., 1833; d. 1 March, 1834.
8 George A., h. S May, 1835.
FIFTH GENERATION 159
366 iv David, b. 2 Sept., 1794.
V Hannah, b. 2 Oct., 1T96; d. 20 May, 1889; m. 11 Dec, 1829,
Silas Paine of Randolph, Mass. Ch. (Paine) :
1 Silas B.\ d.
2 Nancy, m. Wm. Johnson of St. Louis, Mo.
3 Silas H.
267 vl Elmer, b. 8 Sept., 1798.
268 vii HoUoway, b. 2 Sept., 1801.
viii Lucy Harrington, b. 1805; d. 11 Oct., 1887; m. 5 March, 1835,
Benj. Pond, M. D., who d. 7 June, 1857; res. Westboro. Ch.
(Pond):
1 Alfred', b. 1 March, 1836; d. 3 Nov., 1856.
2 Lucy Gale, b. 16 April, 1839; res. 1903, Westboro; was long
a teacher.
ix Martha, b. 1808; d. 6 May, 1886; m. 26 Dec, 1832, Harrison O.,
son of Otis Fay; b. 20 Jan., 1807; res. Westboro. Ch. (Fay):
1 Albert EJ, b. 11 Aug., 1835; d. 23 June, 1890; m. Amelia A.
. Ch.: i Mattie*; ii Lucy, both d. y.
109 JOSEPH% son of Capt. Jonas* and Persis (Baker) Brig-
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 20 April, 1766; died 29 Dec, 1837;
married Lucy Warren, born 23 Aug., 1769; died 15 June, 1856.
Children, born in Westboro:
i LowelP, b. 19 Dec, 1790; d. unm., 20 Nov., 1849.
ii Harriet, b. 19 Sept., 1795; d. 11 July, 1868; m. 26 Oct., 1826,
William F. Stone, b. in Saxonville, Mass., 10 April, 1784; d. in
Cambridge, Mass., 26 March, 1857; he was Register of Deeds
for Middlesex Co., 1821-1845. Ch. (Stone) :
1 William L.\ b. 1829; d. unm., 1857.
2 Mary W., b. 1833; d. 1899; m. 1880, Calvin Dimick of Cam-
bridge.
3 Harriet B., b. 1835; d. unm., 1858.
4 Olyntlms B., b. 3 April, 1838; res. Westboro, unm.
110 ALPHEUS% son of Major Asa* and Mary (Newton)
Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 30 April, 1746; died in
Jaffrey, N. H., about 1826; married, 1764, Lydia Green, of
Westboro, who was killed about 1830, " frozen to death " in in-
human quarters " provided " by her son-in-law, Foster, who had
been deeded the farm by her husband, Alpheus, in consideration
of the care to be bestowed upon them in their old age.
He was settled in Jaffrey, N. H., by 1775, " Lot 4, Range 10."
Was in the Revolutionary War, in Capt. Abijah Smith's Co., for
New York, mustered 21 Sept., 1776; was a prominent man and held
many town offices and was on many important committees; was
" deer-reeve " there in 1775.
Children, born in Shrewsbury, except the 2 youngest, born in Jaffrey:
1 Asaph% b. 2 June, 1765.
ii Wright, b. 23 June, 1768.
269 iii Sylvanus, b. 10 Feb., 1771.
160 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
270 iv Abel, b. 31 July, 1773.
V Joseph, b. 2 May, 1777; d. ; m. 30 May, 1796,
Polly, dau. of Thos. and Sarah (Bigelow) Button of Jaffrey;
b. 18 Aug., 1779; she m. (2) David Wilkins, and d. in Greenfield,
2 Feb., 1830. Joseph moved West,
vi Lydia, b. 12 April, 1782; d. 21 May, 1859; m. 7 June, 1807,
Jedediah Foster of Jaffrey, who lived on her father's farm until
1836, when he left town. "Ch.: Alpheus', d. 1819, ae. 10.
111 MOLLY^ daughter of Major Asa^ and Mary (Newton)
Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 10 March, 1748; died in
Fitzwilliam, N. H., 23 Nov., 1822; married, 5 June, 1778, Benjamin
Davison, who was at Fitzwilliam by 1767; died there, 25 April,
1820, 86. 76.
Children (Davison), born in Fitzwilliam:
i MindwelP, b. 1 March, 1778; d. 18 Oct., 1849; m. Richard
Gleason, who d. s. p., in F., 1843, ae. 70.
ii Molly, b. 2 June, 1780; m. 8 May, 1806, Nathan Winch, b. 1781;
d. 1851, in Troy, N. H. Ch. (Winch):
1' Nathan' ; 2 Mary; 3 Arethusa; 4 Calvin.
iii Sylvene^ b. 23 Dec, 1781; d. 8 March, 1851; m. 21 Feb., 1811,
Aaron Townsend, b. 1779; d. 1854. Ch. (Townsend) :
1 {Rev.) Luther''; 2 Aaron.
iv Asenath, b. 4 April, 1785; d. s. p., 11 Feb., 1858; m. Nathan
Winch of Troy (husband of Molly),
v Arethusa, b. 26 Feb., 1787; d. unm., 12 April, 1811.
vi Benjamin, b. 5 March, 1789; d. 20 Sept., 1860; m. (1) Abigail
Marshall of Jaffrey, N. H.; m. (2) Nancy Colburn of Rindge,
N. H. Ch., by first wife:
1 Abigair, m. (1) Daniel Prescott; m. (2) Dea. Oren Brooks.
2 Benjamin Brigham, b. 22 Sept., 1818; d. 16 Nov., 1861; m.
Almira Pierce of JaflFrey. Ch., by second wife: Five, all of
whom d. J.
112 LEONARD^ son of Major Asa* and Mary (Newton)
Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 7 May, 1750; died in JNIilton,
Vt., 1 Jan., 1821; married (1), Mary, daughter of Capt. Silas
Wetherby; who died in Walpole, N. H., Jan., 1777; married (2),
in 1780, Abigail Forbush, of Walpole, who died in 1832.
He resided in Walpole, N. H., and moved to Milton, Vt. Him-
self and wife were original members of the First Church of Milton.
Was in the Revolutionary War, from Fitzwilliam, N. H., in the
" Ti" army; Corporal, in 1775.
Children (by first wife), born in Walpole, N. H.:
i Luther% b. Oct., 1775; d. about 1840, s. p., in Canada,
ii Infant, d. y.
Children (by second wife), born in Walpole, except the last 3 born in
Milton : *»
271 iii Asa, b. 18 June, 1781.
iv Calvin, b. , 1782; d. in Milton, 1803.
v Leonard, b. 1784; d. ae. 11.
FIFTH GENERATION l6l
272 vi Rufus, b. 9 Feb., 1T86.
273 vii Jonathan, b. 23 Oct., 1788.
viii Nabby, b. Oct., 1789; d. ; m. (1) 1812, Moses
Stratton of Milton, Vt., who d. in Malone, N. Y., in 1836; m.
(2) in 1838, Judson Tyler of Hartford, O., who d. in Filmore,
Minn., in 1855. Ch. (Stratton) :
1 Amanda'; 2 Selona; 3 Arvin; 4 Harriet; 5 Hiram.
274 ix Silas, b. Oct., 1791.
X Lois, b. Aug., 1793; m. 1816, Eben Saxton of Croton, O. ; had
9 ch.: 2 daus. were Calista' and Charlana.
xi Polly, b. April, 1796; m. in 1829, Henry Bliss of Croton, O,,
who d. in 1853. Ch. (Bliss): Hiram' of Croton.
xii Leonard, b. 1798; d. probably s. p., 1827; m. 1825, Roxy Taylor.
275 xlii Hiram, b. Nov., 1800.
113 CAPT. STEPHEN^ son of Major Asa* and Mary (New-
ton) Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 13 May, 1754; died in
Vernon, N. Y., 11 Oct., 1849; married, 1 Feb., 1781, Sarah,
daughter of Joshua and Betty (Bent) Harrington; born in Fitz-
william, N. H., 14 Jan., 1754; died 15 November, 1841.
He early moved to Fitzwilliam, and thence in 1790 to Whites-
town, N. Y,, and thence, about 1812, to Vernon, N. Y. Was in the
Revolutionary War, at Bunker Hill under Capt. Whitcomb. Was
selectman in 1789- Was a very pious church member.
Children, the first 6 born in Fitzwilliam,, the 2 last in Whitestown:
276 i Sullivan% b. 29 Dec, 1781.
277 ii Stephen, b. 11 April, 1783.
iii Arethusa, b. 19 March, 1785; d. 28 Aug., 1794,
iv Polly, b. 18 Aug., 1786; m. at Westmoreland, N. Y., 25 Jan.,
1810, Barney Spalding (son of Uriah), b. Rutland, N. Y., 21
March, 1782; d. there, 7 Dec, 1866; a farmer. Ch. (Spaulding),
b. in Pinckney, N. Y.
1 Darrein', b. 18 March, 1812; d. 1 April, 1844; m. Cynthia Ann
Wheeler of Henderson, N. Y. Ch.: Delia^ m. Newell Mathews
of Watertown, N. Y.
V Sally, b. 24 April, 1788; d. 20 Juh', 1818, in Denmark, N. Y.;
m. 31 March, 1814, Ebenezer Cheever.
278 vi John, b. 24 March, 1790.
vii Lucinda, b. 8 May, 1792; d. 26 Aug., 1794.
viii Electa, b. 3 March, 1794; d. in Utica, N. Y., 1883; m. 13 Jan.,
1814, Leonard Moore of Union, Ct., who moved to Utica, Ch.
(Moore), b. in Utica:
1 Alexander Hanson', d. in U., 9 April, 1852; of firm of Dibble,
Work & Moore, N. Y. City. Ch.: Horatio^ of Utica.
2 Lansing C, d. 1873; m. S. M. Dempsey; res. N. Y. City.
Ch.: William' (d) ; Frederick L., unm., a broker in N. Y.
City.
3 Electa Brigham,, b. 25 Aug., 1825; res. unm., in Utica.
114 ELIZABETH% daughter of Maj. Asa* and Mary (New-
ton) Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 26 Sept., 1756; died
15 Feb., 1823; married, 21 Nov., 1780, Joshua Harrington, Jr.,
162 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
born in Framingham, Mass., 13 Sept., 1755; died in Fitzwilliam,
N. H., 20 Sept., 1834. She moved to Fitzwilliam with her father;
her husband inherited a mill from his father, which, in turn, he left
to his sons, Joshua and Elijah. For further details of this family,
see Hist, of Troy. N. H.
Children (Harrington), born in Fitzwilliam:
i Anna', b. 29 June, 1781; d. 16 Feb., 1857; m. William Marshall
of Troy, N. H.
ii Daniel, b. 15 Dec, 1782; moved to Vt., where he d.; m. 24
Jan., 1809, Mary, dau. of Jesse Forristall of F.; b. 11 April,
1786; d. in Fitz., 23 June, 1819.
iii Betsey, b. 18 April, 1784; m. 10 Jan., 1805, Asa, son of Abijah
Stowell; moved West,
iv Joshua, b. 29 Sept., 1785; m. (1) NeUy Gates of Dublin, N. H.;
m. (2) Ruth Hall; in 1820 moved to Alstead, N. H., and then
to Pitts ford, N. Y. Ch.:
1 Sally'; 2 Lyman; 3 Eleanor; 4 Joshua; 5 Leonard Brig-
ham, b. 1818; m. Eunice Grant of Lyme, N. H.; 6 Charles;
7 Lucy A.; 8 George F.; 9 Mary J.
V Elijah, b. 23 April, 1787; d. 15 May, 1870; m. (1) 1 Feb., 1810,
Prudence Newell, who d. 3 June, 1827; m. (2) Mrs. Tabitha
Tolman. Ch.:
1 Nelson'; 2 John; 3 Alonzo Brigham; 4 Daniel; 5 Patty; «
Elizabeth; 7 Jacob Newell; 8 Arbee Reed; 9 Frances E.;
the last two d. y.
vi Sally, b. 17 June, 1789; d. 1 Feb., 1800.
vii PoUy, b. 12 June, 1791 ; d. 1833.
viii Lyman, b. 2 March., 1794; d. 1800.
115 JOSIAH NEWTON^ son of Major Asa* and Mary (New-
ton) Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 30 March, 1765; died
• ; married (1), in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 14 Feb., 1793, Sarah,
daughter of David and Sarah (Fisher) Perry; born l6 May, 1774;
died 3 May, 1803; married (2), Mary Alsworth, from Ellington,
Conn., who died in 1827. He moved to Hartwick, N. Y.
Children (by first wife), born in Hartwick:
279 i Elijah', b. 1790.
ii Josiah, 1 . . j „
... c, 1, ytwms, d. unm.
in Sally, J
iv Marv, d. unm., in Dryden, N. Y., 186 — .
280 V David, b. 27 Oct., 1799.
281 vi Perrv, b. 17 April, 1801.
vii Phebe, m. (1) Carpenter; m. (2) Harding;
res. s. p., in Cortland, N. Y.
Children (by second wife), born in Hartwick:
viii Rebecca, d. unm., 1861, in Whitestown, N. Y.
ix Lucinda, m. Butler. Ch.:
1 Lucinda E.
X Electa, d. unm, 1863, in Whitestown, N. Y.
116 SARAH% daughter of Joseph* and Comfort (Bigelow)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 13 May, 1731 ; died before 1791 ;
married, 4 June, 1755, Dea. Benjamin, son of Joseph and Thank-
FIFTH GENERATION 163
ful (Barrett) Tayntor; born in Marlboro, 3 Jan., 1733; died in
Worcester, N. Y., 1798. They lived in Woodstock, Conn., Shrews-
bury, and Princeton, Mass. He was in the Revolution.
Children (Tayntor), the two elder born in Woodstock, the third in
Shrewsbury, and the rest in Princeton:
i Sarah', b. 12 March, 1756; m. Ebenezer, son of Elijah and Huldah
(Keyes) Rice of Holden, Mass.; (his second wife was Ruth
Eveleth of Stow); settled in Hubbardston. Ch. (Rice):
1 Rollin'; 2 Ebenezer; 3 Sarah, who moved to Illinois.
ii Miriam, b. 28 April, 1758; m. 1787, Stephen Potter of Marlboro,
iii Anna Sophia, b. 19 June, 1760; m. 1786, Cyrus Kingsbury of
Worcester, Mass. Ch. (Kingsbury) :
1 Cyrus''.
iv Lucy, b. 30 Oct., 1761-; m. Abel Hubbard of Holden; moved to
Putney, Vt.; had 9 ch.
V Lucretia, b. 30 Oct., 1763; d. y.
vi Joseph, b. 2 Nov., 1765; d. y.
vii Electa, b. 28 July, 1767; d. y.
viii Patty, m. John Perry of Holden.
ix Benjamin, b. 1768; d. in Russia, N. Y., 1835; m. Dinah Houghton
of Worcester, N. Y. Ch.:
1 Benjamin'; 2 Sarah; 3 Olive; 4 Cyrus; 5 Lavina; 6 Mary;
7 Jonah; 8 Phileta.
X Joseph, b. 6 July, 1775; d. in Lebanon, N. Y., 1847; m. Abigail
Fuller. Ch.:
1 AbigaiV ; 2 (Dea.) Joseph; 3 Patty; 4 {Rev.) Orasmus; 5
Lucy; 6 Ira; 7 Erasmus; 8 Cyrus; 9 Rufus.
117 LAVINAH^, daughter of Joseph* and Comfort (Bigelow)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 10 July, 1733; died Aug., 1784;
married, 12 April, 1757, Thaddeus, son of Joseph and Ruth (Brig-
ham) Howe (31); born in Marlboro, 30 May, 1733; (he married
[2] Mrs. Prudence Holman, who died, s. p., 1831); he died 18
March, 1799.
Children (Howe), born in Marlboro:
i Susanna", b. 22 Jime, 1758; d. April, 1837; m. 2 Nov., 1778,
Gershom Rice, Jr., b. in Marlboro, 3 July, 1755; d. April, 1837.
Ch. (Rice):
1 Stephen'; 2 Anna; 3 Susanna; 4 Mary ; 5 Henry.
ii Nanne, b. 15 Feb., 1760; d. 3 Nov., 1814; m. 11 July, 1781,
Jonas Morse, b. in Marlboro, 29 Nov., 1759; d. 1799; she was his
2d wife. Ch. (Morse):
1 John WJ ; 2 Nancy; 3 Henry; 4 Willard.
iii Jonah, b. 22 Feb., 1762; d. 8 Dec, 1834; m. (1) 8 March., 1792,
Betty Cranston, who A: 1806; m. (2) 15 June, 1806, Mrs. Catherine
(Howe) Wheeler, who d. 4 Jan., 1851, ae. 81. Ch.:
1 Lovina'; 2 Betsey; 3 Lydia; 4 Martha; 5 Thaddeus, m. Char-
lotte Brigham, 390; 6 Lyman; 7 Rufus; 8 Diana; 9 Crans-
ton; 10 Dexter; 11 Freeman.
Iv WilHam, b. 4 Dec, 1764; d. 21 July, 1820; m. 27 Sept., 1785,
Elizabeth, dau. of John Stowe; b. in Marlboro, 12 Sept., 1767;
d. 3 June, 1835. Ch.:
1 JoeV ; 2 William; 3 Elizabeth; 4 Sarah.
164 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
V Lovina, b. 23 March, 1767; d. 17 July, 1851; m. 11 June, 1787,
Moses, son of Samuel Sherman; b. in Marlboro, 28 June, 1761;
d. 28 June, 1833.
vi Aaron, b. 15 May, 1770; m. Sarah Dana of Oxford, Mass.;
moved to Lunenburg, Vt.
vii Martha, b. 5 Feb., 1773; d. 22 July, 1848; m. 9 March, 1796,
Francis Barnard (son of Joel; des. from Robert of Andover) ;
b. in Marlboro, 18 Dec, 1768; d. 28 Dec, 1858. Ch. (Barnard):
1 Elizabeth'; 2 Loring; 3 George; 4 Daniel; 5 Mary; 6 Wil-
liam; 7 Edward.
viii Stephen, b. 10 Aug., 1776; d. j.
118 STEPHEN^ son of Joseph* and Comfort (Bigelow) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 15 Oct., 1741; died about 1811;
married (1), 1764, Jemima Snow; married (2), Wilder.
He moved to Shrewsbury, thence to West Boylston, Mass. Prob-
ably was a private in Capt. Maynard's Co., Col. Cushing's Regt.,
which marched on alarm at Bennington, in 1777; discharged after
3 days' service.
Children {by first wife), horn in Shretosbury :
i Martha^ b. 9 Sept., 1766; d. 23 May, 1784.
282 ii Edmund, b. 29 Sept., 1769.
iii Sarah, b. 21 Feb., 1772; m. Gershom Flagg of Boylston.
283 iv Jabez, b. 28 Aug., 1775.
V Dolly, b. 10 July, 1777; d. 1782.
284 vi Stephen, b. 21 Sept., 1779.
vii Dolly, b. 20 Dec, 1783; d. s. p., 10 Jan., 1858; m. (1) Rev.
Reuben Ball; m. (2) Jas. Libby of Bridgton, Me.
Children (probably by second wife) :
285 viii Levi, b. 8 June, 1787.
ix Lucinda, b. ; m. Simon Plympton of W. Boylston; d,
s. p.
119 LIEUT. JOSEPH^ son of Joseph* and Comfort (Bige-
low) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 27 Sept., 1743; died
25 Aug., 1810; married Lydia, daughter of Daniel and Zeruiah
(Eager) Barnes, who died 23 May, 1784, as. 41 yrs., 38 days.
He resided in Northboro, Mass., and was selectman] in 1799 and
1801; Justice of the Peace, 1804. Marched on the Lexington
Alarm in Capt. William Brigham's Co. ; was 2d Lieut, in Capt,
Paul Brigham's Co., commissioned 5 Sept., 1776, and performed
other service. Commission is preserved by Miss Martha L. Ames,
his descendant.
Children, born in Marlboro:
286 i Lydia^ b. 16 Aug., 1766.
ii Lucy, b. in Marlboro, 31 Dec, 1771; d. June, 1855; m. 1791,
Samuel R. Rice. Ch. (Rice):
1 Lucy''; 2 Patty; 3 Lydia; 4 Edmund; 5 Ashley; 6 Elvira;
7 Serena; 8 Wheeler.
. I Twin boys, d. y.
FIFTH GENERATION 16
i&
120 DR. GERSHOaP, son of Gershom* and Mary (Lee) Brig-
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 15 Oct., 1747; married in 1772 (in-
tentions, June 6), Esther Belknap, who died Oct., 1801. He
practiced medicine in Westboro and also several years in Fitzwil-
liam, N. H., where he was the first doctor and held town offices. He
was in Westboro in 1780.*
Children, the 4 elder born in Fitzwilliam; the twins and probably
Nathaniel and Josiah in Westboro :
i Sally', bapt. 16 June, 1T76; m. 3 June, 1793, Silas, son of John
Witherby; b. in Westboro, 20 Feb., 1769. Ch. (Witherby), b.
in Westboro:
1 Man/, b. 1796; 2 Jeremiah, b. 1798; res. in Boston; 3 Joel,
b. 1800; res. N. Y.; 4 Jesse Brigham, b. 1807; res. N. Y.; 5
Esther Louisa, b. 1810.
ii Joseph Warren, bapt. 5 May, 1776; d. y.
iii Patty, m. Ebenezer Belknap, and res. Boston. Ch. (Belknap) :
1 George', d. y.; 2 Martha, m. Benj. H. Goodell, res. Worces-
ter; 3 Eunice, m. Ammon Gate of Boston; 4 Louisa, m. Capt.
James Paxton; res. Baltimore,
iv Jesse, bapt. 31 May, 1778; d. unm., in Worcester.
287 V Joseph, b. 28 May, 1780.
288 vi Benjamin, twin to Joseph.
vli Nathaniel, m. Nancy Brown; res. Westboro. Ch.:
1 Harriet; 2 Maria; 3 Julia, who probably res. Providence,
R. I.
289 viii Josiah, b. 19 Dec, 1791.
121 REV. BENJAMIN^ son of Benjamin* and Hannah (Mer-
rill) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 11 March, 1741-2; died in
Fitzwilliam, N. H., 13 June, 1799; married (1), 6 June, 1771, Lucy,
daughter of Jonas and Lucy (Eager) Morse of Shrewsbury, Mass.;
born 25 April, 1840; died 22 April, 1793; married (2), 11 Feb.,
1795, Puah Mellen, widow of John (she had nine children by her
first marriage), who died 4 Feb., 1821, ae. about 76.
He graduated from Harvard College, A. B., 1764. In 1770 he
received an urgent call from the church in Fitzwilliam to become its
pastor. He was to receive two lots of land of 100 acres each, and
two other lots were to be reserved for the use of the minister. He
was to receive eighty pounds in money and an annual salary of<£53
6s.8d., from time of acceptance for three years, then an additional
sum yearly until it had reached £66 13s. 4!d. He accepted, and spent
the rest of his life in charge of this church. He was a man of fine
character and a minister who preserved harmony in his parish.
Several of his manuscript sermons are extant. He was Representa-
tive to Exeter Provincial Congress, 1775. He was interred in the
* " 2 June, 1780. Dr. Gershom Brigham makes me a visit respecting the
baptism of his new-born Twins."— Parkman Diary.
166 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
central part of the old graveyard in Fitzwilliam, and in 1809 the
town appropriated $20 to buy gravestones for him.
Children (by first wife), baptized in Fitzvnlliam :
290 i Lucinda', bapt. 22 March, 1772.
11 Lucy, bapt. 13 June, 1773; m. 27 Nov., 1793, Gen. James Hum-
phrey; res. Athol, Mass.
ill Benjamin Franklin, bapt. 3 Sept., 1775; d. 13 Oct., 1801; m.
8 Nov., 1796, SaUy, dau. of Abner and Martha (Ward) HaskeU;
she was dismissed, 12 March, 1804, to a church in Penn.; he
moved from Fitzwilliam to Colchester, Vt., in 1799. Ch., b.
in Fitzwilliam:
1 Fanny', b. 22 Dec, 1796.
2 Benjamin Franklin, b. 24 Jan., 1799.
3 Adolphus, b. 5 Sept., 1801.
291 iv Elisha«, bapt. 1 Aug., 1779.
122 CALEBS son of Benjamin* and Hannah (Merrill) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 20 Nov., 1743; died 13 Sept., 1829;
married 3 Sept., 1766, Hannah, daughter of Daniel and Zeriah
(Eager) Barnes; born 4 April, 1743. He was born at the original
homestead of Thomas- in ]\Iarlboro, and held town offices there as
late as 1776.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Hannah', b. 17 April, 1767; m. Mr. Gates of New Marlboro,
Mass.
ii Dorothy, b. 27 Aug., 1770; d. unm.
292 iii Willard, b. 1 Oct., 1772.
iv Francis, b. 25 Aug., 1776; d. 24 Nov., 1796, while attending
Harvard Univ.
293 V Caleb, b. 26 Dec, 1778.
vi David, b. 8 March, 1781; m. Betsey Trowbridge; moved to
New York; a son was a printer or editor in Albany, N. Y.
123 BENAJAH^ son of Benjamin* and Hannah (Merrill)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 15 March, 1745-6; died 7 Dec,
1822; married, 12 Sept., 1771, Abigail, daughter of Peter Bent of
Marlboro, a descendant of the distinguished Peter Bent; born 29
Jan., 1754; died in Boston, 1837. He first resided in Westboro,
where he was chosen on a school committee in 1778; afterwards he
resided in Marlboro, where he was constable in 1785.
Children, probably the 5 elder born in Westboro, the others in Marlboro:
i Annas", b. 15 March, 1772; m. Jonathan Barnard of Lancaster,
Mass., who d. 5 March, 1824, ae. 60. Ch. (Barnard), b. in Lan-
caster :
1 Jonathan', b. 23 Dec, 1795; d. 12 Feb., 1799.
2 Benajah, b. 13 Sept., 1798; d. 4 Oct., 1805.
3 Julia, b. 28 Dec, 1803; d. 5 Sept., 1805.
294 ii Benajah, b. 7 June, 1774.
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295 iii Ephraim, b. 2 July, 1776.
296 iv Peter W., b. 10 May, 1779.
297 V Jabez, b. 12 March, 1781.
vi Mary, b. 4 July, 1784; m. (1) William Lancaster; m. (2)
Rev. ; res. New Salem.
vii Zenas, b. 20 March, 1786; d. in West Medway, Mass., where he
res. 28 May, 1878; m. 1816, Nancy, dau. of Ralph Mann, of
West Medway; she d. 1826. Ch., b. in Westboro:
1 Marian AJ, b, 16 Jan., 1817; d. 6 July, 1896; m. 28 April,
1836, Eleazer T. Bullard of West Medway, who d. 1888. Ch.
(Bullard): i Nancy Brigham', b. 15 Feb., 1838; ii Marian Ade-
laide, b. 20 June, 1839; d. 3 Sept., 1875; m. Warren H. Howe of
Marlboro; (had Mabel, who m. Herbert J. Mann of Boston
and Nashua) ; iii Juha Estelle, b. IB Feb., 1851 ; d. July,
1852; iv William Brighara, b. 3 Sept., 1853; v Helen Flor-
ence, b. 23 June, 1855.
viii John, b. 16 Sept., 1790; m. and removed West,
ix William, b. 28 Dec, 1792; d. in Westboro, 9 Oct., 1818.
124 HANNAH^ daughter of Benjamin* and Hannah (Merrill)
Brigham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 May, 1748; died 14 Jan., 1815;
married, 21 June, 1769, Hezekiah Maynard, Jr., of Marlboro; born
20 Jan., 1742; died 14 March, 1824.
Children (Maynard), born in Marlboro:
i Bethiah^ b. 9 April, 1770.
ii Zadock, b. 4 Sept., 1771; d. 1776.
iii (Capt.) Abel, b. 3 June, 1773; d. 31 Oct., 1811; m. Nancy .
Ch.:
1 William'.
iv John, b. 9 Aug., 1775; m. 7 Sept., 1794, Dorothy Hay den. Ch.:
1 Thomas''; 2 Martin; 3 Susanna.
V Silas, b. 12 Sept., 1777; d. 4 Aug., 1806.
vi Calvin, b. 3 Aug., 1779.
vii Hannah, b. 28 Feb., 1782.
viii Hezekiah, b, 29 Feb., 1784.
ix Luther, b. 9 Aug., 1785; d. 6 Feb., 1815.
X Joel, b. 26 May, 1788.
xi Charles, b. 9 June, 1790.
xii Willard, b. 7 Sept., 1792; d. 6 Jan., 1815.
125 GERSHOM% son of Benjamin* and Hannah (Merrill)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 27 June, 1750; died in Fayston,
Vt., 22 Oct., 1817; married, 23 May, 1783, Sarah, daughter of Sam-
uel and Mary (Loring) Allen; born in Northboro, Mass., 9 Dec,
1756; died in Fayston, 30 Aug., 1829.
He had land of his father Benjamin, just west of the old
Warren Brigham place on Glen St., where he built a house and
barn near the intersection with Forest St.; it was sold by Gershom
when he moved to New Hampshire. He marched with Capt.
William Brigham's Co. of "Minute Men" in 1775. In 1795
Gershom moved from Marlboro to Winchester, N. H. (vide deed
168 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
which exists of property owned there), and 12 years later, 1807,
to Fayston, Washington Co., Vt., where he settled upon the home-
stead which descended to his son, Elisha, then to Elisha's son-in-
law, George O. Boyce, who married Elisha's daughter, Laura. He
came to a wooded wilderness which had to be cleared, and as his
health was not strong for many years (he was a paralytic), Elisha
took charge of affairs, before his father died at the age of 68.
He was a man about 5 ft. 7 inches in height, rather spare, black
hair and eyes. Sarah Allen was tall with light brown hair and very
light blue eyes standing out prominently; her forehead was very
high, broad, and rather retreating. They lie buried in the hill
cemetery overlooking the home of their closing years.*
Children, the 5 eldest born in Marlboro, the others in Winchester, N. H.:
298 i Leonard Warren', b. 16 July, 1785.
299 ii Polly, b. 17 Oct., 1786.
ill Sarah, b. 16 May, 1789; d. s. p., April, 1830; m. George Grimes.
300 iv Elisha, b. 22 Oct., 1792.
301 V Benjamin Baxter, b. 28 May, 1795.
302 vi Alvin L., 21 Oct., 1798.
303 vii Rebecca M., b. 27 Feb., 1802.
126 STEPHEN% son of Elnathan* and Brigham;
born in Mansfield, Conn., 1744'; died 7 May, 1816; married (1)
; married (2), Hannah, daughter of Bennet and Eliza-
beth (Spofford) Field, born 26 May, 1747. He resided in
Mansfield.
In Sept., 1777^ he was permitted to transport to Boston, by land,
1600 lbs. of rye and wheat flour, 400 lbs. cheese and 200 lbs. butter,
to be exchanged for iron and steel; also to exchange for salt, 2 tons
of rye and wheat flour, 1400 lbs. cheese, 600 lbs. butter; also to
drive to Boston, 40 fat cattle and 250 fat sheep. He was appointed
Ensign of the 8th Co., 5th State Regt., May, 1779 (Recs. of Conn.,
Vol. 1).
Children (by first wife), born in Mansfield:
i Eunice", b. 15 Feb., 1776; d. 9 June, 1841; m. 23 Feb., 179—,
Elijah Royce; res. Woodstock.
ii Asenath, m. Wright.
iii Anna, m. Parker.
iv Lucretia, m. Isaac Morey. Ch. (Morey), b. in Coventry:
1 Elisha'.
Children (by second wife), born in Mansfield:
304 V Elizabeth.
305 vi Stephen, b. 5 Feb., 1774.
vii Hannah, d. unm., in Mansfield.
* Two slate stones are in the old " Waite Cemetery " — each with urn and
drooping willows at top. " Gershom Brigham died Oct. 22, 18 17, aged 68 years.
Clay to clay and dust to dust." " Sarah (Allen) wife of Gershom Brigham died
Aug. 30, 1829, aged 73 years. Dust to dust and clay to clay." On each is a
quartrain (almost illegible) at the bottom.
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Vj^*r«Ja« ^tSmsr^BviUyS'^
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FIFTH GENERATION 169
viii Clarissa, m. (1) Gerry Russ; m. (2) Raphael Storrs, who d. ;
res. Mansfield.
ix Ellsha, d.; m. ; res. New York. Ch.:
1 Elisha', and 2 daus.
X Spofford, m. Myrick; res. s. p., Rockville, Ct.
xi PoUy, b. about 1785; d." 27 April, 1807, ae. 22; m. Cephas Dun-
ham; res. Willington, Conn. Ch. (Dunham):
1 Lewis Brigham\ res. Marquette, la.
xii Sally, d. 27 June, 1808, se. 20.
127 CAPT. THOMAS^ son of Paul* and Catherine (Turner)
Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn., 7 March, 1742; died there, 10
Ma}^, 1800; married, 5 Feb., 1769^ Susanna Eels, who died 21 June,
1813. He resided in Coventry, Conn.
Children, born in Coventry:
306 i Alexander", b. 26 Jan., 1770.
ii Salinda, b. 26 April, 1772; d. 29 Dec, 1775.
307 iii Orleans, b. 10 Dec, 1773.
Iv Thomas, b. 13 July, 1775; d. 27 Nov., 1775.
308 V Don Ferdinand, b. .
309 vi Royal, b. 27 Sept., 1779.
vii Eunice, b. 17 Dec, 1782; d. of consumption, 1 Nov., 1805, in
Coventry.
128 LIEUT.-GOV. PAUL^ son of Paul* and Catherine
(Turner) Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn., 6 Jan., 1746; died in
Norwich, Vt., of a long and distressing illness, 15 June, 1824; mar-
ried, 6 Oct., 1768, Lydia Sawyer of Hebron, Conn., who died 19
Sept., 1838, ae. 93.
He had served in the Connecticut militia in every grade from cor-
poral to captain, long enough, at the time of the Revolutionary War,
to be exempt from service. Nevertheless, he entered the Continental
Army as captain, 1 Jan., 1777, and served 4 years in Col. Chandler's
regiment, afterwards commanded by Col. Isaac Sherman; received
his discharge 22 April, 1781; was in the battles of Germantown,
Fort Mifflin and Monmouth, and wintered in Valley Forge, 1777-'78.
In 1782 he removed from Coventry, Conn., to Norwich, Vt., where
he was town clerk, 1784-'96; high sheriff of Windsor Co. 5 years;
appointed Judge of County Court for Windsor County, June, 1785,
serving 5 years; in 1788, elected Brig.-General of 3d Brigade;
1787, elected chairman of committee to apprehend, in Vermont, the
supporters of Shay's Rebellion, who had fled there; in 1788, member
of State Land Commissioners; was member of the Legislature; in
1791, elected to Vermont Council, and was on committee to nominate
men for the first Board of Trustees of Univ. of Vermont; also elected
Maj .-General of 4th Div. of Militia. He received 27 elections
from the people at large, 1 as Presidential Elector, 5 as Councillor,
21 as Lieut.-Governor, when he declined further election. He was
the first elected Lieut.-Governor and served 20 years. He received
170 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
the degree of Hon, A. M. from Dartmouth College in 1806. He
had a military funeral.*
Children, born in Coventry:
310 1 Thomas*, b. 23 March, 1769.
ii Mary, b. 12 Oct., 1770; d. March, 1773.
311 iii Don J., b. 24 March, 1774.
312 iv Paul W., b. 26 Oct., 1776.
V Lydia, b. 5 Oct., 1778; d. 1872; m. Joseph Lathrop, a fanner of
Middlesex and Worcester, Vt., who d. 1837. Ch. (Lathrop):
1 Benjamin', had a family in Worcester, Vt.
2 D wight, had 2 daus. ; res. Berlin, Vt.
— ' 3 Brigham, had a family in western part of N. Y. State.
.4 Lucia, m. Stephen Willey of Middlesex, Vt. ; 3 ch.
5 Albert, d. early in New Orleans, La.
129 HANNAH^ daughter of Uriah* and Lydia (Ward) Brig-
ham; born in Coventry, Conn., 9 April, 1746; died 6 April, 1813;
married, 19 May, 1766, Jacob Baker, son of Dea. Jonathan and
Hannah (Baker) Gurley; born in Mansfield, Conn., 28 July, 1742;
died 20 Feb., 1804. Was a farmer, prominent man, holding town
offices, and a leading member of the North Parish church in Mans-
field. Was in the Revolution.
Children (Ourley), born in Mansfield:
i Lydia", b. 6 June, 1767; d. 12 Aug., 1787; m. 24 Dec, 1786,
Benjamin Pierce of Brooklyn, Conn.
ii Artemas, b. 9 April, 1769; d. 18 May, 1822; m. (1) Sarah Steele;
m. (2) Mrs. Martha (Shepard) Hovey; was a farmer, repre-
sentative, etc. Ch. :
1 Lovinia'; 2 Sarah; 3 Abigail; 4 George; 5 Charles; 6 In-
fant; 7 Infant; 8 Uriah Brigham of Deansville, N. Y.
iii Jacob Baker, b. 2 Aug., 1771; d. at res. in New London, Conn.,
24 Sept., 1856; one of the ablest lawyers in the city; m. Eliza-
beth Griswold of Lyme, Conn.; was grad. Dartmouth Coll., 1793.
Ch.:
1 Sarah''; 2 Mary; 3 Charles, who d. soon after grad. from
Yale Coll., 1827; 4 Elizabeth; 5 Ursula; 6 Hannah; 7 Han-
nah Brigham,; 8 John; 9 Ellen; 19 Lydia; 11 Ann.
iv Uriah, b. 30 May, 1774; d. 4 Oct., 1775.
V Ebenezer, b. 25 July, 1776; d. 3 July, 1864; m. Sally Balcom;
a farmer. Ch.:
1 Jacob''; 2 Emily; 3 Ebenezer; 4 Joseph, d. y. ; 5 Sarah.
vi Abigail, b. 7 Feb., 1778; d. 29 Jan., 1855; m. Elijah Hinckley
of Cambridge, Vt. Ch.:
1 Chauncey''.
vii Uriah Brigham, b. 19 Nov., 1780; d. Oct., 1783.
viii Mercia, b. 24 March, 1782; d. Dec, 1783.
ix Lucia, b. 14 Nov., 1784; d. unm., 20 March, 1864.
X Hannah, b. 5 May, 1791; d. 18 March, 1884; m. Anson Turner,
a farmer of Mansfield. Ch. (Turner) :
1 Ursula'; 2 Mary, both d. y.; 3 Phinea^s; 4 Henry; 5 Hannah
Brigham, d. unm.; 6 Jacob.
* Compiled from Gov. & Council of Vt., Vols, iii and iv.
FIFTH GENERATION 171
130 BETHIAH% daughter of Uriah* and Ann (Richardson)
Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn., 14 July, 1757; died in New
Lisbon, N. Y., 20 July, 1838; married, 30 Jan., 1782, Zaccheus,
son of Andrew Downer; born in Norwich, Conn., 13 Nov., 1755;
moved to Utica, N. Y., where he died 17 July, 1851. He was in the
Revolution from Vermont and pensioned; a Justice of the Peace and
contributor to the press.
Children (Downer), all but the youngest born in Sharon, Vt.:
i Norman', b. 25 Oct., 1782; died in Utica, N. Y,, 25 Jan., 1854;
m. (1) Phebe Davis; m. (2) Laura Gregory. Ch.:
1 Don SJ; 2 Lovina; 3 Norman; 4 John; 5 Charles; 6 Mary;
7 Phebe; 8 Diana; 9 Almira.
ii Don, b. 25 Feb., 1T84; d. 25 March, 1850.
iii Jeannette, b. 30 March, 1786; d. 5 March, 1854; m. (1)
Blood; m. (2) Reed.
iv Dana, b. 4 July, 1788; d. in Utica, Q2 Sept., 1863; m. Cynthia
Monger. Ch. :
1 Edward'.
V Mary, b. 17 May, 1791; m. Uriah Kimball; they moved to Wis-
consin, and she d. 9 April, 1830.
vi Andrew Otis, b. 25 July, 1796; d. in Detroit, Mich., 3 June,
1876; m. Esther Emerson. Ch.:
1 Mary J? ; 2 Sarah M.; 3 Emily E.; 4 William A.; 5 Henry E.
vii Zaccheus, b. in Springfield, N. Y., 8 March, 1799; d. Sullivan,
Ind., Sept., 1876; m. Harriet Thatcher. Ch.:
1 Albert FJ; 2 Sanford B.; 3 Augustus; 4 Ava C; 5 Julia A.
131 ANNA^, daughter of Uriah* and Ann (Richardson) Brig-
ham; born in Coventry, Conn., 14 Oct., 1759; died 11 Feb., 1845;
married, 17 May, 1781, Lemuel, son of Samuel White; born in Coven-
try, 30 Dec, 1758; moved to Batavia, N. Y., where died, 7 Aug.,
1850.
Children {White):
i Percy', b. 14 Jan., 1782; d. 20 Sept., 1^798.
ii Brigham, b. 1 July, 1783; d. 27 June, 1839.
iii Grace, b. 15 Dec, 1786; res. Middlebury, Vt.
iv Laura, b. 16 April, 1788; m. Reuben Ross of Middlebury.
V Chester, b. 1 Feb., 1790; d. 10 Feb., 1790.
vi Chester, b. 14 Feb., 1793; m. Lucy TopMff; he was a farmer in
Batavia, N. Y. Ch.:
1 Harrison' ; 2 Mary; 3 Emily ; 4 Lemuel; 5 Maria; 6 Laura;
7 Ann; 8 Eliza; 9 Kirke.
vii Lemuel, b. 9 April, 1796; d. 5 May, 1840; m. EUza Mathews;
he was a harness maker in Buffalo, N. Y. Ch.:
1 William CJ; 2 Ann M.; 3 Eliza; 4 John B.; 5 Walton O.
viii Lucy, b. 9 June, 1802; d. 15 Nov., 1820.
132 DON CARLOS% son of Uriah* and Ann (Richardson)
Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn., 21 Feb., 1763; died 27 March,
1843; married, 7 June, 1789, Mary (or Polly) Greenleaf; born in
172 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Coventry, 7 Jan., 1764; died 30 Oct., 1845. He resided in Mans-
field, Conn, (some records say Hartford). Was in the Revolution,
as he is noted in records as being a pensioner in 1832.
Children, born in Mansfield:
i (Dr.) Norman% b. 7 March, 1790; d. s. p., 15 Oct., 1871, in Mans-
field, where res.; m. Pamelia Dunham, who d. 11 Jan., 187-2; was
a physician of professional eminence and extensive practice;
served in many town offices, and was representative a number of
times,
ii Gurdon, b. 23 April, 1792; d. 11 June, 1804.
iii Mary, b. 12 Feb., 1794; m. 1 Sept., 1825, John Kingsbury of
Tolland, Conn. Ch. (Kingsbury), b. in Tolland:
1 John B.\ m. (1) Mary Ann Kellogg; m. (2) Carrie Rogers;
res. Rockville, Conn.
2 George, m. Mary Crone. Ch.: i Adelaide^ res. W. Hartford;
ii Jennie, m. Halsey L. Allen, res. Rockville; iii Elizabeth, m.
Elmer Adams, res. s. p., Rockville; iv Mary, m. Frank Holton,
res. Ellington, Conn.; v George, d. y.
313 iv Charles, b. 29 Jan., 1797.
V David, b. 10 March, 1802; d. 19 Jan., 1804.
vi Eliza Ripley, b. 3 April, 1805; d. 5 April, 1891; m. 9 Dec, 1834,
Richmond C. Lovet of Tolland, Conn. Ch. (Lovet), b. in Tolland:
1 Eliza T:, b. 10 June, 1836; m. 1860, Daniel S. Hunter of
Brooklyn, N. Y. Ch. (Hunter): i Mary E.% m. Frank U.
Smith of Minneapolis, Minn.; ii James F., m. Cornelia Adams,
New Haven, Conn.; iii Bernie, unm., res. Brooklyn; iv Harry
R., m. res. Brooklyn.
2 Eugene, b. 7 April, 1838; m. Emma Weis; res. Merced Falls,
Cal. Ch.: Merton^ m. and res. Palo Alto, Cal.
vii Susan Ann, b. 31 Dec, 1807; d. Tolland, 1 Feb., 1863; m. 29
Nov., 1831, John Webb Gager of Tolland. Ch. (Gager), b.
in Tolland:
1 Mary BJ, b. 25 Aug., 1833.
2 Andrew, b. 19 Oct., 1835; d. 3 Sept., 1901.
3 Ann Eliza, b. 5 Nov., 1S39; d. 1 Aug., 1870.
4 Lois, b. 11 Jan., 1847; d. 26 April, 1899.
5 Charles A., h. 6 March, 1851.
133 CEPHAS^ son of Uriah* and Ann (Richardson) Brigham;
born in Coventry, Conn., Dec, 1765; died (probably) in South
Coventry, Conn., 17 May, 1841; married, 14 May, 1786, Amelia
Robertson, born about 1764; died in 1845, ae. 81. Her family were
of Newbury, Mass. He resided in So. Coventry, where he held
many town offices, and was a member of the General Assembly of
Conn.
Children, bom in South Coventry:
i Anna", m. 9 Oct., 1806, Roderick Dimock of Mansfield, Conn.;
res. Coventry,
ii Lucia, m. Horace Russ; res. Coventry.
iii Sally, m. 29 Nov., 1810, Artemas Russ of Mansfield; res.
Coventry.
iv Uriah, m. (1) 26 April, 1825, Emily Wright; m. (2) Harriet
Nye: res. s. p., Coventry.
FIFTH GENERATION 173
314 V Daniel R., b. 6 Aug., 1895.
vi Eveline L., m. Gurdon Fuller; res. Vernon,
vii Maria, m. 4 July, 18;31, Levi Allen; res. Mansfield,
viii Emily, m. Roderick Dimock; res. Coventry,
ix Julia, m. Abner Mason; res. Coventry.
315 X Edwin G.
134 HOSEA^, son of SamueP and Mary Brigham; born in
Sudbury, Mass., 6 Sept., 1750; he was living in Hubbardstown,
Mass., in 1782, where he died, 17 Dec, 1817; married Catherine
Davis of Holden, Mass., who died in Hubbardstown, 19 Oct., 1823,
ae. 74 (Vide Hist, of Hubbardston).
Children, born in Hubbardston:
316 i Peter*, b. 3 Oct., 1781.
317 ii Joseph, b. 9 Aug., 1785.
iii Samuel, b. 12 May, 1787; moved to New York State,
iv Betsey, b. 12 Aug., 1792; d. 15 March, 1851.
135 JOEL^, son of Samuel* and Mary Brigham; born in Sud-
bury, Mass., 5 March, 1756; died there, 25 June, 1813; married, 25
April, 1784, Elizabeth, daughter of John and Esther Maynard;
born in Sudbury, 25 March, 1759; died there, 6 Sept., 1846. He
was a soldier from Sudbury, 1775-1782; had a fine Revolutionary
record. The full story is too long to print here. He was 5 ft. 10
in. in height; had a " ruddy " complexion and dark hair.* He re-
sided in Sudbury and Leominster, Mass.
Children, born in Sudbury:
318 i Asa^ b. 16 Feb., 1785.
ii Betsey, b. 8 July, 1786; d. in Sudburj^, 27 Oct., 1830; m.
Carlton.
319 iii Joel, b. 16 March, 1788.
iv Esther, b. 28 Sept., 1789; m. 9 June, 1811, William Hunt, Jr.
Ch. (Hunt):
1 AbeV ; 2 Mary; 3 Andrew; 4 Lizzie; 5 Asahel; 6 Thomas;
7 George; 8 Abbie.
v Lucinda, b. 14 March, 1791; m. Reuben Moore, 23 Dec, 1821.
Ch. (Moore) :
1 Eunice E?, m. Edwin Harrington of Sudbury, 27 Nov., 1845.
Ch. (Harrington): George E.% b. 27 Oct., 1846; m. (1) Alice
E. Brown, 13 June, 1878; she d. 19 Nov., 1879; m. (2) M.
Edna Newton; 3 ch.
320 vi Polly, b. 29 Dec, 1792.
vii Sally, b. 1 April, 1794; d. 9 Oct., 1796.
viii Otis, b. 15 May, 1796; d. in Sudbury, 12 June, 1842; m .
Ch.:
1 Elizabeth'.
ix Sally, b. 20 Dec, 1797; m. Joel Dakin; no further reported.
X John, b. 29 Nov., 1799; no further reported,
xi Rebecca, b. 5 March, 1801; no further reported.
321 xii Nancy, b. 16 Aug., 1803.
* See Mass. Records of Sailors and Soldiers, p. 530.
174 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
136 JONAS ^, son of Samuel* and Mary Brigham; born in
Sudbury^ Mass., 26 May, 1758; resided for a time at "Nelson";
thence to Dublin, N. H., where died, 11 Feb., 1850; married (1),
in Sudbury, 10 Nov., 1780, Polly Wyman; married (2), 1807,
Dorcas, widow of Oliver Pratt. Was probably in service with the
Northern Army in the Revolution, in 1777.
Children (by first wife), born in Sudbury:
i Levi', b. 29 Feb., 1781.
ii Jonas, b. 22 Sept., 1783.
Children (by second wife):
ill Ruel, b. 30 May, 1808; m. (1) 2 June, 1835, Prudence, dau. of
James Bums, b. 17 Dec, 1811; d. 11 Oct., 1848; m. (2) 28
Jan., 1850, Maria J., dau. of Moses Cragin, b. in N. Y., 2 Jan.,
1832; he probably res. for a while in Dubhn. Ch. (by first
wife) :
1 Jane'', b. 19 Jan., 1838.
2 George, b. 15 Sept., 1843; d. 7 March, 1845.
iv Mary H., b. 1 April, 1818.
137 CAPT. SAMUEL^ son of John* and Gate (Willis) Brig-
ham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 3 March, 1775; died 28 Nov., 1843;
married, 3 Jan., 1799, Lucy Osborn, who died 9 Sept., 1825. Re-
sided in Waltham, Mass.
Children, born in Sudbury:
i George^ b. 25 Feb., 1800; d. in Newton, Mass., 6 Sept., 1873.
ii Henry, b. 5 April, 1802; d. in Newton, Mass., 27 Nov., 1874.
iii Cynthia, b. 9 June, 1804; d. 20 Sept., 1886; m. 24 Nov., 1841,
Dea. Adin Cummings of Rindge and Jaffrey, N. H.; b. 4 Dec,
1797; d. 28 July, 1870. Ch. (Cummings):
1 John CJ, b. 1843; d. 1863, on the way home from the Civil
War.
iv Warren, b. 12 June, 1806; d. in E. Jaffrey, N. H., 31 May, 1882.
v John, b. 10 Aug., 1808; d. unm., 18 Feb., 1869, in Abington, Mass.
vi Eliza, b. 9 June, 1810; d. in Concord, Mass., 10 July, 1845; m.
Jeflferson Reed, who d. 18 Sept., 1878. Ch. (Reed):
1 Lucy''; 2 Charles; 3 George.
vii Samuel, b. 22 Oct., 1812; d. 22 Oct., 1813.
viii Lucy Ann, b. 27 June, 1815; m. Henry H. Hart, who d. 23 April,
1882.
ix Sarah, b. 27 May, 1817; d. unm., in Rindge, N. H., 6 March,
1847.
138 ELIJAH% son of John* and Gate (Willis) Brigham; born
in Sudbury, Mass., 13 Oct., 1776; died in Waltham, Mass., 26 Oct.,
1848; married (1), 20 March, 1803, Mary, daughter of Capt. Isaac
Gleason, Jr.; born 2 Feb., 1779; died 18 May, 1815; married (2),
Leonora , who died 17 July, 1840, se. 54.
Children (by first ^cife), bom in Sudbury:
322 i Danforth Phipps«, b. 30 Dec, 1803.
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323 ii William, b. 27 March, 1805.
ill Mary, b. 4 July, 1806; d. 30 Aug., 1825.
iv Elijah, b. 29 June, 1808; d. unm., 14 Aug., 1837, in Sudbury.
V Charles, b. 17 April, 1810; d. 13 Oct., 1810.
vi Charles, b. 6 June, 1811; d. 26 Nov., 1811.
vii Catherine, b. 23 March, 1813; d. 5 July, 1876, in Lowell, Mass;
m. 31 Aug., 1832, Otis Bullard of Lowell; res. Boston. Ch.
(BuUard) :
1 Mary Jane', h. 25 Nov., 1833; d. 15 Sept., 1834.
2 George Jeferson, b. 26 Aug., 1836; d. 16 Jan., 1837.
3 Lucy Frances, b. 12 Jan., 1840; d. 22 April, 1841.
4 George Francis, b. 22 March, 1841; m. 10 March, 1864, Elvira
Caroline Rowe of Thornton, N. H.; res. Lowell.
viii Isaac, b. 27 July, 1814; d. 3 Dec, 1814.
Children {by second wife), born in Sudbury:
ix Martha Ann, b. 7 Jan., 1823.
X Leonora Wellington, b. 22 April, 1824.
xi Mary Elizabeth, b. 21 Jan., 1829,
139 EBER^ son of John* and Gate (Willis) Brigham; born in
Sudbury, Mass., 28 June, 1778; married, 3 Dec, 1809, Lucy Arnold
of Lancaster, Mass., who died 24 Aug., 1863.
Children, born in Sudbury:
324 i Samuel".
ii James, d. before 1861 ; m. 27 Jan., 1833, Lucy Balcom, who d.
13 Sept., 1861. Ch.:
1 Infanf, d. 1841, ae. 1 year.
2 Miranda, m. ; has a son res. Lowell, Mass.
140 CAPT. WILLI AM^ son of John* and Gate (Willis) Brig-
ham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 20 Dec, 1784; died there, 3 July,
1879; married (1), 1812, Sarah Osborn, who died 24 May, 1859;
married (2), 12 June, I860, Mrs. Mary B. Ghristie.
He was Gapt. of a Militia Go. in 1812, and offered himself for the
war, but was never called out; he was selectman from 1817-1824;
filled many other town offices, but declined many; chairman of the
Gongregational Ghurch Building Gommittee, and chairman for four
years of the Gommittee for building the Town House; a member
of the Gommittee on the " Wadsworth monument," representative to
the General Gourt from 1832-37, and thus one of the leading citizens
of Sudbury, and a very benevolent man, withal.
Children, born in Sudbury:
325 i RufusS b. 11 Jan., 1818.
ii Sarah, d. ; m. Robert Scott of Newport, Vt., who d.
Ch. (Scott):
r Lillian'; 2 Bert A.; 3 Arthur F.
141 JOHN^ son of Lieut. Abijah* and Eunice (Willis) Brigr
ham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 19 May, 1762; died in Rutland,
176 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Mass., 10 Jan. (or June), 1833; married, 20 May, 1786, Ann
Eunice Moore of Sudbury; born 10 April., 1768; died in Watertown,
Mass., 20 May, 1862, ae. 94. Resided in Sudbury and Rutland, and
was a member of the militia of Sudbury; was in the Revolutionary
War in 1776, and in 1779.
Children, the first 5 born in Sudbury, the last 4 in Rutland:
326 1 Roxey«, b. 7 Jan., 1788.
ii Oreb, b. 25 July, 1789; d. unm., in Watertown, Mass., 12 Dec,
1869, ae. 80.
327 iii Abijah, b. 17 March, 1791.
iv Susannah Woodward, b. 15 May, 1793; d. unm., in Watertown,
Mass., 5 Oct., 1879.
328 V John, b. 22 March, 1795.
vi Sewell, b. 2 March, 1797; d. unm., in Watertown, 11 April, 1870.
vii Horatio, b. 16 Sept., 1800; d. unm., in Burke Co., Ga., 20 Sept.,
1835.
viii James Moore, b. 4 Jan., 1807; d. unm., in Watertown, 8 Jan.,
1855.
329 ix William, b. 11 Aug., 1810.
142 JOSEPH^ son of Lieut, Abijah^ and Eunice (Willis)
Brigham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 26 Sept., 1764; died there, 12
Jan., 1842; married, 5 April, 1795, Rebecca, daughter of Charles
Haynes (who was in the Revolution) ; born in Sudbury, 29 Jan.,
1770; died there, 12 Jan., 1853. Was a farmer and resided in
Sudbury.
Children, born in Sudbury:
i NancyS b. 11 March, 1796; d. 14 June, 1878; m. (1) 28 Oct.,
1819, Daniel Crocker of Albany, N. Y., who d. 9 May, 1825; m.
(2) 14 July, 1833, Benjamin Harris of Russellville, Ala. Ch.
(Crocker) :
1 Alphonso'', d. unm., 6 July, 1851.
Ch. (Harris):
2 (Dr.) John C, b. in Russellville; d. s. p., 8 Aug., 1899.
3 Rebecca B., m. Harvey Sargeant of Russellville. Ch. (Sar-
geant) : i Lucy^ m. Williams ; ii B. Harris ; iii H.
Owen; iv Bessie; v Rebecca.
330 ii Lewis, b. 27 Oct., 1797.
331 iii Eunice, b. 19 Dec, 1798.
iv (Rev.) Alanson, b. 11 Oct., 1802; d. unm., in Meadville, Pa., 24
Aug., 1833; grad. A. B., Harvard College, 1826; A. M., Div.
School, 1831 ; was a Unitarian clergyman.
v Esther H., b. 30 March, 1805; m. 25 Dec, 1833, Josiah H.
Adams. Ch. (Adams) :
1 Caroline', b. 21 July, 1825; d. ; m.
Toyier; had dau. Carrie*, who m. Johnson.
2 John, b. 21 May, 1827; d. ; was Supt. Fitchburg
Ry. ; had a son John F.*
3 Joseph B., b. 24 Feb., 1830; d. ; m. .
Ch. : Josephine^ who m. Lord, and d. Oct., 1904.
4 Rebecca, b. 24 March, 1832; d. .
5 Eunice, b. 1 March., 1835; d. .
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333 vi Rebeccah, b. 28 Aug., 1807.
333 vii Charles, b. 16 July, 1811.
viii Abijah, twin to Charles; d. unm., on home farm, 9 April, 1897.
143 ANNA% daughter of Dr. Samuel* and Anna (Gott) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 29 Oct., 1753; died, 1803; married,
21 May, 1772, Isaac Davis; born 27 Feb., 1749; died 27 April,
1826. She was brought up at the home of Capt. Maynard in West-
boro, whom her mother married as her second husband. She lived
in Westboro after her marriage.* Some of her descendants live
there still.
Children (Davis), born in Westboro:
i Phineas".
ii Isaac, b. 1779; f m. PoUy Rice, dau. of 86.
iii Joseph.
iv John, (Gov.), b. 1787; d. 1854; was called "Honest John Davis."
He represented his town in the Legislature and was sent to
Congress as senator; he was thrice governor of Massachusetts,
serving in 1834-35, and 1841-43.
144 DR. SAMUEL^ son of Dr. Samuel* and Anna (Gott)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 21 Aug., 1756, a posthumous
child; died in Boylston, Mass, 24 June, 1830; married, in North-
boro, 17 Feb., 1789, Mary, daughter of Stephen and sister of Dr.
Stephen Ball of that place; born in Northboro, 10 May, 1766; died
in Boylston, 10 Aug., 1852.
He was one of 4 young men from Westboro, of the name of Brig-
ham, who joined the same class at Dartmouth College on the eve of
the Revolution, the others being the future Hon. Elijah^ Brigham,
and Moses*' and Eli^ Brigham. Samuel joined the army under Wash-
ington in 1777, as paymaster, and was present at the execution of
Maj. Andre. He returned to college and was graduated in 1779- He
then read medicine with Dr. Stephen Ball of Northboro, and began
to practice in that part of Boylston which was once Shrewsbury.
The old homestead is in the northeast part of Boylston, about half
a mile from the town line of Berlin, and about 4 miles from Clinton,
where some of his descendants live. Great things were expected
of him, but before he could take the rank among practitioners which
he might have attained, he met with a serious accident to the calf
of his leg, was incapacitated from walking without crutches, and
thus seriously handicapped in his profession as a country doctor.
* " Isaac Davis, a young tanner, who came to town to teach his trade to Capt.
Maynard's son, had married Anne Brigham, step-daughter of Capt. Maynard, in
1772. They had four sons. . . . They were living at this time in the house
recently occupied by Hiram Broaders. In 1781 they bought the Dea. Tonlin place
which has been known since as the Davis homestead. Isaac and his sons became
■wealthy men, and they and their descendants, who take pride in the name of Davis,
have held many positions of honor and trust." — Parkman Diary.
t " 31 Oct., 1779, I baptized Mr. Davis' son Isaac." — Parkman Diary.
178 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
He became a magistrate and a writer of essays and verse. Morse
states that he read some of Dr. Brigham's writings which showed
him to have been a man of letters and of original thought as well as
a patriot. IMorse also says that he composed music as a recreation.
This may very well have been the case, as he was brought up in the
home of Capt. Maynard in Westboro, who was the richest man of
his day there, and undoubtedly young Brigham had opportunities
for self-culture and training beyond the curriculum of the college.
He was related to the Parkmans and often mentioned in the Park-
man Diary.
Children, horn in Boylston:
i Rowena, b. in 1T89; d. 17 July, 1839; m. 7 Jan., 1808, Timothy
Whitney, Jr., of Boyleston. Ch. (Whitney) :
1 Theresa', b. 14 Aug., 1808; d. 13 Aug., 1810.
2 Mary, b. 30 Nov., 1809; m. 24 Feb., 1829, Timothy Hastings.
3 Theresa, b. 19 Feb., 1811; m. 21 May, 1816, Lyman Maynard.
4 Rowena, b. 7 March, 1813.
5 Amos, b. 28 Feb., 1815; d. in Worcester.
6 Emily, b. 10 Jan., 1817; m. Lawrence.
7 Dorothy, b. 19 Sept., 1818.
8 Lucy, b. 8 Dec, 1820.
9 William, b. 5 April, 1823; m. Ruth Grossman.
10 Daniel, b. 22 June, 1825; d. unm., in Worcester.
11 Sarah, b. 22 Oct., 1827; m. Samuel EUiott.
12 Catherine E., b. 29 Oct., 1829.
13 Harriet N., b. 22 June, 1834.
14 Samuel M., b. and d. 1836.
ii SaUy, b. 17 April, 1791; d. in No. Bangor, N. Y., 31 May, 1832;
m. in Boylston, 2 Sept., 1805, Benjamin Eager. They removed
to No. Bangor. Ch. (Eager) :
1 Mary\ (or Polly), b. 16 March, 1806; m. Luther Howe; 11 ch.
2 Nahum Brigham, b. 11 Feb., 1808; m. and had 6 ch.
3 John W., b. and d. 1809.
4 Elizabeth O., b. 23 Oct., 1810; d. 9 Oct., 1892; m. 7 June,
1832, Sanf ord Cornish, who d. in 1891 ; they removed to
Oshkosh, Wis.; 15 ch.
5 Benjamin, b. 10 March, 1813; d. 19 Aug., 1877; m. and had
5 ch. ; res. Allegan, Mich.
6 John W., b. 13 June, 1815; d. at sea, unm.
7 Lewis, b. 8 Dec, 1816; m., had 6 ch. ; res. Mattawan, Mich.
8 Sarah A.,h. 2 June, 1819; m. Warren French; res. Mattawan,
Mich.; had 6 ch.
9 Martha A., b. 2 Dec, 1821; m. Herman Sanborn; res.
Lawrence, Mich.
10 Harnet, b. 23 Oct., 1823; d. 2 April, 1844.
11 Joseph T., b. 22 Aug., 1825; d. unm., in California, 6 Jan.,
1853.
12 Almira L., b. 11 Jan., 1828; m. Wilham Moody; res. Pent-
water, Mich.
13 George E., b. 8 Nov., 1829; d. y.
14 Adaline, b. 18 Feb., 1832; m. James Lytle; 2 ch.
iii Stephen B., b. 16 Nov., 1793; m. Jemima Flagg. In his mother's
FIFTH GENERATION 179
will he was left a wooden clock and one sheep. Ch., b. in
Boylston:
1 Nahum BalV, b. 2Q Sept., 1817; d. in Worcester, 4 Sept., 1860;
m. 20 Feb., 1840, Harriet S. Hapgood, who d. 11 Aug., 1848,
ae. 29; m. (2) Mary E. , who survived him. He
owned land in Boylston on road to Berlin, which was sold
in 1860, by order of the court. No ch. reported.
2 Maria, m. Augustus Wright.
334 iv Samuel, b. 19 Feb., 1795.
335 V Mary, b. 13 April, 1797.
vi Ann Gott, b. 30 Aug., 1799; d. in Berlin, 29 Sept., 1874; m.
(1) 2 Oct., 1837, Leonard, son of Daniel Carter, b. in Berlin,
19 March, 1792; d. there 18 Sept., 1849; [he m. (1) Persis BaUey,
and had a family] ; m. (2) 6 Jan., 1852, Amos, son of Levi
Wheeler of Berlin, d. there, 6 Oct., 1867; (he had a family by a
first m. but s. p., by second m.). Ch. (Carter), b. Berlin:
1 LeonarcT, b. 2 March, 1830; 2 Lydia Ann, b. 16 June, 1834; d. in
Berlin; m. Oliver Sawj'er; 3 Mary E., b. 4 Nov., 1838; m.
David B. Whitcomb; res. Cal.
vii Infant, b. 23 Aug., 1801 ; d. y.
viii Sophia, b. 22 Nov., 1803; m. (1) Martyn; m. (2) Shad-
rach Whitney, a bro. of Timothy, who m. her sister Rowena.
Ch. (Whitney):
1 Sophia', m. Chas. Bridge of Lowell, Mass., and Marlboro.
2 Betsey, m. James Anderson of Sutton, Mass.
3 Sally, m. Luther F. Woodbury of Oxford, Mass., and Worcester,
ix Theresa, b. 14 Oct., 1804; ni. Otis Flagg of Boylston. Ch.
(Flagg), b. in Boylston:
1 Martha', m. John M. Sargent.
2 Sarah, m. Francis A. Davidson.
336 X Jonas Ball, b. 28 April, 1807.
xi Lydia, b. 2 Nov., 1809; m. Edward Whitney of Cambridge, Mass.
Ch. (Whitney), b. in Cambridge:
1 Edward', a sea-captain; d. in Cambridge.
2 Frances, m. Frank Crane of Chicago. Ch. (Crane) :
i Lizzie", m. Harrison; res. Philalelphia.
ii Charles; iii Minnie; iv John; v James.
145 JOHN GOTT^ son of Uriah* and Sarah Breck (Gott)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 8 Feb., 1750-1; died 30 April,
1816, according to Hudson's Hist, of Marlboro; Morse says " 10
Jan., 1833 "; married Mary Collins. He resided in Marlboro. He
was in the Revolution, in Capt. Morse's Co., Col. Howe's Regt. He
was 5 ft. 9 in. in height, of a dark complexion.
Children, horn in Marlboro:
1 Hepsibah», b. 30 Oct., 1794.
337 ii John Gott, b. 2 Aug., 1796.
146 HENRY% son of Uriah* and Sarah Breck (Gott) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 26 Oct., 1752; N. S.; died in Barre,
Mass., 16 Jan., 1829; married, 25 March, 1781, Anna, daughter of
Nathaniel Phillips; born Charlestown, Mass., 7 June, 1758; died
180 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
in Barre, 16 Oct., 1848. Her father's house. Bow St., Charles-
town, was burned at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Henry was an
officer in the Revolution. He went to Barre about 1782, where he
was a farmer and selectman and a very prominent citizen. He was
of a serious nature.
Children, all but the eldest born in Barre:
i Betsey*, b. in Marlboro, 7 Jan., 1782; m. July, 1810, Warren
Sibley of Barre, who d. Feb., 1816. Ch. (Sibley) :
1 Orlando'', d. y.
2 Henry Brigham, b. 8 Nov., 1812; d. 5 March, 1883; m.
Caroline, dau. of Luke Stone, 12 Feb., 1832; he was Deputy
Sheriff of Barre. Ch. (Sibley): i Charles W.'; ii Caroline;
iii Ellen and 5 d. y.
3 Warren Hicks, m. Roxana Adams; res. New London, Wis.;
had a family.
ii John, b. 24 Nov., 1783; d. 6 Dec, 1787.
338 iii Nathaniel, b. 1 Dec, 1785.
339 iv Nancy, b. 4 March, 1789.
340 V Henry, b. 14 Nov., 1791.
vi Sarah, b. 19 Aug., 1794; d. in Barre, unm., ae. over 80.
341 vii Maria Theresa, b. 20 Sept., 1800.
147 URIAHS JR., son of Uriah* and Sarah Breck (Gott) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 11 July, 1757; died in Bakersfield,
Vt., 16 Sept., 1820; married, 25 Dec, 1790, Elizabeth, daughter
of Col. Josiah Fay* of Southboro, Mass.; born there, 28 April,
1767; died in Boston, 9 Nov. 1837.
Uriah was assessor in Marlboro in 1788; about 1796 he moved
to Bakersfield, with his wife and two children, in an ox-team. The
estate of Uriah, Sr., was a long time in being settled, and there were
eleven children to share it; therefore we find his sons pushing out
into the wilderness and among the settlers of new towns. Uriah,
Jr., was appreciative of intellectual attainments, and was instru-
mental in establishing a small ,but valuable library for the use of
the pioneer settlement, from which his own children benefited. It is
said that he never allowed anything to interrupt his children when
they wished to read. He was one of the leading citizens of Bakers-
field. Appears to have been a private in the Revolution from
Marlboro, in Capt. Gates' Co., Col. Ward's Regt., in 1776; and in
1777, in Capt. Wm. Morse's Co., Col. J. Read's Regt.
Children, the 2 elder born in Marlboro, the others in Bakersfield:
i Mary', b. 31 July, 1792; d. 14 July, 1858; m. Hubbel Mitchel,
who d. ; they res. Fairfield, Vt.; she was widely celebrated for
her knowledge of the use of medicine, and was a superior nurse.
Ch. (Mitchel):
1 Melissa^; 2 Deborah; 3 John; 4 Temple; 5 Fanny Fay.
* Col. Fay died while in service on Long Island, in the Revolution, and his
remains were buried in Trinity Church cemetery, N. Y. City. His wife, Mary Fay,
was fined $300 (?) by the authorities of Southboro for breaking the Sabbath by going
a mile on horse-back to see her sick daughter.
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ii Elizabeth, b. 8 Jan., 1794; m. Cheney Brigham, 258.
iii Uriah, b. 3 Sept., 1795; d. 14 Nov., 1814; he was in the battle
of Plattsburg.
iv Robert, m. (1) Polly Lucas, who d. at the birth of her child; m.
(2) Mary , who sunaved him; he d. s. p., in Burke,
N. Y., 7 Dec, 1867.
V Breck, b. about 1798; was drowned in 1816.
342 vi Josiah Fay, b. 11 Oct., 1801.
343 vii Peter Bent, b. 4 Feb., 1807.
344 viii Benjamin Gott, b. 10 June, 1808.
ix Sarah, b. 5 March, 1809; m. James B. Jacobs, who d. ; she res.,
a widow, for many years in Boston; she d. 24 Nov., 1891. Al-
most her entire estate was left to the town of Bakersfield, Vt.,
her native place. Ch. (Jacobs) :
1 James BJ, d. 20 Dec, 1854, ae. 19; was interred in Mt. Auburn
Cemetery.
148 EDWARD^ son of Uriah* and Sarah Breck (Gott) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 13 June, 1764; died 29 May, 1826;
married Beulah Hawes, born 14 Feb., 1770; died 15 Jan., 1834.
He was a tanner and lived in Petersham, Mass.
Children, horn in Petersham:
i Harriet', b. 11 Dec, 1792; d. in Barre, Mass., 30 Dec, 1864; m.
9 March, 1814, Paul Rice of Barre, who d, Ch. (Rice), b. in
Barre:
1 James B.', b. 7 May, 1829; d. in B., 14 July, 1886; m. 17
Sept., 1868, Mary M. Wilson of Barre. Ch.; i Mary L.'; ii
Martin P.
2 Harriet S., b. 28 Dec, 1830; d. in Weathersfield, Vt, 14
July, 1876; m. 10 Sept., 1854, Elias W. Ellis, who d. in Weathers-
field, 30 May, 1879. Ch. (Ellis):
i James E.% b. 13 Oct., 1863; m. 1887, Nellie C. Boynton; res.
Claremont, N. H. ; 1 ch.
ii Roxana, b. 22 June, 1794; d. in St. Almand, C. E., 16 April,
1881; m. 3 April, 1830, John P. Deal of St. Almand. Ch.
(Deal), b. there:
1 Edward FJ, d. in Boston, 20 April, 1901 ; m. Emerson,
who d. 1903. Ch.: i (Dr.) George F.«; ii (Dr.) Edward E.,
both of Maiden, Mass.
2 Elvin M., res. unm., Highgate, Vt.
3 Hiram B., res. unm., St. Almand, Can. "
4 Daughter,
845 iii Nancy, b, 10 May, 1796.
346 iv Artemas, b. 22 Oct., 1799.
V Mary Ann, b. 26 Sept., 1801 ; d. 27 June, 1828, unm.
vi Elvira, b. 14 June, 1803; d. 8 Jan., 1890; m. 16 April, 1828,
James, son of James H. Holland; b. in Barre, 14 March, 1799;
d. there, 22 Sept., 1880. Ch. (Holland), b. in Barre:
1 Maria Louisa'', b. 2 May, 1830; d. 25 March, 1899; m. 16
Nov., 1852, Joseph G. Balcom, b. in Hague, N. Y., 1 June, 1830;
d. in Gardner, Mass., 10 Sept., 1891. Ch. (Balcora) : James
L.^ m. Mrs. Ida Gale Hemmenway of Gardner.
2 Mary B., b. 26 Nov., 1832; d. 2 Feb., 1899; m. 22 May, 1855,
182 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
J. Henry May; res. No. Brookfield, Mass. Ch. (May): Henry
L.^ m. Mabel W. Tenney ; res. Medf ord, Mass ; 3 ch.
3 Harriet E., b. 20 April, 1841 ; d. s. p., in No. Brookfield, Mass.,
31 March, 1880; m. (1) 22 Oct., 1862, David R. Woods of
Barre, who d. 1873; m. (2) Isaac M. Boyd, who d. 1891.
vii Catherine, b. 18 Jan., 1805; d. in Boston, 4 July, 1874; m. 3
April, 1833, Charles Sibley, b. 14 Jan., 1808; a coal dealer in
Chelsea, Mass., where he res. and d. Ch. (Sibley), b. in Chelsea:
1 Charles Edward', b. 1 March, 1835; d. y.
2 Nelson Hawes, b. 28 Sept., 1838; d. 1900; in Civil War; a
bank clerk and Chelsea City Marshal.
3 Catherine ^., b. 9 April, 1841; d. y.
4 James B., b. 2 Dec, 1842; d. y.
5 Mary Louisa, b. 5 Feb., 1845; d. y.
6 Charles Alonzo, b. 12 July, 1848; m. Harriet Merrill; res.
Highgate Springs, Vt. Ch. : i Charles^; ii Floyd.
vlii Robert Morris, b. 23 Aug., 1806; d. unm., 8 Feb., 1889, in
Petersham.
347 ix Sarah Breck, b. 20 May, 1808.
X James Sumner, b. 5 Feb., 1811; m. Clarie Henley; d. s. p., in
Boston, 22 Aug., 1862.
348 xi Edward, b. 1 Jan., 1814,
149 PHINEAS^ son of George* and Mary (Bragg) Brigham;
born in Marlboro^ Mass., 7 Oct., 1757; removed to Eaton, N. Y.,
1810, from Southboro; died there, 17 March, 1813; married, 1785,
Susanna, daughter of Phineas Howe of Hopkinton, Mass., born 19
Feb., 1767.
Children, born in Southboro, except the 2 elder born in Marlboro:
349 i Timothy', b. 8 Feb., 1786.
350 ii Phineas, b. 31 Dec, 1787.
iii Susanna, b. 16 Dec, 1789; d. 1809, se. 19 yrs., 11 mos. ; m. Ebenezer
Damon. Ch. (Damon) :
1 Susan Brigham'', b. 31 Oct., 1809; d. 17 Oct., 1885; m. Rev.
Chancellor Hartshorn. Ch. (Hartshorn): i Emma M.', b. 3
Dec, 1829; d. 24 Dec, 1872; m. Alonzo M. Poe; 2 ch.; ii John D.
b. 22 May., 1832; res. Mexico, N. Y.; 3 ch.; iii Frances Mary,
b. 24 Nov., 1835; m. Prof. DeV. Wood, Stevens Inst., Hoboken,
N. J.; res. Boonton, N. J.; 4 ch.
351 iv Sophia, b. 5 May, 1792.
V Louisa, b. 19 May, 1794; d. 11 Nov., 1796.
vi George, b. 30 May, 1796; d. ae. 16 days.
vli Louisa, b. 6 June, 1797; d. 14 Feb., 1860; m. 27 Nov., 1817,
Harry Knickerbocker. Ch. (Knickerbocker):
1 Amelia', b. 22 Aug., 1819; m. Rev. William Holroyd; res.
Cincinnatus and Wyanette, N. Y. Ch. (Holroyd): i Amelia';
ii Cordelia; iii Mary; iv William; v Daniel; vi Zira.
2 Louisa, b. 25 April, 1822; d. 6 Jan., 1854; m. Zira Parce, of
No. Pitcher, N. Y. Ch. (Parce); i Judson% d.; ii Frank.
3 Franklin, b. 25 March, 1826; m. Huldah Eldredge; res. Holley,
N. Y. Ch.: i Adelbert'; ii Frank.
4 Henry, h. 29 Nov., 1833; m. 24 Dec, 1861, Helen M. Bourne;
res. Cincinnatus. Ch.: i Irving B.*; ii Elbert.
FIFTH GENERATION 183
352 viii George Howe, b. 14 Dec, 1799.
ix Fitch, b. 11 Jan., 1803; d. unm., Madison, N. Y., ae. 41.
353 X Salmon, b. 15 July, 1805.
150 ASHBEL SAMUEL% son of George" and Mary (Bragg)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 2 March, 1772; died there, 13
July, 18S9; married, 24 Aug., 1794, Persist daughter of Elijah
and Ruth (Taylor) Brigham (76) of Southboro; born there, 7
Oct., or Aug., 1774; died 7 June, 1829- He inherited his father's
farm in the south part of Marlboro, where Barnabas Brigham re-
sided in Morse's day, and which is described under 541. Was select-
man, 1816.
Children, born in Marlboro:
354 1 Ashbel', b. 1 July, 1800.
355 ii Vamum, b. 8 July, 1802.
lii Nahum, b. 24 June, 1804; d. 3 Dec, 1808.
356 iv Charles, b. 26 Sept., 1806.
V George, b. 10 April, 1811; d. 23 May, 1870; m. Abby Mallard;
was town treasurer of Marlboro in 1855, and selectman in 1856.
Ch.:
1 Lizzie M.\ b. 5 April, 1848.
357 Ti Mary, b. 21 March, 1815.
151 LOVEWELL^ son of Solomon* and Martha (Boyd) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 Dec, 1754; died April, 1824;
married Betty Rice, who resided in Saxonville, a widow, in Morse's
day. Was on the Committee to erect " Spring Hill " Meeting-house,
in 1805, the location of which caused a division in the church, and
the erection of two meeting-houses instead of one (see Hist, of
Marlboro). He appears to have marched on the Lexington Alarm
and to have been in the army in 1777 and in 1780.
Children: ,
i Sally', b. 22 Feb., 1791, in Saxonville; d. 28 Feb., 1873; m. 1 July,
1814, John, son of Calvin Pierce; b. in Bolton, Mass., 23 March,
1786; d. there, 28 April, 1853. Ch. (Pierce), b. in B.:
1 Susan M.', h. 30 Nov., 1815; m. Levi Johnson.
2 Harriet E., b. 19 Nov., 1817; d. 2 June, 1821.
3 John E., b. Q'2 Aug., 1819; m. (1) Elizabeth Lovejoy; m. (2)
Emeline Trufant; m. (3) Elizabeth Woodbury; res. s. p.,
in Charlestown, Mass.
4 Albert, b. 17 May, 1831; m. Abigail Moody; res. Boston. Ch.:
i John*; ii Judson.
5 Addison B., b. 16 May, 1826; m. Mary W. Sanderson. Ch.:
i Susan'; ii Harriet; iii Grace.
ii Nabby, b. 27 Dec, 1792; m. Nathan Fuller; res. Saxonville.
iii Miriam, b. 17 June, 1794; m. Nathan Polly; res. Waltham.
358 iv Artemas, b. 27 April, 1796.
V Sophia, b. 3 Nov., 1797; d. 7 May, 1802.
vi Patty, b. 29 Oct., 1799; m. (1) Stillman Corey; m. (2)
SaflFord; res. Fitchburg.
184 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
vii Lydia b 28 Aug., 1801, in Marlboro; m. 5 Jan., 1824 Dexter
Framin^hL: ^ ^'^^ manufacturer. Ch. (Bigelow), b. in
1 George William^ b. 31 Oct., 1824; m. Grace Hoyt- res
Frammgham. Ch.: i George- ii Dr. Enos, and 2 daus
2 Elizabeth Ann, b. 21 Dec, 1829
viii Stephen, b. 13 March, 1804; d. 28 May, 1806, from a scald
" Wlma^' '' ""r'^^'V "• ^^^ ^«^^«'- -«• Aland
iT no r;c";d ^^'"''"' "'^" ^^ ^^^^ ^° ^-^ --' but there
\ ^^^ ^V^?^'\''''' ""^ Solomon^ and Martha (Boyd) Brigham-
?rFTb T ors ir^-^f T'' '''"^ '^^^ ' ^^-^ '^^^^ -'-^^^^
w-i, ^^ . ? ^ ^^^^^^ daughter of Edward and SaUy CDunn^
Wilkms of Marlboro; born 15 April, 1779; died M Aul, ij^p
Children, born in Marlboro •
Who d.; res. Marlboro. Ch. (Haskell) :
1 Ca/e6J, b. 11 Dec, 1819; d. 23 May, 1900; m Betsey Clark-
res. Marlboro. Ch.: NeUy F« ^ '
2 ^ara;^ £/. b. 4 March, 1822; d. unm., 24 Dec, 1844.
3 WtlhamB b. 7 Nov., 1825; d. 27 Oct., 1851; m. Catherine M
Bruce. Ch.: Mary E.«, b. 19 July, 1850. ^atnerine M.
4 Susan M., b. 14 June, 1827; d. 13 April, 1851.
fi T u ^o/t^^*-' ^^^^' '"^ M^^ Magennis; res. Marlboro
QLucy,h m Dec, 1831; d. 26 March, 1905; m. Jan 1852'
Gea L. Manson, b. 6 Nov., 1827; a merchan and postmaster'
Dec, 1852 (-w Hudson). Ch. (Manson): Sarah'^R.^b 19
7 Boena, b. 17 Oct., 1836; d. 1 Jan., 1853
m (Col) William, b. 20 May, 1804; d. 23 Jan., 1839; m Harriet
Randal who m. (3) David Coolidge, and d.' 12 sjp" im ™
0/, (^01. Wilham was a trader. Ch.: i- » , «^.
1 Williani', d. 24 May, 1855, se. 19
iv Solomon, b. 9 Nov., 1806; d. 6 Jan., 1843, s. p.; m. Lucy Ball
and res. Marlboro, where was a farmer ^ '
V Francis, b. 3 April, 1811; d. ae. 2.
859 vi Francis, b. 12 April, 1813.
360 vii Charles, b. 11 Dec, 1815.
viii Infant.
Br!!h "'h^''- ^^™^^^S^ «- -f Francis^ and Phebe (Ward)
Bngham; born xn New Marlboro, Mass.; died there, about 1802
where he also resided; married Mary Cornish. He was in the
Revolutionary War, a private in Capt. Caleb Wright's company of
Mmute Men, Col. John Fellows' Regt., which marched on the Lex-
ington Alarm. He was also a corporal in Lieut Hermon's Co., of
FIFTH GENERATION 185
Col. John Brown's Berkshire Co. Regt. He was in several other
companies and regiments, and was discharged l6 Oct., 1780.
Children, born in New Marlboro:
361 1 Artemas Ward', b. 25 Dec, 1781.
ii Harvey, m. Lois Bidwell; res. Painsville, O. Ch.:
1 Nelson B?, m. Maria Milliken. Ch.: i Jenny A.'; ii Emma.
2 Ann P., m. Rev. B. Y. Messenger; res. and d. in Illinois. Ch.:
(Messenger) : i Mary Ann V.*; ii William.
3 Eliza L., m. Halbert E. Paine; res. Milwaukee, Wis.
iii Pliny, twin to Harvey, m. Polina Kasson; res. and d. Canaan, Conn,
(or Mass.; nothing in Canaan records). Was in the War of
1812, as a corporal at New London, under Capt. Moses Hayden,
3 Aug., to 16 Sept., 1813.
iv Joseph C, lived and d. unm., Rochester, N. Y.
v Polly, m. Jabez Ward; res. and d. in Illinois or Vernon, N. Y.
vi Clarissa, m. (1) Asher Robinson; res. Westmoreland, N. Y.; m.
(2) Shepherd ; d. in Clinton, N. Y.
vii Parley, m. Matthew Smith; res. and d. Vernon, N. Y.
viii Cynthia, m. Thomas Wilcox; res. Westmoreland, N. Y., and moved
to Michigan.
362 ix Betsey.
154 JOHN^, son of Francis* and Phebe (Ward) Brigham; born
in New Marlboro, Mass., 1767; died in Chatham, N. Y., 9 Nov.,
1806, to which place he had removed the same year; married Phebe
Clark.
Children, born in New Marlboro:
363 i John Clark', b. 10 Feb., 1794.
364 ii Harry, b. 19 June, 1796.
365 iii Amariah, b. 26 Dec, 1798.
366 iv Eliza, b. 27 Aug., 1801.
v Lewis, b. 1805; d. in Hudson, N. Y., 1829, ae. 24.
vi Phebe Ann, b. 1808; d. in Whitestown, N. Y., 1828.
155 JOHN^, son of Stephen* and Betsey (Weeks) Brigham;
born in Princeton, Mass., 8 Aug., 1758; died in Ackworth, N. H.,
2 April, 1841; married, 24 Jan., 1788, Lydia Howe from Prince-
ton, who died 28 Nov., 1859. He was in the Revolution. There
was John, a corporal, and John, a private, from Princeton, and
probably it was the service of one man. As a corporal he served
only 27 days in Oct., 1777; marching to reinforce Gen. Gates at
Saratoga; as a private he served a little over 3 mos. in Col. Rand's
Worcester Co. Regt. in 1780. Resided first at Alstead, N. H., and
went to Ackworth in 1805.
Children, bom in Alstead:
i Joel', b. 10 Jan., 1790; d. 2 Sept., 1795.
367 ii Rufus, b. 29 June, 1791.
iii John, b. 21 April, 1793; m. 22 July, 1835, Mrs. Eunice H. Clark;
res. Worcester, Vt. Ch., b. there:
186 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
1 Lydia', b. 7 June, 1836; m. Ide. Ch. (Ide) : i
Eunice*; ii Mary, d. y.
2 Susan, b. 25 Aug., 1838.
3 George W., b. 25 Dec, 1840.
4 Silas H., b. 17 May, 1843.
5 Marshall B., b. 1 June, 1846; res. Worcester.
iv Lucy, b. 6 Aug., 1795; m. 12 Dec, 1821, Jared Beckwith of
Alstead and Pana, 111.; b. 12 March, 1794. Ch. (Beckwith):
1 William', b. in Alstead, 14 Oct., 1822; m. and res. in Oregon.
2 Joel, b. 17 June, 1824; d. 29 April, 1850; m. Lottie Cowgill;
res. Pana, Ch.: John*.
3 Silas H., b. 7 March, 1829; d. 7 Jan., 1853.
4 Milan Sumner, b. 6 June, 1830; 22 Oct., 1857, m. Flora M.
Putnam; res. Lebanon, Mo. Ch.: i Herbert H.*; ii Flora H.;
iii Walter E.; iv Lucy M.; v Arthur M. ; vi Vera V.; vii
Forest P.; viii Fanny O. ; ix Gertrude.
5 Lydia A., b. 2Q Nov., 1831; 3 Jan., 1854, m. Parker Grimes of
Springfield, Vt. Ch. (Grimes): i Flora'; Ii LiUie; iii AUie.
368 V Polly, b. 16 Sept., 1797.
vi Matilda, b. 12 June, 1800; m. 10 Dec, 1819, Martin Mason; res.
s. p., Moretown, Vt.
vii Silas, b. 22 July, 1802; m. 4 Jan., 1834, Sarah Manchester of
Little Compton, R. I. Ch.:
1 Sarah E.\ b. 1 Sept., 1839; d. 14 Jan., 1845.
2 Charles W., b. 6 Apr., 1841; d. unm.
3 Beriah W., b. 2 June, 1843; d. unm.
4 Henry W. B., b. 14 June, 1846; d. unm.
viii Lydia, b. 21 Aug., 1804; d. s. p., 13 April, 1828; m. 12 June, 1826,
Henry McClure; res. Moretown, Vt.; he m. twice after her death,
and had a family,
ix Betsey, b. 30 Oct., 1808; m. 30 Dec, 1833, Almond Wetherbee of
Northfield, Vt. Ch. (Wetherbee) :
1 Mary M^^, b. 20 June, 1836; m. John Nichols of Montgomery,
Ala.
2 Angeline A., b. 8 July, 1839; m. Albert S. Brownell of Elm-
hurst, 111. Ch. (Brownell): i Harry G?; ii Helen A.
3 Lydia M., b. 14 Sept., 1844; m. Charlton Badger of North-
field, Vt. Ch.: (Badger): i Angeline E.*; ii George K.
156 STEPHEN^ son of Stephen* and Betsey (Weeks) Brig-
ham; born in Princeton, Mass., 9 Aug., 1762; died in Alstead, N.
H., 16 July, 1839; married 13 Feb., 1791, Louisa M. Howe, born
24 May, 1768; died 9 July, 1830. In 1790 he went to Alstead,
being one of the early settlers of the town; was a farmer.
Children, horn in Alstead:
i William', b. 15 Dec, 1791; d. 13 Jan., 1792.
ii Louisa, b. 9 April, 1793; m. 28 March, 1821, John B., son of
Philip Proctor; b. in Groton, Mass., 6 March, 1792; a farmer,
res. Sullivan, N. H., and Rutland, Vt. Ch. (Proctor) :
1 John B:, b. 28 Nov., 1623; m. 22 Feb., 1853, Charlotte Rey-
nolds at Rutland Center. Ch.: i William', d. y.; ii John; iii
Mary, who m. A. H. McNeil.
2 David N., b. 27 May, 1826; d. 18 Nov., 1826.
FIFTH GENERATION 187
3 Maria L., b. 24 Oct., 18:37; d. 24 March, 1902; m. 18 Oct,
1852, George A. King, who d. 21 June, 1891; res. W. Rut-
land. Ch. (King): i Frank E.^ ii Alice L.; iii William H.
4 Elbridge W., b. 17 Jan., 1832; d. 15 May, 1832.
5 Stephen W., b. 13 Nov., 1835; d. 23 Jan., 1903; res. W.
Rutland, Vt. Ch.: i EUa*; ii Lucj; iii lola; iv Nina.
iii Persis, b. 28 June, 1795; d. 6 Sept., 1834, in Dalton, N. H.; m.
16 Jan., 1817, Alvin Brooks of Alstead, b. 24 Aug., 1793; d. in
Dalton, 31 May, 1856. Ch. (Brooks):
1 Louisa M.', b. 26 Jan., 1818; d. 9 Sept., 1837.
2 Rachel P., b. 3 Jan., 1820; d, 7 Dec, 1846.
3 Austin, b. 22 Dec, 1821; d. 15 Sept., 1850.
4 Elvira C, b. 27 Jan., 1824; m. 12 Nov., 1850, James Mc-
Questen at Manchester, N. H.
5 James N. b. 16 April, 1827.
6 Benjamin B., b. 4 Nov., 1829.
369 iv Aaron, b. 20 Oct., 1797.
370 V Lydia, b. 26 Feb., 1800.
371 vi David, b. 25 March, 1802.
372 vii Abram, b. 1 April, 1807.
157 ABNER^, son of Stephen* and Betsey (Weeks) Brigham;
born in Princeton, Mass., 31 May, 1764'; died, probably in Prince-
ton, 12 Jan., 1823; married Elizabeth, daughter of Ebenezer and
Charity (Bugbee) Childs; born in Woodstock, Conn., 29 Dec, 1767;
died in Marietta, O., 31 May, 1841.
Abner went to Vermont, but subsequently returned to Princeton,
where he resided on the old Brigham home farm, half a mile west
of Wachusett Mountain. This farm was in the family for over
seventy years, occupied by three generations of Brighams, Stephen*,
Abner^, and Lucius^.
Children, born in Princeton:
873 i Wimam% b. 23 Nov., 1789.
ii Betsey, b. 28 Feb., 1792; d. 12 Aug., 1825; m. Luther Whitaker
of Princeton. Ch. (Whitaker), b. in Princeton:
1 Harrief, m. Warren Williams; res. Worcester, where d. ae.
about 85. Ch. (Williams): i Mary*, b. 1843; d. unm.; ii
Charles, res. AVorcester.
2 Charles, has a dau., Mrs. Moses Goodnow* of Princeton.
3 William, d. in N. Y.
4 Aaron, res. Westboro, Mass. (5 and 6 names unknown.)
iii Nancy, b. 8 July, 1794-6; m. 23 Jan., 1823, Joseph Hardy, Jr.;
res. Worcester; had four or five children; one dau. is Mrs.
Edwin Spear', 513 63d Street, Englewood, lU.
374 iv Lucius, b. 2 Dec, 1797.
V Sophia, b. 27 Feb., 1800; d. in Waterford, O., 8 Nov., 1834; m.
Leicester Converse. Ch. (Converse) :
1 Benjamin 0.\ res. 1903, Gypsum, Kan. Ch.: Frank G.', of
Kalma, Wash,
vi Lucy, b. 12 June, 1802; res. and d. unm., in Marietta, 26 Sept.,
1887.
188 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
vii Lomsa, b. 17 Aug., 1804; res. and d. unm., in Marietta, 24 Aug..
viii As^a^, b. 24 March, 1807; res. and d. unm., in Marietta, 31 Julj,
ix Sarah M b. 15 Aug., 1809; d. unm., in Marietta, 10 Aug., 1839
X Charles C, b. 19 Nov., 1811; d. in Beverly, O., 30 July, 1865-
m 30 Aug., 1842, Relief B., dau. of Michael Story of Beverlr'
b. 1 Jan. 1821'; d. in Marietta, 8 Feb., 1901. He went west at the
age of 16 and attended Marion Coll. in Missouri; became a
farmer and res. in Beverly, where a deacon in Presbyterian church.
Ch., b. m Beverly:
ILucy E:, b. 15 June, 1843; res. unm., in Marietta.
2 AsaM., b. 23 Sept., 1849; m. 26 July, 1876, Mary Richards;
res. ZanesviUe, O. Ch.: Arthur^, b. 1 Sept., 1877.
158 LIEUT. ASA^ son of Stephen* and Betsey (Weeks) Brig-
ham; born in Princeton, Mass., 2 June, 1767; died there, Ip
Oct. 1794; married, 1791, Elizabeth, daughter of William* and
Sibyl (Parker) Marean; born 26 Aug., 1770, in Hubbardston,
Mass.; died 22 March, 1843; she married (2) Ezra Holden and
had two sons, Joseph and Justinian, who died. Mr. Holden died
18 May, 1806. Asa settled on the homestead in Princeton, with
his father, but dying at the early age of 27, left a small family
of very young children. The male line is extinct.
Children, born in Princeton:
S75 i John«, b. 24 Nov., 1791.
876 ii Betsey, b. 18 May, 1793.
iii Sally, b. 4 April, 1795, posthumous; d. 21 July, 1814
IV Asa, twin to Sally, d. 20 Jan., 1817.
159 DAVIDS son of Stephen* and Betsey (Weeks) Brigham;
born in Princeton, Mass., 8 April, 1771; died in Lowville, Lewis
Co., N. Y., 27 March, 1853; married, IS Feb., 1802, Sarah, daugh-
ter of Judge Veeder of N. Y. State; born 20 June, 1775; died 24
June, 1823. He removed to Mohawk Flats, N. Y., about 1795, and
raised tobacco; then settled on a tract of 100 acres of wild land in
Lowville, which contained only 5 families.
Children, the 4 elder born in Denmark, N. Y., the others in Lowville:
1 Betsey", b. 3 Nov., 1802; d. ^5 Jan., 1831.
ii Nancy, b. 9 Sept., 1804; m. 27 March, 1834, Jacob Swart, b. 16
Nov., 1809, at Charlton, N. Y.; res. Hadley, Mich. Ch. (Swart),
the 5 younger b. in Hadley:
1 William'', b. in Glennville, N. Y., 8 June, 1835.
2 Maria, b. in G., 24 May, 1837; m. 25 Feb., 1859, John T. Hart-
well, b. in Denmark, June, 1839.
3 Sarah Ann, h. 15 Sept., 1839; d. 16 Oct., 1841.
4 Emeline, b. 20 Sept., 1841.
,•- fl!/p°" ^7^°"" ^""l.^"'?^ ^^'^- ^^ ^^= C^iPt- ^nd Major from Cambridge
im the Revolution; see Mass. Pay Rolls, Vol. 46, p. 19. «-<imDriage,
FIFTH GENERATION 189
5 Stephen, b. 16 Oct., 1845.
6 Ira, b. 29 Sept., 1848.
7 George, b. 22 Nov., 1850; d. 7 Oct., 1855.
iii John, b. 21 Nov., 1806; m. Nov., 21, 1838, Eliza S. , b.
12 Sept., 1809, at Sempronius, N. Y.; res. Hadley, Mich. Ch.,
b. in Hadley:
1 Aaron Q?, b. 12 May, 1840.
2 John, b. 29 Aug., 1842.
3 Eliza Jane, b. 4 Sept., 1845; d. 21 Oct., 1847.
4 Samuel, h. 2 Dec, 1850.
5 Charles, b. 29 Sept., 1853; d. 29 Aug., 1854.
377 iv Aaron, b. 21 Aug., 1809.
V Maria, b. 2 Sept., 1811; m. in Lowville, Townsend; res.
Rochester, Minn,
vi Stephen, b. 8 April, 1813.
vii Jane, b. 3 Sept., 1815; m. Vroman; res. Verona, Dane
. Co., Wis.
160 CAPT. SILAS^ son of Stephen* and Betsey (Weeks) Brig-
ham, born in Princeton, Mass., 12 Aug., 1776; died in Brownington^
Vt., 15 Jan., 1853; married, 23 Oct., 1807, Rhoda, daughter of John
and Demis (Gillett) Morey, of Orford, N. H.; born there 30 Jan.,
1787; died in Brownington, 7 Feb., 1862. He was apprenticed to
a tanner in Alstead, N. H., and finally settled in Brownington, Vt.
Children, born in Brownington:
378 i Edmund Sanford^ b. 11 July, 1808.
379 ii Emily, b. 17 Dec, 1809.
380 iii John Morey, b. 30 April, 1812.
381 iv Charles, b. 26 Oct., 1814.
382 V Albert Smith, b. 19 Aug., 1816.
vi Demis Morey, b. 18 Sept., 1818; she d. unm., in Newport, Vt.,
14 Oct., 1891.
vii Samuel Granger, b. 15 Sept., 1820; d. unm., 23 March, 1888.
viii Mary Ann, b. 5 Aug., 1822; d. 11 May, 1887; m. Hiram KiUam.
ix Elizabeth Caroline, b. 7 Nov., 1826; d. s. p., 31 May, 1893; m.
11 Dec, 1847, John L. Edwards; res. Derby, Vt.
161 AARON^, son of Stephen* and Betsey (Weeks) Brigham;
born in Princeton, Mass., 13 March, 1781; died in Nashua, N. H.,
3 July, 1840; married, 3 Jan., 1808, Charlotte Read; born 14 Aug.,
1785; died in Marshall, Mich., 7 April, 1850. He resided in several
places and finally settled in Nashua (see Hist, of Gilsum, N. H.).
Children :
i Cordelia P.«, b. 10 April, 1809; d. unm.
383 ii Elbridge G., b. 29 April, 1809.
iii Hannah R., b. 28 Dec, 1811; m. 10 April, 1834, Addison A. Aid-
rich, b. 20 June, 1809; res. Monroe, Mich. Ch. (Aldrich) :
1 Addison L.\ b. 14 March, 1836.
2 Hannah Maria, b. 6 Feb., 1838; m. James Brown; res. Monroe.
3 Anna Eliza, b. 8 July, 1846; d. y.
190 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
iv Wealthj M h 92 Dec, 1813; m. Claudius B. Webster, Sept.,
1845; res. MarshaU, Mich. Ch. (Webster) :
1 Infant', d. y.; 2 Arabella, b. 22 Feb 1849
ix Eliza Ann, b. 2 Sept., 1823; d. unm.
162 CAPT. DANIEL^ son of Winslow^ and Elizabeth (Har-
rington) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 25 Dec, 1760- died
T;/' ?S*" ''''' ^""^'^ Thankful, daughter of George
and Mary (Bragg) Brigham (54); born 7 May, 1765; died 14
Dec 1824. Inherited the tannery of his father, filled every office
m the gift of the town, and was the most prominent citizen of his
day; selectman in 1792-'94-'97-1813; assessor, 1799; town treas-
urer 1801-1813; town clerk, 1807-1813; representative to the Gen-
eral Court, 1803, '10, '12-'19.
Children, born in Marlboro:
1 Mary^ b. 1/ Jan., 1783: m. 10 April, 1803, Capt. John, son of
Francis and Elizabeth (Brigham) Stevens (63) ; b. in Marlboro,
b S M. ' ' ^^^^' ^ P'-^^"^"^ citizen. Ch. (Stevens).
1 Eliza B:, b 10 Sept., 1803; m. 1825, Sidney' Brigham, 451.
o 5rf- T ^' ^* ^^*-' ^®^^' °^- 1^^^' Curtis' Brigham, 462.
3 Adeline, h. 12 Jan., 1808; d. unm., 1836.
4 Harriet, h. 25 Dec, 1809.
5 John W., b. 5 Feb., 1812.
6 Charlotte, b. 19 April, 1814; m. Dennis F. Witherbee, son of
7 Almira, b. 26 May, 1818.
385 ii George, b. 19 Oct., 1784.
386 iii Daniel, b. 7 Aug., 1786.
iv Dexter, twin to Daniel; d. unm., Oct., 1838, in Seneca FaUs.
vElizabeth b 1 Oct., 1788; d. s. p., 17 AprU, 1863; m. (1) 10
, ""^' ^f^' Abraham, son of Silas Gates; b. in Marlboro, 1 March,
1775; d. s. p 22 July, 1829; m. (2) 13 Sept., 1831, Dea. Stephen
k;nffh ^5 "^^""'^^t^^^ "^^^ ^^'*^^' Brigham, 202. Mr. Gates
kept the famous " Wilhams Tavern" in Marlboro, and gave $1000
to endow Marlb. Academy. Ch. (Gates) : s ^^ uvi^
1 William Bradford', who d j
^'Itt^"^'^: '' f"^ ''^'' '"• ' ^^^•' 1813' I^"f"«' son of
in MarToro ' '"^ Marlboro, 30 July, 1789. Ch. (Stow), b.
1 William Bradford', b. 14 March, 1828; 2 Almira, m. Dea. Leyi
hofo"lT)^"^^"""'?u^'^'' "^ ^^g«^' ^«- Marl-
T' \.??^'^^''*"^' ^- John H. Maynard, res. Marlboro; and 6
other children.
387 vii William, b. 3 Aug., 1793.
388 viii Winslow, b. 29 May, 1795.
ix Amariah, b. 23 July, 1797; d. unm. 30 July, 1826, in Bermuda.
FIFTH GENERATION 191
389 X Freeman, b. 4 May, 1800.
390 xi Charlotte, b. 1 June, 1802.
391 xii Harriet, b. 4 Dec, 1804.
392 xiii Laura Ann, b. 17 March, 1807.
163 CAPT. AARON^ son of Winslow* and Elizabeth (Har-
rington) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 22 Nov., 1762; died
in Marlboro, 23 March, 1831; married, 28 Sept., 1785, Betty (or
Betsey), daughter of Edward and Submit (Forbush) Barnes; born
2 April, 1766; died 4 May, 1858. Resided near Williams Pond;
was assessor in 1800-'06, '10, and selectman in 1795, '96, 1802-'05.
Was in the Revolution as a private in Capt. Amasa Cranston's Co.,
Col. Saml. Dennis' Regt., for a month in 1779; in 1780 was in the
Continental Army and discharged Jan. 13, 1781. He was 5 ft. 8
in. in height and of a light complexion.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Lydia«, b. 5 Feb., 1786; m. 12 Oct., 1808, Windsor, son of Benja-
min Howe; b. in Marlboro, 12 Oct., 1785; d. 1857; res. Lowell,
Mass.
ii Sarah, b. 9 Dec, 1787; d. 4 July, 1791.
iii Betty, b. 12 Aug., 1789; m. 25 March, 1809, Jonathan, son of
Thomas and Abigail (Hapgood) Rice; b. in Marlboro, 30 Nov.,
1786; d. 1860. Ch. (Rice), b. in Marlboro:
1 AbigaiV, b. 21 July, 1810; m. 15 Nov., 1832, John F., son of
Stephen Rice; b. in Marlboro, 7 Jan., 1809.
2 Eli, b. 24 April, 1812.
3 Thomas, b. 12 June, 1814.
4 Lucy, b. 20 Aug., 1816.
5 Aaron Brigham, b. 14 Feb., 1819.
6 Caroline E., b. 8 Feb., 1821.
7 Sarah Ann, b. 11 July, 1823.
8 Joseph A., b. 16 Jan., 1826.
9 William, b. 6 Aug., 1828.
10 Charlotte Brigham, b. 6 March, 1834.
iv Sally, b. 25 March, 1792; m. 1 Sept., 1811, Capt. Abraham, son
of Archelaus and Lucy (Howe) Howe; b. 18 July, 1789; res.
Lowell, where he d. (See Hist, of Marlboro.)
393 V Aaron, b. 20 March, 1798.
164 MAJOR JEDEDIAH^ son of Winslow* and Elizabeth
(Harrington) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 15 Sept., 1776;
died there, 22 April, 1846; married, 17 Aug., 1791^ Lydia, daugh-
ter of William and Lydia (Morse) Boyd; born in Marlboro, 18
June, 1770 ; died 28 April, 1824.
He inherited the homestead of his great-grandfather Samuel,
near the tannery in the southeast part of Marlboro, and was active
in town affairs; assessor in 1804 and '08; selectman in 1810, '14-
'16; town clerk in 1814, and town treasurer from 1814-18. He
192 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
also represented Marlboro in the General Court; was interested
in military affairs and rose to the rank of Major.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Betsey Winslow^ b. 28 Nov., 1791; d. 5 Oct., 1819; ra. 1 June,
1813, Sarauel, son of Thaddeus Warren; b. in Marlboro, 1 June,
1777; d. 3 Feb., 1852; he m. (2) Rebecca Morse. Ch. (Warren),
b. in Marlboro:
1 Elizabeth Brigham\ b. 2i April, 1814; m. (1) 1836, Dana
Clark; m. (2) 1845, William Stetson, who d. 1890, ae. 91;
she res. Marlboro in 1903; had 6 ch. by 2d marriage.
2 Samuel Edward, b. 1 May, 1816; d. 12 Oct., 1888; m. 1839,
Elizabeth Wilson, who d. 1890; 2 ch.
3 Lucy Stevens, b. 25 Oct., 1817; d. 16 Sept., 1887; m. 1841,
Edward Goodale; had 3 daus.
4 John Winslow, b. 25 Sept., and d. 23 Oct., 1819.
ii Lydia, b. 28 Oct., 1793; d. 23 Oct., 1875; m. 8 May, 1815, Lyman,
son of Stephen Morse; b. 10 Nov., 1792; d. 17 Aug., 1849; res.
Southboro, Mass. Ch. (Morse), exact order of birth not known;
b. in Southboro:
1 Porter', b. 1816; d. Aug., 1858.
2 Ocean A., m. 26 Sept., 1842, Addison G. Fay.
3 Lyman B., b. 1820; d. 18 Sept., 1864; m. 4 Oct., 1847, Louisa
C. Blodgett.
4 Burleigh, b. 1822; m. (1) 1848, Ann Janette Brigham, dau.
of 293; m. (2) 1857, Mary A. Wise.
5 Lydia B., m. 29 Oct., 1845, Moses B. Garfield.
6 Charles F., m. 26 Oct., 1855, Angie H. Bigelow.
7 Martha 0., m. 1856, Lewis F. Ball.
8 Frederic H., m. 1858, Emily F. Hayden,
9 Jedediah, m. 30 Sept., 1860, Margaret T. Sawyer,
iii Lucy, b. 2 May, 1796; d. 5 Sept., 1830; m. 28 Dec, 1819, Timothy
Patch of Stow, Mass., b. 12 Nov., 1793; d. in Nashua, N, H., 13
March, 1827. Ch. (Patch), b. in Stow:
1 Lucy Ann', b. 27 March, 1821; d. in Boxboro, Mass., 16 Aug.,
1844; m. Levi W. Stevens. Ch. (Stevens): Mary L.% m.
Alfred Brown of W. Acton, Mass.
2 John Winslow, b. 23 Dec, 1822; d. in Neenah, Wis., 27 April,
1856; m. Mary A. Haskell. Ch.; i John W., Jr.'; ii Alfred B.
3 Timothy Brigham, b. 14 Sept., 1824; d.; res., 1904, s. p., in
Marlboro; m. Lucy A. Bennett.
394 Iv Jane, b. 23 April, 1798.
V Hannah L., b. 3 Oct., 1802; d. 31 March, 1832; m. George Peters,
Jr.; res. Marlboro. Ch. (Peters): 1 George L., b. 3 March, 1825;
m. Ann M. Stevens. Ch.: 1 E-ffie M.; 2 Lydia B.
395 vi Ashley, b. 9 Oct., 1804.
vii Jedediah, b. 11 Aug., 1806; d. unm., 1 Dec, 1829.
896 viii Joel, b. 16 Dec, 1808.
397 ix William Pitt, b. 30 Aug., 1811.
X Augusta, b. 10 March, 1814; m, John W. Stevens of Marlboro.
Ch. (Stevens), b. in Marlboro:
1 Ocean Augusta', b. 1 Dec, 1840; d. 16 Sept., 1861; m. Benja-
min H. Witherbee.
2 Eliza Brigham, b. 31 Oct., 1845; m. Frederick A. Lewis.
Major Jedediah Brigham, of Marlboro (161)
FIFTH GENERATION 193
165 ELIZABETH^ daughter of Winslow* and Elizabeth (Har-
rington) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 5 March, 1769; died
29 Nov., 1831; married, l6 Sept., 1788, William, son of Solomon
and Judith (Hapgood) Barnes; born in Marlboro, 3 Sept., 1766;
died 7 March, 1823.
Children (Barnes), born in Marlboro:
1 Elizabeth", b. 17 Dec, 1788; d. 23 Aug., 1845; m. 22 Oct., 1841,
Elisha Crosby.
ii Samuel, b. 20 April, 1790; d. 2 June, 1816.
iii Winslow, b. 12 April, 1792; d. 1861; m. 1817, Nancy Newton,
iv Solomon, b. 16 April, 1794; m. 17 April, 1822, Sarah Howe.
V John, b. 17 June, 1796; d. 10 Sept., 1855; m. 1836, Sarah Bush,
vi Judith, b. 16 Dec, 1797; m. 24 March, 1819, Eli Cunningham.
vii Lucy, b. 15 July, 1800; d. 17 Oct., 1851; m. 4 Nov., 1819, James
son of Sylvanus Howe; b. in Marlboro, 22 Feb., 1792.
viii Lydia, b. 2 Nov., 1802.
ix Catherine, b. 7 Feb., 1805 ; m. May, 1835, Amasa Bishop.
X William, b. 17 May, 1807; d. 1 April, 1822.
xi Emilia, b. 26 Feb., 1810; m. Sept., 1856, James Howe,
xii Charlotte, b. 4 Jan., 1813; d. 1856; m. Nov., 1843, Joseph Johnson.
166 ARTEMAS^ son of Winslow* and Elizabeth (Harring-
ton), Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 13 May, 1776; died 3
July, 1862; married, 1798, Lydia, daughter of Capt. William and
Lydia (Chamberlain) Brigham (74); bom 29 Dec, 1776. He set-
tled in Bridgton, Me,
Children, born in Bridgton:
i Lydia«, b. 5 July, 1799; d. 21 Jan., 1885; m. 26 May, 1825, William
P. Holden of Bridgton, b. 1 Nov., 1799; d. 11 Nov., 1889. Ch.
(Holden), the 2 elder b. in Raymond, Me., the 2 younger in
Waterville, Me.:
1 Lydia Augusta', b. 26 Oct., 1827; d. 2 Dec, 1883; res. Port-
land, Me.
2 Esther Damon, b. 21 Sept., 1829; a teacher, res. Hudson,
Mass.
3 Laura Ann, b. in Portland, 7 Aug., 1834; d. 6 Dec, 1859; res.
Hudson.
4 Charles William, b. 7 Aug., 1837; m. 18 Sept., 1864, Martha S.
Willard of Harvard, Mass., b. Sept., 1849; res. Hudson. Ch.:
i William O.S b. 15 June, 1867; a teacher, res. Hudson; ii
(Prof.) Charles A., b. 14 July, 1872; at Dartmouth Coll; m.
Gertrude Robinson of AUston, Mass.; iii Martha Martina, b.
5 May, 1876; res. Hudson.
5 Ellen Maria, b. 25 Feb., 1840; d. 29 April, 1865.
ii Laura, b. 26 March, 1801; d. ; m. Larkin Woodbury, who d.;
res. Lynn, Mass.
iii Jefferson, b. 25 Jan., 1803; d. 12 April, 1850; unm.; a manfr.
of woolen goods; res. Bridgton.
898 iv James Madison, b. 14 March, 1805.
V Sophia, b. 9 Jan, 1808; d. in Bridgton; m. Alpheus Gibbs of
Bridgton and Boston. Ch. (Gibbs), b in Bridgton:
194 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
1 Sophia', b. 1828; d. y.
2 Aaron, b. 20 July, 1830; m. 1858, Eliza Walker of Bridgton;
he was a farmer. Ch.: i Benjamin W.*, m. Leola Dodge; res.
s. p., Bridgton.
3 Charles B., b. 22 Jan., 1835; m. 1858, Sarah Billings; res.
Bridgton. Ch.: i Harry CS d. s. p., 1902; ii Fred C, res.
Bridgton.
4 Lydia A., b. 28 Aug., 1837; m. 16 Aug., 1867, Col. Elias Briggs,
son of Jacob Baldwin; he was Lieut. Col. of 8th Mo. Cavalry
Vols., U. S. A., in Civil "War.; res. Edna, Kan. Ch. (Baldwin) :
1 Edwin Miles^ b. 22 July, 1868; d. unm., 4 May, 1890; ii
JuUa Anna, b. 15 Aug., 1870; m. 17 Sept., 1890, Ollie W.
BaU; 2 ch.
5 Mary E., b. 9 April, 1840; m. Micajah Gleason; res. Bridg-
ton. Ch. (Gleason): i Charles E.S of Bridgton; ii George,
res. Camden, Me.; iii WiUiam, d. unm.
vi Dana, b. 16 Jan., 1811; d. 20 Feb., 1867; m. Mary Ann Larrabee;
res. Westbrook, Me. Ch. :
1 Mary AJ, m. J, H. Fogg of Portland, Me.; d. s. p., soon
after.
2 Joseph D., m. Etta Hazleton; res. a merchant, Westbrook,
Me., s. p.
vii Mary, b. 14 May, 1813; d. 25 May, 1875; res. imm., in Boston,
viii Dexter, b. 28 Feb., 1816; d. 24 Oct., 1822.
ix Ann, b. 30 March, 1819; d. 27 Sept., 1854; m. 29 March, 1840,
Elijah H. Bagnall, b. 1816; they res. Chelsea, Mass. Ch. (Bag-
nail), b. in Chelsea:
1 Wilbur Fisk\ b. 14 Jan., 1841 ; d. 28 Dec, 1859.
2 Emma Brigham, b. 16 July, 1843; d. 28 Nov., 1862.
3 Edwin Elijah, b. 6 Nov., 1845; d. 14 June, 1864.
4 Anna Theresa, b. 9 July, 1848; d. 4 Feb., 1865.
5 Charles Dana, b. 5 June, 1851 ; m. 9 Jan., 1879, Mary L.
Belcher, b. 15 Dec, 1859; res. Dorchester. Ch.: Florence May*,
b. 5 Dec, 1879.
6 Henry Ward, b. 4 Jan., 1854; d. 1 July, 1875.
167 LUCY^, daughter of Winslow* and Elizabeth (Harring-
ton) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 28 June, 1779; died 23
Nov., 1850; married, 29 Oct., 1799, Capt. Eli (known as " Dea."),
son of Peter Rice; born in Marlboro, 8 Oct., 1777; died 4 May,
1851. He was a deacon. Justice of the Peace, and Representative
to the General Court.
Children (Rice), born in Marlboro:
i Levina«, b. 19 Oct., 1800; m. 21 April, 1817, Otis Russell, b. in
Marlboro, 24 April, 1793; they had 17 ch.; she d. 28 Aug., 1883.
ii Matthias, b. 10 July, 1802; d. 8 June, 1841; m. Martha Brigham,
587; res. Fitchburg, Mass.
iii Lucy Brigham, b. 2 April, 1804; d. 10 Jan., 1805.
iv Emily, b. 10 Nov., 1806; d. 4 Feb., 1836; m. 18 April, 1826,
Edward Phelps, b. 28 March, 1805; he m. (2) Sophronia Rice.
V Betsey, b. 7 Oct., 1808; d. 27 Aug., 1819.
vi Lucy, b. 16 Jan., 1811; d. 11 Feb., 1812.
FIFTH GENERATION 195
vii Sophronia, b. 1 Feb., 1813; d. 3 Sept., 1877; m. Edward Phelps,
widower of her sister Emily,
viii Peter, b. 10 March, 1815; d. unm., 25 Feb., 1841.
ix Laura A., b. 27 April, 1817; d. 16 Dec, 1875; m. William Hersey.
X Sophia, b, 5 March, 1819; m. 1851, Demiis Witherbee; res.
Marlboro; living in 1905.
xi Winslow Brigham, b. 24 May, 1821; d. 3 July, 1876; m. 23 Nov.,
1842, Emeline L. Stow; moved to Ohio,
xii Abraham W., b. 7 May, 1823; d. 12 Sept., 1885; m. 1844, Abby
W. Albee.
168 FORTUNATUS^ son of Abraham* and Phebe (Martin)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 29 Sept., 1759; died 4 Nov.,
1834; married, 28 Aug., 1783, Martha, daughter of Daniel and
Martha (Brigham) Barnes; born 9 May, 1766, in Marlboro; died
10 Oct., I860. Resided in Northboro.
Children, born in Northboro :
i Polly° (Mary), b. 3 Nov., 1783; m. Moses^ Brigham, 219.
ii Phebe, b. 4 July, 1785; d. 22 Oct., 1813; m. George Chase; res.
Northboro. Ch. (Chase) :
1 Mary Ann', b. 20 Jan., 1811.
3 George B., b. 28 Aug., 1813; d. 12 April, 1857.
iii Abraham, b. 11 July, 1788; d. Nov., 1813; m. Betsey Wright;
res. Northboro. Ch.:
1 Lyman'; 2 Lucy, m. Miller.
iv Nancy, b. 29 June, 1791; d. 10 June, 1850; m. Joel Brigham, 490.
V Samuel, b. 24 April, 1794; d. 13 Dec, 1795.
399 vi Samuel, b. 20 Sept., 1796.
400 vii Martin, b. 25 Aug., 1799.
401 viii Lincoln, b. 13 May, 1803.
402 ix Edward Leonard, b. 8 Oct., 1806.
X Martha Barnes, b. 22 Aug., 1809; m. Moses William Maynard,
b. 29 Sept., 1805; res. Worcester, Mass. Ch. (Maynard):
1 Martha Adelaide', b. 8 Oct., 1833; d. 31 July, 1865.
2 Malcolm Williams, b. 22 Dec, 1836.
3 Myron, b. 8 July, 1839; d. 27 Dec, 1843.
4 Mander Alvan, b. 15 Sept., 1841.
169 LEWIS% son of Asa* and Elizabeth (Warren) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 24 March, 1756; died 22 Feb., 1803;
married, 18 Sept., 1786, Mary, daughter of Benjamin and Susanna
(Weeks) Rice; born in Marlboro, 8 April, 1767; died 15 June, 1797.
He settled in Marlboro. He probably marched on the Lexington
Alarm in Capt. Wm. Brigham's Company.
Children, born in Marlboro :
403 i Asa», b. 31 Aug., 1788.
ii Sukey (or Susanna), b. 12 April, 1790; m. 29 Jan., 1809, Stephen,
son of Artemas and Mary (Bigelow) Howe; b. in Marlboro, 21
March, 1780; his grandmother was Ruth* Brigham, 31. Ch.
(Howe), b. in Marlboro:
196 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
1 Nahum BJ, b. 5 June, 1809; 2 Mary L., b. 7 Maj^, 1812; S
Elhridge, b. 15 Nov., 1816; res. Marlboro; 4 Benjamin S.,
h. 12 Dec., 1823; 5 Alfred G., b. 8 July, 1825, and 2 other
daus.
iii Sally, b. 5 June, 1792; m. 18 July, 1811, Rufus Bruce of Sudbury.
Ch. (Bruce): '
; 1 Rufus L.\ res. New Orleans.
iv Mary, b. 16 Aug., 1794; m. Amory, son of Abraham and Eliza-
beth (Wetherbee) Howe of Marlboro; b. 3 Sept., 1795; they res.
N. Y., and had 12 ch., several of whom are in the learned pro-
fessions.
V Abigail, b. 2 Aug., 1796; m. Benjamin Weeks Allen; res. Am-
herst. Ch. (Allen):
1 Benjamin WJ; 2 Susan; 3 Mary; 4 Lewis; 5 James.
170 JOTHAM^ son of Asa* and Elizabeth (Warren) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 18 Nov., 1761; died 26 March.,
1810; married Lucy Thompson of Sudbury, who died in Lan-
caster, Mass., 20 Dec, 1830, ae. 71. Resided in .Marlboro and was
a farmer and tailor.
Children, horn in Marlboro :
1 Betsey^, b. 30 July, 1785; m. Int., 28 Feb., 1806, James Mallard
of Lancaster; she joined the church in Lancaster, in 1807. Ch.
(Mallard), born in Lancaster:
1 Eliza Brigham', bapt. 2 Feb., 1807; d. 11 Jan., 1810.
2 James, bapt. 19 Jan., 1809; d. 11 Jan., 1810.
3 James, bapt. 15 Feb., 1811; d. 10 Aug., 1813.
A< Ann Sophia, bapt. 24 April, 1814.
5 Abigail, bapt. 29 Sept., 1816.
11 Lucy, b. 15 Jan., 1787; m. 30 May, 1808, Edward, son of Edward
and Submit (Forbush) Barnes; b. 30 April, 1778; d. 24 Jan.,
1851; she was living in the early sixties. Ch. (Barnes):
1 {Dr.) Edward F:, b. in Marlboro, 1809; m. Maria E. Brig-
ham, dau. of 354.
2 (Dr.) Henry, b. 1811; res. Northboro.
3 {Dr.) Charles W., res. Wayland.
And 5 others.
404 iii Otis, b. 8 Oct., 1788.
405 iv Henry, b. 3 May, 1790.
406 v John, b. 1 Aug., 1792.
407 vi Hastings, b. 4 Aug., 1794.
408 vii Sophia, b. 11 July, 1796.
viii Charles Lee, b. 14 Oct., 1800; m. Roama V. Atkins; res. Dor-
chester, Mass.
171 CAPT. CHARLES^ son of William* and Sarah (Prentice)
Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 27 July, 1769; died there, 2
Dec, 1847; married, 20 Oct., 1797, Susanna, daughter of Dea.
Nicholas Baylis, who was brother of Dr. WiUiam Baylis of Digh-
ton and father of Nicholas Baylis, a justice of the Supreme Court
of Vermont; she was born 10 Aug., 1778; died 10 June, 1837.
FIFTH GENERATION 197
Capt. Charles was, 18 Sept., 1792, sergeant in Wheeler's Co., 2d
Regt., 2d Brigade, 7th Div. of the Militia; resigned as captain 20
Jan., 1809. Inherited the homestead on " Brigham Hill " in Graf-
ton, and lived there until his death, which, owing to his excellent
health and constitution, was the result of almost his first sickness.
Children, born in Orafton:
409 i Charles', b. 22 May, 1799.
11 Susanna Baylls, b. 13 Feb., 1802; d. 5 March, 1804.
ill Susanna Baylis, b. 24 May, 1804; m. 1844, Dr. Joslah Klttrldge;
res. Nashua, N. H.; d. s. p.
410 iv William, b. 26 Sept., 1806.
411 V Nicholas, b. 2 Oct., 1808.
vi Solomon, b. 12 Nov., 1810; d. unm., a merchant In Grafton, 8
Oct., 1841.
412 vli Hannah, b. 11 March, 1813.
413 vlii Sarah, b. 7 May, 1815.
Ix Lucy Abigail, b. 25 July, 1817; was grad. Mt. Holyoke Sem.,
1839; m. 1861, Francis Merrifield; s. p.
414 X Maria Caroline, b. 26 June, 1820.
xi Cornelia Antoinette, b. 17 Nov., 1823; was at Mt. Holyoke Sem-
inary in 1843; m. 5 July, 1860, Calvin Taft of Worcester, Mass.,
where she resides, s. p.
172 SUSANNA^ daughter of William* and Sarah (Prentice)
Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 27 Nov., 1770; died 9 Sept.,
1850; married, 6 March, 1792, Capt. Ephraim, son of Col. John
Goulding of Grafton; born there, 4 Sept., 1765; died 14 Jan., 1838.
Was a tanner and owned much land; was a prominent citizen and
frequently served as selectman.
Children (Goulding), bom in Orafton:
1 Susanna", b. 25 March, 1793; m. Ezekiel Brigham', son of 205; s. p."
ii Sally, b. 24 Jan., 1795; d. unm.
iii John, b. 19 Jan., 1797; was grad. Yale CoU., A. B., 1821; M. D.,
Yale, 1824; settled in Stratford, Conn., where d. 10 Jan., 1860.
iv Ephraim, b. 25 Feb., 1799; d. 25 June, 1800.
v Ephraim, b. 11 July, 1801; m. (1) Eunice Dunsmore; m. (2)
Emily Carter; res. Millbury, Mass.
vi William, b. 22 Dec, 1804; d. in N. Y. City; m. Ada Jewett.
vli Solomon E., b. 28 Nov., 1807; m. (1) Lucy A. Nichols; m. (2)
Nancy P. Robinson,
viii Lucy E., twin to Solomon, m. Harvey J. Pratt,
ix Palmer, b. 11 Oct., 1809; m. (1) Fanny W. Maynard; m. (2)
Ann Cutting.
X Charles, b. 15 Nov., 1812; m. Emily A. Miles; res. Mobile, Ala.
173 SALLY% daughter of William* and Sarah (Prentice)
Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 12 Sept., 1780; died 26 Aug.,
1870; married (1) 1798, Benjamin, son of Nathaniel Kingsbury;
born in Dedham, Mass., 1776; died in Grafton, Aug., 1799; he
198 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
owned a store there; married (2) Jeremiah Flagg of Grafton (who
married [1] Lydia Drury) ; born 26 Dec, 1779; died 27 Aug.,
Child {Kingsbury), horn in Grafton: '
' RhIT'"'' ^' ?« fr^''^' '"''' ^^^"^h* "P b7 his grandfather
M.f^L ""; ol .^''•' '""'' "^"^"^ St«"^ «^ Grafton; b. 23
May, 1804; d^27 May, 1872; he owned miUs in CentreviUe; held
many town offices; State Representative, etc. Ch •
1 Sarah'; 2 Julia, both d. y.
3 Albert, of Kingsbury Bros., Quincy, lU.
4 Henry, oil operator in Penn.
5 William; 6 Hannah, both d. y,
6 Lyman, res. Quincy, 111.
7 Charles, Gen. Mgr. Chester & Iron Mt. Ry., Chester, lU
8 Horace, res. Titusville, Pa. j , ■
9 Edward, was grad. Harvard Coll., 1875, and Law School, 1876-
practices m Worcester, *
Children (Flagg), born in Grafton:
ii Lydia D., b. 27 Nov., 1802; m. George W. Hale
m Charles A., b. 25 Nov., 1804; res. Boston,
iv Sarah A., b. 11 Jan., 1807; d. 16 Jan., 1832
^ hadTons'. ^" ^^ ^''^" ^^^^'' ""• ^^'''' ^- '^"™''' cordwainerj
1 George'; 2 Charles; 3 William, all of Boston
VI Samuel C, b. 19 Oct., 1819; d. 25 May, 1841.
174 PERSIS^ daughter of William^ and Sarah (Prentice)
Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 4 Aug., 1786; died 5 March,
1871; married, 1804, Leonard, son of Paul Wheelock of Grafton-
born 4 Sept., 1785; died 13 July, 1858.
Children (Wheelock), born in Grafton-
' ^fm ^"^^^°''' ^- ^ ^^^^h, 1805; m. Sophia Brigham^ dau.
ii Sophronia, b. 7 Aug., 1807; m. Willard S. Wood,
m Gardner L., b. 27 July, 1810; d. 25 March, 1870; m. 1832, Caro-
line A. Wood, b. 7 Oct., 1813. Ch.:
1 Henry'; 2 Clarendon; 3 Susan; others d. y
IV Mary Brigham, b. 28 Aug., 1813; d. 1 Sept., 1874
m. (2) 1838, Abby Pollard; m. (3) 1845, Lucy PoUard. Ch.:
_ 1 Charles'; 2 Candace; 3 Francis; 4 Ida; others d y
" Solomon Brigham, b. 7 Sept., 1817; m. Ruth HaU.
yii Wilham R., b. 17 Aug., 1822; m. Caroline E. Brewer,
viu Francis A., b. 21 Oct., 1828; m. Esther C. Briggs
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SIXTH GENERATION
175 SARAH% daughter of Moses^ and Mehitabel (Grout)
Brigham, born in Westboro, Mass., 18 April, 1751, at the home-
stead; died there, £0 Aug., 1827; married, 2 July, 1772, Jonathan,
son of Dea. Jonathan Forbes of Westboro; born there, 1 March,
1746; died there, 5 June, 1805.
Through this marriage, the old Moses Brigham house on West
Main Street passed into the Forbes family. Sarah's husband was
a deacon in the church, and one of the leading men of the day. She
willed each of her grand-children a Bible.
Children (Forbes), born in Westboro:
i Moses% b. 18 April, 1773; d. s. p.; m. 22 May, 1797, Abigail
Baker, b. 1 Sept., 1776.
ii (Dea.) Jonathan, b. 6 Dec, 1775; d. 6 Jan., 1861; m. 17 Jan.,
1802, Esther, dau. of Ebenezer and Esther (Fay) Chamberlain;
b 28 April, 1780; d. 2 Feb., 1867; res. in Westboro, in the
« Forbes house "; held most of the town offices, and was a leader
in the church. Ch., b. in W.:
1 Susanna Brigham', b. 16 April, 1803; d. s. p., 22 Aug., 1851;
m. Rev. Charles Forbush, 6 Nov., 1833.
2 Julia Miranda, b. 25 June, 1804; d. in Alexandria, Va., Feb.,
1868; m. 29 Nov., 1832, Rev. John Wilde; 1 dau.
3 Jonathan, b. 20 Nov., 1806; d. 24 Jan., 1820.
4 Daniel H., b. 13 Sept., 1809; d. 18 May, 1854; m. (1) Jane
Baker; m. (2) Mary A. White; 3 ch. by 2d wife.
5 Esther Louise, b. 22 June, 1810; d. Oct., 1812.
6 Moses, b. 26 Sept., 1812; d. 25 April, 1851; m. Eliza L. South-
wick of Grafton; 2 ch.
7 Ephraim Trowbridge, b. 25 March, 1815; d. 2 Aug., 1863;
m 13 Sept., 1842, Catherine, dau. of William and Nancy
(Avery) White; b. 25 July, 1815. Ch.: i Catherine S.; u
Esther L.; iii William T., m. dau. of 414; iv Frank W.
8 Eliza Sophia, b. 7 Jan., 1821; d. unm.
iii (Mai.) Holland, b. 7 July, 1777; d. 4 Nov., 1842; m. 7 Nov., 1803,
Polly Wheelock, b. 5 Sept., 1783; d. 25 Feb., 1858. Ch.:
1 3Iary W.\ b. 14 March, 1805; d. 14 April, 1882; m.
Bowman, d.
2 Holland, b. 22 July, 1806; d. 17 June, 1870; m. Lydia A.
Brigham, dau. of 296.
3 Joseph W., b. 26 Aug., 1810; d. s. p., 4 Sept., 1876; m.
Lucretia .
4 Charles B., b. 20 Oct., 1813; m. Marion Rider, dau. of 237.
5 Julia S., b. 30 June, 1816.
6 John S., b. 30 June, 1817; m. Persis G. Bowman.
7 Ephraim, b. 27 April, 1818; m. Harriet Childs.
8 George B., b. 4 March, 1823; m. Nancy Temple.
201
202 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
9 Sarah A., b. 22 Oct., 1826; m. Solomon J. Taft
_ \0 Henry B., b. 2Q Aug., 1829; m. Anna Harrington.
'^ G^ddard' " ^^^*" ^^^^' '^^ '• P" ^ ^°^-' ^^^^' «^- ^^^^y
V Sarah, b. 13 Oct., 1782; d. s. p., 12 Oct., 1851; m. John San-
vi Hannah, b. 18 April, 1785; d. s. p.; m. Silas Maynard.
^" ^ r \ll^''t '^^'^' '^- ^ N«^-' 1^11' Mary Wadsworth, b.
9 Jan., 1791; d. 15 Oct., 1861. Ch.-
1 Ebenezer W.\ b. 14 Jan., 1813; m. Lutheria Longley.
2 Eha.E., b 9 Oct., 1814; m. (1) Harriet T. Harrington; m.
(2) Hepsibah G. Clapp. ^ '
3 Lewis, b. 25 Oct., 1816; m. Clarissa Farnham.
4 Mary G., b. 24 Dec, 1818; m. Thomas H. Wetherby
5 Hannah E., b. 19 Nov., 1820; m. 23 Jan., 1848, Thomas B.
-Ci. l^ope.
6 Lucy B h. 12 Nov., 1824; m. William H. Harrington.
7 Sarah Bngham, b. 3 May, 1827; d. 29 Aug., 1845
• vm Na^ncy, b. 24 May, 1790; d. 30 June, 1832; m Samuel Chamber-
ix Achsah, b 22 June 1794; d. 16 Sept., 1880; m. 30 Nov., 1815,
Eh Chamberlam. Ch. (Chamberlain):
1 Sarah^;2 Harriet; 3 Lyman H.; 4 Joshua M.j 5 Achsah; 6
Daniel H.; 7 L T.
176 MOSES«, son of Moses^ and Mehitabel (Grout) Brigham-
born in Westboro, Mass., 31 May, 1785; died in Delaware; near
London, Province of Ontario, Canada, 13 Aug.,, 1814; married (1)
9 Sept, 1781, Wealthy Jolinson of Lebanon, N. H., who died 9
J:^' ^^^^\?- ^^' ^^""^^^ (2) Lucinda, daughter of Dr. Gideon
liffany of Hanover, N. H., originally from Attleboro, Mass.
He was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1778 in the same
class with his distinguished kinsman, the Hon. Elijah Brigham of
Westboro. Moses taught school in Westboro,* and is often mentioned
m the Dtary of the Rev. Ebenezer Parhman, being one of the
frequent visitors to the parsonage. He was one of the original
grantees of Concord, Vt., and settled as a merchant in Hanover,
N. H, where, about 1800, he became embarrassed and closed busi-
ness. In 1801 he removed with his brother-in-law. Tiffany, and
most of his family, to the vicinity of London, Ontario, and with
him embarked in land speculation on an extended scale, having
purchased the " Delaware Property " on the river Thames.
Children {by first wife), born in Hanover:
i Wealthy Clarinda^ b. 29 June, 1782; d. 7 June, 1841; m. 1808,
John Ham, A. M., of Gilmanton, N. H.; they had 6 ch.
of ye Tow/d"nd'here."^''*"' ^°'" ^"^^"" ""° '^"'P' ^^'^°°' ^* ^^ East Quarter
^T-„ " *^ c?**"^" '^^^• ^- ^- ^^"^^ ^^'■- Alexander accompanied by his uncle
Ho, t;^- .T "°' .'°"?- ^l'- ^^''^ Harrington invites and waits upon hfm to his
House and thence he intends to go to Master Moses
AndrZ°"-Pr;iS:,rZ)l'°. '^ '° '^ '°""' " ^'^ ^^'^°°' - ^* ^'^ L^^^^-^- Mr.
SIXTH GENERATION 203
415 ii Bela Brewster, b. 4 Feb., 1784.
iii Susan Laurinda, b. 2 March, 1786; d. in Northampton, Mass.,
17 Feb., 1862; m. 27 Aug., 1806, John F. Munroe from Marl-
boro to Northampton, where he d. 1 Nov., 1856. Ch. (Munroe):
1 Susan Lorinda Brigham^, b. 31 Dec, 1821; d. 11 Jan., 1897;
m. Henry Shepherd of N., b. 19 June, 1811; d. 20 Nov., 1900.
Ch. (Shepherd): Thomas M.% res. unm., in Northampton;
the founder and donor of the Henry Shepherd Surgery build-
ing at Northampton.
iv John Hartman, b. 6 June, 1788; d. 13 Aug., 1790.
Children (by second wife), born (probably) in Hanover, N. H.:
V Fanny Lucinda, m. Seneca Allen; res. Monroe, Mich.; 11 ch.
vi Lucy Malinda, m. Abraham Truax, and d. ; res.
Trenton, Mich.; 5 ch.
vii George Dean, d. 1831; killed by an explosion; m. Fanny Huston;
res. Truago, Mich,
viii Maria, d. in Truago, Mich., unm., in 1837.
ix Sophia, m. Carlos Colton; res. Toledo, O. ; 4 ch.
177 PHINEAS^ son of Moses' and Mehitabel (Grout) Brig-
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 23 July, 1755; married Lydia,
daughter of David and Lydia (Maynard) Batherick.
He resided in Westboro. Was a private in Capt. Edmimd Brig-
ham's Co. of Minute Men, and marched on the Lexington Alarm.
He enlisted in the army, and in 1777 marched with Capt. Brigham
to reinforce the Northern Army, but went only as far as Hadley
and returned. He saw further service in 1778.
Children, born in Westboro:
i mV, b. 23 May, 1780; m. Dulcena . Ch., b. in Grafton:
1 Lydia^ b. 3 Oct., 1804.
416 ii Phineas, b. 28 March, 1782.
417 iii Willard, b. 20 Sept., 1784.
iv Lydia, b. 23 Sept., 1787; d. y.
V Nahum, b. 10 Feb., 1790; d. y.
vi Stephen, b. 3 June, 1792; d. in Westboro, unm., ae. 23 or 24.
418 vii Lambert, b. 7 June, 1794.
178 MEHITABEL% daughter of Moses^ and Mehitabeil
(Grout) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 31 Jan., 1758; died
there, 11 Dec, 1844; married, 11 Jan., 1776, John, son of Capt.
Benjamin Fay;* born in Westboro, 25 Aug., 1748; died there, 7
June, 1837.
• " 5 Aug., 1780. Mrs. Fay (John Fay's wife) came to be examined, but I
could spend but little Time with her.
"11 Aug., 1780. Mrs. Mehitable Fay (wife of John) here with her Relation,
which I corrected and copy'd. Josiah Brigham came to Breck again to live with him.
They clear ye lower Well.
" 12 Aug., 1780. Mr. John Fay was examined — left a Relation to be correctea
and transcribed. He dines here.
" 25 Aug., 1780. Mr. John Fay, with his Relation here, and signs it." — Parkman
Diary.
204 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Children {Fay), horn in Westboro:
i PolIy^ b. 22 Dec, 1778; m. 1821, Elias Miller. Ch. (MUler) :
1 Elias^; 2 John; 3 Harriet.
ii Mehitabel, b. 20 Feb., 1781; d. QS March, 1781.
iii Mehitabel, b. 19 March, 1782; d. unm.
iv John b. 19 April, 1784; m. 1806, Betsey, dau. of Daniel Noyes
of Shrewsbury. Ch.:
1 Betsey\ d. y.; 2 {Dr.) Henry, a physician of N. Y. City
V Joseph, b. 27 Sept., 1786; d. 1 March, 1864; m. Eunice Fav
Ch. : -^ ■
1 Joseph Brigham^j 2 Maria; 3 John,
vi Lucy, b. 26 Jan., 1789; d. 18 Jan., 1848; m. WiUard Gates of
Worcester, Mass. Ch. (Gates):
1 Henry^,
vii Edward, b. 19 July, 1791; d. in Albany, N. Y., 1832; m. Priscilla
Price. Ch.:
1 Mary^; 2 Lucy; 3 Marcia; 4 Sarah.
viii Susan b. 20 Sept., 1794; d. 3 July, 1873; m. Jonas Stone of
Winchendon and Westboro. Ch. (Stone) :
I Jonas^.
ix Josiah, b. 29 Dec, 1797; m. Mary W. Warren; res. Westboro.
Ch.:
1 Hercules^; 2 Martha.
X Charles Miles, b. 24 Sept., 1800; m. (1) Frances Spurr; m. (2)
Mrs. Althea Waters; m. (3) Fitz. Ch.:
1 Ellen\ m. Daniels.
xi Nancy, Maria, b. 15 April, 1803; d. unm., 28 March, 1839.
179 EBENEZER^ son of Moses^ and Mehitabel (Grout) Brig-
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 3 March, 1761; died in Townshend,
Vt.., 15 Dec., 1839; married, 28 Sept., 1782, Judith Hazeltine; born
in Westboro, 18 Jan., 1762; died in Townshend in 1854. He moved
to Townshend, Vt., by 1790, where he was an important citizen,
and a Captain of Infantry, in 1812.
_ Children, the elder probably horn in Westboro, the yonnqer probabh,
%n Townshend: ;> ^ t- y
419 i John Hazeltine^ b. 14 Aug., 1783.
ii Ebenezer B., b. 1785; d. 1786,
iii Eben, b. 1787; d. 1790.
420 iv Moses, b. 1789.
V Nathan, b. and d. 1791.
vi Eli Whitney, b. 1792; d. unm., 1815.
vii Alonzo, b. and d. 1794.
viii Lyman H., b. 1795; d. 1887.
ix Judith, b. 1797; d. 1880.
X Wealthy Clarinda, b. 22 March, 1800; d. 28 June, 1844; m.
Elijah, son of Jacob and Sarah (Boutelle) Allen of MiUburr.
Mass. Ch. (Allen): '
1 Elvira W.\ b. 15 Feb., 1825; m. Artemas E. Fairbank; 3 ch.
3 Brigham Elijah, b. 17 Jan., 1827; kiUed 16 July, 1861, in first
battle of Bull Run.
3 Julia P., b. 20 Sept., 1829; d. 27 June, 1891; m. 2 June,
1852, Leonard Wood of Leominster, Mass.; 2 ch.
SIXTH GENERATION 205
4 Boutelle E., b. 27 June, 1833; m. (1) Lizzie S. Whitney; m.
(2) Mary Pierce; m. (3) Anna Jaquitli.; 2 cli. ^ ^ . ^
5 Ellen D, b. 1 Sept., 1842; m. 16 Nov., 1864. Frederic S.
Coolidge; 3 ch.
180 JOSEPH^, (A. B. and A. M., Harvard, 1788; ibid. Dart-
mouth), son of Moses^ and Mehitabel (Grout) Brigham; born in
Westboro, Mass., 23 Sept., 1766; died in Canada, 14 Sept., 1821,
and interred by the grave of his brother Moses, in Delaware, near
London, Ontario; married, 1 Jan., 1794, Sally Woods, born 7 June,
1776; died 21 Feb., 1806. . „r . j
He studied law with Hon. Levi Lincoln, Sr., of Worcester, and
opened an office in Marlboro; practiced there and in adj acent towns
untn after the death of his wife. Moved to Albany, N. Y., and
thence, after the War of 1812, to Canada.
Children, born in Marlboro: , ^, . ., iqoq ,v, Martin
i Eliza Chandler', b. 27 Jan., 1795; d. 25 April, 1823; m. Martm
L Stow, A. M., of Concord, Mass.; res. Northboro.
ii Lrdia Vose, b. 19 April, 1796; d. unm., 11 May, 1821.
iii SaUy Clarinda, b. 29 Jan., 1798; d. 14 Feb 1885; m. 17 Oct.,
1820, John Cotting of Marlboro; res. Ch. (Cotting) :
1 John Francis^ b. 4 May, 1822.
2 Joseph Clarendon, b. 14 April, 1825.
3 Sarah B., b. 23 Feb., 1828.
4 Charles William, b. 21 Aug., 1833.
5 Mary Caroline, b. 9 Feb., 1836.
6 Henry E., b. 13 May, 1840.
421 iv Joseph Clarenden, b. 20 Dec, 1800. p n in Texas
V Moses Woods, b. 18 Dec, 1802; murdered in a P. O. m Texas,
vi Francis Lincoln, b. 21 July, 1803; d. unm., a dentist, m New
vii Cafo'une" Maria, b. 20 Feb., 1805; d. 1868, ^/^^^^j^^f ^^' ^^^n'
m Richard Farwell, A. M., who d; res. Marlboro. Ch. (Farwell).
1 John M.\ b. 2 Dec, 1825; res. Marlboro.
2 Lucy W., b. 6 May, 1827; (d.) ; m. S. E. Morton
3 Willard Brigham, b. 26 Jan., 1829; res. an editor in San
Francisco, Cal.
181 EDMUND% son of Capt. Edmund^ and Sarah (Lyscom)
Brigham, born in Westboro, Mass., 19 Oct., 1758; died in Temple
ton Mass., 22 Apr., 1840; married Mary, daughter of Lieut. John
and granddaughter of the Rev. John Martyn (who was the first
settled minister of the church in Northboro, Mass., a graduate of
Harvard College in 1724, who married Mary Marrett of Cam-
bridge, Mass.). She was born in Northboro, 24 Nov., 1762; died
in Templeton, 2 May, 1835. . ^ x,. r 4-1,
Edmund learned the saddler's trade and resided with his father
on the old home place in Westboro until July, 1782, when he moved
to Gerry, now Phillipston, Mass., and thence to Templeton, about
206 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
1790. On a division of the Martyn estate in Northboro, his wife
received a five-dollar gold piece, a chaise, and a stony farm in
Templeton. In the midst of the struggle to raise crops from be-
tween the rocks, and all the difficult labor required in a new country,
12 children were born, 10 of whom were raised to maturity and 6
of whom have left descendants. He is noted as being in a train
band year not given. He marched on the Lexington Alarm from
Westboro m his father's company, and was on duty in Cambridge
for some time afterward. He is named in his father's will among
the 4 sons who are to share in the distribution of the Captain's
wardrobe. ^
otZ^lTrZiLn'''' '"" " '^''''"''' "" ""' ' » ''"^' ""O '^
422 i Pollys b. 6 Feb., 1780.
423 ii John, b. 7 June, 1782.
iii Edmund, b. 28 March, 1784; d. 15 April, 1784
Ao. ^ ^^bigail, b. 25 Sept., 1789; d. unm., 18 March, 1860.
424 VI Lyscom, b. 28 March, 1792.
425 vii Edward, b. 26 May, 1795.
vlii Susan, b. 10 July, 1798; d. 15 May, 1879; m. James Arnold of
Boston who d ; she lived in Marlboro on the site of the present
Baptist church; a woman of graceful manners, she was a suc-
cessful millmer, and was associated with her sister Roxana, a
very capable woman, in this business in Marlboro for a number
of years.
ix Dexter, b. 20 Aug., 1800; d. unm., 4 Nov., 1832, at Whitingham,
Vt.; he was a very smart business man, but a cripple
X Roxana b 30 July, 1803; d. unm., in Southboro, 3 Jan., 1880.
XI Infant, b. 24 Dec, 1804; d. next day.
426 xii Lewis, b. 4 June, 1806.
182 ROGER% son of Capt. Edmund^ and Sarah (Lyscom)
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 28 Feb., 1762; died in Jaffrey,
N. H., 18 Nov., 1837; married Elizabeth Rich of Truro N H
who died in Jaffrey, 3 Sept., 1850, ae. 88. He was at JafFrey in'
1793. He is mentioned in his father's will as one of the 4 sons
to share in the Captain's wardrobe. He belonged to the train band
m Westboro, and was in the Revolution in 1778 and 1779, in which
latter year he was a corporal.
Children the 2 elder born in Phillipston, Mass., the others in Jafrev:
1 Sallys b. 9 Sept., 1790; d. in Jaffrey, 3 March, 1879; mf 11
Dec , 1817, Joel Oaks Patrick of Jaffrey, b. in Fitzwilliam, N. H.,
8 Nov., 1793; d. in Jaffrey, 31 March, 1870; a merchant, hotel
keeper and carpenter. Ch. (Patrick), b. in Jaffrey;
1 Dexter', b. 9 Dec, 1818; m. (1) Marv Ann Nutting; m. (2)
Eliza J. Wentworth; res. Waltham, Mass. Ch., by 2d wife-
1 Mary», m. Leroy Brown of Waltham; ii Dexter, m. RoseUa
Bigelow; res. Waltham.
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2 Joel, b. 30 Oct., 18:20.
3 Sarah, b. 26 Jan., 1855; m. 8 May, 1859, David A. Cutler; res.
E. Jaflfrey.
ii Eli, b. 19 Oct., 1792; m. Abigail Russell of Dublin, N. H.; res.
McDonough, N. Y. > _i vt xi
iii Lora, b. 27 June, 1795; m. — ; res. Dunbarton, N. H.
iv Dexter, b. 30 April, 1798; d. 1800.
V Betsey, b. 6 July, 1806; m. 17 Sept., 1835, Charles Lincoln, who
d. 7 Oct., 1859, ae. 60. Ch. (Lincoln), b. Jaffrey:
1 Bohaima', b. 1836; d. 13 Feb., 1865.
2 Sarah A., b. 1842.
183 SAMUEL^ son of Capt. Edmund^ and Sarah (Lyscom)
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 6 Dec, 1763; died in Westboro,
11 June, 1823; married, 5 May, 1785, Lydia Ball of Westboro,
who died l6 March, 1827.
He was a farmer and moved to West Waterford, Me., but re-
turned to his native place in the latter part of his life. He is
mentioned in his father's will as one of the 4 sons among whom
the Captain's wardrobe was to be divided. An old tradition is
that when a chUd he was very large of his age, and, to save him
from conscription at a time when boys were being called upon to
enter the army, his mother, mindful of his tender years, put him
in one of the big ovens to hide him from the soldiers. On one
occasion, either he or one of his brothers got into earnest poUtical
discussion with a neighbor, on a summer's evening, while putting
the cows out to pasture for the night; they stood at the bars as they
talked, and when the dawn came it found them there, the debate
still going on.
Children, born in West Waterford:
i Lucy% b. in 1786; m. Amos Smith of Waterford. Ch. (Smith),
b. in Waterford:
1 Hazen^, moved West.
2 Betsey, m. Barker of Quincy, Mass. Ch. (Barker):
i Hendrick° of Holden, Mass. ; ii Henry of New York.
3 Verona, m. Black of Holden, Mass.
4 Hendrick, m., had two sons; went West.
5 Sarah, m. Rand of Roxbury, Mass.; 1 dau.
6 Henry, book dealer in New York City.
7 Calvin, d. y.
8 Charles, res. in Boston; had 2 sons and daus.
9 Cyrus, res. Hopkinton, Mass.
427 ii Samuel, b. in 1788.
iii PoUy, b. 1789; m. Amos Smith of Holden, Mass. Ch. (Smith):
1 Julia A?, b. in Holden, 13 May, 1816; m. (1) Ephraim Smith;
m. (2) John Hammond of Sanbornton, N. H. Ch.:
i Julia A.», m. Albert E. Lyon of Leominster, Mass.
ii Lizzie B., b. and d. 1856.
428 iv Lyscom, b. 1791.
429 V George Ball, b. 23 Jan., 1793.
208 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
430 vi Bryant, b. 10 Feb., 1794.
431 vii Levi, b. 27 May, 1796.
viii Nahum, b. Jan., 1798; d. in Boston, ; m, Lucy
Blood of Groton, Mass.; he res. in Boston, a coal dealer. Ch.:
1 Thomas J.\ b. 29 July, 1824 ; d. unm.
2 Lucy Ann, b. 8 June, 1824; m. 15 Aug., 1854, Horace Phil-
brook, b. 20 Nov., 1820; bank clerk, Boston; s. p.
3 Sarah E., b. 2 Dec, 1833; m. Franklin Smith; one child.
ix Antipas, b. Jan., 1800; d. in Plymouth, Mass.; m. Mercy S.,
dau. of Seth Morton of Plymouth; he is interred in the famous
old burying-ground there. Ch., born in Plymouth:
1 Antipas^, b. in 1828.
2 Mary Ann, b. in 1830.
432 X Lincoln, b. 22 Nov., 1801.
xi Sophia, b. Sept., 1804; d. unm., in Boston, 29 Oct., 1830.
xii Thomas J., b. 14 Aug., 1806 (Morse also says " 1805 ") ; d.
; m. 21 April, 1831, Eliza A. Cowden of Boston; res.
Boston. Ch. :
1 James Henry^, b. 21 Feb., 1832.
2 Thomas Dexter, b. 24 March, 1834.
3 Eliza Ann, b. 23 June, 1836; m. Rosea TarbeU; res. Boston.
Ch. (TarbeU) : Ann B.", b. 4 May, 1859.
4 Nahum Q., b. 30 July, 1837; d. in Boston, 7 May, 1840.
5 Levi L., b. 13 Feb., 1841.
6 Mary F., b. 28 Aug., 1845.
7 Andrew B., b. 29 April, 1847; d. 26 Dec, 1847.
433 xiii Dexter, b. 24 Sept., 1808.
184 SARAH^ daughter of Capt. Edmund^ and Sarah (Lys-
com) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 15 March, 1765; married
in 1784, Gen. Daniel, son of John Reed; born 1761 ; died in Wards-
boro, Vt., 31 Aug., 1845. He resided in Wardsboro and was in
the Revolutionary War and was a General in the Militia of Vt.
Children {Reed), horn in Wardsboro:
1 Joseph^ b. 14 May, 1784; d. 2 Nov., 1849.
ii Davis, b. 17 April, 1786; res. Wardsboro, and had 3 ch.
iii Alexander H., b. 16 June, 1804; m. (1) Serena Gray; m. (2)
Eunice Melvin. Ch. (by 1st wife) :
1 Cordelia^; 2 Alexander; 3 Charles; 4 Andrew; 5 Henry
iv Elijah. ^
185 DEA. LYSCOM^ son of Capt. Edmund^ and Sarah (Lys-
com) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 19 May, 1769; died in
Shutesbury, Mass., 24 Aug., 1845; married (1), 29 Nov., 1792,
Martha, daughter of Benjamin Fay of Westboro; born there, 5
April, 1775; died in Shutesbury, 9 Feb., 1818; married (2) Betsey
(Hammond) Hoar, a widow.
He resided for a time in Pelham, Mass., thence to Shutesbury,
Was a deacon of the Baptist church and a very religious man; en-
gaged in farming. He was named in his father's will as one of the
4 sons to share in the Captain's wardrobe.
SIXTH GENERATION 209
Children {by first wife), the 2 elder born in Westboro, the wext 3 in
Pelham :
434 i Curtis', b. 21 May, 1793. .
ii Martha.
iii Ebenezer, d. ae. 17.
435 iv Benjamin Fay, b. 25 Aug., 1800.
V Stillman, d. y., unm.
Children {by second wife), born in Shutesbury :
436 vi Hubbard Hammond, b. 31 Oct., 1819.
186 CAPT. PIERPONT^ son of Capt. Edmund^ and Eliza-
beth (Bevel) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., l6 Sept., 1780;
died in Westboro, 6 Oct., 1836; married Anna, daughter of John
Warren of Westboro.
He was a captain in the War of 1812. He settled on a farm in
the northeast part of Westboro, the homestead of Capt. Edmund.
He was joint executor of his father's will with his brother Dexter,
and they diWded the larger part of the estate between them.
Children, born in Westboro: „ . .
i Anna E.% d. 15 June, 1895; m. 17 April, 1826, Charles Brigham
of Grafton, Mass., 409.
ii Martha W., b. 3 April, 1813; m. Dexter Brigham, 433.
187 BETSEY®, daughter of Capt. Edmund^ and Elizabeth
(Bevel) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 7 May, 1782; died in
Whitingham, Vt., 20 Apr., 1880; married (1) Capt. Asa Godfrey;
born in Westboro, 30 May, 1786; died 15 Dec, 1842; married (2)
Hezekiah Murdock, who died 7 Aug., 1864, ae. 88.
She resided in Whitingham, Vt., after her marriage. She is the
" Betsey " mentioned in her father's will, and was of a very lively
disposition and considered " good company." She said once, " You
can't throw a stone in Westboro, Northboro, or Southboro, but
you'll hit a Fay or a Brigham." Her nephew, H. W. Brigham, was
afflicted at one time with a compound fracture of the arm. The
doctor, after an examination, stated that there was proud flesh in
the arm. Aunt Godfrey remarked: "You never saw a Brigham
who didn't have ' proud flesh.' "
Children {Godfrey), probably born in Whitingham:
i Elizabeth B.^ b. 21 March, 1811; d. 13 Feb., 1831, unm.
ii Asa Augustus, b. 2 Feb., 1813; d. 30 May, 1840; m. 6 Jan., 1833,
Anna D. Foster,
iii Mary Augusta, b. 2 Feb., 1813; m. 27 Nov., 1838, David Barker,
b. 8 Sept., 1807; d. 8 June, 1854; res. Whitingham. Ch. (Barker):
1 Olive E.\ b. 6 Oct., 1839.
2 Asa A., b. 24 Sept., 1841.
3 Charles A., b. 30 Oct., 1842.
210 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
188 ELI% son of Capt. Edmund^ and Elizabeth (Bevel) Brig-
ham, born in Westboro, Mass., 31 July, 1784; died in Sterling,
Mass., SO Oct., 1865; married in 1810, PoUy, daughter of Peter
Fay; born in Southboro, Mass., 15 Oct., 1791; died 29 Dec, 1876.
He was a farmer. He resided first in Bolton, Mass., and then
moved to Sterling. In his father's will he was left $400 in money
and the privilege of keeping his clothes in the house until his
marriage.
Children :
i Edmund Fay', b. 6 April, 1812; d. 24 Dec, 1812.
437 ii Edmund Fay, b. 28 Oct., 1813.
iii Parkman, b. 23 Feb., 1816; d. umn., 5 May, 1868.
iv Mary E., b. 16 Dec, 1818; d. unm., 18 Sept., 18T3.
V Peter Fay, b. 14 June, 1821 ; d. unm., 28 Nov., 1900 ; was an hon-
orable citizen of Sterling,
vi Eli, b. 28 April, 1823; d. 16 Sept., 1824.
vii Laura A., b. 15 Jan., 1826; d. 24 June, 1826.
viii Eli, b. 14 July, 1828; d. 8 March, 1832.
ix Jane M., b. 16 April, 1832; d. unm., 1 Feb., 1903.
X Harriet A., b. 6 June, 1834; d. 1 March, 1837.
189 DEXTER", son of Capt. Edmund'' and Elizabeth (Bevel)
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 25 May, 1786; died there, 22
Dec., 1870; married (1), 28 March, 1816, Catherine, daughter of
John Warren of Westboro; born 7 Sept., 1792; died 13 Nov.,
1825; married (2), 1 Jan., 1827, Mary Ann, daughter of Willard
Gould of Westboro; born 24 Jan., 1804; died 22 Aug., 1889-
He was in Capt. Pierpont Brigham's company in the War of
1812. Was a trader and inn-holder, in the old stage-coach days, in
Westboro. Was joint executor of his father's will with his brother
Pierpont, and the larger part of the estate was inherited by them.
He retired from business a number of years before his death; was
a man of capacity for affairs, with a wide reputation for skill as an
inn-keeper.
Children (by first wife), born in Westboro:
438 i Catherine Warren', b. 11 Dec, 1816.
439 ii Dexter, b. 23 Jan., 1819.
iii Angelina, b. 31 July, 1821; d. 18 July, 1822.
440 iv Angeline, b. 27 Jan., 1824.
Children (by second wife), born in Westboro:
441 V Mary Ann, b. 6 Dec, 1829.
442 vi Achsah Elizabeth, b. 10 April, 1832.
443 vii Charles Edmund, b. 3 July, 1834.
viii Henry Pierpont, b. 13 Oct., 1838; d. unm., 18 April, 1896; was
in business in N. Y. and Boston.
ix Francis Augustus, b. 23 May, 1841; d. 28 Dec, 1841.
444 X Sarah Louisa, b. 13 Jan., 1845.
xi Emma Augusta, b. 24 June, 1849; d. unm., 20 Aug., 1875.
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190 LIEUT. WILLIAM^ son of Capt. William^ and Rebecca
(Ball) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 27 Feb., 1761; died in
Southboro, Mass., 20 March, 1834; married Sara Baker, who
died his widow, at Southboro, 14 March, 1850, se. 82.
Children, born in Southboro:
i Sally% b. 1 Oct., 1787; d. 11 Sept., 1823; m. Lieut. Larkin New-
ton; res. Southboro.
445 ii Baker, b. 9 Jan., 1792.
191 REBECCA^ daughter of Capt. William'* and Rebecca
(Ball) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 Feb., 1763; married,
27 Feb., 1781, Ephraim, son of Silas Jewell of Stow, Mass.; born
19 Aug., 1760; died in Kirtland, O., 13 July, 1845.
Children (Jewell) :
i Homs% b. , 1781; d. in Georgia, Vt.
ii Ephraim, b. 23 May, 1783; res. Oberlin, O.
iii WiUard, b. 15 July, 1785; res. St. Albans, Vt.
iv Samuel, b. 26 Aug., 1792; res. St. Albans Bay, Vt.
V Lydia, b. 2 April, 1795; m. Elbridge Brigham, son of 211.
vi Martha, b. , 1796; d. unm., 22 Oct., 1836.
vii WiUiam, b. , 1798; d. 12 Feb., 1809.
viii Ira M., b. 5 July, 1803; res. Kirtland, O.
ix Eurata, b. , 1807; d. 5 Feb., 1852; m. Reuben Fuller.
Ch. (FuUer):
1 Esther^; 2 Lydia; 3 Sidney; 4 Marietta; 5 Martha; 6
Francis; 7 Franklin; 8 Anna; 9 Amelia; 10 Sophia; 11
Eurata.
192 COL. EPHRAIM«, son of Capt. WiUiam^ and Lydia
(Chamberlain) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 9 Oct., 1771;
died in Saxonville, Mass., 13 Sept., 1847; married (1), 3 Nov.,
1794, Lucy, daughter of Peter and Levina (Howe) Rice; born 21
Dec, 1774; died 20 Feb., 1814; married (2), 15 March, 1815,
]\Iary, daughter of Daniel Hubbard of Leicester, Mass., born 8
Feb., 1789; died his widow, in Saxonville, Aug., 1870.
He was a resident of Marlboro, Sudbury and Saxonville, Mass.,
at different times during his life. In Marlboro he was for some
time town, treasurer and in 1808, '24 and '25 he served as select-
man. Elected general, but declined to qualify. Was one of the
leading men of his day. He deeded Brigham Cemetery to the
town of Marlboro, in 1808.
Children (by first wife), who appear all to have been born in Marlboro:
446 i William C.'', b. 7 Aug., 1795.
447 ii Matthias, b. 29 Nov., 1796.
448 iii Lucy, b. 11 March, 1798.
449 iv Ephraim, b. 21 Oct., 1799.
450 v Harriet, b. 14 March, 1801.
451 vi Sidney, b. 28 Dec, 1802.
212 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
453 vii Elijah, b. 17 Nov., 1804.
453 viii Peter, b. 18 Sept., 1806.
454 ix Lydia, b. 2 Jan., 1809.
X Sophia, b. 5 Dec, 1811; d. in SaxonviUe, 17 June, 1883; m.
26 March, 1830, Josiah Stone of SaxonviUe; a farmer, b. 28
Oct., 1801; d. 6 Sept., 1881. Ch. (Stone), b. in SaxonviUe:
1 Elizabeth^ b. 25 Dec, 1830; m. John A. D. Gross; res.
Newton Centre, Mass.
2 Martha E., b. 17 March, 1838; unm.; res. Newton Centre.
3 Caroline B., b. 3 March, 1839; d. 3 June, 1846.
4 Eugene.
5 Josiah Euc/ene, b. 8 May, 1847; d. at Nogales, Mexico (where
he was U. S. Consul), 11 July, 1893.
Children (by second wife), born in Marlboro:
xi Mary H., b. 27 April, 1816; d. unm., 30 March, 1837.
455 xii Jane E., b. 20 Dec, 1818.
xin Caroline C, b. 22 Dec, 1821; d. Oct., 1897; m. 17 Jan., 1843,
William, son of Paul A. Ingraham of Peacham, Vt.; was a
retired merchant in Watertown, Mass.; 25 years town clerk,
selectman, and 2 years representative. Ch. (Ingraham):
1 Ralph Waldo^ b. 19 Oct., 1845.
2 Isabel Frances, b. 10 Sept., 1849; m. 26 Sept., 1875, Edward
C. Graves of Boston. Ch. (Graves): Chester C.% b. 18 July,
1878.
3 Alice Choate, b. 25 May, 1856; m. Edwin F. Fearing of New-
ton, Mass. Ch. (Fearing): WiUiam I.», b. 23 June, 1888.
xiv Charles C, b. 9 April, 1824; d. 3 Oct., 1826.
456 XV Charles F., b. 5 June, 1829.
457 xvi Lucius L., b. 1 Sept., 1832.
193 WILLARD% son of Capt. William^ and Lydia (Chamber-
lain) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 18 June, 1775; died in
Rindge, N. H., 7 Feb., 1843; married in 1806, Abigail, daughter
of David and Elizabeth (Foye) Munroe; born in Lexington, Mass.,
10 July, 1771; died in Rindge, 10 Feb., 1843. He settled in
Rindge, in 1821, in the south part of the town. Was an upright
man and highly respected.
Children, born in Marlboro:
458 i Abigail', b. 22 May, 1807.
459 ii Sarah Foye, b. 5 May, 1809.
460 lii WiUard Chamberlain, b. 10 April, 1811.
194 SOPHIA% daughter of Capt. William'' and Lydia (Cham-
berlain) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 12 June, 1784; died
in Montpelier, Vt., 1855; married (third vdfe), 8 Oct., 1822, Hon.
Jeduthun Loomis, born in Tolland, Conn., 5 Jan., 1779; died in
Montpelier, Vt., 12 Nov., 1843.
He studied law and settled in Montpelier, 1805, where was select-
man, 1813 and 1814; Judge of Probate. He was continually
in office from 1807 until death. Was twice married before his
Monument to Colonel Ephraim Brigham
In Brigham Cemetery, Marll.oro; erected by Lucius L. Brigham of Worcester
SIXTH GENERATION 213
Brigham marriage, and had two sons by his second wife, (Charity
Scott of Peacham, Vt.), Dr. Gustavus H. and Chauncey.*
Children (Loomis), born in Montpelier:
i Charity^ m. Charles Dana of Woodstock, Vt. Ch. (Dana) :
1 (Dr.) Charles^ of 53 W. 53d St., N. Y. City, a leading nerve
specialist of international reputation.
2 John C, Public Librarian, Newark, N. J.
Also three other sons, names unknown.
ii Rebecca, m. Joseph Prentiss, moved to Winona, Minn,
iii Charles, res. Cincinnati, O.
195 EBENEZER% son of Elijah^ and Ruth (Taylor) Brig-
ham; born in Southboro, Mass., 5 April, 1768; died in Southboro,
26 Feb., 1852; married (1) Betsey Champney, who died 22 June,
1799; married (2) Elizabeth (Rice) Wilder; who died 22 Feb.,
1827, as. 65; married (3) Molly Brigham, (dau. of 71), his cousin,
who survived him. He resided in Southboro.
Children (by first wife), b. in Southboro:
461 i Samuer, b. 23 Oct., 1789.
ii Betsey, b. 28 Feb., 1792; d. unm., ae. 28.
Children (by second wife), born in Southboro :
462 iii Curtis, b. 17 March, 1801.
463 iv Dana, b. — Oct., 1802.
V Elijah, d. unm., ae. about 40.
196 SYLVESTERS, son of Elijah^ and Ruth (Taylor) Brig-
ham; born in Southboro, Mass., 16 Jan., 1771; died in Southboro,
24 Nov., 1858; married Patty Nichols, who died 22 May,
1836, ae. 62. He resided in Southboro.
Children, born in Southboro:
464 i Dennis% b. 10 Dec, 1795.
ii Emily, b. 29 Jan., 1797; m. Newell Bellows; res. Westboro.
465 iii William Ashbel, b. 24 Oct., 1798.
466 iv Lowell, b. 6 Dec, 1800.
467 V Trowbridge, b. 27 Sept., 1802.
vi Sophia, b. 17 Sept., 1804; m. (1) Edmund "WTiipple; m. (2)
Dea. Tuttle; res. Littleton.
vii Lyman, b. 29 March, 1806; d. 3 Nov., 1808.
viii Ruth, b. 26 Feb., 1809; d. 31 Oct., 1827, ae. 18.
ix Harriet, b. 11 April, 1811; m. James Williams; res. Southboro.
X Otis, b. 13 July, 1813; d. 28 Nov., 1836, ae. 23.
197 DINAH^ daughter of EHjah^ and Ruth (Taylor) Brig-
ham; born in Southboro, Mass., 5 Nov., 1772; died there or in
Wendell, Mass., Sept., 1857; married Joseph Williams of South-
boro and Wendell.
* Vide Thompson's Hist. Montpelier, pp. 208 et seq.
214 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Children (Williams):
i Lincoln', b. in Southboro.
11 Martha.
Hi Avis.
iv Joseph.
V Elijah Brigham.
vi Hollis.
vii Louvinia.
viii James, b. 24 Aug., 1812; d. 21 Dec, 1869; m. 1847, Maria, dau.
Eben Cutler of Shrewsbury, Mass.; res. Worcester, where a
real estate dealer. Ch.:
1 Ella M.^ 24 July, 1849; m. David L. Fiske of Grafton, Mass.;
she grad. Boston School of Oratory. Ch. (Fiske): i Mavida'j
ii Rebecca C. ; iii Georgiana K.
ix William.
X Moses.
xi Nancy.
198 CAPT. ELIJAH% son of Elijah^ and Ruth (Taylor)
Brigham; born in Southboro^ Mass., 19 July, 1776; died there,
8 May, 1861; married (1) (pub. Charlestown, Mass., 27 May,
180S), Sophia, daughter of Elijah and Mary (Allen) Houghton;
born in Lancaster, Mass., 15 June, 1775; died 25 Jan., 1816;
married (2) Jane Fisk, who died March, 1852.
From 1803 to 1813, he kept a store and tavern in Southboro;
he afterward kept the " Black Horse " tavern in Union Street,
Boston, and was engaged for some time in the " forwarding "
business. He was in the war of 1812.
Children (by first wife), born in Southboro :
i Seleucus% b. 21 Aug., 1805; d. 31 March, 1806.
ii Mary Sophia, b. 27 Jan., 1809; was a teacher in Boston; d. unm.,
30 Dec, 1888.
iii Adaliza, b. 16 Oct., 1811 ; d. unm., 21 Nov., 1835.
468 iv Elijah Sparhawk, b. 20 April, 1813
V Angeline A., b. Nov., 1819.
vi Rosalinda M., twin to Angeline. These ladies were for many
years prominent educators in Boston, retiring some years ago
to their home in the country, Chichester, N. H., where they reside
in 1906.
199 TROWBRIDGE^ son of Elijah^ and Ruth (Taylor)
Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 17 Sept., 1778; died, probably
in St. Albans, Vt., 21 July, 1836; married (1) in Southboro, 12
Jan., 1803, Asenath Eaton, born 8 Oct., 1775; died 21 May, 1821;
married (2) in St. Albans, 6 Dec, 1822, Mary Caldwell, born
10 Oct., 1782, in New Hampshire; died 22 Nov., 1836. Resided
in St. Albans.
Children (by first wife), probably born in St. Albans:
i Hartweir, b. 30 Aug., 1803; d. in Waddington, N. Y., 21 Jan.,
1831; res. there; m. (1) Oct., 1825, in Fairfield, Vt, Delia
SIXTH GENERATION 215
Wright, who d. there, 8 Sept., 1828; m. (2) 4 Jan., 1832, in Wad-
dington, Sarah McDowell, who d. there, 13 July, 1839. Ch.:
1 Mary Elizabeth^ b. 21 Jan., 1827, in Canada; m. in Wisconsin,
Oct., 1854, David Bailey; she d. Oct., 1855, in Davenport, la.
2 Louisa Dorinda, d.
3 Jane Maria, b. 26 Feb., 1828; d. in Waddington, 1850.
469 ii Emily, b. 1 Jan., 1805.
iii Dorinda, b. 17 April, 1808; no further reported.
470 iv Stowell, b. 1 Aug., 1809.
V Fanny, b. 4 May, 1812; res. in Niles, Mich., unm., about 1857;
aided Morse in rescuing the records of her family.
Children (by second wife), born in St. Albans:
vi Almira A., b. 14 Aug., 1825; d. 12 Sept., 1825.
vii Miranda A., b. 8 Jan., 1827; d. 19 April, 1827.
200 LINCOLN^, son of Elijah^ and Ruth (Taylor) Brigham;
bom in Southboro, Mass., 17 Jun, 1780; died in Troy, N. Y., 18
Nov., 1831; married 13 June, 1802, Lucy, daughter of Elisha
and Hannah (Flagg) Forbes of Westboro, Mass.; born 3 June,
1779, died in Worcester, Mass., 21 Oct., 1837. She was admitted
to the church in Arlington, Mass., in 1810; dismissed to the church
in Cambridgeport, in 1827. He resided in Cambridge, Mass.,
where was selectman in 1823.
Children, born in Cambridge:
i Lucy Maria', b. 28 April, 1803; d. s. p., in Newton, Mass., 19
Sept., 1882; m. (1) 11 Sept., 1834, Rev. David Peabody of
Lynn, afterwards Professor of Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres at
Dartmouth College, where he d. 17 Oct., 1839; m. (2) Rev.
Daniel L. Furber of Newton Centre, Mass.
471 11 Joseph Lincoln, b. 15 Nov., 1804.
472 iii Erastus Forbes, b. 26 Aug., 1807.
iv Elijah Dana, b. 17 Aug., 1813; d. s. p., 6 April, 1868; was a
merchant in Boston for a number of years. President of the
Metropolitan Ry. ; Commissioner General of Mass., during the
Civil War, with rank of Capt., and Government Purchasing Com-
missioner in Boston as Brevet Major (see N. E. Hist. Oeneal.
Reg., vol. xxii. p. 468).
473 V Lucy Forbes, b. 9 Sept., 1818.
474 vi Lincoln Flagg, b. 4 Oct., 1819.
201 HEPSIBAH% daughter of Elijah=^ and Ruth (Taylor)
Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 7 May, 1782; married 6 Sept.,
1801, Caleb son of Zaccheus Witherbee; born in Southboro, 3 April,
1779; moved to Marlboro in 1806, where he died 3 Jan., 1853.
Children {Witherbee), born in Marlboro, except the 2 eldest born in
Southboro :
i Jabez S.', b. 12 Sept., 1802; m. Harriet BrighamS 391.
ii Elijah Brigham, b. 19 July, 1804; m. Louisa Brigham, dau. of
210.
iii Nancy M., b. 3 Dec, 1806; d. 11 Nov., 1807.
iv Nancy M., b. 19 Oct., 1808; d. unm., 21 Nov., 1829.
216 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
V Nahum, b. 12 April, 1811; m. 30 April, 1835,
vi Dennis F., b. 25 July, 1813; d. 1857; m. 20 May, 1835, Charlotte,
dau. of Capt. John and Mary (Brighara) Stevens, and granddau.
of 162.
vii John Brigham, b. 10 June, 1816.
viii Sarah, b. 26 Oct., 1818 ; d. 27 Sept., 1840.
ix Wilham Wallace, b. 21 Feb., 1821; m. Elizabeth G. Brigham,
dau. of 388.
202 MARTHA^ daughter of Elijah^ and Ruth (Taylor) Brig-
ham; born in Southboro, Mass., 6 June, 1790; died 17 Aug., 1829;
married 1807, Dea. Stephen R., son of Roger and Elizabeth
(Rice) Phelps; born 3 Dec., 1788; he married (2), Elizabeth
Brigham, (dau. of l62), and widow of Abraham Gates. He re-
sided in Marlboro and was deacon in the West Parish church.
Children (Phelps) :
i Nancy^ b. 19 Feb., 1807; m. John Cathell; res. Cincinnati, O.
ii Charles, b. 27 June, 1808; m. 1834, Mary R. Wilson; res. Marl-
boro.
Hi Henry Roger, b. 25 Jan. (Hist. Marl, says "June"), 1810; m.
Harriet Davis; res. Syracuse, N. Y.
iv Winslow, b. 20 Oct., 1811; d. 12 Feb., 1826.
V Martha, b. 17 Sept., 1813; m. William Wilson; res. Marlboro,
vi John, b. 28 May, 1817; m. 9 Oct., 1838, Sarah Charlotte Wilson;
res. Marlboro, where was manufacturer, several years town clerk,
and representative.
203 TAYLORS, son of Elijah^ and Ruth (Taylor) Brigham;
born in Southboro, Mass., 29 April, 1793; died there, 4 Feb., 1870;
married (1) Arethusa Fay; married (2) 11 March, 1827, Ann
Jacobs of Cambridge, Mass. He resided in Southboro.
Child (by first wife), born in Southboro:
i Edward A.', b. 9 Jan., 1817; d. 27 Dec, 1876, s. p.; m. 9 Nov.,
1843, Drusilla D. Whitney; res. Northboro. They adopted
Clarissa Augusta^, dau. of Jonathan L. and Arethusa* (Brigham)
Patch, and granddau. of 483.
Children (by second wife):
ii Arethusa Ann, m. Dexter Newton of Southboro, who d. in 1890.
Ch. (Newton), b. in Southboro:
1 Francis D.^, m. (1) Ella A. Strickland, who d. s. p.; m. (3)
Ellen J. MiUer. Ch.: Roland S.»
2 Ida L., d. y.
S Ada M., living, unra.
4 Cora A., living, unm.
iii Georgiana Baxter, m. Lyman Newton of Southboro, who d. in
1902. Ch. (Newton), b. in Southboro:
1 Edward E.^, m. (1) Mary Chandler; m. (2) ;
res. Kansas City, Mo.; 3 children.
2 Charles R. (d.). Ch.: Charles L.» (d) ; Chester.
3 Lillian, res. in Southboro, unm.
iv Lucretia L., res. unm., in Southboro, in 1903.
V Charles W., d. at Charlestown, Mass., Nov., 1853, ae. 18.
SIXTH GENERATION 217
vi " Halloway " Baxter, b. 3 March, 1840 (changed name to Henry) ;
m. . Ch.:
1 Ella\
vii George Taylor, b. 25 Feb., 1844; m. Emma Hayes; res. in Union,
N. H. Ch.:
1 Chesley^.
viu Martha, d. 27 July, 1853, ae. 6.
204 EPHRAIM^ son of Aaron^ and Elizabeth (Brown) Brig-
ham; born in Grafton, Mass., 2 March, 1746; died in Colebrook,
N. H., 26 Feb., 1802; married Sarah ; born 22 Dec, 1747;
she married (2) 21 June, 1803, David Tyler, from the vicinity
of Piermont, N. H. He moved to Colebrook, N. H.
Children, the 2 elder horn in Grafton, the others in Colebrook:
475 i Aaron% b. 29 March, 1771-2.
ii Betty, b. 26 Feb., 1773-4.
iii Sarah, b. 23 June, 1776; d. unm., in Lempster, N. H.
iv Elisha, b. 3 July, 1778; d. Jan., 1779.
V Louisa,, b. 21 Dec, 1779.
vi Ephraim, b. 13 March, 1781-2; d. Jan., 1782-3.
vii Dorothy, b. 10 Dec, 1783.
viii Susannah, b. 10 May, 1785; d. May, 1785.
476 ix Thomas, b. 7 July, 1786.
X Rebekah, b. 26 Aug., 1788; d. 28 April, 1804.
xi Ethelinda, b. 19 July, 1794; m. Jesse Tyler, b. in Piermont, N. H.,
5 March, 1785. Ch. (Tyler):
1 Simon^j 2 Hazel; 3 Hosea B., b. 1816, living in Alderbrook,
N. H., in 1896; had a son James"; 4 James; 5 Martin (per-
haps of Lunenburg, Vt.) ; 6 Milo; 7 Pierpont; 8 Alvira; 9
Annie.
205 LIEUT. EZEKIEL^ son of EzekieP and Martha (Big-
elow) Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 30 March, 1755; died
there, 14 Dec, 1828; married 5 Feb., 1783-4, Patience Gowing,
who died, his widow, 5 Nov., 1834. He settled in Grafton, probably
on land drawn in the right of his grandfather Nathan, who was one
of the 40 proprietors of that town by consent of the General
Court, in 1727- The male line is extinct.
Children, born in Grafton:
i Martin GreenleaF, b. 22 Feb., 1784; d. 14 April, 1790.
ii Betsey, b. 6 July, 1785; d. unm., 10 April, 1838.
iii Polly, b. 23 April, 1787; d. in Oxford, Mass., 11 Oct., 1866; m.
26 March, 1825, (second wife), Capt. John, son of Joseph Hurd;
b. in Oxford, 20 May, 1779; d. 30 April, 1866; was Capt. of
Militia and deacon in the Cong'l church; m. for his first wife,
Mary Stone, by whom a family. Ch., by second wife (Hurd),
born in Oxford:
1 Caroline P.% b. 10 Sept., 1827; d. in Oxford, 2 March, 1860; m.
1 Sept., 1849, A. Bradford, son of Bradford Hudson, b. in
Oxford, 4 June, 1826; he m. (2) Mrs. Cordelia (Davis) Sum-
ner; was in the Civil War. Ch. (Hudson), i Oliver B.'; ii
William W. of Grafton.
218 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
iv Ezekiel, b. 18 Feb., 1789; d. ; probably s. p.; m.
Susan, dau. of Capt. Ephraim and Susanna (Brigham) Goulding;
born 25 March, 1793.
V Oliver M., b. 24 Dec, 1793; d. unm., 28 Feb., 1861.
vi Abijah, b. 20 Aug., 1795; d. 10 March, 1813, ae. 18.
vii Diadema, b. 27 July, 1801; d. unm.
206 DR. ISAAC^ son of EzekieP and Martha (Bigelow)
Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 30 May, 1757; died in Milford,
Mass., 12 June, 1825; married 6 April, 1786, Elizabeth, daughter
of Rev. Amariah Frost, of Milford; born 6 Sept., 1754; died there
3 Jan., 1829.
He probably went to Milford after his father-in-law's death,
in 1792, and lived in the parsonage; was graduated from Brown Uni-
versity, in 1804, A. M., and M. D. in 1824; practiced many years
in Plainfield, N. H. Probably was the one who marched on the
Lexington alarm in Capt. Luke Drury's Co. He seems to have re-
mained in the army and was a sergeant in 1779. Line is now ex-
tinct.
Children, uncertain where they were born:
i Horace', b. 1787; d. 1810; was very promising; in the employ
of Maj. John Claflin, who esteemed him so highly that he named
his son, who became the merchant prince in New York, Horace
Brigham Claflin.
ii Isaac, b. 1794; d. 13 March, 1858; m. 3 Oct., 1830, Wealthy
Donovan, who d. 9 Feb., 1860, ae. 54; was for many years the
town sexton in Milford, and lived in the old parsonage at West
and Congress streets. Ch., b. in Milford:
1 Elizabeth Frosty b. 9 Sept., 1831; d. 17 Dec, 1849.
2 Horace, b. 16 April, 1834; d. 4 March, 1855.
3 Emily Alice, b. 19 May, 1838; d. 19 Aug., 1850.
207 SARAH®, daughter of Elisha^ and Sarah Brigham; born
in Grafton, Mass., 29 April, 1767; died there, 6 June, 1826;
married 18 April, 1782, Zebulon Daniels, born in Medway, Mass.,
1758; died in Grafton, 14 Feb., 1825.
Children (Daniels), born in Grafton:
i Lusiny', b. 1 May, 1783; m. P. Parker, and d. 1825.
ii Otis, b. 28 Sept.,' 1786; d. 1869.
iii Philena, b. 20 Sept., 1788; d. 1878.
iv Emory, b. 10 March, 1792; d. in Ohio, 1851; m. Mary Hastings,
v Sarah, b. 27 March, 1796; d. 6 Sept., 1870; m. A. Crosby.
vi Charles, b. 16 Aug., 1798; d. 11; Sept., 1874; m. Eliza Hastings,
Ch.:
1 (Gen.) Horace^ of R. I.; 2 Lewis; 3 Henry of Troy, N. Y.;
4 Joseph; 5 Louisa, m. Charles Taft; 6 Elisha; 7 Mary, m.
Sumner Fifield; 8 Martha; 9 Aaron; 10 Lucy; 11 Marcus.
vii Nancy, b. 26 Feb., 1801; d. 10 Oct., 1834.
viii John, b. 22 Nov., 1806; m. Nancy Chase.
SIXTH GENERATION 219
208 ITHAMAR% son of Capt. Ithamar^ and Ruth (Ward)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 7 Nov., 1758; died there 12
March, 1836; married Catherine Barnes, born 27 Jan., 1765; died
13 April, 1804. He resided in Marlboro, and was selectman in
1801, 1806, 1809 and 1811-1813. Probably was private in Capt.
Wm. Morse's Co. of Volunteers, and marched to reinforce army
under Gen. Gates, Oct. 1777-
Children, born in Marlboro: a ivi^ .
i (Dr.) Levi% b. May 1, 1784; d. 8 Dec, 1818; res. Raymond, Me.;
m. . Ch.:
1 Catherine^ m. Orin H. Newton, who d.; res. Clinton.
2 Joseph B., res., a merchant, in Boston.
477 11 Aaron, b. 29 Dec, 1785. o ^ ^^ t««i
iii Moses, b. 22 July, 1788; d. 2 May, 1875; m. Susan, dau. of Joel
Fosgate of Berlin, Mass.; she d. 19 Sept., 1885, ae. 90; res. on
a part of the homestead of Thomas, the son of Nathan, in
Marlboro. Ch., b. in Marlboro:
1 Susan F.^ b. 1 Jan., 1816; d. 28 Oct., 1853; m. 20 Sept., 1838,
John Holyoke, and res. Marlboro. Ch. (Holyoke): i ArviUa
M.% b. 25 April, 1840; d. 12 Oct., 1840; ii Helen M., b. 18
Oct., 1841 ; iii Martha E., b. 20 Feb., 1850.
2 Lucy M., b. 31 Oct., 1820; m. H. S. Bowman; res. Marlboro,
iv Jonas, b. 29 Aug., 1790; became an officer m the U. S. Army
in the War of 1812, and d. 9 Feb., 1822, in New York.
478 V Eli, b. 18 July, 1794.
479 vi Abel, b. 13 Feb., 1797.
vli Judith, b. 5 Oct., 1799; d. 21 Oct., 1864; m. Joel, son of Nathan
BuUard of Medway, b. June, 1794; d. in Berlin, 8 Nov., 1850; a
blacksmith in Berlin. Ch. (BuUard) :
1 Martha S.', b. 15 Aug., 1825; d. 27 Oct., 1898.
2 Henry M., b. 22 Aug., 1826; d. 9 May, 1860.
3 Harriet H., b. 26 Sept., 1831 ; d. 21 Nov., 1875.
4 Mary C. J., b. 8 July, 1834; d. 10 Nov., 1882; m. Wm. R.
Patch of Fitchburg. Ch. (Patch):
i Carrie L.', m. Charles Woodward of Berlin.
5 Jane M., b. 23 Aug., 1836; res. unm., in Berlin; P. O. address,
Northboro. . .„
6 James M., b. 23 Aug., 1836; d. 29 April, 1893; m. ArviUa
Hadley. Ch.: i Wm. S."; u Frank H.; iii Charles M., aU of
Greendale, Mass.
209 DANIEL^ son of Capt. Ithamar^ and Ruth (Ward) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 15 Nov., 1760; died 7 March, 1807;
in Bridgton, Me.; married Anna Beaman of Marlboro, born 1
March, 1761, died 8 April, 1855, ae. 94. They removed to Bridg-
ton about 1789. He had a good Revolutionary record. Was in
the army in 1777, 1779, 1780, and was discharged 13 Jan., 1781.
He was 5 ft. 11 in. tall, of a dark complexion.
Children, born in Bridgton:
i Ithamar^ b. 20 Jan., 1790; d. 2 Nov., 1858, unm. „. , ,
ii Rutha, b. 24 Sept., 1792; d. 22 July, 1822; m. Jan., 1817, Richard
220 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Davis from New Hampshire, b. 22 Julj, 1791; d. 19 April, 1860;
res. in Bridgton. Ch. (Davis) :
1 Alvina\ b. 14 Jan., 1818; d. 23 Aug., 1828.
2 Alvin, b. 6 Aug., 1821; m. 12 Aug., 1858, Caroline, dau. of
Hon. N. S. Littlefield of Bridgton; res. there.
480 iii Daniel, b. 4 June, 1794.
481 iv Aaron, b. 11 March, 1796.
V Nancy, b. 24 Sept., 1798; d. 22 April, 1853; m. Richard Davis,
widower of her sister Rutha. Ch. (Davis):
1 Butha^ b. 22 June, 1825; d. 29 Sept., 1827.
2 Richard H., b. 28 Jan., 1828; res. in Bridgton, unm.
3 Eliza J., b. 22 Jan., 1830; res. in Bridgton.
482 vi Henry, twin to Nancy.
210 ABNER'^, son of Capt. Ithamar^ and Mary (Beaman)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 21 Dec, 1768; died in Marl-
boro, 4 Nov., 1828; married, 21 June, 1794, Dorothy, daughter of
Peter and Sybil (Howe) Wood; born in Marlboro, 30 Nov., 1767;
died there, 6 July, 1854, ae. 87. He was a farmer and resided in
Marlboro.
Children, born in Marlboro :
483 i Loring", b. 19 March, 1795.
ii Alden, b. 4 May, 1797; d. 7 Sept., 1797.
484 iii Abner, b. 21 June, 1798.
iv Nancy, b. 15 July, 1800; d. in Barre, Mass., 19 April, 1896; m.
(1) 1827, John O. Sullivan, who d. s. p., 1829; m. (2) 1832,
Walter Felch, who d. s. p., 1872; she res. in East Boston, Mass.
485 V Adolphus, b. 4 Dec, 1802.
vi Louisa, b. 31 March, 1805; d. 11 Aug., 1890; m. 12 April, 1829,
Hon. Elijah Brigham Witherbee, son of 201; who removed to
Flint, Mich., and d. 2Q Feb., 1847. Ch. (Witherbee) :
1 Austin B.\ b. 22 May, 1832; d. 2 Feb., 1871; m. 1856, Molly
A. Thompson; had a family,
vii Alden, b. 12 March, 1807; d. s. p., in Colebrook Springs, Mass.,
25 Nov., 1877; m. 6 Dec, 1835, Laura Ann Brigham, dau. of
293, who d. 8 July, 1897, ae. 84; she was bed-ridden for years;
he was a successful schoolteacher in the District Schools for many
years; res. on a part of his gr.-grandfather's homestead, and
became an authority on the cultivation of choice fruit in his
neighborhood. He was an ardent spiritualist and wrote on the
subject in verse and prose.
viii Austin, twin to Alden; d. unm., 16 Jan., 1829.
211 DEA. PAUL% son of Capt. PauP and Eliza (Rice) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 17 June, 1761; died in St. Albans,
Vt., of apoplexy, 17 Nov., 1838; married Fanny, daughter of
Elijah and Ruth (Taylor) Brigham (76), born 12 Sept., 1769,
in Southboro, Mass.; died in St. Albans, 31 May, 1865.
He was a soldier of the Revolution in 1780. A selectman of
Marlboro in 1801; removed to St. Albans, March, 1803, having
disposed of his father's homestead which he inherited. He with
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his wife and Antipas Brigham, (64), were 3 of the 9 charter
members of the Congregational church in St. Albans in 1803. He
was 5 ft. 8 in. in height, of a dark complexion.
CMldren, the 4 four younger born in St. Albans, others in Marlboro:
486 i Pierpont', b. 2 Aug., 1785.
ii Josiah, b. 5 Aug., 1787; d. unm., 3 March 1810.
iii Lovina, b. 11 April, 1789; d. unm., in St. Albans, 10 Nov., 1878.
iv Sumner, b. 13 Dec, 1791; d. unm., 20 Dec 1813
V Elbridge, b. 10 March, 1794; d. 13 Feb., 1845; m. 3 Nov 1817,
Lydia Ball Jewell, b. 2 April, 1795; d. 20 March, 1862; res.
St. Albans. Ch.: . ™ .„• u
1 Josiah SanforcF, b. 15 Aug., 1818; d. unm., m Phillipsburg,
Can., 10 June, 1892; a physician, grad. McGiU ^^^ed. Co U.
2 Lincoln Sumner, b. 14 Nov., 1821; d. unm., 3 April, 1853, m
Phillipsburg.
vi Jonah, b. 25 Jan., 1797; d. 21 July, 1799.
vii Paul, b. 7 July, 1799; d. 25 Nov., 1803.
vui Elijah, b. 31 July, 1801; d. 16 Nov., 1813.
ix Elisha, b. 31 Oct., 1803; m. (1) 15 March, 1832, Nancy Jemson,
who d. 23 March, 1845, in Monroe, Mich., where they removed;
m (2) 20 Jan., 1848, Mrs. E. A. Comstock, who d. 3 May, 1850;
m (3^ 12 Nov., 1854, Orphia S. Curtis. Res. Ravenna, O. Ch.:
1 Adelia\ b. 14 Dec, 1833; m. June, 1854, J. W. Turner; res.
Coldwater, Mich.
2 Edgar, b. 10 July, 1836; d. 5 Sept., 1837
3 Sophia, b. 12 April, 1837; d. 13 April, 1839.
4 Mary, b. 16 Dec, 1838.
5 Elenora P., b. 30 June, 1840; d. 6 Aug., 1850.
6 Fanny H., b. 27 Jan., 1843; m. Ward; res. Wash-
ington, D. C.
487 X William D., b. 14 Jan., 1806.
xi Moses W., b. 29 Feb., 1808; d. 2 Jan., 1839, with lockjaw, m
Charleston, S. C. , j r.* t
xu Lummus, b. 24 July, 1810; m. Catherine Creps, who d. 24 June,
1858; res. Toledo, O. Ch.:
1 William B.\ b. Sept., 1834.
2 Frances L., m. John Worts; res. Toledo.
3 Frederica; 4 Catherine; 5 Sarah; 6 Florence; 7 Emma, who
d. ; 8 Julia.
212 SAMUEL^ son of Capt. PauP and Eliza (Rice) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 14 Sept., 1762; married in 1787,
Asenath, daughter of Barnabas Bailey. He resided m Berlin,
Mass. He was a farmer and weaver, and invented a new shuttle.
Children, born in Berlin:
1 Elizabeth', b. 5 Nov., 1787; d. unm., 27 Sept., 1841.
ii Seraphine, b. 5 June, 1789; d. in Nashua, N. H., 1870; m. Josiah
CrosbT, from Scotland to Berlin, where res. on Dr. Daniel Brig-
ham's place, and d. 15 Sept., 1866, ae. 84. Ch. (Crosby), b. in
Berlin :
1 Nancy^, d. y.
222 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
2 Josiah Quincy, b. 28 Feb., 1830; lost an arm in the CivU
War; afterward in Treasury Dept., Washington, D. C; had
res. in Stoneham, Mass.
3 William H., b. 26 Dec, 1833; proprietor of National Hotel,
Washington, D. C.
488 iii Barnabas, b. 13 March, 1791.
iv Sophia, b. 25 Aug., 1796; d. unm., ae. 28.
V Eli, b. 7 Aug., 1799; d. 1832, probably in Washington, D. C;
m. Lucy Crosby; res. for a time in Pittsburgh, N. H. Ch.:
1 Lucy S.^, m. Andrew Madison, Washington, D. C.
2 Lucinda; 3 Romanzo; 4 Elizabeth, m. , in Wash-
ington, D. C.
213 THOMAS^, son of Capt. PauP and Eliza (Rice) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 25 Dec, ,1765; died in Berlin,'
Mass., 9 March, 1821; married 6 May, 1795, Azubah, daughter
of William Babcock; born 15 Oct., 1764; died in Berlin, 11 Oct.,
1847. He was a farmer and resided in Berlin. The male line is
extinct.
Children, born in Berlin:
i PauF, Capt. and farmer, b. 12 April, 1796; d. in Berlin, s, p.,
24 June, 1869; m. 31 Oct., 1844, Harriet^ (Brigham) Phelps,
450; res. on the homestead of his father in Marlboro, and
served in various town offices and was, for years, selectman.
489 ii Thomas, b. 17 Oct., 1797.
iii Sybil, b. 10 May, 1799; d. unm., 4 July, 1879.
iv Elizabeth, b. 14 Feb., 1805; d. s. p., in Northboro, 16 Sept.,
1873; m. John F. Newton, who d. in Northboro, 7 June, 1888
V Azubah, b. 4 Oct., 1809; d. 1 March, 1835, unm.
214 POLLY (MARY)«, daughter of Col. Timothy^ and Lydia
(Wood) Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 15 April, 1781; died
in Richmond, Wis., 21 Sept., 1862; married 18 April, 1802, Seth
Hill, born in Cornwall, 9 Dec, 1783; died in Riclmiond, 24 Nov.,
1859. He was a deacon in the Presbyterian church. She moved to
New York State and thence to Richmond, Wis.
Children (Hill), the 3 younger born in Danby, N. Y.:
i Sarah^ b. 5 Feb., 1805; d. 18 Aug., 1884; m. 8 Sept., 1825,
Stephen Bettis of Buffalo, N. Y. Ch. (Bettis):
1 Henry^, architect in Buffalo.
2 Addie, m. Rev, Mr, Taylor,
ii Mary, b. in Hamilton, N. Y., 25 April, 1807; d. 14 Oct., 1882;
m. 28 Sept., 1828, Lyman Bradley of Spencer, N. Y. Ch.
(Bradley) :
1 Edwin^.
2 Augustus L., dentist in Spencer.
3 Chas. E., Lieut, in the Civil War.
4 Mary A., m. Dr. T. F, Bliss of Springfield, O,
iii Esther, b. 22 Oct., 1810; m. 20 March, 1828, William Patterson
of Richmond, Wis. Ch. (Patterson):
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1 Seth^, of Howard, Kan.
2 Martin, who was in the Civil War.
3, 4 and 5, killed in the Civil War.
iv Nancy, b. 5 Aug., 1815; d. 16 April, 1890; m. John M. Evans
of AVhitewater, Wis.
v Elizabeth, b, 22 Dec, 1825; d. about 1880; m. 22 Dec, 1844,
Joseph Prentice. Ch. (Prentice) :
1 Elmina^, m. Terry of Los Angeles, Cal.
2 Fred F., res. Magnolia, Wis.
215 GARDNER", son of Lieut. Artemas^ and Keziah (Rice)
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 20 Feb., 1764; married Sarah
Rice, 10 April, 1785; resided in Northboro, He was probably a
private in the Revolution, in 1781.
Children, born in Northboro:
i Betsey% b. 29 Jan., 1786.
490 ii Joel, b. 13 Dec, 1788.
216 JOHN*', son of Lieut. Artemas^ and Keziah (Rice) Brig-
ham; born in Northboro, Mass., 24 May, 1766; died in Rochester,
N. Y., ae. 63; married 21 March, 1790, Lois Fisk; resided Paxton,
Worcester County, and later, moved to New York State and west.
Children, born in Massachusetts, except the fourth and fifth born in
Rochester:
i Benjamin^ m. Sallie CooUdge; no ch. recorded.
491 ii John Swarrow, b. 24 May, 1803.
iii Charles.
iv Sobeiski.
V Pulaski,
vi Clarissa, m. Aaron Davis. Ch. (Davis) :
1 Edward^, who d. ae. 20.
2 Gideon, who went to Texas before 1861.
vii Maria, m. Jacob Forbes. Ch. (Forbes) :
1 Mary^j 2 Horace; 3 Clarissa; 4 Levi; 5 Thomas.
vlii Arethusa, m. Levi Wright. Ch. (Wright) :
1 Charles'; 2 Stephen.
ix Lois, m. Samuel Waite. Ch. (Waite) :
1 Harriet'; 2 Mary; 3 Oliver.
X Eucla, b. 1806; d. in Somnauk, 111., Nov., 1900; m. 1831, Alvarius
Gage. Ch. (Gage):
1 Sallie'; 2 Lois; 4 Sobeiski; 5 Ellen.
217 HENRYS son of Lieut. Artemas^ and Keziah (Rice)
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 4 Dec, 1768; died there 20
Oct., 1853; married (1) 1793, Susanna Harrington, born 14 Feb.,
1769; died 28 Aug., 1805; married (2) 1806, Hannah Bride, born
in 1772; died 19 Oct., 1807, ae. 34 yrs. 10 mos. 24 days; married
(3) 1816, Betsey Newton, born in 1781; died in 1871, ae. 90. The
last wife resided at the old homestead in Northboro until her death.
224 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Child (by first wife), born in Northboro:
492 i Henry', b. 30 Oct., 1798.
Child {by second wife), born in Northboro:
ii Artemas, b. 29 June, 1806; d. unm., in Northboro, in 1837.
Children (by third ivife), born in jSorthboro:
ill Charles Edward, b. 11 March, 1817; died in Northboro, in 1891.
iv Elizabeth Newton, b. 8 May, 1818; unm.; res. at the homestead.
V Hannah Bride, b. 9 Sept., 1819; m. George Ball; had 5 children;
res. Southboro.
vi Susanna Harrington, b. 29 Dec. (Morse says " Sept."), 1820; m.
19 June, 1844, Stephen Hunt, Jr., b. in Northboro; perhaps they
moved to Southboro. Ch. (Hunt), b. in Northboro:
1 Henry A.\ b. 1845.
2 Ellen F., b. 1848.
3 Frederick S., b. 1849.
4 Arthur Briyham, b. 19 Jan., 1858.
vii Frederick William, b. 15 Dec, 1821 ; d. unm., in N., in 1885.
viii Sarah Ann, b. 1 Dec, 1824; m. Jan., 1851, George Emerson
Rice, b. in Marlboro, 29 May, 1818; she d. and he m. (2) Nov.,
1863, Mary A. Allen. Ch. (Rice), b. in Marlboro:
1 Mary S.\ b. 5 Feb., 1852.
2 Charles E., b. 16 Jan., 1854; d. 19 July, 1877.
3 Sarah E., b. 2 Sept., 1857; m. Oct., 1881, Charles H. Sloan.
4 Son, b. Aug., 1862; d. 12 Oct., 1862.
218 LOVELL% son of Lieut. Artemas^ and Keziah (Rice)
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 22 Oct., 1782; died in Worces-
ter, Mass., 19 Feb., 1849; married, 1806, Lucy, daughter of Stephen
Phelps of Marlboro, Mass., born 20 April, 1788; who died. He
probably married a second time, although no record appears of
such marriage. He vras a farmer in Northboro and is said to have
moved to West Boylston, Mass.
Children, probably born in Northboro:
i Lucinda', b. 13 Sept., 1809; d. 22 March, 1810.
493 ii Stephen P., b. 11 Oct., 1810.
494 iii WUliam Russell, b. 27 Dec, 1812.
iv Joseph, b. 14 Oct, 1824; m. twice in W. Boylston, but names of
wives not learned.
219 MOSES% son of Lieut. Artemas^ and Keziah (Rice) Brig-
ham; born in Northboro, Mass., 21 April, 1786; died 25 Nov.,
1874, ae. 88; married Mary®, daughter of Fortunatus Brigham,
(168), born in Marlboro, 3 Nov., 1783; died 13 June, 1869- He
resided in Binghamton, N. Y.
Children, born in Binghamton:
i Eliza', b. 7 Aug., 1807.
ii Elmer W., b. 29 May, 1809; d. in Binghamton, 18 March, 1895;
m. in 1833, Ruth Ann Robie, b. in N. Hampshire, 1813; d. in
Binghamton, 12 March, 1899. He was the first brick manfr. in
Binghamton, and was a contractor and builder, also. He and his
wife each lived to be eighty-five years old. Of their eleven chil-
Colonel Ephraim Brigham Homestead, Marlboro
SIXTH GENERATION 225
dren eight d. and we have no records of their names. The chil-
dren who lived were the 2d, 5th and 8th, b. in Binghamton:
2 John B.^, res. Portland, Oregon.
5 Edward C, res. Portland, Oregon.
8 Porter Elmer, h. 1849; m. 18T7, Mary Parker CramhaU of
San Francisco, Cal., b. 1855; he is a merchant m Portiand,
Oregon. Ch., b. there:
i George Chase", b. 1883; ii Helen Katherine, b. 1885.
iii Edward, b. 14 April, 1811; d. 2 Oct., 1872; m. (1) Sarah Ann
Tissot; m. (2) Clarissa Swain. Ch., of whom there were probably
nine, the names of five only being known:
1 Sarah Ann^ m. Elmer L. Andrews of Lestershire, N. Y.; she
res. Binghamton.
2 Charles E., res. Binghamton.
3 Eubulus E., res. Horn Brook, Pa.
4 Benjamin F., res. Horn Brook, Pa,
5 Clara E., m. Bennett; res. Topeka, Kan.
iv Fanny E., b. 26 Oct., 1812; d. 21 Aug., 1888; m.
Delemater.
V Mary, b. 16 Feb., 1816.
vi Elijah W., b. 21 Sept., 1826; in 1893 he res. in Bmgham-
ton; m. • Ch.:
1 Julia F^ b. 19 Sept., 1851 ; d. 13 Nov., 1859.
2 Frederick 8., b. 15 Aug., 1858; d. 10 June, 1902.
3 John L., b. 11 Dec, 1861 ; d. 14 Sept., 1901 ; m.
Ch.: Ethel L.», b. 18 Nov., 1888.
4 Harry E., b. 7 March, 1872; m. . Ch.: i Bessie L. ,
and ii Grace L., twins, b. 27 June, 1892,
220 SILVANUS% son of William^ and Betsey (Stratton) Brig-
ham; born in Northboro, Mass., 17 Jan,, 1774; died in Lowell,
Vt., 7 March, 1843; married
Children :
i Perle',
ii Charles, b. in Lowell, Vt., 15 Sept., 1803; d. 15 Aug., 1853; m.
Jerusha Dewey (dau. of Asa), b. in Hanover, N. H., 7 Nov.,
1805; d. 25 April, 1850; a farmer in Lowell. Ch., b. there:
1 Ann D?, b. 16 May, 1827; m. 29 April, 1847, George S, Noyes,
Architect, Chelsea, Vt., who d. 26 Nov., 1867; 5 children, one,
Mrs. Pliny C. Bliss of No. Lexington, Mass.
2 Asa Dewey, b. 29 Aug., 1828; m. in the West; a butcher and
res. Abington, Pa.; 5 children.
3 Harvey S., b. 16 Dec, 1829; a butcher in Abington; 1 dau.
4 Frank A. H., b. 1 Dec 1831; m. AngeUne Northrup; a farmer
in Abington.
5 Amanda S., b. 16 Jan., 1834; d. 8 June, 1856.
6 Charles P., b. 15 May, 1837; d. 25 Aug., 1842.
7 Emily A., b. 24 Feb., 1840; drowned 15 Aug., 1863, with 4
cousins.
iii Levi, who res. in Lowell, Vt.
221 LUCY®, daughter of William^ and Betsey (Stratton)
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass,, 24 March, 1778; died
226 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
; married, 13 Oct. 1796, Solomon Willard Cushman, born
in Norwich, Vt., 10 June, 1773; resided in Tunbridge, Vt., and
died 22 Dec, 1822.*
Children (Cushman), born in Tunbridge:
i Marietta^ b. 30 March, 1797; d. 21 March, 1800.
ii Solomon, b. 16 April, 1799; d. 5 Nov., 1821.
iii Porter, b. 3 Nov., 1801; m. (1) Eunice Osgood; m. (2) Asenath
West; 7 ch.
iv Marilla, b. 15 March, 1804; unm.
V Ira, b. 26 July, 1806; d. at Chelsea, Vt., 17 May, 1850; m. Emily
Adams of Ripton, Vt.
vi Malvina, b. 10 Dec, 1808; m. (1) Benjamin H. Adams of
Tunbridge, in 1838; he d. 13 Oct., 1849; m. (2) Nathaniel Stock-
well of Waitsfield, Vt., in April, 1852; res. Tunbridge; 4 ch.
vii Minerva, b. 24 Aug., 1811; m. Alvin Ordway of Tunbridge, in
1833; 8 ch.
viii Dennis, b. 24 Aug., 1811; unm.
ix Frances, b. 28 April, 1814; m. Jude Moulton of Tunbridge, 25
Oct., 1846. 2 ch.
X Ziba Chapman, b. 3 July, 1819; m. Laura Quaid of Randolph,
Vt., in Nov., 1848; 2 ch.
222 STEPHEN^ son of Jonathan^ and Lydia (Stevens) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 24 Aug., 1780; died in Sheridan,
N. Y., 13 Nov., 1856; married in 1800, Mary Wilcox, in Madison,
N. Y. ; he removed with his father, in 1796, to Madison, N. Y. ;
in 1817 he moved to Chautauqua County.
Children :
i Willard W.', b. in Augusta, N. Y., 16 July, 1802; m. (1) 6 Oct.,
1825, Electa Robinson, who d. in Dunkirk, 16 Feb., 1853; m.
(2) 25 Aug., 1853, Louisa C, dau. of E. R. Thompson of Dun-
kirk. Mr. Brigham was a commission merchant, well known upon
the Lakes; res. in Dunkirk, s. p.
ii Edward; iii Charlotte; iv Lucetta; v Paulina; vi Mary; vii Harriet,
viii William H., m. 26 Dec, 1839, Nancy B., dau. of Cyrus Shattuck,
originally from N. H.; res. in Dunkirk; assessor, collector,
mail agent and prominent man. Ch.:
1 Catherine Maria?, b. 25 June, 1845.
223 JOHN'', son of John^ and Abigail (Williams) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 7 Oct., 1780; died in Pomfret, N. Y., 8
Jan., 1850; married, 20 Feb., 1807, Sarah Eaton of Paris, N. Y.
He resided for a time in Paris, now Clinton, N. Y. In 1808 he
went from Madison County to Chadwick Bay, now Dunkirk, N. Y.
Children, all but the eldest probably born in Dunkirk; they are all
deceased, but dates of death not known in each case:
495 1 Lodasca', b. in Madison Co., N. Y., 13 Dec, 1807.
ii Phebe, b. 1809; d. in Laporte, Ind., 29 Jan., 1837; m. Curtis
Travis; moved to Indiana about 1832; he m. again. Ch. (Travis):
* Vide Cushman Genealogy.
SIXTH GENERATION 227
1 Eliza Madeline^; 2 Nelson Albert; « John B.; 4 Wesley.
iii Walter E., b. 1811; m. (1) 28 April, 1844, Sophia Bussing; m.
(2) 13 Feb., 1853, Ann A. Saunders. Ch.:
1 Laurens Orlando^ b. 29 Jan., 1845; d. unm., in U. S. N., Cm!
War.
2 Minerva A., b. 11 AprU, 1849; m. Shepard; res.
Silver Creek, N. Y.
3 Frank W., b. 23 Jan., 1854; d. before 1904.
496 iv Orlando, b. 5 Feb., 1813. ^ ^ ^u
V Polly, b. 1815; m. 11 Feb., 1835, Moses Luce of Pomfret. Ch.
(Luce) :
1 John^, who d.
2 William, m. Clarissa Rood ; res. Cassadaga, N. Y.
3 Curtis, res. 1904, Arkwright, N. Y.
4 Sarah, m. Charles Spencer of Fowlerville, Mich.
5 Moses.
6 Lodasca, m. Allen Erwin of Sinclairville, N. Y.
7 Martha, m. Dexter, Cardot, Mich.
vi Henry, b. 1816; m. 21 May, 1839, SeUnda Chase; res. Cropsey,
lU. Ch.: ^ r, ^
1 Julia\ b. 14 Feb., 1844; m. McCullough; had 2 ch.
497 vii Nabby, b. 1818.
viii John WiUiams, b. 1820; m. Delacia Perry of Warren Co., Pa.;
res. Dunkirk, where he was a member of the firm of Brigham &
Brigham, seed merchants. Ch., b. in Dunkirk:
1 George Raymond^ b. 22 Oct., 1853; res. Nebraska.
2 Daughter, d. y.
498 ix Nelson, b. 11 June, 1822.
X Jackson, b. 1824; m. in Pomfret, 6 Feb., 1849, Maria Balcom;
moved to York, Neb. Ch.:
1 Alice J^f.^ b. 28 Feb., 1851; m. Pratt; res. York.
2 Charles W., b. 14 Dec, 1855; res. York.
3 Ida, res. York; m. .
4 George.
xi Sarah, b. 1826; d. abt. 1854; m. Nicholas Wilson; moved to
Matamora, 111. Ch. (Wilson) :
1 Corwin^, b. 7 Sept., 1850.
2 Marvin, b. 22 Feb., 1852.
3 John B., b. 22 Dec, 1853.
xii Almary, b. 1830; m. (1) Elijah Plank; m. (2) ChUson
of Topeka, Kan.
xiii Harriet, b. 1832; m. Nicholas Bussing of Pomfret. Ch. (Bussing):
1 Emma^; 2 Ahnara; 3 Sarah; all of whom died; 4 Jerome,
d. 19 Jan., 1904, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., and had 5 ch.
xiv Fanny, b. 1833; m. 19 Sept., 1854, at Pomfret, Ezra MerriU; res.
Fairburg, 111. Ch. (Merrill) :
1 Alices b. 20 Feb., 1855; 2 Jay, b. 14 Nov., 1858; 3 Delia; 4
Roland; 5 Vinie; 6 Forest; 7 Lee; 8 Sanford.
224 JAMES^ son of John^ and Abigail (Williams) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 6 Nov., 1782; died in Fredonia, N. Y.,
31 Jan., 1861; married there, 4 March, 1811, Fanny Risley,
who died at the home of her daughter Philena, in Dunkirk, N. Y.,
26 Jan., 1869.
228 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
He moved to Madisorf^ N. Y., with his father in 1795, and set-
tled in Fredonia. He assisted in the erection of the first mill and
in the establishment of the first school and church in Fredonia,
and was to the end of his days a respected and influential citizen.
They are remembered with deep aff"ection by their few surviving
children and will ever be held in honor by their posterity.
Children, born in Fredonia:
499 i Fidelio Williams', b. 5 Dec, 1812.
ii Philena Warren, b. 13 April, 1816; d. in Dunkirk, N. Y., 24
Feb., 1886; m. 26 Jan., 1840, John Freese, who survived her only
a few years. Ch. (Freese) :
1 Helen Sophia^, b. 22 Nov., 1840; m. about 1870; res., a widow,
Jersey City, N. J.
2 Fanny Brigham, b. 7 July, 1843; d. 29 Dec, 1846.
3 James Brigham, b. 15 Dec, 184—; d. 29 Sept., 1846.
4 George Brigham, b. 7 July, 1848; d. 13 April, 1853.
5 Ada Belle, b. 26 Feb., 1850; res., with sister, Jersey City.
500 iii Wesley Hervey, b. 13 May, 1819.
iv James Risley, b. 31 Jan., 1821 ; d. in Pittsburg, 26 July, 1843.
501 v Levi, b. 6 Jan., 1824.
502 vi George French, b. 18 Nov., 1827.
vii Sophia French, b. 29 Sept., 1830; d. 3 Jan., 1840.
viii Henry Hanson, b. 30 July, 1833; unm., res. in White River,
Wisconsin; a local agent at that station for Wis. Cen. Ry. Co.
ix Helen Harriet, b. 30 July, 1833; d. 12 March, 1836.
225 WALTER% son of Jolin^ and Abigail (Williams) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1787; died in Dunkirk, N. Y., 5
Sept., 1827; married in 1812, Mary Child, daughter of William
Dix of Holden, Mass.; born in Holden, in 1790, and died at the
home of her son Robert, in Amboy, 111., 1 Nov., 1857. She mar-
ried (2) Mr. Taylor of Ripley, N. Y.
Walter visited England in 1818, and was at the manor of Brig-
ham and the borough of Cockermouth but his MSS. were lost. After
his return from travel abroad, he became a merchant in Westfield
and Dunkirk, N. Y.
Children, the second and third born in Pomfrel, N. 7.:
503 i Mary Ann% b. 18 Dec, 1814.
ii Lydia Maria, b. 27 Oct., 1819; d. unm., in Spirit Lake, la., 28
March, 1901.
iii Robert McMann, b. 18 June, 1824; m. 6 June, 1850, Mary Ann
Kenyon of Westfield, N. Y.; res. Amboy, 111.; d. s. p. 30 Jan.,
1892.
iv Walter Dix, b. 21 April, 1828; d. unm., in Dunkirk, 23 Sept.,
1863.
SIXTH GENERATION 229
226 ABIGAIL®, (or NABBY), daughter of John^ and Abigail
(Williams) Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H.; baptized 13
March, 1791; died ; married, 25 Oct., 1810, Hon. (Gen.)
Elijah, son of Elijah and Phoebe (Bills) Risley; born 17 May,
1787; died , 1869-
He was a merchant and very prominent man of Chautauqua
County, N. Y. ; a member of Congress in 1850-'52. He and his wife
occupied a high place in the esteem and affections of the people
of Fredonia, N. Y., where they resided, and where they celebrated
their 54th marriage anniversary in 1864.
Children (Risley), born in Fredonia:
1 Florilla C.^ b. 1 Oct., 1811; d. in La Salle, N. Y., 24 June, 1874;
m. Chauncey Tucker, b. 10 Jan., 1805; d. in L. S., 25 April, 1874.
Ch. (Tucker), b. in Fredonia:
1 FlorelM, d. y.
2 Henry C, b. 24 Oct., 1835; d. 7 June, 1887; an attorney,
Niagara Falls, N. Y. ; m. Clara Warren; 6 ch.
3 Risley, b. 10 Oct., 1848; a manufacturer; President Buffalo
Envelope Co.; res. s. p., Buffalo; m. Matilda C, dau. of
Jonathan Jewett.
11 Hanson Alexander, b. 16 June, 1814; d. in W. Newton, Mass., 23
Aug., 1893; m. 3 Dec, 1835, Harriet H. Crosby, b. Sept., 1816;
d. 28 Sept., 1868. Ch.:
1 George F.\ b. 18 Oct., 1836; d. 17 March, 1841.
2 Mary C, b. 10 March, 1838; d. 15 March, 1841.
3 Walter R., b. 25 May, 1842; d. 7 July, 1847.
4 Olive F., b. 15 July, 1844; adopted by Hon. William H. Sew-
ard, and assumed name of Risley-Seward in 1868; res. Wash-
ington, D. C.
5 Harriet D., b. 5 March, 1850; m. Alfred Rodman of Dedham,
Mass.; 1 son.
iii Sophronia, b. 15 Sept., 1816; d. 5 Sept., 1875; m. 7 Feb., 1841,
Charles F. Matteson of Fredonia, who d. April, 1882; res.
Fredonia. Ch. (Matteson), the 3 younger b. in Fredonia:
1 Katherine^, b. 16 Jan., 1844.
2 Isabelle, b. 22 Sept., 1851 ; d. Oct., 1852.
3 Charles R., b. 29 Jan., 1855 ; d. 7 Feb., 1855.
4 Abhy J., b. 29 Jan., 1855; d. 29 Oct., 1858.
Iv Laurens Green, b. 27 March, 1819; d. Jan., 1893; m. 7 Jime,
1842, Henrietta E. Houghton, b. 8 July, 1821; d. 6 Feb., 1897.
Ch.:
1 Evelyn^ b. 26 Feb., 1843; d. 15 July, 1890; m. ^2 Nov., 1871,
George H. Stetson of Bangor, Me.
2 George H., b. 13 April, 1847; m. 24 June, 1868, Emilie B.
Schutt.
V DeUa, b. 13 Oct., 1824; d. Aug., 1881; m. 28 Dec, 1843, Hon.
T. P. Grosvenor of Buffalo, who d. 1880. Ch. (Grosvenor) :
1 Ellen D}, b. 13 May, 1845, in Buffalo; d. 1 June, 1898; m.
28 Dec, 1868, Milton B. Cushing, Paymaster U. S. A., who d.
about 1886.
2 Charles P., b. Nov., 1858, in Dunkirk; d. 7 Jan., 1899.
vii Minerva, b. Aug., 1825 (Morse says " 1828 ") ; d. in Dunkirk, 10
Feb., 1897; m. Frank C. Cushing, a lawyer, who d. Oct., 1858.
230 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
227 LIEUT. JOEL% son of SamueP and Phebe (Davis) Brig-
ham; born in Paxton, Mass., 12 Sept., 1785; died in Lodi, Ohio,
S Oct., 1837; he was shot through the abdomen by Indian " Long-
finger," from an ambush; married 8 Oct., 1809, Polly Ann, daugh-
ter of Benjamin and Susan Durkee, of Augusta, N. Y.; born in
Washington, Conn., 7 Oct., 1786; died in Lodi, 13 Sept., 1840. He
was a Lieutenant in the War of 1812. He removed from Augusta,
N. Y., to Dunkirk, N. Y., about 1816 and thence to Lodi in 1834.
Children, the first 3 born in Augusta, the last 4 in Dunkirk:
504 i Elmina% b. 2 July, 1810.
505 ii Dexter, b. 28 Oct., 1812.
506 iii Winfield Scott, b. 30 Dec, 1814.
50T iv Joel, b. 10 Jan., 1818.
V Haven, b. 2 June, 1820; d. 19 Feb., 1837.
vi Theodore, b. 2 Jan., 1823; d. 19 Aug., 1835.
vii Julius, b. 25 Aug., 1826; d. 26 Jan., 1840.
228 BARNA% son of Capt. Tilly^ and Rachel (Walker) Brig-
ham; born in Brookfield, Mass., 11 Nov., 1784; died 4 March,
1834; married Anna Hinds of Prescott, Mass.; born 11 May, 1785;
died 24 Aug., 1861.
Children, born in Prescott:
i Bathsheba', or " Basha," b. 18 Sept., 1805; d. in Prescott, 26
Sept., 1806.
ii Charles F., b. 19 Jan., 1807; d. 19 Aug., 1866; a book dealer; res.
Cincinnati,
iii Nehemiah H., b. 13 March, 1809; d. 18 Sept., 1861; res. Prescott.
iv TiUy, b. 4 Nov., 1810; d. 26 Sept., 1811.
V Barna Lovering, b. 2 Feb., 1813; d. 21 Sept., 1876; a farmer in
Richland, Mich.
vi Henry, b. 25 March, 1815; d. 24 Sept., 1837; a trader in Verona,
vii Marcia A., b. 14 Oct., 1817; res. Acme, Mich.
viii Vesta C, b. April, 1819; d. 15 March, 1872; res. Northampton,
Mass.
ix Frances E., b. 17 July, 1821; res. Florence, Mass.
X Mary J., b. 25 July, 1823; d. 22 Aug., 1855, in Fort Wayne, Ind.
xi Lorenzo, b. 27 March, 1825; d. 10 Aug., 1825.
xii Horatio G., b. 19 July, 1827; d. 30 July, 1830.
xiii Samuel T., b. 4 Feb., 1829 ; retirel ; res. Florence, Mass.
xiv Emory C, b. 24 Nov., 1832; d. 24 Aug., 1895; a jeweler; res.
Florence, Mass.
229 JOEL^ son of Capt. Tilly'' and Rachel (Walker) Brig-
ham; born in Brookfield, Mass., 2 June, 1790; died there about
1866; married 27 Feb., 1812, Basmath Hamilton. He resided on
the original homestead in Brookfield, and engaged in farming.
Children, born in Brookfield:
i Martha A.^ b. 27 Dec, 1813; d. unm., in So. Framingham, Mass.,
20 April, 1893.
ii Persis A., b. 24 Oct., 1815; d. 24 April, 1893; m. 1837, Timothy
M. Walker; moved to Springfield, in 1843, where he was a mer-
chant. Ch. (Walker):
SIXTH GENERATION 231
1 Edward M.^
2 William B., both res. in Springfield.
ill JuUa F., b. 3 Aug., 181T; m. Henry S. Waterman, who engaged
in mining. Ch. (Waterman):
1 Charles H.', b. 11 Maj, 1848; 2 Mary A.j 3 Henry B.
508 iv Jane Elizabeth, b. 11 July, 1819.
V Seraph A., b. 9 Feb., 1821 ; res. unm., So. Frammgham, Mass.
vi Tilly, b. 1 March, 1823; d. unm., 1865, in N. Y. City, where he
was with Wade Letter Press Co.
509 vii Salem Tilly, b. 17 Oct., 1824. , , •
viii Lucius A., b. 10 June, 1827; res. unm., a hardware dealer in
St. Louis. , ^ ^ -, -looA
ix Abbie H., b. 11 Sept., 1829; d. in So. Framingham, 2 AprU, 1884;
m Augustus Richardson, a straw-goods manufacturer; b. in
Sterling, Mass., 28 Dec, 1823; d. 5 Feb., 1892; res. So. Framing-
ham. Ch. b. there:
1 Addie C?, m. Frederick P. Stearns of Dorchester, Mass.,
who d. 1905. Ch.: i Herbert"; ii Ralph.
2 Ella M., m. Frank H. Fales; res. s. p.. So. Framingham.
3 Herbert A., m. Albina C. Jacobs; res. s. p.. So. Framingham.
4 Kate E.
5 Fred W.
X Mary A., b. 20 May, 1831; d. 7 Dec, 1848.
xl Joseph W., b. 11 Dec, 1834; m. Juliana Hyde; res. on the old
homestead in Brookfield. Ch.:
1 Alfred^; 2 Lucius.
230 JAMES% son of Elislia^ and Patience (Walker) Brigham;
born in Brookfield, Mass., 22 Feb., 1783; died in Richford, Vt.,
31 Oct., 1866; married 24 March, 1814, Marcia Hastings of West
Richford; born 3 Nov., 1792; died in Richford, 5 June, 1879- He
resided in West Richford.
Children :
i Infants^ twin girls; d, at birth.
ii Lucie E., b. 14 Feb., 1816; d. 17 July, 1902; m. 9 Dec 1840,
Henry Branch, who d. 26 Feb., 1869; res. Berkshire, Vt. Ch.
(Branch): , „ ^ t, i u-
1 Viola E?, b. 11 Aug., 1842; m. Peter Rockwell of Berkshire.
2 Mary E., b. 24 May, 1844; m. Charles Brainard of Berkshire,
iii Laura H., b. 26 Oct., 1817; d. unm., 17 Sept., 1900, ae. 82.
iv Nancy M., b. 11 Sept., 1819; d. 27 Dec, 1853; m. 2 March, 1853,
Ambrose Sikes ; res. Payson, 111.
510 V Bostwick, b. Brookfield, Mass., 6 Aug., 1821.
vi Alfred (Rev.), b. in Brookfield, 27 Nov., 1823; d. in Newark
Valley, N. Y., 21 Sept., 1896; m. 15 June, 1853, Fanny P. Tinker
of Concord, N. H., who d. 27 Oct., 1901. Ch.:
1 William F.\ b. 2 April, 1854; d. 18 June, 1876.
2 Mattie, b. 29 Oct., 1858; d. s. p., 21 Oct., 1891; m. 17 June,
1884, Melville D. Cameron.
3 Lottie, b. July, 1861 ; d. 21 Sept., 1869.
4 Minnie, b. April, 1863; d. 24 Aug., 1872.
vii Elizabeth, b. 6 Sept., 1825; m. in W. Brookfield, in 1869, Calvin
E. Gilbert, who d. s. p., 30 Oct., 1901.
511 viii James E., b. in Caroline, N. Y., 17 July, 1827.
232 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY ■
ix Marcia A., b. 4 Nov., 1829; d. 24 Feb., 1850.
X Rebecca K., b. 13 Nov., 1832; d. 26 Oct., 1846.
231 SILVANUS% son of Elisha^ and Patience (Walker) Brig-
ham; born in Brookfield, Mass., 80 July, 1785; married 1 Dec,
1808, Sarah, daughter of Elisha Rice of Brookfield; born 17 Sept.,
1790. He was in the War of 1812, and went from Brookfield to
Boston. He resided on part of the old homestead in Brookfield.
Children, born in Brookfield:
i Lucy Rice% b. 26 April, 1809; m. (1) George Old; m. (2)
Columbus Rice; d. in B., s. p., 9 Oct., 1882.
ii Emeline, b. 22 Feb., 1811; m. Dexter Nichols of Sturbridge,
Mass. Ch. (Nichols), b. in Sturbridge:
1 Henry W.^, m. Maynard. Ch.: i Maynard D.*, res.
California; has 1 boy; ii Homer; iii Walter; iv John; all
res. Sturbridge and have families.
2 Sarah E., m. Farnum Southwick. Ch. (Southwick) : Myron%
who res. Warren, Mass., and has 5 ch.
iii Amanda, b. 11 Jan., 1813; m. Calvin A. Davis, who d. in Brook-
field. Ch. (Davis):
1 Frederick^, d.
2 Ellen, d.
iv James Sullivan, b. 3 Aug., 1814; d. 7 Feb., 1815.
512 V Alexander, b. 10 Nov., 1815.
vi Charles Lewis, b. 14 Nov., 1817; d. in Brookfield, 17 July, 1864;
m. Betsey S. Harwood, and res. there. Ch.:
1 John H?, b. 20 Feb., 1857; d. 28 Aug., 1864.
2 Frank T., b. 21 Jan., 1860; d. 1 Aug., 1864.
vii Frederick, b. 28 Oct., 1819; d.; m. Eliza J. Hobbs; res. Warren,
Mass. Ch. :
1 Lticy J.^, who m. J. M. Drake; s. p.
viu Sarah, b. 16 Feb., 1822; d. ibid.
ix John G., b. 18 Aug., 1823; d. 22 Jan., 1849, unm.
X Seth, b. 8 April, 1828; d. unm., 4 Oct., 1876; he was a cripple,
and assisted Rev. Abner Morse in his work.
232 DR. SAMUEL^ son of John^ and Zerviah (Rice) Brig-
ham; born in Phillipston, Mass., l6 Jan., 1782; died in Bainbridge,
O., 29 July, 1848; married (1) Lucy Churchill; married (2) PoUy
Wood; born 17 Jan., 1792; died in 1838; her father was a captain
in the Revolutionary War.
Samuel resided at Bangor, N. Y., and then went west. He was
a physician and surgeon, and musical, being considered a fine violin-
ist. Several of his descendants inherited his musical gifts.
Children {all by second wife), 10 were born, but only 5 lived; the 3
younger b. in Bangor, N. Y.:
513 i SamueF, b. in Malone, N. Y., 8 May, 1817.
ii Lucy Churchill, b. in N. Y. State, 31 July, 1822; d. 1 Nov., 1892;
m. 31 Dec, 1845, Benjamin Sweet of Ohio. Ch. (Sweet) :
1 Alcesta\ b. in Bainbridge, O., 3 Aug., 1848; m. (1) 24 Oct.,
1867, Nathan Phinney, who d. 5 July, 1876; m. (2) 28 Nov.,
1881, Franklin S. Morris of Munroe, O.
SIXTH GENERATION 233
2 Leora, b. 29 June, 1852; m. 12 Jan., 1905, Frank Russell,
whose first wife was Emily A. Brigham, dau. of 513.
lii Polly Wood, b. in 1824; d. 11 Dec, 1893; m. in 1844, "William
R. Hatch of Berlin Heights, O.; a sailor. Ch. (Hatch):
1 William E?, b. 15 Sept., 1845.
2 Arabella Z., b. 25 Sept., 1849; m. 15 Oct., 1871, Marion
Sprowl, who d. 13 April, 1894. Ch. (Sprowl) : i Hallie J.',
b. 10 July, 1874; m. May, 1897, Ada Karcher; ii Francis L.,
b. 10 April, 1881; m. Oct., 1901, Ada Willinger; iii Rena B., b.
19 July, 1887; m. March, 1902, Alonzo Goodsite.
3 Alice E., b. 6 Jan., 1854; m. 22 March, 1874, Alfred L.
Dickinson. Ch. (Dickinson) : Marian A.% b. 15 Sept., 1880.
iv Benjamin Franklin, b. 7 Aug., 1827; d. in Pleasantville, la.,
where he res. 19 Aug., 1905; m. Clara J. Elliot, 23 April, 1863;
5 children were born, aU dying young. He was a farmer. His
death leaves Mrs. Price, his sister, the last of her family.
V Abigail Rudd, b. in 1833; m. 23 Oct., 1855, Thomas Price of
Huron, O., who d. s. p., 27 May, 1870; he was a great sportsman;
res. in Chagrin Falls, O., where she now lives (1905). She has
taken a great interest in the Brigham Family History, and has
furnished a large number of records of the line.
233 JOHN*^, son of SamueP and Rachel (Underwood) Brig-
ham, born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 22 March, 1788; died 1 May, 1853;
married 14 Aug., 1808, Sarah, daughter of Abraham Fay of North-
boro, Mass., who died 25 March, 1869, «• 82.
Children, born in Shrewsbury:
i Samuel Augustus', b. 18 Feb., 1809; d. Oct., 1846; m. Daphne
Leggett, who m. (2) Nathaniel Green. Ch.:
1 Susan A?, b. 1845; d. 1846.
ii Abraham Fay, b. 3 March, 1810; d. at home of his dau., Mrs.
Coburn, in Shrewsbury, 21 Aug., 1889; m. 13 June, 1850, Sarah
Wingate, who d. 2Q Sept., 1865, ae. 44. Ch., b. in Shrewsbury:
1 Eliza Jane% b. 8 July, 1851 ; m. 2 Oct., 1871, Henry L. Coburn,
who d. ; she res., a widow, in Shrewsbury. Ch. (Coburn): i
Walter"; ii Frank; both d. y.
2 May Fay, b. 30 Jan., 1854; m. 31 Aug., 1870, Lozano C.
Knowlton; res. Shrewsbury. Ch. (Knowlton) : Helen B.*,
b. 1 May, 1886.
3 George Edward, b. 4 June, 1856; m. 19 May, 1880, Helen A.
Hicks; res. Shrewsbury. Ch.: i Flora A.', b. 1 July, 1881;
ii Walter E., b. 2 Oct., 1882.
4 Dexter E., b. 9 May, 1859.
iii Abigail Martyn, b. 4 Feb., 1812; d. 24 Jan., 1885; m. (1) James
V? ■^- Green of MiUbury, Mass., who d. 1844, ae. 37; m. (2) Capt.
Leander Sawyer, who d. 1882, ae. 74. Ch. (Green) :
1 James^; 2 Sarah; 3 Marion; all d. y.
4 Henry A.,h. 7 Sept., 1841; m. Fannie M. Gates. Ch.: i Alice';
ii Albert; iii Marion; iv Florence; v Cora.
Ch. (Sawyer) :
5 Abigail, b. 28 April, 1852; she m. and d.
iv John, b. 29 June, 1818; d. probably unm., Nov., 1838.
V Charles Taylor, b. 14 Oct., 1826; d. unm., 4 March, 1861.
234, THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
234 LIEUT. NATHANIEL% son of David^ and Martha
(Chamberlain) Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 27 July,
1769; died 20 May, 1846; married 21 Nov., 1799, Sarah, daugh-
ter of John Mason, who moved from Medfield to Shrewsbury; she
died 14 April, 1843. He moved from Shrewsbury to West Boyl-
ston, Mass.
Children, the 3 elder born in Shrewsbury, the others in W. Boylston:
514 i Luther', b. 10 Oct., 1800.
515 ii Calvin, b. 23 May, 1803.
516 iii John Mason, b. 36 March, 1808.
517 iv Henry Harding, b. 31 June, 1814.
235 EDMUND TROWBRIDGE^, son of David^ and Martha
(Chamberlain) Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 9 March,
1771; died in Shrewsbury, 28 Feb., 1858; married Elizabeth or
Lucy Davis, of Ware, Mass.; she died at Shrewsbury, 4 May,
1853. He resided in Shrewsbury.
Children, the eldest born in Westboro, the second in Shrewsbury :
i Elijah Augustus^ b. 30 June, 1804; moved to Philadelphia, where
d. 37 Jan., 1889; m. 17 May, 1835, Elizabeth, dau. of Thos.
Witherby, Jr.; who d. 9 July, 1869. Ch.:
1 Susan Elizabeth^ b. 36 July, 1836; d. 15 Nov., 1870; m. Dr.
Levi Curtis of Philadelphia,
ii David Trowbridge, b. 6 Aug., 1806; a lawyer in Worcester; m.
24 Nov., 1831, Ann M. Peck; he d. s. p., in Keokuk, la., 9 July,
1865; was grad. Union Coll., A. B., 1839, P. B. K.; res. for a time
at Alton, 111.; was a member of the Iowa Senate.
236 PRESCOTT% son of David^ and Martha (Chamberlain)
Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 8 March, 1780; died 28 May,
1862; married 6 April, 1814, Hannah, daughter of Gideon Rider
of Shrewsbury; born m Shrewsbury, 24 July, 1788; died l6 Oct.,
1846. He resided in Shrewsbury, and removed to Blue Mounds,
Wisconsin, in 1838.
Children:
i Ebenezer Prescotr, b. 8 Sept., 1818; m. in 1838, Lucy Gibbs;
res. in California. Ch.: 1 Clarissa Damon, b. 17 March, 1839; m.
H. A. Goodell, and d. s. p. soon after,
ii Martha Chamberlain, b. 16 Dec, 1833; m. 28 May, 1842, Thomas
B. Cowles of Sauk Co., Wisconsin.
237 MERCY% daughter of David^ and Martha (Chamberlain)
Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 21 March, 1784; died 12
Oct., 1867; married John, son of Gideon Rider, of Shrewsbury;
descended from George Barbour, the emigrant; he was born in
Hopkinton, Mass., 27 Jan., 1786; died in Phillipston, Mass., 17
Jan., 1862. They moved to Phillipston about 1820.
SIXTH GENERATION 235
Children (Rider), the 6 eldest born in Shrewsbury, the 3 youngest m
PhilKpston:
i Ann% b. 4 July, 1806; d. 19 Sept., 1829; m. 21 July, 1825, Rev.
(Hon.) Charles Hudson, b. in Marlboro, 14 Nov., 1795; d. 4 May,
1881; a soldier of the War of 1813; was a well-known historian of
towns of Massachusetts, notably that of Marlboro; was in both
branches of the Mass. Legislature many years, and also in Con-
gress. Ch. (Hudson), b. in Westminster:
1 Harriet W.^ b. 18 Aug., 1827; d. 26 July, 1828.
2 Harriet A., b. 13 Sept., 1829; d. 26 Sept., 1875; m, Henry M.,
son of Rev. Stephen I. Smith; res. in Chicago for more than
20 years; was one of the editors of the Chicago Tribune; also
editor in Washington and Brooklyn, N. Y. ; 4 ch.
li Martha Brigham, b. 15 June, 1808; d. 11 Jan., 1888; m. (second
wife), 14 May, 1830, Rev. (Hon.) Charles Hudson, whose first
wife was her sister Ann. Ch. (Hudson), b. in Westminster:
1 Martha Brigham\ b. 10 April, 1832; d. 25 April, 1832.
2 Charles H., b. 10 July, 1833; m. Frances H., dau. of John
Miller Nichols; was grad. from Harvard Univ., 1855; has been
Supt., Chief Engineer and Gen. Manager on several southern
R. R.'s; 5 ch.
3 (Col.) John W., b. 10 July, 1836; d. s. p., 1 June, 1872; m.
Sophia W., dau. of Edward Mellen of Wayland, Mass.; was
grad. from Harvard Univ., 1856; a lawyer in Boston; served 3
years with 35th Regt., Mass. Vol., Army of the Potomac, and
was Lieut. Col. Resided in Lexington.
4 Mary E., b. 31 March, 1839; res. Lexington, Mass., unm.
iii Marion, b. 27 Sept., 1810; m. 4 April, 1839, Charles, son of Maj.
Holland Forbes of Westboro and Royalston, Mass.; had 7 ch.,
6 d. y.
iv John, b. 28 Feb., 1813; d. 9 Sept., 1893; m. 1 Jan., 1839, Lydia,
dau. of John Johnson; moved from Petersham, Mass., to Blue
Mounds, Wis., 1847; served as assessor continually and as member
of the school board; 6 ch.
v Otis, b. 12 Aug., 1815; (spelled his name with a "y "); d. 6 June,
1897; m. 5 April, 1838, Susan, dau. of John Mann; res. Lawton,
Mich.; 7 ch.
vi Jonas, b. 26 Aug., 1818; d. 10 March, 1868, in Barre, Mass.;
m. Nancy, dau. of Charles and Lucy (Howe) Rice of Barre.
Ch. (Rider):
1 Caroline Augusta^, b. 3 Aug., 1843; d. unm., in No. Grafton,
Mass., 20 July, 1904.
2 Ella Jane, b. 4 July, 1850; res. unm., in Worcester.
3 Emma Josephine, b. 4 Oct., 1852; m. Charles A. Hancock;
res. Barre; 6 ch.
vii Theodore S., b. 27 Jan., 1821; d. 21 May, 1873; m. (1) 2 April,
1844, Rhoda, dau. of Capt. Jesse Forristall of Fitzwilliam, N. H.;
m. (2) 2 April, 1846, Mrs. Lucy (Crittenden) Carr; 3 ch., by
1st wife,
viii Susan Dennis, b. 5 April, 1825; m. 3 Jan., 1849, Jonathan Bart-
lett Ackermann of Rye, N. H.; res. Derry, N. H.; 2 ch,
ix Charles (spells his name with a "y"), b. 4 Aug., 1829; m. 27
March, 1851, Martha A., dau. of Daniel Matthews; 6 ch.
236 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
238 DAVID", son of David^ and Martha (Chamberlain) Brig-
ham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 15 Aug., 1786; died in Madison,
Wis., 16 Aug., 1843; married in Greenfield, Mass., 6 July, 1819,
Elizabeth, daughter of Jerome Ripley of Greenfield ;''she died in
Madison, 3 Nov., 1879, se. 86. He received the degree of A. B. at
Harvard College, 1810; became a tutor in Bowdoin College, where
in 1815 he received the degree of Hon. A. M. He read law and in
1818 was established in Greenfield. Earlier he resided in Shrews-
bury, Mass., and also in Fitchburg. He moved to Madison in 1839.
Children :
518 1 Jerome Ripley", b. 1 July, 1835.
u Marianne Elizabeth, b. io July, 1828; m. 10 April, 1849, Horace
G. Bliss; they res. Madison and then moved to St. Paul, Minn.
Ch. (Bliss):
1 Brigham^, who was with the First Nat. Bank of St. Paul for
20 years; m. Carrie Kellogg. Ch.: Julia".
2 Mary F., d. y.
239 LYDIA'', daughter of Lieut. Levi^ and Tabitha (Hardy)
Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 24 Aug., 1772; died in F.,
23 Nov., 1833; married 8 Sept., 1795, Elijah, son of Samuel
Phillips of Athol, Mass.; born in Athol, 23 Jan., 1764; moved to
Fitzwilliam about 1790, where he died 4 May, 1841.
Children (Phillips), born in Fitzwilliam:
1 Belinda^ b. 20 May, 1796; d. 13 Aug., 1798.
ii Lucy, b. 14 Jan., 1798; d. 4 Oct., 1805.
iii Elijah, b. 6 April, 1800; d. 26 Sept., 1805.
iv (Dea.) Rufus Brigham, b. 7 June, 1802; d. 5 Feb., 1882; m. 6
April, 1826, Mary, dau. of Dea. John Woodward; b. 8 March,
1799; d. 29 May, 1870. Ch.:
1 Susan M?, m. Charles Taft.
2 Edward P.
3 Mari/, m. Chester Marsh of Windsor, Vt.
v Maria, b. 20 July, 1804; d. unm., 30 Oct., 1821.
vi Gardner, b. 27 Nov., 1806; d. 23 Dec, 1869; m. (1) Fanny
Whitman, who d. s. p.; m. (2) Pamelia Carpenter of Westminster,
Vt. Ch.:
1 Julia A.', b. in Keene, N. H., 13 Nov., 1840; m. Albert Cooper
of Allston, Mass; 4 ch.
2 Hattie 8., b. in Keene, 27 Oct., 1842; m. Alfred P. Ranney of
Westminster; s. p.
3 Fannie M., b. 12 Feb., 1845.
4 Eliza J., b. in Walpole, N. H., 15 June, 1847; d. 16 Sept,
1865.
5 John G., b. 24 Dec, 1850; m., s. p.
6 Lydia D., h. in Westminster, 9 Dec, 1856; d. 9 May, 1858.
7 Herbert, m. ; 4 ch.
vii Elijah, b. 11 April, 1809; killed by Indians in Bureau Co., 111.,
18 June, 1832.
SIXTH GENERATION 237
viii Almond, b. 9 Oct., 1811; d. 3 Sept., 1879; m. 6 Oct., 1839, Kezia
A., dau. of John J. Allen; b. 21 Jan., 1815; d. 10 Sept., 1877;
moved to Marlboro, Mass. Ch. b. in Fitzwilliam:
1 Ella F.^ b. 28 Dec, 1840; m. Frederick J. Potter of Quincy,
111.; res. Allston, Mass.; 1 ch.
2 Henry S., b. 20 March, 1844; d. 17 Feb., 1847.
3 (Dr.) Leslie A., b. 19 Aug., 1847; d, 3 April, 1896; res. Boston.
4 Anna M., b. 31 May, 1850; m. George R. Leland of Worcester,
Mass.; 2 ch.
■ ix Levi, b. 30 Jan., 1814; d. 18 March, 1865; m. (1) 26 Oct., 1835,
Submit, dau. of Emory Taft; b. 1812; d. Dec, 1860; m. (2)
Mary, dau. of Henry Shirley. Ch. :
1 Helen^; 2 George H.; 3 Elmer E., Principal Park Col. School,
N. Y. City; 4 Lewis; 5 Herbert; 6 Harriet.
X Winslow, b. 19 Jan., 1817; m. 21 April, 1847, Susan, dau. of
Hyman Bent; b. 30 Dec, 1825. Ch.:
1 Herbert W.^
2 Arthur L., b. 7 Sept., 1854; m. 7 Oct., 1878, Hattie Marie
Keith, b. 9 July, 1858; res. Winchendon, Mass.; 2 ch.
3 Chester H., b. 27 May, 1868; m. 20 April, 1892, Anna May-
Merrill of Plymouth, N, H., b. 12 Jan., 1868; res. Fitzwilliam;
1 ch.
4 Wilbur H,
240 CAPT. JOSEPH% son of Lieut. Levi^ and Tabitha
(Hardy) Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 2 June, 1774; died
in F., 19 July, 1846; married 28 April, 1803, Polly, daughter of
Francis and Sarah (Fisher) Perry Fullam; born 7 Jan., 1779;
died 29 Sept., 1861.
He was selectman in Fitzwilliam 1805-'07, 1811-'19, 1826-'30;
Representative, 1831 and 1832; Captain of the Artillery Co. He
was a farmer and removed to Dover, 111., 1832.
Children, born in Fitzwilliam:
i Belinda", b. 28 Feb., 1804; d. 11 July, 1812.
ii Rufus, b. 2 May, 1805; d. 28 June, 1812.
519 iii Silvester, b. 17 June, 1807.
iv Mary, b. 23 March, 1809; d. 8 July, 1812.
v Lucy, b. 16 June, 1811; living in 1893; m. 25 May, 1834, David
Chase, b. in Royalston, Mass., 30 April, 1811; d. 1 July, 1882;
was a farmer in Dover, 111. Ch. (Chase), b. in Dover:
1 Lucy A.^, b. 10 April, 1840; d. 1880; m. Oscar Mead of Dover.
2 David Warren, h. 11 Jan., 1844; m. Mary A. Codington; a
farmer in Dover.
3 Mary E., b. 30 Oct., 1849 ; m. Arthur Trueitt in Dover,
vi Polly, b. 2 Nov., 1813 ; res. Princeton, 111.
vii Nancy, b. 6 June, 1816; d. Oct., 1851.
viii Eliza, b. 31 Aug., 1818; d. 23 Sept., 1863.
520 ix Joseph H., b. 31 Jan., 1823.
241 HANNAH% daughter of Lieut. Levi'' and Tabitha
(Hardy) Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 12 March, 1777;
died 27 Oct., 1845; married in Fitzwilliam, 1 July, 1802, Capt.
238 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
William Fisher, son of David and Sarah (Fisher) Perry; born in
Fitzwilliam, 9 Feb., 1776; died 18 March, 1871, ae. 95. He was
prominent in obtaining the charter for the Fitzwilliam Artillery
Co., in 1807, when the contest was close between Fitzwilliam and
Dublin.
Children (Perry), born in Fitzwilliam:
i Infant^ d. 19 Sept., 1803.
11 David, b. 14 Oct., 1804; d. 1 Oct., 1812.
iii Infant, b. 2T Nov., 1806; d. 4 Dec, 1806.
iv Sally, b. 30 Oct., 1807; d. 23 Oct., 1812.
V Tabitha, b. 6 Dec, 1809; d. 12 Oct., 1812.
vl William, b. 9 Jan., 1812; d. in Boston, 25 May, 1863; m. 30 May,
1841, Harriet, dau. of William and Elizabeth (Lennett) Springer
of Gardner, Me., b. 16 July, 1816; d. 8 Jan., 1903; he res. Boston.
Ch.:
1 Edgar TF.^ b. 30 March, 1842; d. 27 April, 1842.
2 Hannah E., b. 20 June, 1843; m. George A. Smith of Boston;
res. Boston; 2 ch.
3 Maria M., b. 5 April, 1845; d. 11 April, 1845.
4 William H., b. 11 Oct., 1847; served in the Civil War, 42d
Reg. Mass. Vols.; d. in Boston, of disease contracted in the
army, 11 Nov., 1864.
5 Sarah E., b. 11 Nov., 1853 (another record says "4 Dec,
1854 ") ; m. in Boston, 8 Oct., 1885, Warren S. Locke of Lan-
caster, Mass., b. 10 June, 1853; res. Providence, R. I. ; 4 ch.
6 Frederick G., b. 13 Jan., 1858; d. Oct., 1890; m. 10 Dec, 1884,
Annie E. Mosely; was grad. Harvard Univ., 1879; 2 ch.
vii David, b. 4 May, 1814; d. 8 Feb., 1895; m. 4 May, 1847, Sophia,
dau. of Nathaniel Keniston of Gardner, Me.; b. 11 July, 1821;
d. 16 March, 1872; he kept a hotel in FitzwiUiam, and moved
to Weston, Mass., 1866, where engaged in farming. Ch.:
1 Infant, b. 28 Feb., 1848; d. 29 Feb., 1848.
2 Frank D., b. 24 April, 1849; m. 28 April, 1890, Sarah E. Cox
of Gardner, Me., b. 30 May, 1848; res. s. p., Gardner.
3 Hattie 8., b. 23 Jan., 1852; res. unm., Weston.
4 George S., b. 14 Nov., 1855; d. s. p., 10 July, 1904; m. 9 Oct.,
1883, Charlotte Johnson.
5 Henry W., b. 15 July, 1857; m. 5 June, 1890, Mary Eloise,
dau. of John H. Drew of Farmingdale, Me.; b. 7 Oct., 1861;
res. Sharon, Mass.; 4 ch.
viii Sarah, b. 16 July, 1816; d. unm., 23 March, 1903.
ix Charles, b. 22 Nov., 1818; d. 23 Feb., 1901; m. 31 March, 1847,
Maria, dau. of Calvin and Deborah (Brewer) Bemis of Swanzey,
N. H.; b. 24 Jan., 1826; d. 2 Sept., 1903; res., a farmer, in
Fitzvi'illiam. Ch.:
1 Calvin Brigham^, b. 27 Jan., 1848; m. in FitzwiUiam, 10 Nov.,
1870, Julia E., dau. of Abner and Elizabeth (Bailey) Gage of
Fitzwilliam; b. 27 Nov., 1846; he res. Keene, N. H., where in
the granite, R. E. and Ins. business. Ch.: i William Fisher";
ii Walter Gage.
2 Charles William, b. 3 March, 1855; killed instantly 22 Oct^
1879, by the kick of a horse.
SIXTH GENERATION 239
242 LEVI% son of Lieut. Levi^ and Tabitha (Hardy) Brig-
ham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 29 Dec, 1779; died in Boston,
Mass., 20 Oct., 1826; married 6 Feb., 1821, Nancy H. Ayer, of
Concord, N. H.; born 22 Sept., 1793; died 9 June, 1835.
He was an architect, and assisted in building the New Hamp-
shire State House and also the Quincy Market, in Boston. He is
interred xmder Saint Paul's Church, Tremont Street, Boston.
Children, born in Concord, N. H.:
i Levi% b, 3 May, 1822; d. 1 Oct., 1843; grad. from Dartmouth
CoUege in 1843; was a private tutor at Port Tobacco, Md., where
hed.
li Susan Ann, b. 25 June, 1825; d. in Concord, 10 May, 1863; m. 27
Sept., 1849, Col. John H. George of Concord, b. 20 Nov., 1824; d. 6
Feb., 1888; a lawyer of Concord. Ch. (George):
1 Mary H.\ b. 23 July, 1850; d. 2 June, 1858.
2 Jennie P., b. 22 Feb., 1852; m. 1 Oct., 1873, Henry E. Bacon
of Portland, Me. Ch. (Bacon) : i George U.°, b. 21 June, 1874;
ii John H., b. 6 Nov., 1875; ill Elbridge, b. 28 Oct., 1878;
iv Mary R., b. 25 Sept., 1888; v Henry E., b. 4 Oct., 1891.
3 Sidney W., b. 15 Oct., 1853; d. 17 March, 1857.
4 John P., b. 21 Jan., 1856; a lawyer.
5 Aim Brigham, b. 10 March, 1858; res. unm., in Concord.
6 Charles P., b. 8 March, 1860; m. 1883 in Washington, D. C,
Jennie P. Grayham; Capt. in the 16th U. S. Infantry, stationed
in Atlanta, Ga. Ch.: i John "W.°; ii Charles P.; iii John H.;
iv Charlotte; v Elizabeth; vi Virginia.
7 Benjamin P., b. 6 March, 1862; m. 13 June, 1895, in Chicago,
lU., Lydia C. Harland. Ch.: Katherine», b. 13 Nov., 1899.
243 TABITHA", daughter of Lieut. Levi^ and Tabitha
(Hardy) Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 30 Sept., 1780;
died in Fitzwilliam, 11 Oct., 1805; married, (second wife) 15 Jan.,
1801, Capt. Aaron, son of Nathaniel Wright, of Sterling, Mass.,
born 9 Dec, 1766; died in Winchester, N. H., 26 Nov., 1866; he
married (1) Lucy Bigelow, of Princeton, Mass., who died 1799;
they had children; he married (3) Polly Blanding, widow of Seth
Xendall of Athol. He was a farmer.
Children (Wright), horn in Fitzwilliam,:
i Mary Ann% b. 18 Oct., 1801; d. 28 Sept., 1805.
ii Tabitha Sophronia, b. 2^ Oct., 1803; d. 2 Oct., 1805.
iii Tabitha, b. 30 Oct., 1805; d. in F., 14 June, 1891; m. 6 June,
1827, Henry H., son of Asa Wheeler; a farmer, and town treas-
urer; b. in Sudbury, Mass., 18 Oct., 1805. Ch. (Wheeler), b. in
Fitzwilliam :
1 Lyman K.^, b. 1 May, 1828; d. 17 Oct., 1904, unm.; 3 years
in the Civil War.
2 William H., b. 13 Sept., 1830; res. a druggist in Springfield,
Vt; m. 16 Sept., 1856, Harriet R., dau. of Asa Brewer of Fitz-
william; b. 3 June, 1835; 5 ch.
240 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
3 Mary W., b. 17 Aug., 1832; d. unm.; res. Troy, N. H.
4 Edmund, b. 30 July, 1835; m. 15 Jan., 1853, Carrie A. Allen
of New Fane, Vt.; architect in Springfield, Mass.; s. p.
5 Maria, b. 1 March, 1840; d. unm.
6 Charles W., b. 25 Dec, 1845; d. unm.; res. Troy, N. H.
7 Clarence H., b. 24 Aug., 1847; d. 7 Sept., 1881, unm.
244 ANNA®, daughter of Lieut. Levi^ and Tabitha (Hardy)
Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 26 April, 1782; died 1 April,
I860; married 26 Sept., 1804, Capt. Timothy, son of Samuel and
Betsey (Wetherbee) Kendall; born in Fitzwilliam, 25 Aug., 1782;
died there 14 Feb., 1851; his grandfather was one of the first
settlers of the town. They resided for a time in Troy, N. H.
Children (Kendall), the 4 elder b. in Fitz., the others in Troy:
i Lyman% b. 9 July, 1805; d. 5 May, 1828.
ii Caroline, b. 22 June, 1807; d. 11 Nov., 1812.
iii Clarissa, b. 29 Sept., 1809; d. 15 March, 1812.
iv Timothy B., b. 14 Dec, 1811; d. 24 Oct., 1812.
V Timothy, b. 9 Oct., 1813; d. 16 Dec, 1855; m. 10 May, 1839,
Catherine, dau. of Stephen Wheeler of Troy, N. H.; b. 21 June,
1819; d. 7 March, 1896. Ch.:
1 Charles W.\ b. 14 Aug., 1842.
2 Lucy A., b. 17 Jan., 1844; d. 8 or 11 Jan., 1899; m. 2 Nov.,
1869, Jefferson Cary of Caribou, Me., b. 4 Sept., 1841 ; 1 ch.
vi Caroline, b. 30 Jan., 1816; d. 24 Aug., 1836.
vii Parkman, b. 13 Sept., 1818 ; d. 24 March, 1850, unm.
viii Charles, b. 10 Jan., 1821; d. 9 Feb., 1837.
ix George, b. 24 Oct., 1824; d. 14 Sept., 1854.
245 MINDWELL% daughter of Lieut. Levi^ and Tabitha
(Hardy) Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 11 April, 1785;
died in Craftsbury, Vt., 17 May, 1863; married in 1805, Elijah,
son of Barakiah Scott; born 21 April, 1781; died in C, 11 Oct.,
1840. They removed to Craftsbury in 1810.
Children (Scott), the first 3 born in Fitzwilliam, the others in Craftsbury :
i Levi', b. 23 Oct., 1805.
ii Sabin, b. 16 Sept., 1807; d. 31 May, 1902; m. in Craftsbury, 29
April, 1830, Sarah Towle of C, b. 28 Oct., 1812; d. 28 March,
1895. Ch., all but the youngest b. in C:
1 Thaddeus^ b. 28 Aug., 1831; d. 11 Oct., 1871; was a R. R.
man and lived in O.
2 Francis, b. 6 Sept., 1833; a R. R. man, res. Alabama.
3 Orell, b. 10 Nov., 1836; d. 13 Oct., 1872; a merchant in
Alabama.
4 Sarah, b. 4 Oct., 1842; res. Eden Mills, Vt.; a farmer.
5 Elizabeth, b. in Lowell, Mass., 14 Sept., 1847; res. Eden Mills,
a farmer.
iii Amasa, b. 19 Sept., 1809.
Iv Mary Ann, b. 19 Aug., 1811.
V Susan, b. 15 July, 1813; d. 29 April, 1819.
vi Caroline, b. 15 Aug., 1815.
SIXTH GENERATION 241
vii William, b. 19 Aug., 1817.
viii Catherine, b. 28 Aug., 1819; m. Brown. Ch.:
1 /. C.% res. Boston.
ix Laura, b. 2 Aug., 1821.
X Benjamin, b. 2 Aug., 1824.
246 SUSANNA^ daughter of Lieut. LevP and Tabitha
(Hardy) Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 30 April, 1790;
died 10 Feb., 1870, (or 1871); married 12 Aug., 1813, Ebenezer
Potter, Jr., born 18 May., 1793, (or 1792); died 1 May, 1875.
Children {Potter), born in Fitzwilliam:
i Sarah Harris% b. 30 Dec, 1814, or 1812; d. 30 Jan., 1843, or 1841;
m. 8 Feb., 1837, Joseph A., son of John Warren of Grafton,
Mass., b. 17 June, 1815; d. 24 June, 1903. Ch. (Warren):
1 Maria S.% b. 7 March, 1838; m. Henry Rogers Hayden of
Seneca FaUs, N. Y., b. Nov., 1836; d. March, 1899; 10 ch.
2 John E., b. 6 Oct., 1840; m. ^.
3 Sarah H., b. 10 Jan., 1843; d. 9 April, 1864.
ii Levi Brigham, b. 15 Dec, 1815, or 1814; d. 24 Feb., 1883; m.
1 Sept., 1841, Hitty, dau. of John Wenzel of Framingham, Mass.;
b. 1820; d. 1864; he was a farmer and moved to Wisconsin in
1839, and settled 7 miles from Milwaukee, on a farm now occupied
by his son Milton, the place now called Wanwatosa. Ch., b. in
W^anwatosa, except the 3d.:
1 Lucilla T.\ b. 28 July, 1842; d. 20 Aug., 1842.
2 Milton B., b. 6 July, 1845; m. 2 Aug., 1876, Sarah J. Church
of Whitewater, Wis.; ch.: Charles M.; John C; Alice H.;
Marion E.
3 Henry B., b. in Fitz., 12 Jan., 1847; res. unm., Cooke, Montana.
4 Susan H., b. 18 Nov., 1849; m. 20 Feb., 1873, Maltby J. De
Graff of Wanwatosa; 5 ch.
5 Eliza G., b. 27 Jan., 1853; d. 31 Dec, 1867.
6 Levi P., b. 27 March, 1855; m. Nov., 1882, Martha J. Wood;
a banker, res. s. p., Harlan, la.
7 Mary H., b. 16 Nov., 1858; d. 1 April, 1902; m. 15 June,
1881, Chas. L. Church of Whitewater; 1 ch.
8 Charles W., b. 17 Jan., 1861; d. 5 April, 1861.
iii Lydia Relief, b. March, 1818; d. 17 May, 1818.
iv Rufus Baxter, b. 18 or 21 May, 1819; m. Mary, dau. of Moses
Eames of Upton, Mass.; res. Fitchburg, Mass. Ch.:
1 Julia A.^, b. 5 June, 1842; m. 14 May, 1861, Leander Rich-
ardson of Royalston, Mass., who d. 1890; res. Fitchburg; 4 ch.
2 Sarah.
3 Delia M., b. 13 Aug., 1850; m. 8 Nov., 1871, E. S. Fairbanks
of Jaffrey, N. H.; 5 ch.
4 Mary E., b. 24 July, 1853; m. 21 March, 1872, Peter Russell
of Randolph, Vt. ; 4 ch.
5 Susie N., b. 30 April, 1858; m. 25 Oct., 1876, William Pulsifer
of Rockingham, Vt., b. 2 April, 1855; 2 ch.
V Tabitha Hardy, b. 13 Dec, 1821 ; m. 19 Jan., 1848, Edwin Burn-
ham Carpenter of Brattleboro, Vt., b. 13 June, 1819; d. 3 Sept.,
1891; she res. in Mendota, 111. Ch. (Carpenter), the 4 elder b.
in Brattleboro, the others in La Moille, 111.:
242 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
1 Charles E?, b. 16 May, 1849; d, 23 March, 1850,
2 Edwin p., b. 28 Jan., 1851 ; mfr. in London, Eng.
3 Hattie G., b. 18 Aug., 1852; m. 30 Sept., 1873, George S^
son of Rev. Nathan Denison of Mendota; 5 ch.
4 Lena M., b. and d. 1855.
5 Minnie M., b. 4 July, 1859; d. 10 March, 1860.
6 Alice E., b. 20 Jan., 1861; d. 23 Aug., 1864.
7 Arthur E., b. 20 Jan., 1861; m. (1) 26 June, 1884, Kezia
R. Inglis of Mendota, b. 25 May, 1852; d. 7 June, 1901; m.
(2) Helen Hendry, b. 27 Oct., 1869; 3 ch.
vi Hervey Gilbert, b. 18 July, 1823, or 1824; m. Mrs. Mary Wilder
Aldrich; killed, s. p., in Mendota, 1866; res. Grafton, Mass.
vii Lucy Ann, b. 4 Nov., 1826; d. 28 April, 1904; m. 4 Oct., 1843,
Lewis, son of Lawson Moore of Framingham, Mass.; b. 1814;
killed in the battle of the Wilderness, 6 May, 1864. Ch. (Moore) :
1 Sarah E?, b. 20 Jan., 1845; m. Charles A. Gleason of Worces-
ter, 9 Nov., 1871; res. Boston; 1 ch.
2 Etta A., b. 16 Sept., 1849; m. 3 March, 1886; Lucius H.
Wells of Belchertown, Mass., who d. 30 March, 1905; proprietor
of Wells Chem. Bronze Wks.
3 Charles E., b. 25 Sept., 1852; went West in 1875; probably
died.
4 John, b. 27 March, 1855; d. 13 Aug., 1855.
viii John Q. Adams, b. 4 April, 1830; m. Nancy Bradish; d. 1 July,
1850, s. p.
247 MAJOR ELIJAH% son of Hon. Elijah^ and Anna Sophia
(Parkman) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 21 April, 1783;
died 22 Jan., 1847; married (1) March, 1806, Nancy, daughter
of Col. Nathan Fisher; she died 13 Jan., 1807, se. 25; married (2)
13 April, 1808, Mary Bush of Boylston, Mass., who died in West-
boro, 23 Sept., 1867, ae. 85.
Children {by first wife), born in Westboro:
521 i Elijah Parkman', b. 13 Jan., 1807.
Children (by second icife), born in Westboro:
ii Mary Sophia, b. 25 Nov., 1809; d. unm., 2 Dec, 1886.
iii Theodore Henry, b. 15 Nov., 1814; d. ibid.
iv Theodore Frederick, b. Dec, 1815; d. probably s. p., 18 July,
1878; m. Sept., 1841, Caroline M. Fay of Westboro, b. 1816; d. 5
Jan., 1889.
248 ANN MARIA«, daughter of Hon. Elijah^ and Sarah
(Ward) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 14 July, 1794; died
there, 14 Dec., 1880; married, 12 Oct., 1818, Ebenezer Morgan,
son of Dr. Ebenezer Humphrey Phillips, born in Charlton, Mass.,
19 Feb., 1792. He was, for 30 years, agent of the Boston and Wor-
cester R. R. at Westboro, where he resided, and there died, 1 May,
1880.
Children {Phillips), born in Westboro:
i Elijah Brigham', b. 20 Aug., 1819; d. in Brookline, Mass., 12
Sept., 1905; m. 2 Feb., 1845, Maria R., dau. of Henry Ayling
of Roxburv, Mass. He was Master of Transportation for Boston
^ H.Rifch li
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& Worcester Ry.; first Supt. of Cleveland & Toledo Ry., 1852-58;
Supt. Boston & Worcester Ry., 1858-65; Prest. Mich. So. & No.
Indiana Ry., 1865-70; first Prest. Lake Shore & Mich. So. Ry.,
1870-71; Prest. Phillips & Colby Construction Co., which built
Wis. Cen. Ry.; he managed the latter 1871-78; Receiver of
GrayviUe & Mattoon Ry. (Ill), 1878; Prest. Eastern Ry. (Mass.),
1879-83; Prest. Fitchburg Ry., 1884-89. Ch., the eldest and
youngest born in Boston:
1 Henry A.^, b. 19 Aug., 1852; m. 4 Oct., 1888, Florence Eliza-
beth, dau. of Col. Asa H. Waters of Millbury, Mass.; S. B.,
M. I. T., 1873; an architect in Boston.
2 Anva M., b. in Cleveland, O., 21 Dec, 1856; m. 2 Feb., 1885,
Cyrus A. Page, editor of the Beacon, Boston, b. 9 June, 1845;
d. 10 May, 1898. Ch. (Page): i Phillips Ward'; ii Dorothy.
3 Walter B., b. 2 April, 1864; m. 2 Oct., 1890, Gertrude Eleanor,
dau. of Jacob E. Spring of Danvers, Mass.; A. B., Harvard
Univ., 1886; a stockbroker in Boston. Ch.: Eleanor", Maud
Brigham, Roger Spring.
ii Harriet Maria, b. 8 Aug., 1824; m. 2 April, 1850, Rev. Edward
Clark of Reading, Mass.; was grad. Dartmouth Coll., 1844;
Andover Theol. Sem., 1847; Chaplain Mass. Senate, 1862-64;
Overseer Harvard Univ., 1862-64; Chaplain 47th Mass. Regt.,
1863. They adopted a son who became the Rev. Francis Edward
Clark, the founder of the " Christian Endeavor " societies ; was
grad. Dartmouth Coll., 1873; Andover Sem., 1876.
249 NATHANIEL^ son of Winslow' and Alice (Gushing)
Brigham^ born in Northboro, Mass., 7 Oct., 1785; died there, 17
Sept., 1870; married, 22 April, 1812, Dolly, daughter of Silas* and
Catherine (Newton) Ball of Southboro, Mass.; born, II April,
1786; died, 28 March, 1882. Nathaniel was a soldier of the War
of 1812, and was Corp. in Capt. Pierpont Brigham's Co. of Mass.
Militia. Served 10 Sept., 1814 to 1 Nov., 1814. He was drafted
from Westboro and served in South Boston. His wife received a
pension from 1 July, 1878, until her death.
Children, born in Northboro:
522 i Susan Augusta^ b. 5 Jan., 1813.
623 ii Dolly Ann, b. 28 Feb., 1814.
524 iii Elijah Winslow, b. 18 July, 1816.
525 iv Catherine Ball, b. 8 Sept., 1818.
V Harriet Cushing, b. 25 March, 1820; d. unm., in Northboro, 5
Dec, 1873.
vi Nancy Maria, b. 16 Sept., 1821; d. unm., in Boston, 16 April,
1874.
vii Mary Prentice, b. 19 Feb., 1823; res. unm., in Northboro.
* Silas^ Ball, son of Jonas' and Ball of Marlboro; b. 1752; m. 1781; d.
1786. Jonas' Ball, son of Peter and Abigail (Dix) Ball of Watertown and Sudbury;
b. 1736; d. 1807. Peter" Ball, son of Joseph* and Elizabeth (Parkhurst) Ball of
Watertown; b. 1707; m. 1732. Joseph* Ball, son of John^ and Sarah (Bullard) Ball
of Watertown; b. 1674. John^ Ball, son of John- and Elizabeth Ball of
Concord; b. 1644; m. 1665; d. 1722. John^ Ball, son of John^ Ball of Watertown
and Concord; m. 1665; killed by Indians in Lancaster, 1675. John^ Ball came from
Wiltshire, Eng. Was made a Freeman in 1650; lived in Watertown and Concord
and d. 1655.
244, THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
viu Nathaniel WaUey, b. 12 Oct., 1824; d. 21 Sept., 1825.
ix Josiah Quincy, b, 18 June, 1826; d. unm., 18 Aug., 1868; he res.
at the American House, in Boston.
X Nathaniel Sumner, b. 28 Feb., 1829; m. (1) March, 1852, Sarah
Louisa Thompson, b. 20 Dec, 1832, in Leominster, Mass.; d.
s. p., in Northboro, 29 June, 1879; m. (2) 1 Nov., 1881, Annis
T., widow of Willard Jones of Worcester; res. Worcester, s. p.
250 ALICES daughter of Winslow^ and Alice (Gushing) Brig-
ham; born in Northboro, Mass., 11 March, 1787; died in Milford,
N. H., 19 Aug., 1862; married 22 April, 1812, Seth, son of Dea.
Seth and Sarah (Brigham) Rice (86); born in Northboro, 25
March, 1788. Soon after his marriage, Mr. Rice made a journey
to Canada and was never heard from again.
Child (Bice), born in Northboro:
i Lucy Brigham", b. 21 April, 1813; d. in Milford, N. H., 8 July,
1900; m. 24 Sept., 1837, Thomas Treadwell Famsworth of Groton.
Ch. (Farnsworth), b. in Groton:
1 Lydia A.^, m. Charles P. Whitney; s. p.
2 Lucy J., m. Lauren J. Blanpied; s. p.
3 Thomas H., d. unm., ae. 50,
4 George E., d. unm., ae. 22.
5 Oeorgianna M., d. y.
6 Alice M., d. unm., ae. 44.
7 Fred W., b. 8 Nov., 1854; m. Emlie M. Herschler of Red
Wing, Minn.; res. Milford, N. H. Ch.: i Hazel A.*; ii Emlie
B.; iii Harold T.; iv Kenneth A.; v Winston H.
251 JOSIAH% son of Winslow^ and Alice (Gushing) Brig-
ham, born in Northboro, Mass., 1 Sept., 1788; died in Quincy,
Mass., 24 July, 1867; married 23 Nov., 1814, Elizabeth, only
daughter of John Fisk of Northboro, born there, 18 Oct., 1791;
died 10 Feb., 1866. Her mother was the daughter of the Rev.
Abner Ballou, a Baptist clergyman.
In April, 1811, Josiah went to Quincy to teach school and re-
mained there until his death. In 1814 he went into business there,
and continued in it for over 40 years. He was connected with
several organizations and institutions as trustee, director and treas-
urer, and was president of the Quincy Savings Bank and the
Quincy Stone Bank; was chairman of the school committee, town
clerk, assessor and a Justice of the Peace. His military career
began in 1814 and he was with the Quincy Light Infantry under
command of Gapt. Thomas Tirrell in its service in Boston in the
War of 1812. After filling every subordinate place in the com-
pany he was elected in 1823, its commander. In 1826 he was
chosen a Lieut. Gol. in the Militia, but declined.
Children, born in Quincy:
i Abigail Fisk% b. 30 Dec, 1816; d. 1 July, 1885; m. 10 Nov.,
1842, James A. Stetson, M. D., of Quincy. Ch. (Stetson) :
SIXTH GENERATION 246
1 Josiah Brigham?, b. 23 Julj, 1843; d. 1895; m. Katie I. Lane.
2 Elizabeth Fisk, b. 20 Dec, 1845; d. 17 July, 1849.
3 James H., b. 23 March, 1851 ; m. 1883, Clara M. Bayles of
Camden, Me.; res. s. p., Quincy.
4 Abigail.
ii Elizabeth Ann, b. 2 April, 1820; m. 4 Nov., 1840, Charles F.
Baxter, who was of the old firm of W. & S. Phipps & Co., Boston.
Ch. (Baxter):
1 Elizabeth F.\ b. 27 Oct., 1841.
2 Charles Fuller, b. 20 July, 1843; res. Dorchester.
3 Langdon, b. 29 July, 1849.
252 LUCY CUSHING^ daughter of Winslow^ and Alice
(Gushing) Brigham; born in Northboro^ Mass., 27 Sept., 1789;
died in Blackstone, R. I., 21 Dec., 1861 ; married (1) 24 Nov., 1813,
Jesse Wood Morse of Marlboro, Mass., 1785; died 7 May, 1832;
married (2) 1838, Nathan White of Spencer, Mass.
Children (Morse), born in Marlboro:
i Jesse^ d. y.
li Stephen H., b. 10 Oct., 1821; d. 1902; m. in 1838, Lucinda Davis.
Ch.:
1 Burrill W.^ b. 1843.
2 Winslow B., b. 1845.
3 James B., b. 1847.
4 Jessie C, b. 1856.
iii Winslow Brigham, b. 15 Nov., 1823; d. 18 Aug., 1893; m. (1)
31 March, 1847, in Northboro, Susan C. Carter, who d. 1855; m.
(2) I May, 1856, Eugenia S. Carter, b. 23 June, 1838. Ch., b.
in Berlin, Mass.:
1 Susie Caroline^ b. 31 Aug., 1859; m. 1 May, 1883, Daniel H.
Bassett, who d. 19 Jan., 1886; res. Berlin. Ch. (Bassett):
i Eugenia L.»; ii Fred E.
2 Lucy Sarah, b. 21 Dec, 1862; d. Aug., 1866.
3 Fred Winslow, b. 6 Dec, 1866; a professor of chemistry in
Durham, N. H.
4 Jen7iie Eugenia, b. 9 June, 1869; m. Philip G. Hilliard of
Northboro.
5 Sybil Eliza, b. 6 Sept., 1872; d. May, 1874.
iv Emery C, b. 25 April, 1826; d. 14 Feb., 1885; m. 7 July, 1847,
Mary's. Spoiford. Ch.:
1 Mary A.\ b. 1859.
2 d. y.
3 d. y.
253 MICHAEL®, son of Jonas^ and Hannah (Draper) Brig-
ham; born in North Brookfield, Mass., 2 March, 1772; died there,
Aug. 1802; married 21 Sept., 1796, Polly, daughter of John and
Rachel (Crosby) Tyler of Brookfield; born there, 10 July, 1776;
she married (2) 17 April, 1805, William Bowdoin of Ware, Mass.,
and she died there, 19 July, 1833. Michael was a farmer and
resided in North Brookfield.
246 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Children, born in N. Brookfield:
i John Ty]er% b. 1795; d. unm., 1849; a merchant in New York.
526 ii Anna Allen, b. 9 Dec, 1797.
527 iii Loring W., b. 30 Oct., 1799.
iv Crosby, b. 1802; d. 25 Sept., 1803.
254 ELI^, son of Jonas^ and Hannah (Draper) Brigham; born
in North Brookfield, Mass., 14 Dec., 1774; died in Bakersfield,
Vt., 7 April, 1848; married (1) 3 Feb., 1803, Mary Harrington,
who died 22 Feb., 1822, ae. 46; married (2) Mercy Taylor, who
died 13 Aug., 1872. He resided in Bakersfield.
Children (by first wife), born in Bakersfield:
528 1 Samuel Sumner^ b. 30 Oct., 1803.
ii Jonas Draper, b. Jan., 1805; d. 29 March, 1822.
529 iii Sophia, b. 29 Sept., 1806.
530 iv Eli Whitney, b. Jan., 1809.
V Mary, b. 26 Feb., 1812; d. in Chesterfield, N. Y., 25 March, 1873;
m. 5 Oct., 1845, Nathan Hurd Winter of Chesterfield, where they
res. Ch., b. there:
1 Fannie M.\ b. 2 Oct., 1847; d. 11 Oct., 1893; m. 1867, Abram
R. Bragg of Chesterfield. Ch. (Bragg): i Sumner A.», m.,
1 ch. ; ii and iii d. y. ; iv Hollis R.
2 Whitney Brigham, b. 17 March, 1853; m. 1878, Addie A.
Moore; res. Keesville. Ch.: i George H.*; ii Mary E.
531 vi Hubbard, b. 28 June, 1815.
vii Lucy, b. June, 1821 ; d. 31 March, 1822.
Child (by second wife):
viii Hollis, b. 2 June, 1825; d. s. p., in Bakersfield, 21 Aug., 1898;
m. 12 May, 1870, Marion A. Brown of Bakersfield.
255 JONAS^ son of Capt. Jonas^ and Hannah (Draper)
Brigham; born in No. Brookfield, Mass., 14 March, 1782; died in
Bakersfield, Vt., 1 Jan., 1841; married Eunice Billings, who was
born 13 Aug., 1780; died 2 Sept., 1841. He was a farmer and resided
in Bakersfield. The History of Vermont contains interesting tales
of the hardships of the settlers of this town, of whom Jonas was one.
It took an entire week to go to mill and back again with their grain.
Children, born in Bakersfield:
i Malinda^ b. 15 April, 1806; d. 6 Aug., 1891; m. Metcalf Ayres,
a farmer; res. Bakersfield. Ch. (Ayres):
1 Curtis^, who d. in the West.
2 Matilda, m. Horace Farwell. Ch. (Farwell): i Emma A.%
m. May, 1878, Eli Jones; 2 ch.; ii Harriet A.; m. 7 Jan., 1880,
Joseph W. Ryder; 4 ch.
532 ii Holloway Taylor, b. 4 Nov., 1807.
533 iii Erastus Oakley, b. 11 Nov., 1809.
iv Eunice, b. 8 Nov., 1811; d. 28 Feb., 1871; m. Ephraim Perkins;
res. Enosburg, Vt. Ch. (Perkins):
1 Francis R.^, b. Oct., 1834; d. 5 Dec, 1897; m. Elvira Ander-
son. Ch.: i Myra E.", b. 22 June, 1858; d. 19 Aug., 1904; ii
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Waldo B., b. 10 April, 1868; d. 22 Sept., 1868; lii George
E., b. 24 Jan., 1871; d. 30 March, 1872; iv Homer B., b. 13
Nov., 1879; d. 22 Oct., 1901; his widow is living in 1907.
V Annah D., b. 18 April, 1814; d. unm., 17 April, 1894, in Bakers-
field,
vi Lovina, b. 7 June, 1816; d. s. p., 27 July, 1870; m. Horace
Felcher.
vii Emily, b. 4 Oct., 1818; d. in Bakersfield, 16 Dec, 1883; m. 1844,
Dea. James A. Perkins, a farmer of Bakersfield, who d. in 1889,
ae. 82; he was deacon for 26 years. Ch. (Perkins):
1 Manlius B.^ b. 8 March, 1850; d. 31 May, 1893; m. 1 Jan.,
1877, Laura G. Bradford. Ch.: i Harry B.% b. 17 March,
1879; was grad. M. D., Univ. of Vt, 1903; on staflF of Fletcher
Hospital, Burlington, Vt.; ii Harley M., b. 28 April, 1883;
a magazine correspondent and illustrator.
2 Emma Cornelia, b. 1861; m. John W. Giddings; res. Cam-
bridge June, Vt.
viii Jonas Michael, b. 23 Feb., 1821; d. ; m. Martha E.
Church, who d. 1 March, 1871, ae. 35 yrs., 9 mos. Ch.:
1 Oscar Erastus^ b. 1 Sept., 1855; m. 15 May, 1892, Sarah J.,
dau. of Wm. E. and Sarah (Reed) Neptune. Ch.: Helen
ChurchS b. 16 Aug., 1894.
2 Fred, b. 1 March, 1865; d. ae. 4 mos.
3 Clara E., b. 5 March, 1868; d. 12 Aug., 1870,
534 ix Moses B., b. 18 Sept., 1823.
535 X Jewett B., b. -25 Aug., 1826.
256 DR. LUTHER^ son of Jonas^ and Hannah (Draper)
Brigham; born in North Brookfield, Mass., 15 May, 1785; died
in Ware, Mass., 28 Aug., 1856; married (1) Eunice Hawley of
Arlington, Vt., born 11 Jan., 1794; died in North Brookfield, 8
April, 1824; married (2) Betsey Ayers, born in North Brookfield,
7 Oct., 1800; died in Chicopee, Mass., 23 Oct., 1841; married (3)
Olivia L. Hadley, who died in Nashua, N. H., 5 Nov., 1850.
Dr. Brigham was a graduate of the Philadelphia Medical Col-
lege and was a practicing physician in good standing, residing at
different times in Ware, Lowell and Chicopee, Mass. He was a
man of liberal culture, a fine speaker and often delivered lectures
and other public addresses. He was a Whig in politics, and at-
tended the Congregational church.
Children {by first wife) :
i Lucretia M.', b. 26 Oct., 1811; res. and d. in St. Albans, Vt.;
m. Jason Lobdell. Ch. (Lobdell) :
1 May^, who m. George Blanchard, and d.
ii Jonas 'C, b. 27 July, 1813; d. in Detroit, Mich., ^5 Jan., 1842.
536 iii Lemuel Hawley, b. 17 Aug., 1816.
iv Martha Eliza, b. 27 July, 1818; m. John Warren Brigham, son
of 327.
V Hannah M., b. 21 Feb., 1821; m. Geo. Holt; res. Watertown,
Minn. Ch. (Holt):
1 Emma", m. Dr. Hiram Carson, and d.
3 Fred, res. unm., in Chicago.
248 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
vi Eunice Jane, b. 9 April, 1823; d. 24 Jan., 1857, in Dickenson,
N. Y. ; m. Jason Lobdell, who also m. her sister Lucretia. Ch.
(Lobdell) :
1 Cassius^; 2 Henry; 3 Millie, m. and res. Minneapolis.
Children {by second loife), the Sth and 9th born in Ware, Mass.:
vii George Homer, b. in Nashua, N. H., 18 Aug., 1830; d. unm., in
Worcester, Mass., 22 May, 1857.
viii Elizabeth Ann, b. 16 Sept., 1831; m. 11 Jan., 1859, Hiram, son
of Alvan Fowler of Westfield, Mass., b. there, 6 Jan., 1831; d.
there, 3 Feb., 1891; he was a Civil Engineer. Ch. (Fowler), b,
in Westfield:
1 Alvan Luther^, b. 7 Oct., 1859; m. Annie T. Simonds; res.
New York City. Ch.; Alvan L.', b. 8 Dec, 1886.
2 Herbert Hiram, b. 12 July, 1863; d. 25 July, 1862.
3 Esther Brigham, b. 28 Jan., 1864; a missionary in India; she
was educated at Smith College.
4 Leiois Henry, b. 14 Oct., 1869 ; d. 9 Feb., 1876.
537 ix Luther Ayers, b. 7 Oct., 1832.
X Charlotte Rice, b. 27 Feb., 1834; d. in Ware, 8 June, 1835.
xi William Henry, b. 17 Oct., 1838; d. in Springfield, 3 Aug., 1839.
Child (by third wife), born in Nashua, N. H.:
xii Emma Frances, b. 28 April, 1847; m. 9 July, 1867, William Stod-
dard, b. in Fitchburg, Mass., 18 March, 1847. Ch. (Stoddard) :
1 Anna Louisa^, b. 8 April, 1870.
2 Luther J. B., b. 15 June, 1874.
3 Curtis Duncan, b. 22 Sept., 1881.
257 ASA^, son of Capt. Jonas'^ and Hannah (Draper) Brig-
ham, born in No. Brookfield, Mass., 1784; died in Bakersfield, Vt.,
11 April, 1854; married, Sallie Hardy, born 1788; died 13 Aug.,
1854. He resided in Bakersfield.
Children, born in Bakersfield:
i Amanda^ b. 1809; d. soon after m., s. p., 1834; m. Dr. Truman
Houghton of Bakersfield, b. 1807; d. 1879.
ii Lydia, b. 18 Dec, 1811; d. 4 Nov., 1889; m. Warren Houghton,
a bro. of Dr. H.; b. 26 June, 1810; d. 18 July, 1886. Ch.
(Houghton) :
1 MarshaW; 2 Amanda; 3 Lodoiska; 4 Jay; all probably de-
ceased,
iii Bradley, b. 1814; d. s. p., 16 Feb., 1892; m. DoUy Potter, b.
1823; d. 21 Feb., 1892; a merchant in Bakersfield.
iv Baxter, b. 1 Feb., 1816; d. 27 Sept., 1856, in Bakersfield; m.
17 Sept., 1846, Laura Maria, dau. of Truman Chase of Westford,
Vt., b. 24 Nov., 1822. She res. in Burlington, Vt. Ch.:
1 Dorr Baxter^, b. 27 Nov., 1847; d. 26 Sept., 1856.
2 Elva Maria, b. 9 May, 1850; m. 12 Oct., 1875, Chauncey W.
Brownell of Burlington, where res. Ch. (Brownell): i Carl
Brigham", b. 27 April, 1877; ii Elva Mabel, b. 11 Feb., 1879;
iii Chauncey Sherman, b. 23 Dec, 1880; iv Henry Chase, b.
1 Sept., 1887.
V Abigail, b. 1818; d. unm., in Hyde Park, Vt., 1894; res. Bakers-
field, where interred.
vi Sarah, b. 20 March, 1820; d. s. p., in Charlotte, Vt., 8 June, 1896;
m. John H. Sherman of Charlotte, b. 14 Dec, 1818; d. 15 AprU,
1888.
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vii Rebecca, b. 1822; d. s. p., 1886; m. Henderson Gallup of
Franklin, Vt., who d. before his wife,
viii Noah, b. 1825 ; d. 9 Aug., 1833.
ix Nahum, b. 9 May, 182T; d. unra., 1893, in Bakersfield.
538 X Waldo, b. 10 June, 1829.
' 258 CHENEY^ son of Capt. Jonas^ and Hannah (Draper)
Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 22 April, 1793; died there, 28
Jan., 1865; married 20 May, 1821, Elizabeth, daughter of Uriah
and Elizabeth (Fay) Brigham of Bakersfield, (147), born in
Marlboro, Mass., 8 Jan., 1794; died in Bakersfield, 12 April, 1853.
He was the first-born male in Bakersfield; was a farmer and always
lived there.
Children, born in Bakersfield:
i Augustus Kendall^ b. 31 Oct., 1821; d. in Bakersfield, 25 Nov.,
1870; m. 16 March, 1854, Maria Shaw Lathrop, b. 3 Aug., 1833;
d. 2 March, 1885; he was a farmer and res. in his native town.
Ch.:
1 Susie Augusta^, b. 5 June, 1871; m. 5 June, 1902, Bernard
Joseph Cogan, b. in Liverpool, Eng., 1 Nov., 1873; res. Chicago.
Ch. (Cogan): i Bernard Brigham*, b. 10 April, 1903; ii Eliza-
beth Genevieve, b. 2 Oct., 1904.
ii Elizabeth Fay, b. 20 Jan., 1824; res. unm., in Brookline, Mass.,
in 1906.
539 iii Robert Breck, b. 1 Nov., 1826.
259 EDWARD*', son of Edward^ and Sally (Miller) Brigham;
born in Westboro, Mass., 1782; died in St. Albans, Vt., where he
resided. Name of wife unknown.
Children, born in Vermont:
i Edward% b. 1813.
ii Daniel P., b. in Milton, 1814; name of wife unknown; res, a
painter, in Brookfield, Vt. Ch. :
1 Lucian^; 2 Emma; 3 Charles, (d.) ; 4 Alice, (d.).
iii Lucian V., b. 1817.
iv Phineas P., b. 1818.
540 V Leander D., b. in Milton, 16 Oct., 1820.
vi Lucian N., b. 1827.
vii Charles A., b. 1829.
260 OTIS% son of Barnabas^ and Eunice (Mandell) Brig-
ham; born in North Brookfield, jNIass., 2 July, 1795; died in Need-
ham, Mass., 6 Dec., 1862; married 11 April, 1830, Lucinda, daugh-
ter of Samuel and Hannah (Stowell) Pond; born in Dedham,
Mass., 31 Oct., 1806; died 20 Oct., 1890. He resided in Dedham
and Needham.
Children, the first 5 born in Dedham, the last 3 in Needham:
i Joseph Henry', b. 18 April, 1831; d. 14 Nov., 1899; m. 20 Nov.,
1862, Mary E. Hamilton; res. 1872, in Medfield, Mass.
ii Francis Otis, b. 8 Nov., 1832; res. Stoneham, Mass.; d. 1904.
250 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
iii Horace Wait, b, 8 Oct., 1834; d. 8 March, 1835.
iv Hannah Lucinda, b. 24 April, 1836; m. 28 Feb., 1871, Eliakim
Holman Ross, b. 16 May, 1836. Ch. (Ross):
1 Henry A?, b. 9 Jan., 1872.
2 Jenny E., b. 5 Nov., 1874; d. 26 June, 1881.
V Horace Wait, b. 8 Oct., 1838; d. 17 May, 1862.
vi George Frederick, b. 11 Sept., 1840; d. in Stoneham, 20 Jan.,
1869; m. 24 Nov., 1863, Sarah Ellis Gerry,
vii Charles, b. 23 Oct., 1843; d. 25 April, 1881.
viii Nancy Jane, b. 22 Nov., 1845; d. 21 April, 1878; m. 30 June,
1870, Frank D. Blake.
261 BARNABAS^, son of Dr. DanieP and Anna (Munroe)
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 14 April, 1786; died in Marl-
boro, Mass., 4 June, 1865; married (1) 20 April, 1824, Mary,
daughter of William Fife of Bolton, Mass., born 9 Nov., 1796;
died 4 Aug., 1839; married (2) Mary, daughter of Eber and
Sarah (Barnes) Rice, born in St. Albans, Vt., 6 Jan., 1802; died
in Marlboro, 5 Sept., 1882.
He resided with his father in Berlin and Marlboro, and held
town offices in Berlin and was constable there many years. In
Marlboro they resided on the farm on Brigham Street, described
under 541. He and his wives were members of the Unitarian
church.
Children (by first wife), born in Marlboro:
1 Abigail', b. 5 April, 1825; d. 4 June, 1883; m. 5 April, 1865,
William H. Howe, who d. 24 Feb., 1891. Ch. (Howe):
1 Edgar Brigham^ b. 23 April, 1866; d. 13 Aug., 1869.
2 Mary Eva, b. 16 Dec, 1868; res. unm., in Marlboro.
ii Mary Ann, b. 17 Oct., 1826; d. in Santa Barbara, Cal., ;
m. 1 May, 1849, Stephen G. Livermore, who d. in Cedar Rapids,
la. Ch. (Livermore) :
1 Ella M.\ b. 10 May, 1850; d. 17 Dec, 1855.
2 Harry E., b. and d. 1855.
3 Ida E., b. 27 Dec, 1862; m. and res. in Los Angeles, Cal.
4 Emma M., b. 10 July, 1864; res. Santa Barbara.
iii William Fife, b. 21 Sept., 1829; d. s. p., 18 July, 1863, of southern
fever; m. 21 June, 1853, Frances Davidson, who d. Oct., 1904.
He enlisted in the 45th Regt., Mass. Vols.
iv Mindwell, b. 2 June, 1832; d. 15 July, 1880; m. 21 May, 1861,
Lawson M. Gassett, who m. again and res. in Pa., and d. Ch.
(Gassett) :
1 Arthur L.^ h. 12 Jan., 1867, res. in the West.
2 Ella, b. July, 1869 ; d. 1869.
3 George, b. in Grafton, Mass., ; res. in the West.
541 V Addington Munroe, b. 27 March, 1837.
Child (by second wife), born in Marlboro:
vi Joseph Edward, b. 12 May, 1844; d. 19 June, 1905; m. 25 Jan.,
1875, Mary Whitney, dau. of John Loring, b. in Marlboro, 18
Aug., 1842. He dealt in timber and at one time kept a hotel.
Was in the Civil War, during the last year of the conflict, in Co.
H, 17th Regt., Mass. Vols. Ch.:
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1 Alice May^, b. in Marlboro, 24 Nov., 1876; a weU known
musician; played with great effect for the 7th Reunion of the
B. F. A.
262 DANIEL^ son of Dr. DanieP and Anna (Munroe) Brig-
ham; born in Northboro, Mass., 27 Jan., 1788; died in Marlboro,
Mass., 29 Nov., 1841; married Sarah M. Barnard, in 1813; born
13 March, 1789; died June, 1870.
Children, born in Northboro:
542 i Charles Amory', b. 26 Sept., 1814.
ii Persis Baker, b. 7 Jan., 1816; d. unm., in 1898.
Hi Elizabeth B., b. 21 Oct., 1817; d. 23 Dec, 1835.
iv Edward F., b. 22 July, 1819; d. March, 1869; m. 22 May, 1855,
Martha A., dau. of Elisha Johnson; b. in Southboro, Mass.,
28 Feb., 1832; res. No. Brookfield, Mass. Ch.:
1 Lizzie M.^ b. 5 May, 1858; d. 9 Jan., 1877.
2 Hattie S., b. in No. B., 22 July, 1865; res. unm., in Water-
town, Mass.
V Sarah Ann, b. 2 April, 1821.
vi Hannah B., b. 13 June, 1823; d. 29 Oct., 1825.
vii Daniel L., b. 18 Oct., 1825; d. 6 Sept., 1827.
viii , perhaps one who d. in Framingham, 15 Sept., 1884,
ae. 59.
263 LOIS% daughter of Dr. DanieP and Anna (Munroe)
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 14 April, 1793; died in West-
boro, Mass., 31 March, 1890; married 3 Maj^, 1815, Capt. The-
ophUus, son of Dr. Benjamin Nourse; born in Berlin, Mass., 9
April, 1787; removed to Westboro, where he died, 24 April, 1824.
Children (Nourse), born in Berlin:
i Benjamin Bailey'', b. 31 March, 1816; d. 24 Sept., 1900; m. 19
Oct., 1843, Mary E. Langley. He was a manufacturer of plant
trellises, etc.; an accurate surveyor and the best posted man on
town matters; held many oflBces; in 1875 appointed Spec. Jus-
tice of First Dist. Court, E. Mass.; res. in Westboro. Ch.:
1 Frank^; 2 Henry, both d. y; 3 Emma; 4 Walter B., architect
of Worcester; 3 ch.
ii Jane, b. 10 Aug., 1817; m. 15 Oct., 1838, Charles P. Rice of West-
boro. Ch. (Rice), b. in Westboro:
1 Charles Amory", b. 2Q April, 1840; m. (1) 6 April, 1866, Lizzie
B., dau. of O. P. Wakefield of Lyndon, Vt.; b. 15 Jan., 1837;
d. 6 July, 1873; m. (2) 18 Sept., 1876, Ella J., dau. of C. R.
Cleveland of Guilford, Vt.; b. Athol, Mass., 19 Dec, 1651;
2 ch.
2 Jennie M., b. 28 June, 1847; d. 6 May, 1904.
3 Louise S., b. 28 June, 1847; m. 28 Nov., 1878, James Alex-
ander Kelley, b. in Northboro, 9 June, 1835; res. Westboro,
s. p.
iii Catherine, b. 18 Jan., 1820; m. 8 May, 1844, Lyman G. Stephens
of Westboro and Marlboro. Ch. (Stephens):
1 Frederick 1F.^ of Newton; 2 George L.
iv Lois Brigham, b. 2 Sept., 1824; d. 22 June, 1851; m. 14 June,
1849, Henry W. Baldwin of Shrewsbury, Mass.; 1 ch., d, y.
252 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
264 ABRAHAM MUNROE% son of Dr. DanieP and Anna
(Munroe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 25 March, 1796;
died in Westboro, Mass., 26 Oct., 1882, ae. 86; married, in 1822,
Mindwell, daughter of Winslow and Alice (Gushing) Brigham;
born in Northboro, 5 May, 1796; died 1 Jan., 1870. He was the
landlord of the American House, Boston, for many years.
Children, horn in Boston:
i Caroline Matilda', b. 1 Feb., 1823; d. 23 Feb., 1823.
543 ii Lydia Maria, b. 23 Nov., 1824.
iii Henry Lyman, b. 7 June, 1828; d. 24 Aug., 1847.
265 OTIS^, son of David^ and Lucy (Harrington) Brigham;
born in Westboro, Mass., 1788; died there 15 April, 1872; married
(1) l6 June, 1819j Abigail, daughter of Zealous Bates of Cohas-
set, Mass., and sister of Rev. Joshua Bates, D. D., President of
Middlebury, Vt., College; born 22 Jan., 1792; died 2 May, 1831;
married (2) Adeline, sister of his first wife, born 10 May, 1801;
died 2 Oct., 1866.
He was Captain in the war ofl812 and helped to raise troops
for the Civil War. A prosperous farmer, he yet found time to
devote to church and town aifairs with great energy and success.
For 40 years he was superintendent of the first Sunday-school
started in Westboro. Was selectman 1827-'28, 1830-'33, 1836-'43;
overseer of the poor and moderator of town meetings for many
years. Was Representative from Westboro in 1839 and 1840. In
1834 he began to collect the genealogy of the Brighams, and his
experience, like that of others who have followed him, was full of
hardship. After 14 years he had found most of the records col-
lected later by Morse. No encouragement to publish was given
him and he drew a chart of the branch to which he belonged and
sent the rest of the MSS. to various places where he hoped it might
be of use, but it was beyond recovery when Morse needed it. He
gathered annually at the old firesides in Westboro large companies
of Brighams.
Children {by -first wife), horn in Westhoro:
i Henrietta A.', b. 5 April, 1820; d in Westboro, 25 Jan., 1896;
m. 16 Feb., 1848, Samuel M., son of Dr. Samuel Griggs, b. in
Grafton, Vt., 10 Sept., 1822; d. in Westboro, 7 Nov., 1886; was
in business in Westboro; town clerk 31 years; representative
and state senator, and a leader in the church. Ch. (Griggs),
b. in Westboro:
1 Sarah Bancroft', b. 1 May, 1854; m. 17 May, 1883, Dr. Henry
S., son of Franklin H. and Sarah (Hood) Knight of Worcester,
Mass., b. there in 1853. Ch. (Knight): Roscoe Griggs', b. 16
Nov., 1886, in Amherst Coll, 1906, ^
544 ii George Otis, b. 9 Nov., 1821.
iii Sereno Leroy, b. 9 April, 1824'; d. unm., in the West, 8 Oct.,
1860; was injured by a fall.
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iv Ivers Jewett, b. 31 Oct., 1826; d. 11 Aug., 1847, unm.
545 V Joshua Bates, b. 28 Sept., 1828.
Children (by second wife), born in Westboro:
vi Abigail Adeline, b. 21 March, 1833; d. 18 Nov., 1899; m. 26
June, 1861, Orville K. Hutchinson; res. s. p., N. Y. City,
vli Lucy Harrington, b. 1 June, 1834; res. unm., in Westboro.
viii Ann Frances, b. 13 Dec, 1835; d. 9 Feb., 1843, of scarlet fever,
ix Mary Jane, b. 21 Nov., 1837; d. 9 Feb., 1843, of the same disease.
X Daniel Edward, b. 22 Dec, 1840; d. 30 Dec, 1840.
266 REV. DAVID*', son of David^ and Lucy (Harrington)
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 2 Sept., 1794; died Bridge-
water, Mass., 18 April, 1888; married 1 March, 1819, Elizabeth
H. Durfee of Fall River, Mass.
Mr. Brigham studied two years at Brown University and finished
at Union College, where he was graduated, A. B., 1818. Studied
theology under the direction of Drs. Emmons and Ide of Medway,
Mass. He was pastor in East Randolph, Mass., (now Holbrook)^
1819-'36; in Framingham, Mass., 1837-'45; Bridgewater, Central
Square Church, 1845-'59. He retired from the ministry with im-
paired health and resided several years in Fall River. Was pastor
of a small church in Waquoit, a section of Falmouth, 1863-'69. In
1876 he attempted to fill the pulpit of the Second Church in Ply-
mouth, Mass., but a serious illness interrupted his labors. He
served 62 years in the ministry. He was a man of great energy
of purpose.
Children, the eldest, fourth, fifth and sixth, born in Fall River:
i Elizabeth Durfee% b. 1 May, 1821; m. 6 Nov., 1851, Valentine,
son of Christopher D. Copeland; res. Bridgewater, Mass. Ch.
(Copeland), b. in B.:
1 Lucy H. B?, m. F. Chapin Davis of Longmeadow, Mass.
2 Alice G., m. Herbert Pratt of Quincy, Mass.
3 Annie Gilbert, a physician, res. Bridgewater.
546 ii David Sewall, b. E. Randolph, Mass., 17 March, 1823.
iii Lucy Harrington, b. E. Randolph, 28 July, 1827; d. 17 Aug.,
1853.
547 iv Charles Durfee, b. 21 July, 1831.
V Thomas Russell, b. 7 Jan., 1834; m. in St. Louis, Mo., 7 Oct.,
1869, Delia H. Larrimore; res. in St. Louis. Ch.:
1 Samuel Edward^, b. 22 Aug., 1870; res. St. Louis.
2 Lucy Harrington, b. 8 Aug., 1872.
3 David William, b. 26 April, 1875 ; res. St. Louis.
4 Charles Sewall, b. 11 July, 1881; d. ibid.
5 Chester Russell, b. 26 Dec, 1892.
6 Thomas, an adopted son.
vi Martha Ann, b. 28 April, 1837; m. George August, son of Dea.
Daniel King. Ch. (King):
1 Mary B.^ m. Eugene H. Babbitt of New York City.
2 Alice W., m. Edgar G. Murphy of San Antonio, Texas.
3 Louise B.; 4 George G.
vli Mary Agnes, b. 21 Aug., 1839; d. 11 Aug., 1858.
254 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
267 HON. (DEA.) ELMER% son of David° and Lucy (Har-
rington) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 8 Sept., 1798; died in
Westboro, 3 March, 1871; married 14 May, 1823, Betsey Curwen,
daughter of Joel and Hannah (Bond) Parker; born in Westboro,
20 Jan., 1799; died 29 Nov., 1875.
Dea. Brigham was a distinguished citizen of Westboro, serving
the town in many ways, most ably. He engaged in farming. He
represented the town three terms in the General Court and was a
member of the State Senate and Governor's Council; held many
town offices and was on several important committees ; was treas-
urer of Westboro Reform School, and held the church office of
Deacon from 1848-'69.
Children, born in Westboro:
i Ellen Elizabeth', b. 3 March, 1824; d. s. p., 13 Sept., 1848; m.
12 JNIay, 1847, David W. Hill of Westminster, Mass.
548 ii Janette Hannah, b. 9 Jan., 1827.
549 iii Merrick Putnam, b. 9 March, 1829.
iv Anna Parker, b. 18 Sept., 1832; d. 26 Feb., 1870, s. p.; m. S
Feb., 1853, Charles A. Harrington, of Westboro.
V Sophia Augusta, b. 10 July, 1837; d. 17 April, 1842.
vi Susan Parker, b. 4 Jan., 1840; d. 14 Oct., 1863.
vii Charles Elmer, b. 14 March, 1842; d. 28 July, 1877, s. p.; m. 9
March, 1866, Ellen Davis,
viii Calvin Lloyd, b. 30 July, 1844; d. 11 June, 1902; m. (1) 11 Oct.,
1866, Mary Millicent, dau. of Josiah Brown; who d. 6 April, 1875;
m. (2) 29 June, 1876, Ethie J., dau. of James Burpee of Sterling,
Mass. Ch., by 1st wife:
1 Alice A., b. 10 May, 1868; res. in Marlboro, unm.
268 CAPT. HOLLOWAY% son of David^ and Lucy (Har-
rington) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 2 Sept., 1801; died
28 March, 1869; married, at Royalston, Mass., 31 Aug., 1823,
Frances, daughter of Jonathan Read (Preceptor of Academy at
Portland, Me.) ; born in Portland, 27 April, 1805; died, his widow,
in Boston, 1 Sept., 1882.
Capt. Brigham was named after his uncle. Rev. HoUoway Fish,
who adopted him. He resided in Marlboro, N. H., until 1830,
when he moved to Northboro, Mass., (some records say " West-
boro ").
Children, the 3 eldest born in Marlboro, N. H., the younger in North-
boro (or Westboro) :
i Jane Putnam^ b. 29 Aug., 1824; d. in Falmouth, Mass., 30 Sept.,
1887; m. 15 April, 1846, Hon. Austin Belknap of Westboro,
Mass.; res. in Somerville, Mass., where Mr. Belknap was mayor
in 1875; he d. in 1902. Ch. (Belknap):
1 Jennie M?, b. 1851 ; m. Roswell C. Downer. Ch. (Downer) :
i Cutler"; ii Helen.
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2 Frances B., b. 1857; d. 18T1.
3 Robert William, b. ; m. Dora Parkinson. Ch.
(Belknap): i Howard P.° ; ii Stearns E., who d. 1893.
ii Hannah Farrar, b. 20 March, 1827; d. 10 June, 1906; m. 15
April, 1847, Calvin, son of Calvin and Anna (Holbrook) French
of Holbrook, Mass.; b. 11 Oct., 1811; d. 20 Dec, 1884. Ch.
(French) :
1 George Bradford^ b. 28 July, 1853; m. 30 April, 1889, Abbie
F. Hollis, b. 5 July, 1860; she is in 8th gen., direct line from
Gov. Bradford. He is in business in Barristers Hall, Boston,
and res. s. p., Holbrook, ]Mass.
iii Maria E., b. 22 Sept., 1829; d. unm., 19 Jan., 1879.
iv Lyman M., b. 8 Feb., 1836; d. probably s. p., Aug., 1885; m.
22 Nov., 1864, Jennie Moody of AVaterbury, Vt. ; was a trader in
Essex June, Vt.
550 V Cyrus, b. 27 Dec, 1838.
vi Harriet Frances, b. 1 Jan., 1842; m. 1 Jan., 1870, William E.
Brj^ant; res. s. p., in Boston, Mass.
269 SYLVANUS% son of Alpheus^ and Lydia (Green) Brig-
ham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 10 Feb., 1771; died in Boylston,
N. Y. ; married Amy, daughter of William Cox, who died in Gali-
lee, Pa. He resided in Florida and Springfield, N. Y.
Children, the eldest and fourth born in Florida, N. Y.:
551 i Hiram Wright", b. 29 Dec, 1799.
ii Samantha.
533 iii Cynthia M., b. 26 April, 1807.
553 iv William C, b. 13 July, 1802.
554 V Philip P., b. in Springfield, N. Y., 5 Sept., 1810.
vi Orville, b. 7 May, 1813; m. Sept., 1847, Mrs. Sophia Houghton,
widow of Hiram R.; he d. s. p.
vii" Emeline B., b. 7 May, 1813; d. 11 Jan., 1889, s. p.; m. 2 Jan.,
1859, Calvin S. Marks.
555 viii Orrin A., b. in Boylston, X. Y., 4 May, 1820.
ix Jonathan.
X Amy d. y.
xi Alonzo, d. y.
270 ABEL*', son of Alpheus^ and Lydia (Green) Brigham;
born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 31 July, 1773; died in Rodman, N.
Y., 18 Oct., 1850; married, 1795, Phebe, daughter of Joseph
Wheeler, born in New Hampshire, 6 June, 1777; died in Rodman,
14 Nov., 1858. Was a teacher and merchant and resided in West-
moreland, Whitesboro, Watertown, and Rodman, N. Y.
Children, 3 eldest born in Neio Hampshire, others as indicated:
i Achsah^ a teacher, and d. unm., in Rodman, 14 Oct., 1849.
ii Lavantia, b. 1803; d. 18 Sept., 1870; m. Jan., 1830, Capt. John,
son of Tilly Richardson; b. in Mass., 1795; d. 30 March, 1870;
was a teacher; res. in Rodman. Ch. (Richardson):
1 Mary Eliza^, b. 5 Sept., 1834; m. 1867, Nathan Graham; res.
Lakeport, Cal.
2 John Jay, b. 24 Oct., 1836; res. Worthville, N. Y.
256 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
iii Rebecca, m. 1835, William C. Johnson, b. in Walton, N. Y., 1804;
d. 6 March, 1880; res. Aurora, N. Y. Ch. (Johnson):
1 Chrisfield?, author of Hist, of Erie Co., N. Y.; res. Ithaca,
N. Y.
iv Eliza, b. 1808, in N. Y. State; d. s. p., 2 March, 1823; m. March,
1822, Augustus R. Moin of N. Y. City.
V Charlotte, b. in Watertown, N. Y., 24 July, 1816; d. 4 Aug., 1881;
m. Dec, 1849, Ehas Parkhurst, b. in England, and d. in Rod-
man, 1894; res. Rodman. Ch. (Parkhurst):
1 Adelbert^, who d. ae. 2.
2 Medora, m. Frank Brown and was divorced.
3 Frank.
4 Herbert.
vi Tracy Abel, b. Dec, 1818, in Watertown; left home, ae. 17; lived
in Aurora, N. Y., then went to Ohio.
vii Cornelia Jane, b. in Watertown, 12 Oct., 1820; m. 18 Nov., 1847,
Caleb Eton, son of Joseph Hitchcock, b. in Vermont, 3 Sept.,
1824; d. 28 Sept., 1852; she was a cheesemaker; res. in Water-
town, Worth, Rodman and Richland, N. Y. Ch. (Hitchcock) :
1 Julia C.^, b. 28 Feb., 1849; m. 1875, (1) Horace Draper
m. (2) John Cole. Ch. (Draper): i Lillian E.° Ch. (Cole):
ii Lena M.; iii Cornelia.
2 Eugenia Ella, b. 3 Nov., 1850; m. 1871, Eugene Shoecraft of
Mannsville, N. Y. Ch. (Shoecraft): i Jacob E.% grad. of
Albany Med. College; ii Martha M.
viii Lucy Ann, b. 10 June, 1822; d. unm., 12 Oct., 1848.
271 ASA*'^ son of Leonard^ and Abigail (Forbush) Brigham;
born in Walpole, N. H., 18 June^ 1781; died in Essex, Vt., about
1840; married in 1802, Lavina Bellows of Essex. He settled in
Essex about 1812, and resided on " Brigham Hill," grown now to
be a summer resort.
Children, born in Essex, except Calvin, who was b. in Milton, Vt.:
i Warren', res. Essex.
556 ii Calvin, b. 1805.
iii Sarah.
iv Asa, who d.; m. Polly ; res. Essex June; has two grand-
children.
V Rebecca, m. A. A. Slater, Essex Centre. Ch. (Slater) :
1 John^.
vi Lavina, m. E. B. Collins, Burlington, Vt.; 1 dau.% m. •
Thayer; has dau., Etta°.
vii Rufus, m. . Ch.:
1 Martha', who m. Kimball. Ch. (Kimball): i Jennie';
ii Edwin B.
viii Lyman, res. Essex; m. . Ch.: 1 dau., Mrs. Harold
Stevens^ of Burlington, Vt. Ch. (Stevens): i Edson C.», of
Winooski, Vt; ii Harrison A. of Burlington,
272 RUFUS", son of Leonard^ and Abigail (Forbush) Brig-
ham; born in Walpole, N. H., 9 Feb., 1786; died in Hampden, O.,
(whither he removed in 1835), 12 Dec, 1838; married (1) Dec,
SIXTH GENERATION 257
1815, Sophia Wheelock of Essex, Vt., born 1791; died 29 Aug.,
1826; married (2) 14 April, 1830, Lydia Morgan of Essex, born
1791; died 27 May, 1857. He was a farmer.
Children (by first wife), born in Essex:
i David B.', b. 29 July, 1817; d. in Thompson, O., 4 April, 1845;
m. Jane Clark; he was a farmer.
ii Sarah S., b. 20 June, 1819; d. 5 July, 1872; m. (1) 14 Feb., 1838,
Douglas Hurlburt, a manufacturer of cloth; m. (2) 25 May, 1843,
Chillion Strong, a farmer of Thompson, O. Ch. (Hurlburt) :
1 Diana?. Ch. (Strong) : 2 Newton.
Child (by second wife), born in Essex:
557 iii Daniel Morgan, b. 25 Sept., 1832.
273 JONATHAN^ son of Leonard' and Abigail (Forbush)
Brigham; born in Walpole, N. H., 23 Oct., 1788; died in Chardon,
O., 1856; married, in 1812, Melinda Davenport of St. Lawrence
Co., N. Y. He moved in 1817 to Madison, O., and in 1821 to
Hampden, O., thence to Chardon, O.
Children, the 3 elder born in N. Y., the last 5 in Hampden:
i Laura', d. y.
ii Eliza, b. 13 April, 1815; m. in 1839, Milton Tilden of Unionville,
O. Ch. (Tilden):
1 Stella\
iii Laura, b. 11 April, 1817; d. in 1852; m. in 1835, S. N. Bur-
roughs of Montville, O.; 7 ch.
iv Leonard R. (Dr.), b. in Madison, 11 July, 1819; m. in 1844,
Eliza S. Fancher of Auburn, N. Y. ; res. Painesville, O.; Ed.
Farmington Inst., O. ; a popular lecturer on Medicine, Hygiene,
etc.
V Eunice, b. in Madison, 10 May, 1821; a teacher in Lena, lU.;
m. in 1850, Alfred A. Ovary,
vi Daniel J., b. 10 May, 1823; m. 1851, Nancy Roberts of Lena,
111.; res. Iowa,
vii Polly A., b. 18 Nov., 1824; m. A. A. Crary of Freeport, III.;
res. Lena, 111.
ix Orman H., b. 12 May, 1827; drowned in Akron, O., 1849.
X Mehnda L., b. 19 June, 1833; teacher in 111.; m. W. T. House,
and moved to Wells Mill, Mo.
xi Lewis D., b. June, 1838; res. Lena, 111.
274 SILAS®, son of Leonard' and Abigail (Forbush) Brig-
ham; born in Walpole, N. H., 16 Oct., 1791; died in Harpersfield,
O., 26 March, 1850; married, 27 May, 1818, Polly, daughter of
Archibald Harding of Locke, N. Y. ; born l6 July, 1796; died in
Ohio, 10 May, 1854. He was a farmer; was tovra trustee, and in
the war of 1812.
Children, born in Harpersfield:
i Samantha', b. 11 April, 1820; d. 11 March, 1821.
558 ii Nelson, b. 21 Oct., 1821.
659 iii Hiram, b. 14 Feb., 1823.
iv Almond, b. 27 Nov., 1826; d. in 1827.
258 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
560 V Albert Crawford, b. 13 Nov., 1828.
vi Paulina Lois, b. 4 Dec, 1831; d. 1878; m. 8 Dec, 1857, Jerome
B. Vankirk; she was a teacher; res. Rush Lake, Wis. Ch.
( Vankirk) :
1 Frederick EuclicP, b. 12 Dec, 1858.
2 Flora May, b. 25 March, 1860.
3 Weldon Brigham, b. 18 May, 1862.
4 Orley Jerome, b. 15 July, 1864.
5 Jennilla, b. 31 Jan., 1867.
6 Alice Euphane, b. 11 Sept., 1869.
vii Mary Louise, b. 7 Jan., 1835; m. (1) 4 Jan., 1860, William Van-
kirk, who d. in Rush Lake, 25 Dec, 1878; m. (2) 25 Dec, 1879,
Jerome B. Vankirk, widower of her sister Paulina; she was a
teacher; res. Rush Lake. Ch. (Vankirk), by first husband:
1 Luella Orsino\ b. 9 Nov., 1861; d. 4 Nov., 1862.
2 Genevra Estelle, h. 3 May, 1864; d. 17 Oct., 1865.
3 Anna Louise, h. 4 April, 1868.
4 Lyndon Jay, b. 10 June, 1872.
561 viii George Washington, b. 22 Sept., 1836.
ix Henry Harrison, b. 1 Sept., 1840; d. s. p., 12 Oct., 1867; m. 1865,
Louisa Morrison; he was in the Civil War, 2d O. Cavalry; was
twice wounded, one wound proving fatal; he was a farmer.
275 HIRAM% son of Leonard^ and Abigail (Forbush) Brig-
ham; born in Milton, Vt., Nov., 1800; died in Croton, Ohio, 1838,
where he moved in 1834; married, 1829, Hannah Carpenter of
Milton.
Children :
i Silas Hermon^ b. in Milton, 8 Nov., 1833; d. 13 June, 1879; m.
6 Nov., 1860, Lucy A. Root of GranviUe, O., b. 6 Dec, 1839;
she res, Hutsonville, 111. Ch.:
1 Clara Belle", b. in Pickerington, O., 2 Sept., 1861; d. at
res. in Robinson, lU., 21 May, 1885; m. Joseph Ferrel. Ch.
(Ferrel): i Charles H.% b. 24 Sept., 1884; d. 19 July, 1887.
2 Luther Harvey, res. Robinson, 111; 4 ch.
3 Emma Cornelia, b. Hardinsville, 111., 15 Nov., 1865; m. Austin
Price; res. Eaton, 111.; ch. 1 dau.
4 Mary Luella, b. Hardinsville, 20 July, 1870; m. William Aker-
man; res. Eaton; 5 ch.
5 Omer Allen, b. Robinson, 13 Jan., 1874; m. Bertha J. Stark;
res. Hutsonville. Ch.: i Jennie Madge', b. 29 July, 1901; ii
John Herman, b. 9 May, 1903.
6 Nina Cleone, b. in Robinson, 4 Feb., 1877; d. 5 June, 1879.
ii Harvey Carpenter, b. in Hartford, O.; m. 30 March (or Nov.),
1861, at H., Mary H. Morrow of Johnstown, O.; res. E. St.
Louis, 111. Ch., b. in Robinson, 111.:
1 Frank CliforO", h. 11 Dec, 1864; d. 13 Oct., 1865.
2 George Morrow, b. 16 April, 1867; a livestock dealer, E. St.
Louis.
3 Willametta, b. 9 Dec, 1869; m. E. E. Gordon; res. Robin-
son, 111.
4 Bertha Emeline, b. 24 Jan., 1873; d. 27 July, 1874.
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276 DEA. SULLIVAN«, son of Capt. Stephen^ and Sarah
(Harrington) Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 29 Dec, 1781;
died in Vienna, N. Y., 2 Oct., 1867; married (1), 5 Jan., 1804,
Amanda, daughter of Uriah Spalding; born 9 Feb., 1778; died in
Vienna, 3 Feb., 1849; married (2) Mrs. Nancy Bryan. He resided
in Westmoreland, and in Vienna, Oneida Co., N. Y.
Children {by first wife), the elder ones born in Westmoreland:
i Lucinda', b. 5 Dec, 1804; d. 37 Oct., 1841; m. 29 Sept., 18—,
William E. Thorn of Washington, O., b. 3 Jan., 1803; d. 2 July,
1870. Ch. (Thorn):
1 Daniel l^.^ b. 5 Dec, 1837; m. 1868, Anna Whitmill; res.
Samaria, Mich. Ch.: i Charles F."; ii Adelaide F.; iii William
J.; iv Pearl E., d. y. ; v Euphemia E.; vi Gilbert A.
2 Theodore, b. 30 Jan., 1839; m. 1871, Mary A. Pierce; res.
Bedford, Mich. Ch.: i Maurice T.% d. y.; ii Mavor B.; iii
George L.
562 ii Mavor, b. 16 May, 1806.
iii Eliza, b. 29 Aug., 1808; d. 30 March, 1856; m. 1 April, 1840,
Edward Doty; res. Rome, N. Y.
iv Rollin, b. 12 Oct., 1810; d. 2 Jan., 1855; m. 4 March, 1849,
Louisa Risley, who d. ; res. Vienna.
V Arethusa, b. 30 Oct., 1812; d. 25 Jan., 1858; m. 3 Oct., 1835,
Ansel L. Johnson; res. Vienna,
vi Faber, b. 21 Feb., 1815; d. 24 Nov., 1844, unm.
vii Newell, b. 1 Jan., 1820; d. 25 March, 1841, unm.
viii Sarah, b. in Vienna, b. May, 1823 ; m. 5 Oct., 1854, James D. Marks,
b. in Vergennes, Vt., 22 June, 1812; d. in Vienna, 27 Aug., 1890;
res. Vienna. Ch. (Marks), b. in Vienna:
1 Ira Brigham", b. 3 May, 1857; d. 30 March, 1861.
2 Charles F., b. 23 July, 1861; m. 27 July, 1881; res. Vienna.
3 Nellie Eliza, b. 23 Oct., 1864; d. 27 Aug., 1872.
277 CAPT. STEPHEN^, son of Capt. Stephen^ and Sarah
(Harrington) Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 11 Apr., 1783;
died in Vernon, N. Y., 24 July, 1850;i married (1), in 1824, Widow-
Ruby Wetmore, born 27 Jan., 1793; died 16 June, 1828; married
(2), 1832, Elizabeth Stevens, born 20 Sept., 1802; died 7 Aug.,
1870. He moved to Vernon with his parents; held town offices.
Children {by first wife), born in Vernon:
I Harriet T.% b. 9 April, 1825; m. 29 May, 1849, Isaac Adams, Jr.,
b. 19 April, 1825; d. 28 Sept., 1879; in 1893 she res., a widow.
Hill City, S. Dakota. Ch. (Adams):
1 Carolyn E?, b. 20 Oct., 1850; d. 10 Nov., 1877; grad. Wis-
consin St. Univ. in 1871; Prof. Wis. St. Normal; m. 4 Oct.,
1876, Rev. Cephas F. Clapp, Supt. of Missions, in Oregon.
2 Frederick Brigham, b. 7 March, 1857; m. 16 March, 1882,
Electa Barker. Ch. Cephas B.S b. 1885.
ii Caroline, b. 1827; d. 1828.
Children {by second wife), born in Vernon:
iii Eleanor E., b. 16 Dec, 1832; m. 14 Jan., 1869, Samuel Bragg;
res. 2116 Norris St., Philadelphia.
260 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
iv Richard Henry Lee, b. 7 Feb., 1835; d. 31 July, 1878; m. in
1872; a farmer in Rutland, Wis.; he was in the 49th N. Y. Vols.,
discharged disabled after hard service.
V George Washington, b. 6 Nov., 1836; was Capt. in the 117th
N. Y. Vols., and killed in the battle of Drury Bluflf, Va., in 1864.
vi Miriam C, b. 7 Aug., 1839; m. 11 Nov., 1868, Edwin Jackson of
Stoughton, Wis.
vli Sara M., b. 13 May, 1842; res. Madison, Wis.
viii Emma O., b. 1845; d. 1852.
ix J. Quincy Adams, b. 7 March, 1848; m. 15 Jan., 1875, Mary
Carpenter; a farmer, res. Madison, Wis.
278 DEA. JOHN^ son of Capt. Stephen^ and Sarah (Harring-
ton) Brigham; born in Vernon, N. Y., 24 March, 1790; died in
Ogden, Monroe Co., N. Y., 16 July, 1868; married, 25 Jan., 1816,
Susan, daughter of David Moore, born 3 Jan., 1797; died 9 Feb.,
1848. He was a farmer and had a good property. Was captain
in the Militia and was in the War of 1812.
Children, born in Ogden:
i Caroline E.^ b. 8 July, 1817; d. 4 April, 1894; m. 23 Feb., 1837,
George W. Hiscockof Spencerport, N. Y. Ch. (Hiscock), b.
there :
1 Franklin^, b. 20 Jan., 1840; d. 8 April, 1841.
2 Emily F., b. 25 Aug., 1845; m. 17 Oct., 1866, James F. Heakok
of Spencerport.
3 Alice Susan, b. 2 Oct., 1852; d. 12 Oct., 1877; m. 25 Jan.,
1877, Myron H. Davis.
4 George L., b. 8 Nov., 1860; m. 16 Nov., 1881, Nettie M. Wilmot.
Ch.: i Florence®; ii Herbert.
563 ii Orvill P., b. 10 Sept., 1818.
564 iii John D., b, 4 Dec, 1820.
565 iv Alonzo, b. 16 Nov., 1822.
566 V Milton, b. 18 June, 1825.
667 vi Charles, b. 17 March, 1827.
vli Sarah, b. 3 Sept., 1833; d. 21 Jan., 1881; m. 9 April, 1857, Har-
vey Pratt of Spencerport. Ch. (Pratt):
1 Charles B.\ b. 1 Feb., 1858; d. 1 Aug., 1885, in CaUfomia;
m. 30 Jan., 1884, Alice Porter. Ch.: Harry', d. y.
2 Helen E., b. 16 April, 1859; d. 13 March, 1884.
viii Harriet, b. 22 June, 1837; m. 29 Oct., 1857, William W. Hart,
of Spencerport, who d. 1901. Ch. (Hart), b. in Spencerport:
1 Edward Clarence^, b. 16 April, 1868; m. Julia L. Henderson
in 1895. Ch. i Mildred"; ii Alice; iii Ethel.
279 ELIJAH*^, son of Josiah Newton^ and Sarah (Perry) Brig-
ham; born in Hartwick, N. Y., 1790; died in Clinton, N. Y., 18
May, 1858; married, 1818, Lydia Richards, of Jefferson Co., N.
Y., born 1797; died, March, 1868.
Children, horn in Vernon Center, N. Y.:
568 i Lewis E.% b. 4 Dec, 1820.
ii Lyman, b. 1823; d. 1874; a butcher in New York City.
SIXTH GENERATION 26l
iii Phebe, b. 12 Jan., 182T; d. 28 Oct., 1896, in Utica, N. Y.; m.
1848, WiUard, son of Wellington Camp, b. 1836. Ch. (Camp),
b. in Clinton, N. Y.:
1 Jennie^ b. 18 June, 1853; m. 20 Aug., 1878, "Wilford, son of
William L. Burnham of Newport, N. Y.; b. 20 Jan., 1854.
Ch. (Burnham), b. in Utica: i Bessie I.°, b. 26 Oct., 1879; m.
28 May, 1902, R. Clinton Jones; res. Utica; 2 ch.; ii Marjorie
L., b. 8 Nov., 1884; res. Utica.
2 Mary, b. 1855; m. .
3 Lena, b. 1858; m. — .
iv Mary, b. 9 Nov., 1828; res. Utica, in Old Ladies' Home; was a
dressmaker.
280 DEA. DAVID^, son of Josiah Newton^ and Sarah (Perry)
Brigham; born in Hartwick, N. Y., 27 Oct., 1799; died in Dryden,
N. Y., 12 Jan., 1864; married, in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 30 Aug.,
1827, Catherine, daughter of Isaac Romaine; born in New York
City, 2 Nov., 1802; died in Dryden, 18 April., 1858. He was a
mechanic and resided in Dryden.
Children, bom in Hartwick:
569 i Lyman FarweU', b. 26 Sept., 1828.
ii Harriet Amanda, b. 20 July, 1830; d. 36 Jan., 1885; m. 6 Feb.,
1850, Simeon Squires, son of Squires Stiles; b. 19 June, 1824;
res. Dryden. Ch. (Stiles), b. in Whitney Point, N. Y.:
1 Latira Maria^, b. 5 Dec, 1851; a nurse, unm.
2 Ella Jans, b. 12 Sept., 1853.
3 Mary Elizabeth, b. 28 Dec, 1854.
4 Melvin Arthur, b. 6 April, 1856; m. 1 Oct., 1885, Hattie, dau.
of Frank Updegrove; res. Binghamton, N. Y. Ch.: i Har-
riet°; ii Franklin.
5 Eva Frances, b. 8 Sept., 1859; d. 11 July, 1873.
6 Hiland Thayer, b. 26 July, 1861; res. Whitney's Point.
7 Willie, b. 14 Dec, 1863; d. 11 July, 1873.
8 Fred D., b. 28 Feb., 1871; d. 1 Sept., 1871.
iii Sarah Mariah, b. 8 Oct., 1831; m. 1 June, 1858, Elson P., son of
Enos Wheeler; b. in Dryden, 25 Dec, 1828; a farmer, res.
Dryden. Ch. (Wheeler), b. in Dryden:
I'Sara Jane\ b. 25 July, 1862; d. unm., 12 Sept., 1898. •
2 Fred Romaine, b. 1 Jan., 1866; res, unm., a farmer in Dryden.
670 iv Newton Josiah, b. 17 Sept., 1834.
V Cornelia Melvina, b. 16 Feb., 1838; d. in Cortland, N. Y., 17 Oct.,
1885; m. March, 1861, John, son of Adam Simmons; b. in Dryden,
4 March, 1838; d. in D., 27 Oct., 1868. Ch. (Simmons), b. in
Dryden:
1 Adam S?, b. Dec, 1861.
2 Willison D., b. April, 1866; m. 4 April, 1894, Olive Ingerman;
res. Sioux City, Da.
281 DEA. PERRY®, son of Josiah Newton^ and Sarah (Perry)
Brigham; born in Hartwick, N. Y., 17 April, 1801 ; died ;
married, 2 Oct., 1827, Hannah, daughter of Capt. Amos Mason of
Biddeford, Me. He was a trader in Boston.
262 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Children :
i Albert', b. 26 March, 1829; d. 29 March, 1829.
ii Helen Augusta, b. 26 Jan., 1830; res. West Newton, Mass.
iii Garaphelia M., b. 17 Nov., 1832; m. 13 July, 1853, Henry W.
Jenkins,
iv Charles Perry, b. 21 Sept., 1834; d. 1 April, 1836.
V Aleathia Maria, b. 1 March, 1837; d. 19 May, 1851.
vi Charles Perry, b. 22 July, 18.39; d. (a son, Percf, is an actor).
vii Sarah Anna, b. 18 June, 1842.
viii Emma Josephine, b. 20 Aug., 1844.
282 EDMOND®, son of Stephen^ and Jemima (Snow) Brig-
ham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 29 Sept., 1769; died in W. Boyl-
ston, Mass.; married (1), 7 Jan.,' 1795, Mary Brooks of Worcester,
born 25 Oct., 1776; died 15 May, 1817; married (2), 26 May,
1818, Eunice Plympton, born 5 bet., 1788; died 1857. Was a
farmer in W. Boylston.
Children (by first wife) :
1 Mary', b. 6 Oct., 1797.
ii Patty, b. 13 Nov., 1799.
iii Hester L., b. 1 Nov., 1800.
iv Fidelia, b. 17 Jan., 1804.
v Almira, b. 9 April, 1806.
vi Lucy, b. 2 Nov., 1808.
571 vii Stephen Nathaniel Brooks, b. 18 July, 1811.
viii Nancy, b. 29 July, 1813.
Children (by second wife) :
ix Sarah, b. 12 July, 1819.
X Frederick L., b. 24 May, 1821; res. Worcester; had 2 daus.,
one, 3Irs. Wm. C. Wheeler^, 9 Myrtle St., Cliftondale, Mass.
xi Eunice E., b. 1 Feb., 1823.
283 JABEZ", son of Stephen^ and Jemima (Snow) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., in 1776; died, probably in Worcester,
Mass., 14 June, 1834; married, in 1794, Nancy, daughter of Joseph
Kingsbury of Worcester; she died in 1848. He resided in Worces-
ter and was on the School Committee ; he was also surveyor of liigh-
ways and hog reeve.
Children, born in Worcester:
i Polly', b. 1 Nov., 1796; d. 14 Jan., 1855; m. 1812, Ephraim, son
of Abel Bigelow of W. Boylston, Mass.; b. 20 Feb., 1791; d.
13 July, 1837; he was selectman, town clerk, and owned a cotton
mill. Ch. (Bigelow), b. in W. B.:
\' Horatio Nelson^ b. 13 Sept., 1812; he was the "father" of
Clinton, Mass.; a mill owner, and manufacturer. Ch. : i
Henry"; ii Charles; both of Clinton.
2 Erastus Brigham, b. 2 April, 1814; an inventor of weaving
machines; a prominent citizen. Ch.: Ellen^ who m. Rev.
Daniel Merriman of Worcester.
572 ii Moses, b. 10 May, 1798.
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iii Betsey, b. 3 Nov., 1800; m. 10 March, 1819, Simon Plympton;
res. Millbury, Mass.
573 iv Hosea, b. 6 Dec, 1802.
V Nancy, b. 1806; d. 17 March, 1846; m. Rev. D. S. King of Boston;
res. B.
574 vi Margaret, b. 1808.
284 STEPHEN*', son of Stephen^ and Jemima (Snow) Brig-
ham; born in West Boylston, Mass., 21 Sept., 1779; died about
1819 in Roxbury, Mass., married Lucy, daughter of Aaron White
of Roxbury; born 27 March, 1777; died about 1820. He was a
merchant in Boston.
Children, born in Boston:
i William', who d. y.
ii Mary W., b. 2 Sept., 1806; d. in Roxbury, 4 Jan., 1893.
iii Stephen A., b. 28 June, 1808; d. unm., in Roxbury, 21 Nov., 1866.
iv Elizabeth D., b. 27 Feb., 1810; d. in Roxbury, 30 March, 1898.
575 V Lucy A., b. 8 Dec, 1811.
vi Louisa, b. 27 July, 1813; m. 18 Nov., 1844, Sanford Kendall;
res., a widow, in Worcester. Ch. (Kendall):
1 Sanford M.^ b. 21 March, 1847; d. 2 Sept., 1849.
vii Caroline, b. 15 Feb., 1815; d. unm., ae. about 17.
viii Henry Bigelow, b. 15 July, 1818; d. 24 Jan., 1887, in Lexington,
Mass.; m. 26 March, 1860, Mary E., dau. of Samuel Dudley of
Roxbury; he was a farmer; she res., a widow, in Lexington. Ch.:
1 Mary L.*, b. in Roxbury, 3 March, 1862; res. Lexington.
285 LEVI*', son of Stephen^ and (Wilder) Brigham;
born in West Boylston, Mass., 8 June, 1787 (a family record says
" b. Boston," but his parents res. W. Boylston) ; died in Boston,
17 July, 1864; married (1) Eunice, daughter of Isaac Monroe, of
Keene, N. H.; born 23 Aug., 1788; died in 1813 or 1814; married
(2), in 1814, Frances, also daughter of Isaac Monroe; born 12
Dec, 1793; died 18 June, 1858; married (3) Mrs. Taft, born Tay-
lor, daughter of " Father " Taylor of Boston, the " Sailor preacher."
Mr. Brigham was a wine merchant in Boston.
Children (by first loife), born in Boston:
576 i Levi Henry% b. 27 Nov., 1811.
ii Eunice Harriet, b. 26 Dec, 1813; d. 4 Dec, 1850; m. 1 Nov.,
1836, Samuel S. Ball, b. 25 Dec, 1807; d. 1 Nov., 1838. Ch.
(BaU):
r Harriet F.\ b. 1 May, 1838; d. 30 Dec, 1904; m. 9 Oct.,
1860, Edward F. Thayer. Ch. (Thayer): Elsie% b. 17 June,
1872.
Children (by second wife):
iii Caroline Frances, b. 13 Dec, 1815; d. 2 June, 1854; m. 18 July,
1843, Erasmus Jones Andrews, a silk merchant in Boston; b.
19 Aug., 1811. Ch. (Andrews):
1 Caroline Frances^, b. 19 June, 1845; m. 14 June, 1900, Edwin
L. Sanborn; res. Commonwealth Ave., Boston, s. p.
264 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
2 Harriet Ball, b. 6 May, 1849; d. 18 Feb., 1881; m. 10 June,
1879, Edward W. Howe; s. p.
iv Frederick Augustus, b. 14 Feb., 1817; d. 5 April, 1848; m. 15
Oct., 1845, Harriet A. Norton of Worcester, Mass. Ch.:
1 E. Harriet^, b. 14 June, 1847; d. 9 Dec, 1849 (another record
says 11 June, 1851).
286 LYDIA^, daughter of Joseph^ and Lydia (Barnes) Brig-
ham; born in Northboro, Mass., l6 Aug., 1766; died in Marlboro,
4 April, 1850; married, 7 Nov., 1785, Dea. Moses Ames of Marl-
boro; born 4 June, 176S; died 24 June, 1825. He was a farmer and
miller and was in the Revolutionary War.
Children {Ames), horn in Marlboro:
i Lewis', b. 31 Aug., 1786; d. 10 June, 1856; m. (1) 24 May, 1812,
Nancy Childs; m. (2) 2 May, 1821, Mehitabel Forbush; was a
farmer and miller, and res. on the old Joseph Brigham place in
Marlboro. Ch. (Ames), by first wife, b. in Marlboro:
1 Lucy^; 2 Moses; 3 Lydia; 4 Robert.
Ch. (Ames), by second wife, b. in Marlboro:
5 Robert; 6 Nancy; 7 Martha.
8 Dr. Joseph, who d. in Holden, Mass., 1 April, 1903, ae. 74 yrs.,
3 mos. ; a highly successful physician there for over 44 yrs.
9 Stephen.
10 Martha L., who, with her brother Stephen, res. on the old Ames
place in Marlboro (the Joseph Brigham place), is a well
known genealogist. She carefully treasures many old deeds,
wills and other documents relating to the Ames and Brigham
families, as well as antique furniture and utensils, among them
the chair in which Thomas" Brigham, died.
11 Lucinda, b. 11 Jan., 1789; d. unm., 20 Jan., 1833.
iii Nancy, b, 1 Marcli^ 1792; m. 23 July, 1809, Levi Bigelow; he
taught school 20 years; J. P. 30 years; assessor 17 years; Rep.
4 years. Ch. (Bigelow):
1 Lydia^; 2 Leander; 3 Mary; 4 Cordelia; 5 Electa; 6 Levi;
7 Lambert; 8 Edwin; 9 Horace; 10 Julian; 11 William; 12
Ann; 13 Arthur; 14 Ada.
287 JOSEPH^ son of Dr. Gershom^ and Esther (Belknap)
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 12 May, 1780; died in Shrews-
bury, Mass., 29 Feb., 1836; married, in 1807 (intentions, Jan. 2\
Hannah, daughter of Joseph and Lucy (Parker) Hardy, (Joseph
Hardy's mother was Prudence Warren, whose paternal ancestor,
Richard Warren, came over in the Mayflower) . He resided in West-
boro and Shrewsbury.
Children :
577 i Joseph D.\ h. 19 July, 1807.
578 ii William Belknap, b. 26 April, 1809.
iii Hannah, b. about 1810; d. unm., 21 Sept., 1842.
579 iv Charles Corriden, b. 1 Dec, 1813.
V Roxana, m. 3 Nov., 1834, Silas Dinsmore of Worcester, Mass.
Ch. (Dinsmore), b. in Worcester:
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1 Silas EvereW, b. 18 June, 183G.
2 Henry C, b. 1839; d. 24 Aug., 1840.
3 Emma, b. 29 Dec, 1843.
4 Anna, d. y.
288 BENJAMIN% son of Dr. Gershom^ and Esther (Belknap)
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 28 May, 1780; died in Shrews-
bury, Mass., 30 Jan., 1831; married, 22 May, 1803, Lucy, daugh-
ter of Joseph Hardy; born in Westboro, 28 June, 1780; died m
Shrewsbury, 27 June, 1861. He resided in Westboro and Shrews-
bury.
Children, all born in Westboro:
1 Loring', b. 21 Dec, 1804; d. 19 May, 1810.
ii Susan Lee, b. 1 Nov., 1806; d. in Shrewsbury, 25 Sept., 187T; m.
31 March, 1828, William Hastings Knowlton (son of Dea. Joseph
H.) of Shrewsbury; b. there, 8 March, 1807; d. there, 5 Aug..
1872. Ch. (Knowlton):
1 Susan Ellen', b. 26 Dec, 1828; d. 9 Oct., 1854; m. 1 Jan.,
1849, Elhahan C, son of Ebenezer Wheeler; b. in Grafton,
Mass., 1826; res. Shrewsbury. Ch. (Wheeler): i Inez'; u
Infant, d. y.
2 Mary Adelaide, b. 19 May, 1831; m. 17 April, 1855, Joseph
Albert Nourse, a merchant of Shrewsbury. Ch. (Nourse) : i
Anna M.»; ii William K.; iii Albert; 2 d. y.
3 William Everett, b. 26 Sept., 1832; m. 7 Jan., 1856, Mary E.,
dau. of LjTnan S. Brown; b. in Shrewsbury, 1837; a merchant
there. Ch.: i Wm. E.^ ii Addie M.; iii Mabel E.; iv Edward
L.; V Harry L.; 3d. y.
4 Lucy Maria, b. 21 May, 1835 ; d. 30 Sept., 1850.
5 Eliza Oreemvood, b. 18 Oct., 1837; d. 26 Nov., 1855.
6 Martha Bricjham, b. 6 Oct., 1839; d. 13 Aug., 1840.
7 Caroline E. A., b. 3 April, 1843; d. 9 Jan., 1868.
8 Walter Brigham, b. 2 Dec, 1845; d. 7 July, 1866.
iii Marv Parker, b. 24 Jan., 1810; m. 6 April, 1830, Henry Benjamin
Pratt, son of Shepherd; b. in Shrewsbury, 16 Sept., 1807; res.
Shrewsbury. Ch. (Pratt), b. in S.:
1 Susan Augusta^ b. 18 March, 1839; m. George J. Morey of
Worcester, Mass. Ch. (Morey) : Mary B.'
2 Franklin Brigham, b. 11 Aug., 1842; res. Shrewsbury; m.
Emma A. Knowlton. Ch.: i WiUis"; ii Mary; iii Frederick;
iv Harry; v Florence; vi Bertram; vii Clifford.
3 Marion Elizabeth, b. 9 Nov., 1846; d. 10 June, 1851.
580 iv Owen Benjamin, b. 27 May, 1812.
289 COL. JOSIAH^ son of Dr. Gershom^ and Esther (Bel-
knap) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 19 Dec., 1791; died
Westboro, 23 July, 1870; married Azubah Beeton of Westboro;
born 15 May, 1795; died 6 Dec, 1883. A portrait of Col. Brig-
ham, his wife and son, hangs in the rooms of the Westboro Histori-
cal Society.
266 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Children, born in Westboro:
i Augusta Olivia', m. Henry Whitman of Providence, R. I.; he
was a merchant, lawyer and notary public; res. Cranston. Ch.
Ch. (Whitman), b. in Westboro:
1 Henry Brigham^, b. 30 June, 1841 ; d. in Providence, 9 March,
1894; m. 6 Nov., 1872, Lucia Keyser Haskell of New York
City; he grad. in 1864, Brown Univ.; was admitted to the
Albany (N. Y.) bar, 1866; took an active part in politics.
Afterward practiced law in Providence until his decease;
his knowledge of statute and common law was marked, and he
was a man of talent and rare cultivation. Ch. : Ralph Myers".
ii Josiah, m. Maynard, and res. Westboro.
290 LUCINDA% daughter of Rev. Benjamin^ and Lucy
(Morse) Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H.; baptized 22 March,
1772; died ; married (1), 5 May, 1793, Dr. Peter Clark
Grosvenor, who died 14 Dec, 1794; he was town clerk of Fitz-
william at time of death, which occurred when young; married (2),
10 Dec, 1795, Daniel Morse of Sturbridge, Mass., who died in
Fitzwilliam, 1 Oct., 1812.
Child (Orosvenor), born in Fitzwilliam:
i Ebenezer Clarke b. 21 Sept., 1793; was grad. Univ. of Vt., 1813,
and M. D. from Boston; moved to Darien, Ga., of which mayor;
studied in Europe; was drowned in Darien, at an early age.
Children (Morse), born in Fitzwilliam:
ii Eliza, b. 13 Sept., 1796; m. Ziba Baldwin of Greenfield, Mass.
iii Harding, b. 1 Oct., 1798; d. 18 March., 1802.
iv Loring, b. 22 April, 1800; settled in Ackworth, N. H., where
had a large family.
V Lemuel, b. 4 Sept., 1801 ; res. Hillsboro Bridge, N. H.
vl Curtis, b. Oct., 1803; d. in Geneseo, 111., 1855.
291 ELISHA% son of Rev. Benjamin^ and Lucy (Morse)
Brigham; baptized in , Fitzwilliam, 1 Aug., 1779; died ;
married, 1 Jan., 1810, Susannah (Sukey), daughter of Capt. Samuel
and Rachel (Gary) Thayer; baptized in Boston, 12 Dec, 1787;
died . Some records say he married Miss Williams, sister
of his employer, in Boston, but the family deny this.
He kept store awhile in Fitzwilliam, and went to Boston, where
he became a clerk for Mr. Williams. He then moved to Cincinnati,
O., where he went into business, and died.
Children :
i Cornelia S. Thayer^ b. 3 Nov., 1810; m. James (?) Southgate.
ii Marcus Marcellus, b. 3 Aug., 1812; d. unm.
iii Julia Roxalina, b. 14 Feb., 1814; d. in Boston, ; m.
in Oxford, O., 1 Nov., 1833, Charles, son of Jabin and Mary
(Tucker) Fisher; b. in Canton, Mass., 9 Dec, 1799; spent his
youth in Washington, N. H.; went to Ohio; was a wholesale
grocer in Cincinnati; d. in Yellow Springs, O., 28 March, 1869.
Ch. (Fisher):
SIXTH GENERATION 267
1 Charles L.\ b. 2 March, 1835; m. 2 April, 1874, Laura Feder-
spiel of Fort Lee, N. Y.; grad. Union Theol. Sem.; res.
Cory Jon, Ind. Ch. (Fisher): i SamueP; ii David; ui Gar-
field.
2 Theodore B., b. 6 Oct., 1837; unm.
3 Cornelia M-, b. 4 July, 1840; d. in Worcester, Mass., 15 May,
1890 • m. G. Stanley Hall, afterward Prest. of Clark University,
Worcester. Ch. (Hall) : i Robert G.», b. Feb., 1881 ; ii Julia
Fisher, b. 1883. . . , -^
4 Sidney A., b. 18 March, 1842; m. 11 Feb., 1866, Angeline E.
Adsitt; res. San Francisco, Cal. Ch.: i Luman«; u Philip A.
(Rev.), pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Mill City,
Oregon. .
5 Horace, b. 18 March, 1844; m. Kate Matson; res. Cincinnati.
Ch.: i William*; ii Clifford.
6 Emma, b. 31 May, 1855; a teacher in Boston.
7 Susan Florence, b. 1857; d. 1859.
iv Lucius Algernon, b. 16 Aug., 1816; ra. Cornelia Taylor. Ch.:
1 Edwin'*, d. y.
2 Stanley, d. y.
3 Edith, m. Hanna; res. Chicago.
4 Eva, m. Longinotti; res. Chicago.
292 WILLARD^ son of Caleb^ and Hannah (Barnes) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 7 Oct., 1772; died in Marlboro, 28
Aug., 1835; married, 5 ,Oct., 1797, Betsey, daughter of Oliver and
Betty (Howe) Russell of Marlboro; born l6 Oct., 1780; died 11
Dec, 1820. He inherited the homestead ,in Marlboro, one mile
S.W.'of Feltonville; was a farmer and resided for a time in Berlin,
I^Iass. Two of his sons became Congregational clergymen.
Children, horn in Marlboro:
i Harriet', b. 3 Oct., 1802; d. unm., in Hudson, Mass., 19 Sept.,
1890.
581 ii Mary M., b. 1 Oct., 1804,
582 iii Levi, b. 14 Oct., 1806.
583 iv George, b. 12 Oct., 1808.
V Hannah, b. 18 Jan., 1811; d. unm., in 1836.
584 vi Willard, b. 4 May, 1813. ,
585 vii Aaron, b. 7 April, 1817.
586 viii Elizabeth, b. 1 Dec, 1821.
293 CALEB, JR.^ son of Caleb^ and Hannah (Barnes) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 26 Dec, 1778; died 17 Aug., 1842;
married, Martha, daughter of William and Lydia (Chamberlain)
Brigham (74); born in Marlboro, 22 March, 1782; died 20 April,
I860. He was a farmer and music and dancing teacher, and an
unusually skilful performer on the violin. He resided in Marlboro.
Children, horn in Marlboro:
587 i Martha Chamberlain', b. 2 Oct., 1803.
ii Laura Ann, b. 1 July, 1805; d. 7 March, 1808.
iii Francis Dana, b. 19 April, 1808; d. 7 March, 1883; m. 12 May,
268 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
1831, Sarah, dau. of Stephen Pope of Feltonville, b. 11 Jan., 1811;
d. in 1893; was a merchant in Hudson many years. Ch., b. in
Hudson :
1 George Austin^, b. 28 Sept., 1832; d. 24 July, 1834.
2 Charles Dana, b. 16 June, 1835; d. 14 Oct., 1836.
3 Charles Austin, b. 22 Aug., 1837; d. 5 Dec, 1860.
4 George Dana, twin to Charles A.; d. 10 April, 1838.
5 Ella Frances, b. 11 Nov., 1851; d. 10 July, 1853.
iv Charles, b. 3 May, 1811; d. 8 April, 1886; m. 12 Oct., 1836,
Rebecca Burr, dau. of Daniel and Rebecca (Burr) Tuttle of
Fitchburg; b. 31 July, 1817; d. 7 Dec, 1875; res. Fitchburg, and
was Purchasing Agt. for R. R. Co. Ch.:
1 Charles Leivis^, b. Fitchburg, 10 July, 1843; d. s. p., 11 March,
1894; m. at Hudson, 1 Jan., 1868, Mary L., dau. Henry and
Louisa (Nourse) Whitcomb of Hudson; b. 22 April, 1847.
(She m. [2] Wm. S. Pierce)
V Laura Ann, b. 20 April, 1813; m. Alden, son of Abner Brigham,
210.
vi Austin P., b. 4 April, 1815; d. 4 Sept., 1818.
vii Sophia, b. 1 July, 1817; d. 5 Sept., 1818.
viii Sophia Austin, b. 24 June, 1820; d. 25 March, 1833.
588 ix Tileston, b. 25 Aug., 1822.
X Ann Janette, b. 13 Dec, 1824; d. 1852 (another record says she
d. 24 April 1854) ; m. in Marlboro, 5 Dec, 1848, Burleigh, son of
Lyman and Lydia (Brigham) Morse; b. in Marlboro, 3 Sept.,
1822; d. 25 Feb., 1896. Ch. (Morse), b. in Marlboro:
1 Ellen Augusta^, b. 28 June, 1849; res. Marlboro.
294 BENAJAH% son of Benajah^ and Abigail (Bent) Brig-
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 7 June, 1774; died 23 Oct., 1852;
married (1), in 1801, Sarah Lancaster, born in Salem, N. H., 15
Nov., 1783; died in Boston, Jan., 1828; married (2), in Boston, 4
Jan., 1830, Betsey, daughter of Job Turner; born in Pembroke,
Mass., 15 Dec, 1793; died 1 March, 1871.
He was a grocer in Boston and a deacon of the First Universalist
church. He is interred in the Old Granary Burying-ground, Tomb
No. Q5, which is on the right-hand side of the gate, near the fence.
CHildren (by first wife), born in Boston:
i Sarah^ b. 3 Dec, 1802; d. in Boston, 28 Oct., 1829; m. 1 May,
1822, Anson Dexter of Boston. Ch. (Dexter) :
1 Amon Brigham^, b. 16 July, 1823; d. 26 Sept., 1844.
2 Sarah Lancaster, b. 26 June, 1825; m. 10 May, 1847, William
Ellery James. Ch. (James): i Annie Fay*, b. 15 April, 1851;
ii Brigham Dexter, b. 25 March, 1855.
3 Marrj Ann Ruth, b. 3 Oct., 1827; d. 27 May, 1829.
ii Benjamin, (Rev.), b. 30 Oct., 1804; d. unm., in Boston, 21 Sept.,
1831; A. M. at Harvard Univ., 1825; studied theology and was
Chaplain U. S. N.; was with Prest. Bolivar 4 years; was a
Unitarian clergyman, and a superior scholar and musician; he
preached his last sermon in Brattle Street Church,
iii Mary, b. 2 Dec. 1806; d. 7 Sept., 1807.
SIXTH GENERATION 269
589 iv Mary Lancaster, b. 28 Dec, 1808.
V Lucy, b. 23 April, 1811; d. 7 May, 1829.
vi Charlotte, b. 20 Aug., 1813; d. in Brookline, Mass., 13 Feb., 1867;
m. 23 Feb., 1832, Isaac BeU of New Orleans. Ch. (Bell):
1 Eliza James^, b. 16 Jan., 1833; d. 16 May, 1906; m. 9 Oct,
1860, Charles Herbert Draper, b. 22 March, 1838; Prest Brook-
line Nat. Bank; res. Brookline.
590 vii George, b. 20 Sept., 1815.
295 EPHRAIM^ son of Benajah^ and Abigail (Bent) Brig-
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 2 July, 1776; died ; mar-
ried Hannah, daughter of Thomas Twitchell. He inherited the
Benajah homestead in Westboro.
Children, horn in Westboro:
1 Hannah M.'', d. ; m. Benj. F. Green, who also d.;
res. Shrewsbury, Mass. Ch. (Green) :
1 Charles^, who res. with his Grandfather Brigham, in West-
boro.
591 11 John W., b. 6 May, 1821.
iii Lucy H., d. ; m. Charles C. Andrews; res. West-
boro. Ch. (Andrews) :
1 Charles^.
296 PETER W.«, son of Benajah^ and Abigail (Bent) Brig-
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 10 May, 1779; died 24 July, 1831;
married, 8 June, 1807, Lydia, daughter of William H. Valentine
of Hopkinton, Mass.; born 9 Aug., 1786; died in Worcester, Mass.,
6 Sept., 1871; she married (2) Thomas Beeton. Mr. Brigham set-
tled in Boston as a mason and was the first American who put on
stucco work.
Children, horn in Boston:
592 i William Augustus", b. 29 Aug., 1808.
ii Lydia Ann, b. 5 Feb., 1810; m. 5 Feb., 1829. Holland, son of
Maj. Holland Forbes of Westboro, and grandson of 175; they
res. in Salem, N. H., where he d. 17 June, 1870; she res., a
widow, in Boston. Ch. (Forbes) :
1 John W.^, b. 9 Nov., 1829; d. in Carlisle, Pa,. 27 Nov., 1863;
m. Diantha Houghton of Swanzey, N. H. Ch. : i Julius W.',
b. 14 Oct., and d. 14 Nov., 1852; ii George H., b. 3 Feb., 1856;
iii Charles O., b. 4 March, 1862.
2 Martha A. B., b. 4 July, 1834, in Brighton Mass.; m. A. H.
Merrill of Salem, N. H.
iii John WeUs, b. and d. Sept., 1818.
297 JABEZ«, son of Benajah'' and Abigail (Bent) Brigham;
born in Westboro, Mass., 12 March, 1781; died 10 Jan., 1862;
married (1), 9 Feb., 1800, Sophia, daughter of John Hunt of Lan-
caster, Mass., who died in Grafton, 6 Feb., 1837, ae. 55; married
(2), in 1849, Phebe (or Phila) Wheeler. He was a mason by
270 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
trade, and built the first brick building in Bangor, Me. Resided in
Grafton and Boston,
Children, the first, second and fourth bom in Lancaster:
i Francis', b. 22 Feb., 1800; d. in Grafton, 13 Sept., 1819.
ii Mary Ann, b. 29 Dec, 1801; d. in Springfield, Mass., 27 Feb.,
1870; m. in 1818, Dea. Robert, son of Daniel Prentice; b. in
Townsend, Mass., 16 March, 1792; d. in Springfield (or Worces-
ter), 17 April, 1864; res. a while at Grafton. Ch. (Prentice):
1 Mary Ann^, b. 6 Feb., 1819; d. 29 Sept., 1821.
2 Emily, b. 16 Feb., 1821; m. Sanford J. Hall of Grafton, Mass.
Ch. (Hall): i Mary SJ; ii Nellie F.
3 Benjamin Briyham, b. 18 April, 1833; d. 18 Jan., 1858.
iii Jabez, b. in Boston, 29 Aug., 1804; d. 26 Aug., 1805.
593 iv Franlilin, b. 19 July, 1805.
V Sophia, b. in Grafton, 7 June, 1806; m. 20 Nov. 1828, Daniel,
son of Leonard and Persis (Brigham) Wheelock, 174; b. in
Grafton, 7 March, 1805. Ch. (Wheelock), b. in Grafton:
1 Sophronia^ h. 20 Sept., 1829.
2 Lucian B., h. 20 Aug., 1831.
3 Persis B., b. 18 July, 1833.
4 Adaline A., b. 11 March, 1837.
5 Mary B., b. 13 April, 1840; d. 7 July, 1872.
6 Francis F., h. 23 Oct., 1847; d. 4 Nov., 1864.
594 vi Abigail D., b. in Grafton, 24 Oct., 1807.
595 vii Phebe, b. in Boston, 2 Aug., 1810.
viii Jabez, b. 7 March, 1813; d. in Detroit, Mich., March, 1839, s. p.
ix Warren, b. 24 March, 1815, in Grafton; living in 1904; m. (1)
9 Sept., 1842, Persis Carlton, who d. 8 Jan., 1868; m. (2) in 1870,
Susan M. Carroll. Ch. (by first wife): Levi^ b. 1853; d. 1855.
X Emeline F., b. in Grafton, 7 Nov., 1821; d. in Millbury, Mass.,
13 Feb., 1844; m. Aug., 1837, Andrew Holden of Millbury. Ch.
(Holden), b. in M.:
1 Lizzie^, m. William Fenner. Ch.: Emma", m. Alfred H. Carr.
2 Emeline, d. ae. 3.
596 xi Sarah E., b. in Grafton, 9 Sept., 1822.
298 LEONARD WARREN", son of Gershom^ and Sarah
(Allen) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 16 July, 1785; died
in Brookfield, Vt., 15 Nov., 1834; married, in Roxbury, Vt., 17
Nov., 1811, Polly Wilcox, born in Woodstock, Conn., 25 Oct., 1783.
Children, the second and third born in Roxbury:
i Son'', d. y.
ii Alzina, b. in 1812; m. Stephen CoUis of Elmore, Vt.
597 iii Elisha Warren, b. 15 Nov., 1814.
iv Eunice, b. ; m. (1) 1848, Solon Simons; m. (2)
Joseph Richards of Northfield, Vt., and had 2 children.
299 POLLY®, daughter of Gershom'^ and Sarah (Allen) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 17 Oct., 1786; died in Waitsfield,
Vt., 12 Aug., 1862; married Benjamin Carroll, a farmer of Fayston,
Moretown, and Richmond, Vt. ; born March., 1780; died 20 Jan.,
1842.
SIXTH GENERATION 271
Children (Carroll), the 3 elder born in Moretovm, the 5 younger in
Richmond:
i Esther W^ight^ b. 2 Dec, 1813; d. in Transit, Minn., 6 Dec,
189:;?; m. 184:3, Almon Hall. Ch. (Hull):
1 Frank^; 3 Flora; 3 Ervin; 4 Ellen; 5 Robert; 6 Eva.
ii George B., b. 11 Oct., 1814; d. in Waitsfield, 13 April, 1886;
m. Susan Johnson; a farmer. Ch. :
1 Eden^, res. Sioux City, la.; 2 Burt.
ill Sarah Alsina, b. 37 Feb., 1816; d. 30 Aug., 1816.
iv Alzina Sarah, b. Fayston, 2 Aug., 181T; d. in Kansas; m. Leander
Marshall. Ch. (Marshall):
1 Henry^; 2 Willard, of Nora, 111.; 3 Alphonso; 4 Ellen; 5
Bert.
V Alma Luana, b. 6 May, 1820; d. s. p., 18 Dec, 1893; m. William
Wait of Waitsfield.
vi Lawson, b. 6 Oct., 1S22; d. in Fayston, 4 Jan., 1889; m. 1848,
Maria Boyce; a farmer. Ch. :
I Fred C.«; 2 George H.
vii Lovina D., b. 17 April, 1825; d. in Richmond, 30 June, 1847;
m. Benjamin Hall. Ch. (Hall):
1 George B.^
viii Charles L., b. 3 Dec, 1827; m. Lucy Scribner; res. Robinson,
Kan. Ch.:
1 L. Charles^; 2 Alice.
ix Pliny F., b. 7 Nov., 1831 ; m. Susan Poland ; a farmer, res.
Warren, Vt. Ch.:
1 Lovina^; 2 Lewis.
300 ELISHA% son of Gershom^ and Sarah (Allen) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 22 Oct., 1792; died in Fayston, Vt., 11
March, 1863; married, in Fayston, Sophronia, daughter of Samuel
B. Ryder; she was born in Randolph, Vt., 20 June, 1799; died in
Fayston, 24 Oct., 1876. Her father came from Plymouth, Mass.,
to Braintree, Vt. ; came in by " blaised " trees, and planted the first
fruit nursery in that town. Her mother was Lucy, dau. of Seth
Chase, the 4th from Aquila Chase, who settled at Newburyport,
1646. Through the Ryders, Sophronia was descended from Mary,
dau. of Richard Warren, one of the Mai/flower (1620) passengers.
Thus all of Elisha and Sophronia's descendants are of May flower
stock. The Ryders are well represented in the graveyard on the
Hill, at Plymouth. Samuel Ryder (or Rider) was one of the first
settlers of Yarmouth on Cape Cod, from Plymouth, 1639-
When Elisha was 4 years old his father removed to Winchester,
N. H., and when he was 16 they removed to Fayston in the Mad
River Valley, where were only half a dozen recent settlers with
small clearings and no roads. His father being infirm, Elisha took
the lead in clearing up a wooded wilderness into the homestead
which he inherited at his father's death. He was a quiet, devout,
most peaceable man ; scrupulously honest, suffering a wrong rather
than committing one. The " pioneer of Methodism " in his town,
272 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
he was class-leader, chorister, and financial and social supporter
of the church. " Puritanism never thrived better this side of old
Plymouth, in all its sterling simplicity and straight-forwardness,
than here." His name is found in the earliest business transac-
tions of the town, without interruption to the time of his death;
he was collector, selectman, lister, district clerk, highway surveyor,
committee man and juror. A consistent Whig, while the town was
almost to a man Democratic, he never was elected to the Legislature.
Elisha and his wife rest in that Waitsfield, Vt., cemetery, situated
in Irasville.
Children, born in Fayston:
i Harriet Jane', b. 22 Sept., 1818; d. in Cascade, Mich., Sept.,
1881; m. 27 Oct., 1844, Bernard, son of Hon. Eber H. Baxter;
b. in Moretown, N. Y., 6 July, 1824; moved to Cascade, Mich.,
and d. 20 Aug., 1881. Ch. (Baxter), b. Moretown:
1 William A. C.\ b. 15 Oct., 1845; d. y.
2 Aurilla S. D., b. 12 March, 1847; m. 12 Jan., 1866, Thomas J.
Hurlburt. Ch. (Hurlburt): i Carrie"; ii Morris; iii Helen;
iv William; v Ray, d. y.
3 Lucy Irene, b. 15 Jan., 1852; m. 1873, William Hall of Grand
Rapids, Mich. Ch. (Hall): i Ida"; ii Willie.
4 Bernard Nelson, b. 11 June, 1855; d. about 1873.
598 ii Gershom Nelson, b. 3 March, 1820.
599 iu Elisha Aldis, b. 22 Dec, 1821.
iv Lucy, b. 20 March, 1823; d. 21 July, 1865; m. (1) 15 Jan., 1843,
Jacob Pierce; m. (2) 6 Oct., 1852, Charles Thompson. Ch.
(Pierce), name was changed to Brigham:
1 Anson Orlando^, b. 11 Oct., 1843; m. Nov., 1865, Mary Mans-
field of Fayston, Vt. Ch. (bearing name of Brigham) : i
Josephine", m. George Bliss; res. Springfield, Mass.; has 1
son; ii Minnie L., m. 17 Dec, 1890, James Burt of W. Ran-
dolph, Vt. ; has 1 son.; iii Fred.
Ch. (Thompson) :
2 Charles Brigham, b. 30 Aug., 1853.
v Sophronia Delight, b. 17 May, 1825; d. in Flint, Mich., 10 May,
1901; m. 25 Sept., 1844, William H. Chaffee, d. in Fargo, N. D.,
Nov., 1882. Ch. (Chaffee):
1 Helen Adelaide^, m. 1865, Henry G. Perry of Toymonth,
Mich. Ch. (Perry): i Charles"; ii Fred; iii Nellie; iv
William.
2 Willis L., b. Jan., 1847; d. July, 1847.
3 William Henry, b. 1848; m. 1869, Alice A. Moses; res. CaL
Ch. : i Ida"; ii Lois; iii Herbert.
4 Clarence, b. and d. Aug., 1856.
600 vi Eusebia Miranda, b. 23 Aug., 1826.
601 vii Leander Howe, b. 17 April, 1828.
viii Samuel Allen, b. 8 Nov., 1829; d. unm., 1893; rem. Portland,
Oregon.
602 ix Albert, b. 3 May, 1832.
X Anson Orlando, b. 27 March, 1835; d. April, 1835.
603 xi Sarah, b. 17 Oct., 1836.
604) xii Laura Artemesia, b. 27 Feb., 1840.
SIXTH GENERATION 273
301 REV. BENJAMIN BAXTERS, son of Gershom'* and
Sarah (Allen) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 28 May, 1795;
died in North Plains, Mich., 2 Jan., 1855; married in Mexico, N.
Y., 3 Sept., 1827, Sophia Cowing, born in Chesterfield, Mass., 18
Sept., 1802; died in North Plains, 18 Aug., 1881. He was a
Baptist minister and farmer.
Children, the 3 youngest probably born in Shiawassee, Mich., the others
in Penn.:
1 George Allen', b. 30 Dec, 1829; d. in Blair, Neb., 8 Jan., 1886;
m. (1) Margaret Hawley; m. (2) ; was a farmer,
contractor and teacher. Ch. :
1 Martha^, m.; res. Oklahoma.
2 Clarence S., b. in Blair, 1868; m. 1894; farmer and con-
tractor; res. Gushing Oklahoma.
3 Carroll, d.
4 Ollie, m. ; res. Oklahoma.
ii Benjamin Keene, b. April, 1833; m. 14 Nov., 1858, Mary J.
Dalzell; farmer, res. Muir, Mich. Ch.:
1 Elmer William^ b. 22 Oct., 1861.
2 Mary E., b. 27 Aug., 1865; m. 1896, Moses Merithew; res.
Muir.
3 George B., b. 25 Sept., 1879; m. 1900, Lottie Ely. Ch.: Lilia
M.», b. 30 Jan., 1901.
iii Martin A., b. 15 May, 1836; d. 20 Jan., 1885, s. p.; m. (1) Par-
meha Conklin; m. (2) Mary Zimmerman, who d. 1890; res.
North Plains,
iv Noble S., b. 23 June, 1838; m. 10 Aug., 1862, Elsie Howe, b. 25
Dec, 1841; res. Battle Creek, Mich. Ch.:
1 Rhoda 8?, b. 13 Feb., 1866; m. 10 Aug., 1885, Harley M.
Dunlap, M. D.
V Addie M. S., b. 24 June, 1840; m. William Frost of Fenwick,
Mich., who d. Ch. (Frost):
1 Carrie J?, b. 11 Sept., 1874.
2 Major E., b. 28 Dec, 1876.
302 ALVIN LUCAS«, son of Gershom^ and Sarah (Allen)
Brigham; born in Winchester, N. H., 21 Oct., 1798; died in Rox-
bury, Vt., 8 May, 1870; married, in 1820, Flora H., daughter of
Timothy Baxter; born in Berlin, Vt., 21 July, 1804; died in Lowell,
Mass., 29 April, 1871. He was a farmer.
Children :
i Flora Ann', b. in BerUn, 13 Sept., 1822; d. 14 Aug., 1844.
ii Alvin Ozro, b. 11 Feb., 1824; d. s. p., 25 March, 1865; was in
the Civil War, and shot on picket duty, before Petersburg, Va.;
m. 11 May, 1854, Lomelia, dau. of James Cady of Alstead,
N. H.; b. 25 May, 1829; she m. (2) Bickford, and res.
a widow in Hyde Park, Mass.
605 iii William Baxter, b. 17 Nov., 1826.
iv Alphonso Rice, b. 22 Jan., 1829; d. 7 Feb., 1841.
V Maria Sarah, b. 23 Sept., 1830; m. 1 June, 1867, Newton C.
Dodge; res. s. p., Lowell, Mass.
274 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
vi Alonzo Gleason, b. 5 Oct., 1835; d. unm., 3 Jan., 1883.
vii Son, d. y.
viii Aurora Cordelia, b. in Roxbury, 11 Sept., 1840; d. s. p., in
LoweU, Mass., in 1892; m. 8 Aug., 1863, George Cooper, who
was killed in the Civil War, in Kingston, N. C.
ix Don Alphonso, b. 7 Nov., 1845; d. unm., 18 March, 1866. He
was in the Civil War.
X Lomelia Ann, b. 24 Oct., 1848; d. 23 March, 1901; m. 2 July,
1871, George E. Maker; res. Lowell, where he was a merchant.
He was b. in Maine. Ch. (Maker), b. in LoweU:
1 Elizabeth Florence'^, b. 17 May, 1872; d. unm.
3 Don Eugene, b. 18 Feb., 1874; d. 12 July, 1898.
3 George Alfred Brigham, b. 23 March, 1889.
303 REBECCA M.% daughter of Gershom^ and Sarah (Allen)
Brigham; born in Winchester, N. H., 27 Feb., 1802; died 1872;
married, 30 March, 1820, John Kneeland. They resided in Strikely,
Canada, and moved to Rochester, Ind.
Children {Kneeland), born in Strikely :
i John Allen', b. 5 Jan., 1821; res. unm., a farmer. Areata, Cal.
ii Benjamin Merrill, b. 28 Aug., 1822.
iii Albert Cheney, b. 27 June, 1824; d. 12 March, 1845.
iv Hannah Maria, b. 27 April, 1826; m. (1) Abel Greenwood; m.
(2) James C. Feeley. Ch. (Greenwood):
1 Laura^; 2 Abel, res. Columbus, O.
Ch. (Feeley):
3 James, res. Mason City, la.
V Sylva, b. 15 Nov., 1828; m. Royal Kennedy. Ch. (Kennedy):
i Mandana^, m. A. M. Brinkerhoff of Garwin, la.
2 Cynthia, m. James E. Blanchard of Oakland, Cal.
3 Cyrus M., of Humphrey, Neb. Has. ch.: i Roy% ii Edna; iii
William; iv Asa.
4 Edwin A., res. Jewell, Kan.
5 Laura R., res. Stockton, Cal. Ch.: i EroP; ii Inez.
6 Eva 8.
7 Clara B., d. y.
vi Sarah Rebecca, b. 20 Jan., 1831 ; m. Mr. Abrams of Winterset, la.
vii Asa K., b. 14 Feb., 1833; d. 7 March, 1845.
viii Gilbert B., b. 9 Jan., 1835; res. Areata, Cal. Has ch.:
1 Cynthia 7.^• 2 Lydia L.; 3 Oscar E.; 4 Herman M.; 5
Viola B.
ix Mandana P., b. 9 Sept., 1837; m. John Smith of Areata, Cal.
Ch. (Smith):
1 Udella^; 2 Rebecca E., m. Aaron F. Nelson of Sciota, Cal.;
3 Lasa K.; 4 Ellis S.; 5 Byron M.
X Lydia L., b. 15 Nov., 1839; m. Thomas Kennedy of Ingallston,
Neb. Ch. (Kennedy):
1 Gilbert^; 2 William; 3 Mary E.; 4 Eudora E.; 5 Robert L.;
6 Alta E.; 7 Udellus E.
xi Laura A., b. 6 Dec, 1841 ; d. 26 Jan., 1843.
304- ELIZABETH^, daughter of Stephen^ and Hannah (Field)
Brigham; born in Mansfield, Conn.; died there, 1845; married.
1798, Samuel Augustus Spalding of M., who died 1824.
SIXTH GENERATION 275
Mr. Spalding kept a hotel for many years in Mansfield.
Children (Spalding), born in Mansfield:
i Samuel Augustus", b. 1800; d. 1880.
ii Brigham, b. .3 June, 1805; d. 6 Nov., 1887; m. (1) Lucretia
Loveridge; m. (ii) Dulcena Adams. Ch.:
1 Henry", m. (1) i?3 Sept., 1863, L. M. Thomas; m. (2) 22
Nov., 1875, Rebecca Wyeth of Montclair, N. J.; he d. s. p.,
35 Nov., 1875, while on his wedding tour; was a New York
importer.
2 Augusta, b. in Woonsocket, R. I., 22 Oct., 1845; m. 8 April,
1868, Allen Adams; res. s. p., Spencer, Mass.
iii Franklin, b. 1807; d. 18T0.
iv Ursula, b. 15 Aug., 1809; d. unm., 14 Dec, 1861.
305 STEPHEN% son of Stephen^ and Hannah (Field) Brig-
ham; born in Mansfield, Conn., 5 Feb., 1774; died — ; mar-
ried (1) Huldah Freeman; married (2) Elizabeth Huntington; at
the time Morse published the Brigham genealogy, he resided, in
his 86th year, in Mansfield, Conn.
Children:
i Mary Ann', m. Chester Royce; res. Weathersfield, Vt.
ii Betsey, m. April, 1827, Horace Nye of Tolland, Conn.; res., his
widow, Mansfield, Conn,
iii Julia, m. 26 March, 1833, Otis Sweet of No. Coventry, Conn.,
who d. ; she res. Mansfield,
iv John, b. 2Q April, 1810; was a merchant in Boston; unm. in
the late fifties,
v William Pitt, b. 16 March, 1813; m. Anna Fuller; was a mer-
chant in Boston; his widow res. on Newbury Street, Boston. Ch.:
1 Anna F."
2 Mary T.
306 ALEXANDER^ son of Thomas" and Susanna (Eels)
Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn., 26 Jan., 1770; died in German,
N. Y., 30 July, 1839; married, in Bernardston, Mass., in 1795,
Sarah Whitten, born in Wareham, Conn., 11 July, 1770; died in
Brownsville, N. Y., 29 Aug., 1828. ISIoved to Brownsville, N. Y.,
in I8I9. For a time, he kept a hotel in Perch River, N. Y.
Children, the 2 elder horn in Buckland, Mass., the others in Richfield,
N. Y.:
606 i Sarah', b. 11 Sept., 1796.
ii Anne, b. 25 Dec, 1798; m. John W. Edwards of Limerick, N. Y.
Ch. (Edwards), b. in Limerick:
1 William O?, b. 17 March, 1830; m. Harriet McComber; res.
Niles, Mich.
2 Sarah C, b. 11 May, 1832; m. O. C. Rounds; res. Niles,
Mich.
3 Mary M., b. 12 March, 1834; m. Henry Barber; res. Hounds-
ville, N. Y.
4 Hiram A., b. 30 May, 1836; m. Angelina Dickey; res. Niles,
Mich.
5 Eliza Ann, b. 30 July, 1838; d. v.
276 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
6 Helen A., b. 23 Nov., 1840.
iii William, b. 11 Nov., 1801; d. 1809.
iv Fanny, b. 23 Feb., 1805; m. Martin Watson; resided in German,
N. Y. ; she later went to Michigan, and lived there during her
widowhood; date of death unknown; had 6 sons.
607 V George, b. 6 March, 1808.
vi Eunice, b. 18 Dec, 1810; d. in California; m. Lucius Lummerce
of Syracuse; had 2 sons who res. in California.
307 ORLEANS% son of Thomas^ and Susanna (Eels) Brig-
ham; born in Coventry, Conn., 10 Dec., 1773; died in Willet, N.
Y., 6 June, 1864; married Mercy Stafford, who died in Willet, 2
Aug., 1862, ae. 80. He was an engineer and farmer, and was in
the War of 1812.
Children, horn in Willett:
1 Orleans', b. 1792; d. s. p., in Willet, 10 Jan., 1864; m. Mercy E.
Burt, a farmer,
ii Eunice, b. 1815; d. in Upper Lisle, N. Y., 10 Aug., 1887, ae. 72;
m. Hiram Snow. Ch. (Snow) :
1 Fanny L?; 2 Hannah M.; 3 Mary J.; 4 Eunice M.
iii John, b. 1817; d. unm., in Willet, 12 April, 1861; a carpenter,
iv Catherine, b. 1820; d. in McDonough, N. Y., 28 Jan., 1901, ae. 80;
m. Fenner Darling. Ch. (Darling) :
1 Thomas^- 2 Milton; 3 Mary; 4 Joel; 5 Ellen; 6 Addie;
7 Emery; 8 Elsie.
V Henry, b. 1823; d. in Preston, N. Y., 8 April, 1902, se. 79; a
farmer; m. Elizabeth McNeil. Ch.:
1 Henry^, m. Van Horn; res. unknown. Ch.: i Perley*,
m. ; res. Whitney Point, N. Y.; ii Mary.
vi Archibald, b. 1825; d. in Willet, 7 April, 1865; a farmer; m.
Esther Rooks. Ch.:
1 Hirarn^; a carpenter, unm., res. Cincinnatus. N. Y.
2 Ida A.
3 Harriet L.
vii Thomas, d. unm., ae. 21.
viii Hiram, d. in Ulysses, Pa.; a blacksmith; m. Larissa Lewis. Ch.:
1 John^; res. Addison, Pa.; 2 Perry; res. Ulysses.
3 Collins.
ix Royal, left home when a young man, and was never heard from.
X Diantha, m. Hill; had a family.
xi Ruth, d. s. p, Oxford, N. Y., Feb., 1862; m. Russell Willoughby.
308 DON FERDINAND^ son of Thomas^ and Susanna
(Eels) Brigham, born in Coventry, Conn., about 1776; died in
Tolland, Conn., 29 Sept., 1867; married, 7 Nov., 1802, Lois, daugh-
ter of Elias Palmer of Coventry. He was a farmer and shoemaker.
Children, born in Coventry:
i Sarepta^ m. Elmer Barrows of Willington, Conn. Ch. (Barrows) :
1 Brigham^, res. Coventry; 2 Sarepta, m. Bugbee; 3
Henrietta, m. (1) Harrison Grant; m. (2) ; res. Phila-
delphia; 2 ch., Emily* and Minnie; 4 Walter, lawyer, Vineland,
N. J.
SIXTH GENERATION 277
ii John Palmer, b. 6 Dec, 1806; d. in WilUngton, 10 May, 1891; m. (1)
1833, Lurancy Johnson, who d. 1838; m. (2) 1839, Emily Waldo,
who d. 1889. He was a farmer. Ch. (by first wife) :
1 Daughter^, d. y.; 2 Daughter, d. y. Ch. (by second wife)
probably b. in Willington.
3 Frances Ann, b. 12 July, 1840; d. 1 June, 1858.
4 John Palmer, b. 4 Jan., 1843; d. 12 Sept., 1844.
5 Ferdinand Palmer, b. 25 Sept., 1844; d. 8 May, 1845.
6 Henrietta Eliza, b. 8 May, 1846; m. Albert Field, M. D., East-
hampton, Ct.
7 Mary Isabella, b. 2 June, 1848; m. Adolph Korper, So. Willing-
ton.
8 Charlotte Bomelia, b. 27 Oct., 1850; unm.
608 iii Lewis, b. 22 March, 1809.
iv Eunice Susan, m. Albert Newcomb; moved to Missouri; had 3 sons
and 2 daus.; 2 sons killed in Civil War.
V Austin, b. 24 Jan., 1816; d. in Hartford, Conn., 4 Jan., 1890;
m. 3 Jan., 1842, Rhoda Champion, b. in Lebanon, Conn., 15 Sept.,
1812; d. in Hartford, 29 March, 1890; res. a farmer in Coventry.
Ch., born there:
1 Addie Champion^, b. 27 March, 1843; m. 15 Jan., 1868, William
H., son of John J. White, b. in Hartford, 8 Jan., 1822; d. 7
April, 1884. Ch. (White): i William H.», d. y.; ii Herbert
Brigham, b. 30 May, 1874; iii Addie Viola, b. 3 April, 1878.
vi Eliza Stowe, b. 21 Sept., 1818; d. unm., 31 May, 1889.
vii Wealthy Jane, b. 12 Sept., 1821 ; m. Rufus W. Tilden of Mansfield,
Conn. Ch. (Tilden):
1 Augusta R^., unm.; 2 Mary Jane, unm.; 3 Kate, m. Edward
Dimock; res. s. p., Mansfield Depot, Conn.; 4 Rufus Webster,
res. Norwich, Conn,
viii Henrietta, d. young.
309 ROYAL**, son of Thomas^ and Susanna (Eels) Brigham;
born in Coventry, Conn., 27 Sept., 1779; died 27 March, 1858;
married, Aug., 1804, Hannah Tracy of Lisbon; born in 1777; died
1861. He went from Connecticut to Norwich, Vt., where he spent
the rest of his life.
Children, the second and third bom in Norwich:
609 i Royal', b. 17 July, 1805.
ii Jedediah Thomas, b. 24 Sept., 1811; d. in Norwich, unm., 13 Jan.,
1875.
Iii Lucy Ann, b. 1 Sept., 1816; d. in Norwich, unm., 9 May, 1900.
310 THOMAS S.«, M. D., son of Lt.-Gov. PauP and Lydia
(Sawyer) Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn., 23 March, 1769;
died in Wayne, Kennebec Co., Me., 6 May, 1844; married (1)
PoUy, daughter of Gen. James Dana of Mansfield (or Lebanon).
Conn., and afterward of Cobleskill, N. Y. (who commanded a
company at the battle of Bunker Hill and served seven years in
the Revolutionary Army, which he left with the rank of Major) ;
married (2) Mary French of So. Hampton, N. H.
278 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Dr. Brigham removed to Norwich when thirteen years of age and
was graduated from the Medical College in Hanover, N. H., and be-
came celebrated in his profession. About 1809 he removed to
Wayne, Me.
Children (by first loife), probably all born in Norwich:
610 i PoIly% b. 21 July, 1794.
611 ii Lucia, b. 8 March, 1796.
iii Laura, b. 13 Oct., 1800; m. 8 July, 1835, Luman McClintock, b. 2
May, 1803; res. Manchester, N. H. Ch. (McClintock):
1 'charlotte Jane\ b. 23 June, 1826; m. 18 June, 1848, Henry
H, Summers; res. Manchester, N. H. Ch. (Summers): i
Luman H.", b. 11 May, 1849; ii CaroHne H., b. 8 Oct., 1851;
iii Clarence H., twin to Caroline, d. 3 June, 1858; iv Fred E.,
b. 7 Feb., 1854; v Charlotte A., b. 29 Aug., 1857.
2 Elizabeth, b. 2 April, 1829.
3 Caroline, b. 11 May, 1833.
4 William G., b. 27 Jan., 1838; m. 4 Dec, 1858, Elizabeth M.
Davis; res. Manchester.
5 Luman B., b. 29 July, 1844; was a printer in Manchester.
iv Charles, b. in 1806; d. at home of son in Iowa, about 1875; m.
. Ch.:
1 Sidney^, d. young in Lowell, Mass.
2 George, res. Nevada, la.
612 V James Dana, b. — .
vi Thomas Jefferson, d. young.
Children ( by second wife ) :
vii Hannah, b. 1814; d. 17 Oct., 1849; m. Dr. Joseph Snelling
Bishop (a des. of Edward Bishop of Salem, Mass., 1645) of
Newport, Me. Ch. (Bishop):
1 Julia^, b. in Newport; m. Alfred Tuck, who d. 24 Dec, 1897.
Ch. (Tuck): Alfred^ of Kennebunkport, Me.
2 Thomas Brigham, b. 29 June, 1835; m. 1866, Sarah Ann Shiv-
ers, b. 4 Nov., 1847; was a broker in New York and Boston;
a member of the Apollo Club. Ch. : Clarence Brigham% b. 11
July, 1869.
viii Thomas Chandler, d. s. p.
ix Mary Jane.
X Sarah.
xi Joseph, b. in Weld, Me.; m. . Ch., the 2 elder, names
unknown; perhaps others, also:
3 Thomas Saivyer^, b. in Weld, Me., 3 Oct., 1845; d. in W.
Foxboro, Mass., 10 Dec, 1898; m. 16 Nov., 1873, Lois Ann,
dau. of Amos Kimball, b. in Newton, N. H., 3 June, 1851 ; res.
W. Foxboro. Ch.: i Nettie Gertrude*, b. 2 Nov., 1874; ii
Thomas Sawyer, b. 12 Nov., 1875; iii Amos Leslie, b. 31 Jan.,
1877; iv Joseph Howard, b. 5 March, 1878; v Chester Goodell,
b. 14 Jan., 1881; vi Ohve L., b. 14 Feb., 1889; vii Lewis W.,
b. 22 May, 1890; viii Mary Elsie, b. 15 July, 1891; d. 4 Oct.,
1891; ix Fanny M., b. 6 June, 1893; d. 15 Sept., 1895.
311 DON JOSEPHUS% son of Lt.-Gov. PauP and Lydia
(Sawyer) Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn., 24 March, 1774;
died in Norwich, Vt., 28 Dec, 1856, ae. 82; married Anna Wright,
SIXTH GENERATION 279
born in 1776; died 9 May, 1854. He resided in Norwich, Vt. The
male line is extinct.
Children, born in Norwich, Vt. :
i Sophia', b. 20 Oct., 1797; died in Norwich, s. p., 21 Aug., 1883;
m. Samuel Wright; res. Norwich.
ii Cynthia, b. 24 July, 1799; d. ; m. Thomas Emerson of
Ridgway, N. Y. Ch. (Emerson) :
1 George^; 2 Ann; 3 Thomas; 4 Sophia; 5 Mar;/ L., b. 14 Feb.,
1833; m. Oderkirk; res. Oak Orcliard, N. Y.; 6
Edward; 7 Charles; 8 Isabella, d. 7 June, 1864.
iii Nancy, b. 3 July, 1801; d. unm., 9 Nov., 1887.
iv Phebe C, b. 20 " July, 1803; d. 16 May, 1823.
V Lydia S., b. 19 April, 1805; d. unm., in Norwich, 27 Nov., 1891.
vi Olive, b. 26 March, 1807; d. in N., 9 March, 1885; m. 12 April,
1827, Stephen, son of Michael Blaisdell of Norwich; b. in Plain-
field, N. H., 6 June, 1801; d. 4 Feb., 1854. Ch. (Blaisdell), b.
in Norwich:
1 Egbert^ h. 20 Dec, 1827; m. (1) Mary C. Hilton; m. (2)
Melissa Russ. Ch. (by 1st wife) : i BelP, m. Chas. W. Worman
of Centerville, la. Ch. (by 2d wife): ii Carrie; iii Dennis;
iv and v d. y. ; vi Egbert, res. Norwich.
2 George, b. 7 Sept., 1829; m. Mary D. Houghton. Ch.: i
Lizzie^; ii Nettie; iii Abel; iv Bessie, d. y. He res. Lowell,
Mass.
3 Ellen, b. 9 March, 1831 ; d. 183—.
4 Mary E., b. 20 Jan., 1833; m. George Burton; res. s. p.,
Norwich.
5 Elizabeth, b. 2 Nov., 1834; m. Frank Norton; 1 ch., d. y.; res.
Norwich.
6 Franklin, b. 24 July, 1836; m. Lucy M. Frink.
7 Edward, b. 22 Sept., 1838; m. Ellen Mattoon; 2 ch., d. y.; res.
Fitchburg, Mass.
8 Henry, h. 28 Sept., 1841 ; d. 1860.
9 Amanda, b. 20 May, 1844; m. (1) Charles C. Davis; m. (2)
George Bemis. Ch. (Bemis): Harland", res. Providence, R. I.
vii Don A., b. 24 May, 1809; d. 23 Jan., 1894; m. in 1834, Susan R.
Amsden, b. in 1814; d. 1879; res. Norwich. Ch.:
1 Helen i^.^ b. 27 April, 1838; d. 21 Aug., 1845.
2 Eva, b. and d. 1840.
3 Susan J., b. 25 Jan., 1842; d. 30 Sept., 1845.
4 Joseph A., b. 16 Jan., 1844; d. 6 Jan., 1845.
5 Anna T., b. 14 Jan., 1846; m. Nahum Turner of Norwich;
s. p.
6 Walter L., h. 23 March, 1848; d. 1864.
7 Mary E., b. 17 Nov., 1850; d. 1864.
8 Grace F., b. 29 Oct., 1852; d. 10 Sept., 1853.
9 Edgar, h. 3 Aug., 1854; d. March, 1863.
10 Nina A., b. 25 Nov., 1856; d. March, 1863.
viii Elvira, b. 17 July, 1811; d. in Lebanon, N. H., 12 April, 1893;
m. 8 Nov., 1832, James Bly, Jr., b. in Norwich, 1 Aug., 1805; res.
Lebanon, N. H., where he d. 29 Jan., 1888. Ch. (Bly), the 3 eldest
b. in Norwich, the others in Lebanon:
1 James Brigham\ b. 4 Jan., 1834; d. 13 Oct., 1863; m. in 1856,
Marion Lester of Montreal, P. Q.
280 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
2 Henry Osgood, b. 20 Oct., 1838; m. 31 Dec, 1878, in Hanover,
N. H., Helen A. Boutwell; res. there, s. p., in 1903.
3 Harriet Osgood, twin to Henry; d. 28 Oct., 1839.
4 Ella Katherine, b. 29 Aug., 1845; m. 21 Nov., 1867, James
,, , E. Warner of Lebanon. Ch. (Warner): Harriet E.*^ b. 26
"' ;v Oct., 1870; res. Ashburnham, Mass.
5 Infant, b. 29 Nov., 1847; d. ibid.
312 PAUL WOOSTER«. son of Lt.-Gov. Paul^ and Lydia
(Sawyer) Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn., 26 Oct., 1776; died
in Norwich, Vt., 3 Jan., 1865, se. 89; married, 22 Feb., 1801, Mary
Ayers of Haverhill, Mass.; born 16 March, 1782; died 28 Sept.,
1869.
When his father moved from Coventry to Norwich, Vt., he rode
on horseback behind his mother, at the age of 6 years. Resided for
a time in Sharon, Vt., whence he went as representative to the
General Court in 1804. Was a merchant. Inherited the home-
stead of his father, in Norwich, and in Morse's time was living
there, se. 83, and gave considerable assistance to that genealogist
in his work.
Children, the 3 eldest horn in Sharon, the others in Norwich, Vt.:
613 1 Paul Wooster^ b. 2 Nov., 1802.
ii George, b. 17 June, 1804; res. Norwich, Vt., where d. 26 Jan.,
1833; m. Elizabeth Trull of Roxburj, Mass. Ch.:
1 George C.^ b. in Norwich, 28 Jan., 1833; m. Abbie Willie
of Roxbury, Mass.; res. Worcester and Holden, Mass. Ch.:
1 George W.», b. 16 Sept., 1856; d. in Boston, 1901; m. 25
Aug., 1883, Lottie E. Spurr; ii Lizzie E., b. Aug., 1860; m.
H. C. Chapel,
ill Mary, b. 25 May, 1806; died in Norwich, 14 Nov., 1828; m.
Oct., 1826, Oliver* S. Buell of Norwich. Ch. (Buell) :
1 Lorer?, res. Westville, N. Y.
614 iv William, b. 20 March, 1808.
v Catherine, b. 23 July, 1810; d. 12 Oct., 1883; m. 26 Dec., 1832,
Edwin Hebard, b. in Lebanon, N. H., 27 Aug., 1806; d. in Nor-
wich, 8 April, 1878. Ch. (Hebard), b. in Norwich:
1 Lucius C.^, b. 2 Feb., 1835; m. Susan Eastman; res. Norwich.
Ch.: i Mary"; ii Emma.
2 Susan E., b. 22 Aug., 1838; res. s. p., Norwich; m. 1 Jan.,
1857, Curtis C. Sawyer, b. 1825.
3 George B., b. 2 Aug., 1840; d. unm., July, 1867.
vi Louisa, b. May, 1813; d. 17 April, 1875; m. Oliver S. Buell (as
his second wife) of Westville, N. Y. Ch. (BueU) :
1 William B.^, b. Nov., 1832; res. E. Constable, N. Y.
615 vii James A., b. 24 June, 1816.
vlii Adaline E., b. 14 May, 1819; d. 28 April, 1885; m. 1 April, 1850,
Alvin Pratt of Manchester, N. H. Ch. (Pratt), b. in Manchester:
1 Ella A.^, b. 30 Jan., 1852; m. R. S. Wallace of Manchester;
s. p.
2 Mary P., b. Feb., 1855; d. ae. 2.
SIXTH GENERATION 281
ix Albert, b. 21 April, 1823; m. in 1845, Harriet Harriden, who
d. 11 Oct., 1900; res. in 1903 in Manchester. Ch.:
1 Albert^, b. and d. in 1855.
2 Josephine E., h. in 1857; m. in 1886, D. J. Adams of Manches-
ter. Ch. (Adams) : Albert', d. y.
313 CHARLES^ son of Don Carlos^ and Mary (or Polly)
(Greenleaf) Brigham; born in Mansfield, Conn., 29 Jan., 1797;
died in Woodstock, Vt., where resided, 10 Jan., 1836: married, 7
Nov., 1824, Betsey Royce, born in Woodstock, 3 June, 1796; she
married (2), 21 Feb., 1821, Elisha Morey, and died in Coventry,
Conn., 15 April, 1862.
Children, born as indicated:
616 i Charles Frederick', b. in Woodstock, 13 Nov., 1825.
ii Laura Kendall, b. 2 Nov., 1828, in Coventry, Conn.; m. 1 Jan.,
1852, Edwin Cyrus Hoadley, b. in Mansfield, Vt., 7 March, 1828; d.
in So. Woodstock, Vt, 6 April, 1880. Ch. (Hoadley), b. in So.
Woodstock :
1 Mary Elizabeth^ b. 5 Oct., 1852; d. 19 Jan., 1865.
2 Jason Kendall, b. 23 Dec, 1857; m. 13 Jan., 1881, Julia Ara-
bella Lincoln, b. 8 Jan., 1859; ch.: i Walter E.', d. y.; ii Edith
L., b. 28 Dec, 1887; iii Forrest H., b. 15 March, 1895.
3 Albert Edwin, h. 7 Oct., 1871; unm.
iii Norman Carlos, b. in Mansfield, Conn., 8 Sept., 1835; m. 16
April, 1860, Mary Chase. Ch.:
1 Don Carlos^, b. 30 March, 1861 ; m. 10 July, 1881, EUa Corbett.
Ch.: i Ruth', b. 13 Nov., 1882; d. in infancy; ii Maud Ella,
b. 3 April, 1884; iii Cora L., b. 9 Dec, 1885; d. 9 Dec, 1900.
314 DANIEL R.^, son of Cephas^ and Amelia (Robertson)
Brigham; born in South Coventry, Conn., 6 Aug., 1795; died about
1865; married Eliza, daughter of George Needham; born in Staf-
ford, Conn., 6 Jan., 1796; resided in South Coventry, where he
died, 3 Dec., 1854.
Children, born in South Coventry:
i Daniel Watson% b. 6 April, 1821; d. in WiUiamsburg, Nr Y.; m.
EUzabeth Brownell. Ch.:
1 Mary A.^; 2 Marshall W.; 3 Anna E.; 4 James B.
ii Henry Gray, b. 13 April, 1823; d. in Rockville, Conn., ;
m. Mary A. Dimock; s. p.
iii Emily Wright, b. 1 Nov., 1836; m. (1) Lorin Edgarton; m. (2)
A. H. Brown; d. his widow, in Hartford, Conn., 20 Jan., 1901.
iv Frederick Benton, b. 13 April, 1829; died in New York; m.
Jane Smith. Ch.:
1 Frederick E.^j 2 Charles.
617 V George N., b. 2 May, 1831.
vi Edwin G., b. also 2 May, 1831 ; m. Sophronia Nye. Ch. :
1 Henry^.
315 EDWIN G.®, son of Cephas^ and Amelia (Robertson)
Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn.; died in Hartford, Conn., Feb.,
282 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
1896; married Mariette Perrin, who died in Worcester, Mass.,
July, 1895. He resided in Vernon, Conn.
Children, born in Vernon:
i Arthur Lee^ m. 17 April, 1873, Louise Hecker; res. New York.
Ch.:
1 Kafherine^, b. 14 Aug., 1874.
Q Edna M., b. 22 Aug., 1885.
ii Elbert, d. in Worcester, May, 1895.
iii Mary, d. 1858, se. 2^.
316 PETERS son of Hosea^ and Catherine (Davis) Brigham;
born Hubbardston, Mass., 2 Oct., 1781; married, 27 Oct.. 1808,
Mary Shirley. He died in Roxbury, Mass.
Children :
i William E.', b. ; d. Jan., 1889; m. Catherine Gay,
who d. 29 Oct., 1900. Ch.:
1 William^, d. .
2 Augustus, d. .
3 Justin, m. ; res. Worcester, Mass., and was living,
1905; dau. Myra J.»
4 Sarah J., b. 24 Nov., 1832; d. s. p., 25 Feb., 1902; m. 4
Jan., 1854, Capt. Augustus Ford, and res. Dorchester, Mass.;
she was interested in the B. F. A., and a member at the time
of death.
5 Louisa, d.
6 Juliette, d.
ii, iii, iv and v have not been reported.
317 JOSEPH% son of Hosea^ and Catherine (Davis> Brig-
ham; born in Hubbardston, Mass., 9 Aug., 1785; died there, 18
Oct., 1864; married, 26 Feb., 1823, Rebecca (Brown) Lamb, who
died 23 March, 1863. Resided in Hubbardston. The male line is
extinct.
Children, bom in Hubbardston:
i Mary R.', b. 13 Jan., 1824; m. 30 Sept., 1845, Asa Bennett of
Hubbardston. Ch. (Bennett), b. in Hubbardston:
1 FredeHck\ b. 30 Nov., 1846; d. 12 Aug., 1848.
2 Mary Lizzie, b. 16 Dec, 1849; m. 20 Aug., 1872, Howard
McAllister of Chicago, III.
ii Elizabeth, b. 27 April, 1828; m. 10 Nov., 1864, Alden Pollard of
Hubbardston; he m. (1) Elizabeth Green, who had James A.
PoUard, b. 1854, res. Leominster, Mass. Ch. (Pollard), b. in
Hubbardston:
1 Mabel Alden\ b. 25 Dec, 1866.
2 Frederick Eugene, b. 21 March, 1871.
318 ASA% son of JoeP and Elizabeth (Maynard) Brigham;
born in Sudbury, Mass., 16 Feb., 1785; died there, 20 March, 1856;
married Olive Gardner, who died 23 Feb., 1863.
Children:
i Sherman% b. 4 Jan., 1812; d. 7 July, 1876.
ii Sylvanus, b. 25 Aug., 1813; d. 10 Jan., 1860.
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iii Rufus, b. 16 April, 1815; d. 26 Feb., 1881.
iv Henry, b. 27 Sept., 1816; d. 27 March, 1854.
V Charles, b. 16 April, 1818; d. 15 Feb., 1863.
vi Maria, b. 5 May, 1819; d. 23 Jan., 1884; m. Thomas Cousens.
Ch. : (Cousens):
1 Oeorye^.
vii Dennis, b. 23 Nov., 1820,
viii Christopher, b. 24 Feb., 1822; m. Eliza Tupper, and had 3 ch.
ix Lucy A., b. 1 April, 1824; m. Lorenzo F. Wood. Ch. (Wood):
1 Uenry^; 2 Charles; 3 Ann Maria, who m. John Bevins of
London, Eng.
X Olive A., b. 24 Feb., 1826; d. y.
xi Olive A., b. 24 May, 1827; m. (1) Francis W. Ayers; m. (2)
D. W. Carville. Ch. (Ayers):
1 Adelaide A.\ m. C. X. Dalton.
2 Henri/ W., m. Fanny Trefethen; has ch.: Henry W.°
xii Candice, b. 25 Dec, 1830; m. Thomas Sweet; has 2 ch.
xiii Andrew J., b. 25 Dec, 1832; m. .
xiv Sarah J., b. 9 June, 1834; d. 21 Aug., 1863; m. Rufus Harvey..
Ch. (Harvey):
1 Thiirber^; 2 Lizzie.
319 JOEL'', son of JoeP and Elizabeth (Maynard) Brigham;
born in Sudbury, Mass., l6 March, 1788; died in Deerfield, Mass.,
where he resided, 16 Nov., 1829; married Elizabeth Brown, born
14 Oct., 1789 in Sudbury. He was a farmer.
Children, the 2 eldest born in Sudbury, the 7 youngest in Deerfield:
i Emily^ b. 17 Nov., 1812; d. 27 Feb., 1896; m. 24 April, 1845,
William Smith of Conway, Mass. Ch. (Smith) :
1 3Iaria Antoinette , b. 13 March, 1846; d. 18 Feb., 1849.
2 Oscar Allen, b. 23 Dec, 1847; d. 4 March, 1872.
3 George Elliot, b. 30 June, 1850; d. 23 Nov., 1881; m. Annie
Underwood. Ch.: Nettie A.', m. Frank Gordon of Peekskill,
N. Y.
618 ii Abel, b. 11 Jan., 1814.
iii Charles, b. 23 April, 1815; d. s. p., date uncertain.
iv Dana, b. 23 Nov., 1816; d. 5 July, 1888; res. Deerfield, a farmer.
V Elbridge G., b. 27 Aug., 1818; d. in Deerfield, 30 Nov., 1875;
m. (1) 8 May, 1849, Martha L. Smith, who d. 24 Jan., 1861, se.
32; m. (2) Rebecca, dau. of Erastus Barret, and wid. of Frank
Goodnough; a farmer, res. Deerfield. Ch. (by first wife), b. in
Deerfield :
1 Frank S.^ b. 8 Feb., 1858; m. 31 March, 1888, Clara A.
Smith; res. E. Deerfield, a farmer. Ch.: i Dwight% b. 12
March, 1889; ii Daisy, b. 3 March, 1890.
vi Joel, b. 23 April, 1820; d. unm., 26 July, 1889; a farmer, res.
Deerfield.
viii Cephas, b. 26 Dec, 1821; d. in Newton, Mass., 31 Oct., 1890;
m. 1846, Lucy E. Graves, who d. 11 July, 1887; res. Montague,
Dedham and Boston, Mass.; a teacher, lawyer, trial justice and
1st lieutenant,
ix Leander, b. 23 March, 1823; d. in Montague, Mass., 19 June,
1888; m. Ehza . He enlisted in Co. G, 56th Mass.
Infantry, Civil War; a farmer. Ch.:
284 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
1 Mary E.^, m. Felix McCue; res. Millers Falls, Mass.
2 Julia, m. W. E. Morrison; res. Greenfield, Mass.
3 Hattie M., res. Montague.
4 Edgar C, res. Montague.
X Lorenzo, b. 26 Sept., 1834; d. in Deerfield, where res. 28 Dec,
1893; m. ; a farmer. Ch. :
1 Herbert S.^, res. Deerfield; 2 Lillie; 3 Minnie; 4 Leslie; 5
Nettie.
xi Horace, b. 31 March, 1828; d. in Deerfield, where res. 12 Aug.,
1896; m. Sophronia Kent. Ch.:
1 George^; 2 Dorr; 3 William; 4 Dwight.
320 POLLYS daughter of JoeP and Elizabeth (Maynard)
Brigham; born in Sunbury, Mass., 9 Dc, 1792; maridtd, 2 Nov.,
1820, Capt. Thomas Stearns, born in Leominster, Mass., 1 April,
1794; (he married [1], June, 1817, Thirza Burrage, dau. of
Dea. Williams, who died s. p., 1819). Was a tanner and currier
and resided in Leominster.
Children (Stearns), born in Leominster:
i William Alonzo', b. 14 Aug., 1821; d. 27 Dec, 1901; m. Mary
Schutte; res. Boston.
ii Oliver, b. 1 March, 1823; d. 1 Oct., 1898; m. 27 Oct., 1847,
Charlotte A. Whitcomb; 1 ch., d. y.
iii George, b. 16 March, 1826; d. 19 April, 1826.
iv Thirza, b. 28 Sept., 1827; d. 20 Sept., 1846.
V Henry, b. 19 Aug., 1829; d. in L., 14 Jan., 1882; m. 7 Sept,
1852, Mary A. Phipps of Holliston, Mass.; a man of solid worth;
in the coal, ice and teaming business in Leominster. Ch.:
1 Clara Viola^ b. 25 June, 1853; m. Wilbur F., son of T.
Dwight Wood; b. in Westminster, Mass., 5 Nov., 1851; man-
ager of the Rodney Wallace farm in W. Fitchburg; 1 ch.
2 Emma Luella, b. 21 June, 1856; d. 11 Dec, 1877.
3 Lizzie Anna, b. 1859; d. 1863.
4 Etta Maria, b. 2 June, 1865; m. (1) H. H. Hunt; m. (2)
J. F. Gallagher; 4 ch.
vi Caroline Matilda, b. 27 June, 1831; res. Leominster.
vii Mary Ann, b. 22 Feb., 1833; d. 14 April, 1883; m. Josiah Pierce.
Ch. (Pierce):
1 Edward W-^, m. Anna Tisdale. Ch. Ralph'.
2 Gertrude A., m. Jos. Mxmro. Ch. (Munro) : Marjorie*.
3 Grace B., m. E. A. Onthank. Ch., 1 son.
321 NANCY^ daughter of JoeP and Elizabeth (Maynard)
Brigham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 16 Aug., 1803; died 12 May,
1891; married 6 May, 1829, Seth Brown.
Children {Brown) :
1 George Henry^ b. 17 Sept., 1831; m. (1) 29 Nov., 1860, Augusta
P. Britton, who d. 30 May, 1874; m. (2) Frances E. Powers.
Ch. (by first wife) :
1 Georgietta Isabel^, b. ^ Oct., 1873; m. 2 Jan., 1896, Fred Z.
Brown; 1 ch.
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ii Chester Franklin, b. 12 Jan., 1835; d. 22 May, 1898; m. 2 Dec,
1858, Sarah J. Streeter. Ch.:
1 Eva Leila^, b. 19 June, 1872; m. Elton Ward Lacy, 1 Feb.,
1898.
iii Alonzo A., b. 29 Jan., 1837; m. in New Zealand, in 1865, Janet
Kennedy. Ch. :
1 Lizzie'', b. in Pabraka, N. Z., 7 Oct., 1866; m. (1) L. E.
Bathrick; m. (2) 1900, S. M. Schatzkin; 2 ch.
2 John S., b. 20 Aug., 1868; m. 1900, Julia Kennel; 2 ch.
3 George F., b. 29 April, 1870; m. 1893, Alice I. Knowland;
3 ch.
4 Flora J., b. 15 Sept., 1872; d. 30 Oct., 1878.
322 DANFORTH PHIPPS% son of Elijah'^ and Mary (Glea-
son) Brigham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 30 •Dec, 1803; died in
Lowell, Mass., 18 Sept., 1875; married, 12 Apr., 1827, Hannah
Walcott; born in Stow, Mass., 25 May, 1801; died 6 April, 1874.
He was a city official in Lowell and representative to the Legisla-
ture in 1850; also resided in Wilmington, Mass.
Children, bom in Lowell:
i Eliza Jane', b. 16 March, 1828; d. 13 June, 1851, unm.
ii Hannah Elizabeth, b. 10 Aug., 1829; d. in Lowell, 26 April,
1880; m. 15 Nov., 1860, John Higgins Nichols, who was in the
Civil "War, 2d N. H. Vols.; wounded at second battle Bull Run;
honorably discharged; b. in Wilmington, Mass., 7 April, 1828.
Ch. (Nichols), b. in Lowell:
1 Charles William^ b. 30 Oct., 1861; d. 18 Sept., 1864.
2 Fred, b. 3 Dec, 1863; d. 3 Sept., 1864.
3 Carrie, b. 26 Aug., 1866; d. 22 Aug., 1873.
4 Fred, b. 29 Sept., 1867; m. 13 Sept., 1893.
5 Ulysses, b. 3 March, and d. 20 March, 1869.
6 Theodore, b. 28 April, and d. 17 May, 1872.
iii Mary Ann, b. 1 Jan., 1831.
iv Ellen Maria, b. 25 July, 1832.
619 V Charles William, b. 12 Aug., 1834.
vi Caroline Louisa, b. 1 June, 1836; d. unm., 27 March., 1863.
vii Henry Harrison, b. 19 Feb., 1841; d. unm., 2 Sept., 1873; 3
years in U. S. service during Civil War; Ark. and Fortress
Munroe.
viii Sarah Phipps, b. 22 June, 1843.
ix EmeUne Frances, b. 5 June, 1845.
323 DEA. WILLI AM«, son of Elijah^ and Mary (Gleason)
Brigham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 27 March, 1805; died in Mass.
Gen. Hospital, 20 May, 1879; married, 4 Aug., 1835, Abby Ann,
daughter of Rev. William Muzzey (who graduated from Harvard
College in 1793); born in Lexington, 15 June, 1806. Moved to
Lexington about 1830, where he was deacon in the Unitarian church.
Child, born in Lexington:
i Laura Muzzey', b. 20 July, 1836; res. unm., in Lexington.
286 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
324 SAMUEL^ son of Eber^ and Lucy (Arnold) Brigham;
born in Sudbury, Mass.; died there, 10 April, 1853; married Han-
nah Sanderson.
Children, born in Sudbury:
i Alfred', b. 10 Feb., 1846; m. 1 Oct., 1874, Mary Frances, dau.
of Oliver Smith and Mary (Denton) Wells; b. 16 Feb., 1848;
d. in Cambridge, Mass., 28 Jan., 1906; interred in Mt. Auburn.
He is a grocer in Boston and res. Cambridge. Ch. :
1 Arthur Wells'", b. 23 Sept., 1875; m. 7 June, 1905, Ina F.
Sears; is in business with father. Ch., b. in Dorchester:
Sears", b. 12 March, 1906; d. 1 April, 1906.
2 Harry Austin, b. 11 June, 1877; is a journalist, res. Cambridge.
3 Walter Sanderson, b. 11 July, 1882.
ii Georgiana.
325 RUFUS% son of Capt. William^ and Sarah (Osborn)
Brigham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 11 Jan., 1818; died there, 17
Nov., 1896; married, 3 Feb., 1842, Lucretia Moore, who died in
Sudbury, 9 March, 1887.
Children, born in Sudbury:
i Emily Elizabeth', b. 9 July, 1843; m. 20 Dec, 1888, Levi S. Jones;
s. p.," 1903.
ii Lucretia Jane, b. 5 Aug., 1845; m. 29 Nov., 1877, George Wash-
ington Griggs of Scituate, Mass. Ch. (Griggs), b. in Scituate:
1 Bertha Helen\ b. 1 Oct., 1878.
2 Alice, b. 20 Sept., 1881.
iii Wilbam Rufus, b. 25 Dec, 1847; d. 26 Feb., 1861.
iv Charles Nixon, b. 15 April, 1850; m. in 1878, Jennie Smith; res.
in Dundas, Minn. Ch. :
1 Edith Lucretia^, b. 18 Feb., 1880; m. 28 Oct., 1897, Fred H.
Hassin. Ch. (Hassin): i Russell R.°, b. 28 July, 1899; ii
Bernice, b. 19 Nov., 1901.
2 Gertrude C, b. 15 Aug., 1882; m. 15 Aug., 1897, Lewis A.
Hall of Wells, Minn. Ch. (Hall): i Edgar C, b. 26 Nov.,
1899; ii Cecil D.
3 Ruby Inez, b. 12 March, 1885.
4 Isabel Wanetta, b. 18 Oct., 1887.
5 Herbert Clarence, h. 14 April, 1890.
6 Jesse C, b. 28 March, 1899.
X Herbert Storrs, b. 26 Nov., 1857; m. 27 March, 1881, Helen
Lord of Kennebunk, Me., where he res. Ch., b. there:
1 Ernest Lord", b. 17 Jan., 1882; grad. A. B., Bowdoin Coll.,
1904.
2 Herbert Storrs, b. 2 Dec, 1885.
3 Dean Nason, b. 18 April, 1895.
326 ROXEY*', daughter of Jolm^ and Ann Eunice (Moore)
Brigham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 7 Jan., 1788; married Luke
Robinson of Rutland, Mass.; moved to Watertown, Mass., where he
was for many years proprietor of " Spring Hotel " and highly re-
spected, and where he died, 7 Sept., 1870, ge. 89-
SIXTH GENERATION 287
Children (Robinson) :
i Elizabeth', b. 6 July, 1806; m. Andrew Cole of Watertown. Ch.
(Cole) :
1 Harriet; 2 Susan; 3 Adaline; 4 Francis; 5 Henry P.; 6
Mary E.; 7 Caroline; the last three are living in Newton, Mass.
ii Edwin, b. 2 Aug., 1808; m. Bathsheba Bates. Ch.:
1 Edwin^; 2 Frank; 3 Ellen, m. Charles Lowe of Newton,
iii Rufus, b. 3 Sept., 1810; d. Sept., 1813.
iv William, b. 12 Oct., 1812; d. July, 1817.
V Mary, b. 8 July, 1815; d. July, 1817.
vi Francis, b. 16 Oct., 1818; d. 1883; m. Martha Cutter of Weston,
Mass. Ch.:
1 MabeP, a teacher in Washington,
vii George, b. 8 Dec., 1821; ni. Helen Young; res. Lexington,
Mass. Ch. :
1 George", who d.; 2 Jennie, res. Waltham.
viii William, b. 1 July, 1827; m. (1) Abbie W. Robbins; m. (2)
lone Streeter of Woburn, Mass. Ch. {by first wife) :
1 William"; 2 Mary; 3 George Frederick; 4 Ruth W.; 5 Theo-
dore B.
Ch. (by second wife) :
6 Wallace; 7 Wilhelmine (d.) ; 8 Philip.
ix Ellen, b. 6 Dec, 1832; d. April, 1838.
327 ABIJAH^ son of John^ and Ann Eunice (Moore) Brig-
ham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 17 March, 1791; died 7 Feb., 1892;
married ^Melissa Straiten of Rutland, Mass. ; resided in Rutland.
Children, born in Rutland:
i Clarissa', m. Daniel Hitchings, and res. Chelsea, Mass. Ch.
(Hitchings) :
1 Henry^; 2 Lucy; 3 Charles B., m. Jones; 4 Frank;
5 George; 6 Martha.
ii Lucy.
iii Lavinia Moore, b. 1 Dec, 1821 ; m. Robert Lewis Goddard of
Petersham, Mass., b. 21 May, 1823; d. in Palmer, Mass., 15 Jan.,
1887; res. Palmer. Ch. '(Goddard):
1 William Lewis", b. 1 Aug., 1846; d. 1 Aug., 1873.
2 Frank Ballard, b. 6 Oct., 1851; d. 9 Nov., 1858.
3 Lisette Martha, b. 15 Nov., 1861'; d. 12 Jan., 1877.
iv John Warren, m. Martha Eliza Brigham, dau. of 256. Ch. :
1 Warren", m. Adams, and d. Ch.: i Ethel, m. W. B.
C. Fox, res. Dorchester; ii Enid; iii Edith.
2 Ella, m. George Marchant of Minneapolis, Minn.
3 Frank.
4 Lura, d.
328 JOHN®, son of John^ and Ann Eunice (Moore) Brigham;
born in Sudbury, Mass., 22 March, 1795; died in Watertown, Mass.,
24 May, 1874; married (1) Mary Leveritt of Burke Co., Ga. ; mar-
ried (2), 8 July, 1844, Mary (Crafts) Brigham, widow of his
brother William.
At the age of eighteen he went to Georgia where he secured a
288 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
large plantation and also engaged in mercantile business; resided
on the Savannah River, 70 miles above the city of Savannah, in
place known as " Brigham's Landing"; returned to Watertown in
1840, and engaged in the lumber trade, purchased the historic
" Coolidge Tavern/' where tradition says Washington stayed the
night previous to taking command of the Continental troops in
Cambridge. He seemed to possess energy and business ability like
his distinguished ancestor, Dr. John, and was highly respected in
the communities where he resided.
Children {by first wife), horn in Georgia:
620 1 WilUam% b. 19 July, 1819.
621 ii Elizabeth Ann Eunice, b. 15 Jan., 1824.
622 iii John, b. 13 Feb., 1827.
Child (by second wife), born in Watertown:
iv Maria, b. 25 Feb., 1847; res. unm., Watertown.
329 WILLI AM% son of John^ and Ann Eunice (Moore) Brig-
ham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 11 Aug., 1810; died in Watertown,
Mass., 23 April, 1843; married (1), 17 April, 1834, Adeline,
daughter of Thaddeus Cole of Watertown; born 1813; died 1836;
married (2), 15 March, 1837, Mary Crafts (who married [2] her
first husband's brother, John) ; born in Cambridge, Mass., 7 June,
1813; died in Watertown, 15 Nov., 1902. He resided in Water-
town; first entered the dry goods business, and later associated
himself with his brother John in the lumber business, in which line
he continued until his death.
Child (by first wife), born in Watertown:
623 i William Theodore% b. 12 Sept., 1835.
Children (by second toife), born in Watertown:
ii George, b. 16 March, 1838; d. y.
624 iii Charles, b. 21 June, 1841.
330 LEWIS®, son of Joseph" and Rebecca (Haynes) Brig-
ham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 27 Oct., 1797; died there, 8 Sept.,
1875; married, 27 May, 1838, Almira Bowker, born 12 Aug., 1810.
The old red house on the homestead of Dr. John, where Lewis lived,
was taken down about 1830 to help build the new house; it stood
west of the present residence, at the angle of the Marlboro and
Fitchburg roads in northwestern Sudbury; in 1897 there was still
to be seen the cellar hole of the old house, 10 rods west of present
residence; also a ruined cider-mill, over 100 years old, on right of
Fitchburg road, west of present house. He was a farmer.
Children, born in Sudbury:
1 Martha Ann% b. 9 March, 1839; m. 1 June, 1859, Hiram Greene,
a merchant; res. Mass. Ave., Boston. Ch. (Greene):
1 Julia H?
ii Rebecca Haynes, b. 1 July, 1840; m. 20 June, 1859, Thomas
Albert Bent; res. Somerville, Mass. Ch. (Bent):
SIXTH GENERATION 289
1 Carrie F.^
iii Nancy Elizabeth, b. 25 April, 1843; res. unm., Boston.
iv Esther Louisa, b. 16 Dec, 1846; d. unm., 8 May, 1903; res.
Boston.
V Lewis Alanson, b. 25 Feb., 1850; d. ae. 9 days.
vi Emma Almira, b. 9 Aug., 1851 ; m. 20 INIarch, 1872, Newell Wil-
comb, a farmer; res. on the old Dr. John place in Sudbury. Ch.
(Wilcomb) :
1 Fanny A?, b. 11 Dec, 1874; m. James Haire of Maynard,
Mass. Ch. (Haire) : Claude Brigham*.
2 Leicis, b. 26 Nov., 1877; d. 1879.
3 Alice Emma, b. 19 Sept., 1880; d. ae. 15 years.
4 Ida Louise, b. 21 Nov., 1885; d.
331 EUNICE®, daughter of Joseph^ and Rebecca (Haynes)
Brigham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 19 Dec, 1798; died in Spring-
field, Mass., 13 March, 1856; married, l6 Oct., 1834 (as his second
wife). Rev. Addison Parker.
Children (Parker) :
i Sarah Frances^ b. in Methuen, Mass., 26 July, 1837; m. 17 Aug.,
1865, Elias C. Atkins, b. in Bristol, Conn., 28 June, 1833; d.
in Indianapolis, Ind., 18 April, 1901; he was the founder of the
firm of E. C. Atkins & Co., saw manufacturers; was a man of
marked influence in his State. Ch. (Atkins) :
1 Mary D.\ b. 1867; m. Nelson A. Gladding of I.; 2 ch.
2 Henry C, b. 1868; m. Sue Winter of I.; 3 ch.
3 Sarah Frances, b. 1870; m. Thomas Reed Hackley of I.; 4 ch.
4 Emma L., b. 1872; m. Edward B. Davis; 1 ch.
5 Carra, b. 1874; m. Arthur D. Gates; 1 ch.
ii Rev. Addison, b. in Danbury, Conn., 12 Nov., 1839; is a Baptist
clergyman in Richmond, Ind.; was grad. from Brown Univ. and
Newton Theolog. School; was a sergeant in the Civil War;
filled many Baptist pulpits in the East and West; m. 18 Sept.,
1866, Mary L. Boyden of Dedham, Mass. Ch.:
1 Wilson B?, b. in Natick; res., an architect, in Indianapolis.
2 Edith M., b. in Charlestown, Mass.; m. Dr. Woodbridge O.
Johnson, a missionary to Taiku, Korea, Asia; 4 ch.
332 REBECCA®, daughter of Joseph^ and Rebecca (Haynes)
Brigham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 28 Aug., 1807; died 1856; mar-
ried, 9 Jan., 1834, Lawrence Thompson, a wealthy planter of
Prides Station, Ala.
Children (Thompson), born in Alabama:
i Sarah% d. y.
ii Lawrence, d. y.
iii Rebecca, m. Dec, 1866, William W. Baylis of Florence, Ala.
Ch. (Baylis):
1 Annie T.^, d. y.
2 William, B., unm., res. Louisville, Ky.
3 Mary, m. (1) Morgan; (2) Ashcroft.
iv Annie S., d. unm., Nov., 1866.
V Joseph N., m. 1869, Lucie B. Malone; res. Tuscombia, Ala. Ch.:
1 Humphrey B.^; 2 Lawrence K.; 3 Joseph N.; 4 Lucien B.
290 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
vi Mary Nancy, m. Dr. Joseph P. Pride. Ch. (Pride):
1 Empson T.^ d. unm.
j 2 L. Thompson, m. May Mahoon, res. Prides Sta., Ala.; 5 ch.
333 CHARLES^ son of Joseph^ and Rebecca (Haynes) Brig-
ham; born in Sudbury^ Mass., 16 July, 1811; died ■; mar-
ried Eunice Hagar, daughter of Francis Garfield. Resided in
Greenfield, Mass., and was very much interested in the project of
a family history.
Children, horn in Greenfield:
i Maria% b. Ifi July, 1852; d. 7 Oct., 1862.
ii Dorcas, b. 17 April, 1855; d. 9 April, 1856.
iii Alanson, b. 5 July, 1859; m. Stella, daughter of Jason Moore;
b. 7 Oct., 1863; res. Greenfield. Ch.:
1 Letvis^, b. 14 Aug., 1889.
iv Jane, b. 3 Oct., 1862; m. Damon; a widow, res. with
bro. Joseph, in Greenfield.
V Lucy, b. 25 Sept., 1865; d. 10 Feb., 1866.
vi Joseph, b. 9 April, 1868; res. in Greenfield, unm,
vii Eunice, d. unm., 1892.
334 SAMUEL% son of Dr. SamueP and Mary (Ball) Brig-
ham; born in Boylston, Mass., 19 Feb., 1795; died in Clinton,
Mass., 15 July, 1877; married Alethina Howe, who died in 1880.
He probably resided in Boylston and Lancaster, Mass., and
Machias, Me.
Children, born as indicated:
625 i Aber, b. in Boylston, Mass., 26 Oct., 1815.
626 ii Dolly, b. 30 Oct., 1817.
627 iii Samuel Davis, b. 22 March, 1821.
628 iv Levi Edwin, b. in Lancaster, 17 Jan., 1825.
V James Lawson, b. 18 Feb., 1831 ; d. y.
629 vi John D., b. in Machias, Me., 5 Aug., 1834.
335 MARY", daughter of Dr. SamueP and Mary (Ball) Brig-
ham; born in Boylston, Mass., 13 April, 1797; died in Shrewsbury,
Mass., 30 Oct., 1867; married, 9 April, 1822, Solomon, son of David
Mahan of Northboro, Mass.; born there, l6 July, 1792; died in
Shrewsbury, 28 Dec, 1873. He was a farmer and moved to
Shrewsbury.
Children (Mahan), born in Shrewsbury :
i Mary Ann^ b. and d. 1823.
ii George Henry, b. 19 Dec, 1824; d. in Shrewsbury, 14 March, 1903,
unm.
iii Mary Ann, b. 22 July, 1826; m. William H. Perry, a farmer in
Shrewsbury; 25 years assessor; 15 years on school committee.
Ch. (Perry):
1 Marian'^, m. Joseph E. Warren of Marlboro.
2 Zella, m. Samuel H. Johnson of Shrewsbury.
3 Abhie, m. Alvin S. Dearth of Worcester.
SIXTH GENERATION 291
iv Harriet Elizabeth, b. 1 May, 1830; m. Jonas Cummings, a farmer
in Shrewsbury; d. 1873. Ch. (Cummings):
1 John^; 2 Mary; 3 Ida.
V John Davis, b. 8 Feb., 1835; m. Elizabeth J. Orne; res. Charles-
town, Mass.
vi Sarah Jane, b. 10 Sept., 1836; m. George A. Newton, a farmer
of Shrewsbury. Ch. (Newton) :
1 Oeorge^, d. ae. 13.
vii Caroline S., b. 18 July, 1844; m. Abel O. Perry, who d. in Wor-
cester, 1898.
336 JONAS BALL^ son of Dr. SamueP and Mary (Ball)
Brigham; born in Boylston, Mass., 28 April, 1807; died 1 March,
1872; married, 9 April, 1835, Lucinda, daughter of Capt. John
Howe of Boylston; born 19 May, 1809; died l6 May, 1861. Re-
sided in Westboro, Mass., and probably in Grafton.
Children :
i Joshua Leland% b. 16 March, 1836; d. 3 Feb., 1837.
ii Harrison M., b. 4 Feb., 1838; res. Westboro.
iii Abbie L., b. 25 Feb., 1840; res. Westboro.
iv George E., b. 1 March, 1842; d. 7 July, 1849.
V Silas H., b. in Grafton, Mass., 5 J««€, 1844, ©y-lS*^; m. 1866,
Abbie Flanders. He is Supt. of Construction, and res. 320
Madison St., Waukegan, 111. Ch.:
1 Lena^, m. Ralph Draper Smith. Ch. (Smith) : i Florence
Marie; ii Kathryn Brigham; they res. Keene, N. H.
vi Mary E., b. 25 Dec, 1845 (?).
vii Edmund L., b. 7 Dec, 1848.
viii Henry A., b. 22 Sept., 1850; d. 28 May, 1854.
337 JOHN GOTT^ son of John Gott'' and Mary (Collins)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 2 Aug., 1796; died 27 Nov.,
1871; married, 9 Jan., 1820, Lucy, daughter of Benjamin and
Abigail (Howe) Howe; born in Marlboro, 6 June, 1798; died 28
Feb., 1863. Was a wheelwright and resided in Concord, Mass.
Children, 2 eldest born in Marlboro, others in Concord:
i Hepzibah Collins% b. 21 Oct., 1821; d. in Seaforth, Canada, 7
Aug., 1872; m. in Concord, 9 Nov., 1843, George Albert, son of
Maj. Levi Stearns; b. in Lunenburg, Mass., 9 Sept., 1812; res.
Quincy, Mass., and perhaps moved to Rouse's Point, N.. Y. Ch.
(Stearns), the two elder b. in Quincy:
1 Georgiana Augusta^, b. 10 July, 1844.
2 Elizabeth Lucy, b. 15 July, 1846; d. Oct., 1848.
3 Adelia Gertrude, b. 26 Nov., 1848.
4 Edward; 5 Ellen; 6 Winifred; 7 Ernest.
630 ii William Eustis, b. 14 April, 1823.
iii George Howe, b. 5 Dec, 1834; res. Dorchester, Mass.; m.
Melissa Wheelock of Newport, Vt. Ch.:
1 Mary M.\ b. 11 June, 1856; d. 1860.
2 Lillie, b. 1861; d. 1862.
292 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
631 iv Alonzo Howe, b. 16 April, 1826.
V John Edward, b. 9 March, 1828; m. Isabella Smith; res. Toronto,
Canada. Ch. :
1 Frank^j res. Toronto.
2 Mary.
vi Harrison Gray, b. 4 Nov., 1829; m. Josephine Garfield; res.
Dorchester,
vii Francis Eugene, b. 10 Oct., 1831; d. 11 Sept., 1833.
viii Mary Ann, b. 3 May, 1834; m. Francis Bacon; res. Dover, Mass.
Ch. (Bacon):
1 Ella^j 2 Lilaj 3 Frank.
ix Lucy Jane, b. 3 July, 1836; d. Oct., 1873; res. Concord.
338 NATHANIEL PHILLIPS^, son of Henry^ and Anna
(Phillips) Brigham; born in Barre, Mass., 1 Dec, 1785; died 5
Dec, 1866; married, April, 1810, Martha, daughter of Make-
peace and Catherine (Smith) Gates; born in Barre, 3 Feb., 1784;
died 14 Aug., 1869. Was a farmer and land surveyor.
Children, bom in Barre:
632 i Martha Ann", b. 22 Oct., 1811.
633 11 William Harrison, b. 16 Dec, 1814.
634 iii Orlando Sibley, b. 16 Dec, 1816.
iv Nathaniel Nelson, b. 6 June, 1819; d. in Niagara FaDs, Ont.,
15 Sept., 1903; m. (1) 4 Nov., 1845, Sarah S. Hildreth, b. in
New Braintree, Mass., 12 March, 1821; m. (2) Nov., 1880, Char-
lotte E. Wade of Palmerston, Ont.; res. Niagara Falls, Ont. Ch.
(by first wife), b. in Barre:
1 Byron\ b. 6 Sept., 1846; m. 23 April, 1877, E. P. Whittier
of Kennebunk, Me.; res. s. p., in 1893, in Woburn, Mass.
2 Edward A., h. ?> Dec, 1854; m. 7 Feb., 1877, M. J. Wade; a
gardener; has 3 daus.
Ch. (by second wife) :
3 Beatrice, b. 21 Oct., 1883.
4 B. E., b. 21 Oct., 1887.
V Nancy Phillips, b. 22 June, 1822; d. in So. Norwalk, Conn.,
17 July, 1896; m. 5 Oct., 1843, Dexter Dennis, b. in Barre, 28
Jan., 1818; d. in So. Norwalk, 30 March, 1881. Ch. (Dennis), b.
in Barre :
1 Lloyd Eugene\ b. 16 Oct., 1844; m. (1) 16 Oct., 1865, Jane
Sigourney Bassett; m. (2) 28 Nov., 1883, Augusta Mayhew
Johnson; res. s. p., Worcester, Mass.
2 Agnes Eudora, b. 4 March, 1852; m. 27 Jan., 1878, Abiathar
Blanchard of Petersham, Mass.; s. p.
3 Frederick Walker, b. 28 March, 1853; drowned 2o July, 1862.
4 Frederick Edgar, b. 11 Jan., and d. 14 Jan., 1864.
vi Louisa M., b. 11 June, 1825; m. in Sterling, 18 May, 1848, San-
ford D. Smith, b. 2 July, 1823; res. Sterling, 111, Ch. (Smith):
1 Clarence E.^, b. 25 April, 1852; m. Nellie B. Brigham; res.
Chicago. Ch.: Lura L.», b. 3 Oct., 1877.
2 Harry N., b. 9 Sept., 1859; m. 1883, Maggie Bartow; res.
Chicago. Ch.: i Harry', b. 9 Dec, 1886; ii May, b. 30 May,
1889.
Thomas Brigham Rice^ of Barre, Mass. (339) N^^,
SIXTH GENERATION 293
339 NANCY^ daughter of Henry ^ and Anna (PhiUips) Brig-
ham; born in Barre, Mass., 4 March, 1789; died there, 26 Sept.,
1873; married, l6 April, 1809, Francis, son of Thomas and Sarah
(Nurse) Rice. Sarah Nurse was a direct descendant of Rebecca
Nurse, who was hung in Salem, as a witch.
Children (Bice), born in Barre:
i Abigail', b. 5 Dec., 1810; d. 4 Sept., 1889; m. 18 April, 1832,
Marshall D. Eaton, who d. 14 Sept., 1885; they adopted Jennie',
dau. of her sister Juliana.
ii Francis D., b. 3 Jan., 1814; d. in Barre, April, 1885; m. 19 Nov.,
1839, Harriet A. Tucker. Ch.:
1 Oeorge E?, res. Worcester.
2 Mary A., res. Chicago.
3 Alice, and 4 Hobart, both d. y.
5 Sybil L., m. Herbert Rogers of Barre.
6 Justin F., m. Minnie Rogers.
iii Eliza Ann, b. 18 Jan., and d. 31 Feb., 1816.
iv Thomas Brigham, b. 30 Jan., 1817; m. 29 Oct., 1844, Maria Bacon,
b. in Barre, 6 June, 1821; d. 9 March, 1855; was 30 years cash-
ier of the B. & A. R. R.; retired and returned to Barre, where
settled with daughter. Has great interest in friendless and
orphaned children, and has had several in his home. He has
always been a firm friend of the B. F. A. ; is living, 1907, a genial
and most interesting man, and a rare friend. Ch.:
1 Lucy', b. 22 Oct., 1845; res. in Barre; a quiet, but practical,
philanthropist.
V Juliana M., b. 15 Oct., 1819 ;,m. 12 Dec, 1843, Daniel H. Rice,
who d. 8 Sept., 1857. Ch.: ^.'S'ju
1 EdwarcP, b. 3 Sept., 1846; m. Christina L. Stover, b. 23 Dec,
1847; res. s. p., New Haven.
2 Eliza, m. Joseph R. Torrey of Worcester; has dau. Anne'.
3 Annie M.
4 Jennie, adopted by Mrs. Eaton.
vi Henry E., b. 17 Jan., 1823; m. 1848, Elizabeth F. Rawson; a
des. of Secy. Edward Rawson. Ch.:
1 Olive', m. Henry H. Brigham, 798.
2 Frank H., b. 23 Feb., 1854; m. Lizzie J. Davis, b. 1 Jan.,
1864. Ch.: i Florence H.», b. 16 Dec, 1881; ii Leslie F., b.
12 Dec, 1885; iii Harold, b. 18 March, 1896; iv Clair, b. 15
Sept., 1898; v Gerald, b. 21 Dec, 1903; res. Oakland, Cal.
3 Fannie, m. Seymour A., son of 632.
4 Daniel H., of Barre.
5 Arthur L., b. 14 May, 1870; m. 29 June, 1893, Annie E.
Cook; res. Willamette, 111. Ch.: i Kingsley L.°, b. 24 Aug.,
1898; ii Elizabeth B., b. 23 Jan., 1905.
vii Calista E., b. 22 Oct., 1827; d. May, 1891; m. Elam Shattuck of
Worcester, who d. s. p., March, 1885.
340 HENRY^ son of Henry^ and Anna (Phillips) Brigham;
born in Barre, Mass., 14 Nov., 1791; died in Rutland, Mass., 7
April, 1863; married, 6 May, 1818, Sally, daughter of Dea. Job
Sibley; born 1794; died in Rutland, 19 Feb., 1864. Was a farmer
294 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
in Rutland ; Capt. of the Militia and two terms Representative to the
General Court.
Children, born in Rutland:
635 i Lawson Sibley', b. 15 Oct., 1820.
636 ii Monroe Bowman, b. 8 Sept., 1822.
ill Mary A., b. 12 June, 1829; res. Coldbrook Springs, Mass.; m.
10 Jan., 1849, Daniel M. Parker, b. in Wolcott, Vt.; d. in C. S.,
25 March, 1899; was a selectman, and res. Coldbrook Springs.
Ch. (Parker):
1 Clarence Henry\ b. 31 Oct., 1849; m. 1872, Ida M. Bemis;
has been St. Rep., selectman and postmaster. Ch.: Harry B.»,
a selectman.
2 Evander Leroy, b. 28 Aug., 1851; m. 1880, Georgiana M.
Hawkins. Ch.: i Maud E.®; ii Minnie L.
3 Floyd R., b. 30 Aug., 1853; m. 1875, Lizzie Cleveland. Ch.:
i Virgil R.°; ii Mary A.
4 Daniel M., b. 8 July, 1855; m. Eldora E. Hawkins. Ch.:
i MiUicent A."; ii Nelhe M.
5 Maida Adele, b. 5 April, 1857; m. 1877, Frank E. Stevens;
s. p.
341 MARIA THERESA^ daughter of Henry^ and Anna
(Phillips) Brigham; born in Barre, Mass., 20 Sept., 1800; died in
Templeton, Mass., 8 March, 1861; married, 1 May, 1828, George
Newton, who died in Templeton, 12 Oct., 1879- He was a farmer
and resided in Templeton.
Children (Newton), born in Templeton:
i Henry Phillips^ b. 14 Nov., 1829; d. 25 Oct., 1886; m. 1854,
Lucinda Severy; res. Boston. Ch.:
1 Olive M.*; 2 George Henry; 2 ch., d. y.
ii Peter Augustine, b. 10 May, 1831; m. Elizabeth Castle; res.
Chicago. Ch. :
1 Henrietta^; 2 Agnes; 3 Leslie; 4 Charlotte; 5 Peter.
iii Samuel Dexter, b. 9 Jan., 1833; d. 9 July, 1886; 4 years in Civil
War; res. Chicago,
iv Edward Franklin, b. 28 Feb., 1835; res. Concord, 111.
V Ann Maria, b. 24 March, 1839; m. a physician,
vi George WilHara, b. 29 March, 1841; d. 23 Jan., 1889, in Chicago;
in 57th Mass. Inf., Civil War,
S42 JOSIAH FAY% son of Uriah'* and Elizabeth (Fay) Brig-
ham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 11 Oct., 1801; died there, 28 Aug.,
1878; married (1), 1828, Sally Warner, daughter of Foster Paige;
born in Bakersfield, 5 Aug., 1808; died there, 11 March, 1829;
married (2), 1831, Sylvina, daughter of Perley Hall, born in Berk-
shire, Vt., 6 Jan., 1812; died in Bakersfield, 20 Nov., 1844; mar-
ried (3), 1847, Jane, daughter of John Fay; born in St. Armand,
P. Q., 1820; died 30 Jan., 1899-
At the early age of 1 8, Fay took charge of the family estate be-
cause of the death of his father; became a man of wide reading;
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was a good neighbor, husband, and father. Although of positive
opinions and candid in the expression of them, he was highly
esteemed in the community and exerted a large influence on public
affairs. Although a Democrat in a Whig or Republican State, he
was thrice elected to the Legislature, 1857, '69, and '76; was also
frequently chosen selectman. In 1855, he was given the degree of
Honorary A. M., by the University of Vermont. He took a great
interest in the magnificent bequest left to the town by his brother,
Peter Bent, and one of his last public acts was to attend the meet-
ing which was to decide; concerning the use of the fund and to vote
for the school as now established.
Child (by first wife), born in Bakersfield:
i Seneca Paige', b. 18 Feb., 1829; d. 10 March, 1831.
Children (by second wife), born in Bakersfield:
ii Sarah Jane, b. 16 April, 1835; m. 27 April, 1866, William, son of
William B. Kendall; b. in Rockingham, Vt., 8 April, 1823; d.
in Newtonville, Mass., 7 Oct., 1893. Ch. (Kendall), b. in Boston;
1 Sylvina B?, b. 6 July, 1870; was grad. Emerson Coll. of Ora-
tory; m. 1- Jan., 1896, Charles H. Watson of Philadelphia. Ch.
(Watson): Brigham KendalP, b. 1896.
2 7. Fay Brigham, b. 29 July, 1871; educated Mass. Inst. Tech-
nology and Boston Univ. Law School.
3 Peter Bent Brigham, b. 9 March, 1873; d. 21 March, 1873.
637 iii Albert Gallatin, b. 12 March, 1836.
iv Roxana, b. 3 July, 1838; m. 20 April, 1861, Prof. Charles Bird,
son of Richmond Hankinson, b. in Gravesend, Ont., 24 Nov.,
1831; d. in Woodstock, Ont., 6 June, 1867. She was Lady Prin-
cipal and teacher of French in " Canada Literary Institute,"
Woodstock; he was grad. from Univ. of Mich.; Prof, of Mathe-
matics and Nat. Sciences in " Canada Literary Inst." ; she is
a teacher in Medford, Mass. Ch. (Hankinson):
1 Jennie B.\ b. 25 Dec, 1862; d. 25 Feb., 1879.
2 Hattie B., b. in Woodstock, 17 Jan., 1865; res. Medford.
Children (by third wife), born in Bakersfield:
V Frances Gertrude, b. 31 May, 1848; m. Robert Breck Brigham,
539; res. New York City,
vi Col. Herbert Fay, b. 13 July, 1852; m. 17 Sept., 1894, Jennie
M. C. Hill, a painter in oils; b. in W. Farnham, P. Q., 27 April,
1853; he attended the l^niv. of Mich. Law School in 1874 and
'75; admitted to the Franklin Co., Vt., bar; member of the
Legislature of Vt., 1882 and '84; practices law in Bakersfield,
where he res.
vii Mary Fay, b. 24 June, 1856; m. 21 Feb., 1900, Arthur L. Weeks
of St. Albans, Vt.
viii Hattie F., b. 18 June, 1858; d. 6 Feb., 1864.
343 *PETER BENT*', son of Uriah^ and Elizabeth (Fay)
Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 4 Feb., 1807, died, unmarried,
Boston, Mass., 24 May, 1877.
* John Bent' (1596-1672), son of Robert Bent (1566-1631) came from Penton
Grafton, Parish of Weygill, County of Hants, Eng., sailing from Southampton in
296 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
His father died leaving a widow and several small children de-
pendent upon themselves for a livelihood. He came to Boston as
a boy, making the first part of his journey on horseback, with sad-
dlebags containing his food and scant apparel. His horse becom-
ing useless, he made his way on foot and by working on a Middle-
sex canal boat. Starting in the fish and oyster business, selling at
first from a wheelbarrow, he finally , acquired a lease of Concert
Hall, a well-known restaurant, corner of Court and Hanover
Streets, which he conducted until about 1869^ when the widening of
Hanover Street required a portion of liis building, and he retired
from the restaurant business. His business always prospered, but
his largest success was made in real estate, in which he invested
shrewdly in his immediate vicinity. His judgment in matters of
real estate, street widening, and general municipal improvement was
often sought by the city officials. He was, one of the early directors
of the Fitchburg railroad and continued in office until his death. He
never sought public office. He was a man of fine personal appear-
ance, honest and straightforward in his dealings, and his habits
and life were regular. Careful as to food, and a total abstainer
from liquors and tobacco, his health was of the best. In manner
he was cordial and of heart kindly. His innate sympathy ,was
especially illustrated in his anti-slavery sentiments and the gentle
kindness which he ever showed to the negro. Among his papers
after his death were found two cancelled wills, dated before 1862,
by which he gave the bulk of his estate for the emancipation of
the slaves. He often lamented his want of a liberal education, and
his will made generous provision for the improvement of the educa-
tional system of his native town, where Brigham Academy is named
for him.* He died in his residence, still standing, on the north-
east corner of Bulfinch and Allston Streets. He is buried in
Magnolia Avenue, Mt. Auburn. The bulk of his estate, aggregating
about $1,300,000, was given to found the Peter Bent Brigham Hosr
pital. (See Appendix.)
the Confidence, of London, John Hobson master, in April, 1638. He became one
of the founders of the town of Sudbury. He brought with him his wife, Martha,
and five children. One son, Peter ^ (1629-1678) married Elizabeth , of Cam-
bridge, about 1651, settled in Marlboro, for which town he was one of the petitioners,
and died in England in May, 1678. His real estate at his death was valued at
£431. His house was garrisoned, burned by the Indians and one of his sons was
scalped during King Philip's War. His son Peter ' married Abigail Barnes. Their
son Peter* of Marlboro (1707- 1798) served in the General Court and the first
three Provincial Congresses. Peter Bent Brigham's mother was Elizabeth Fay,
whose mother was Mary (Bent) Fay, wife of Josiah Fay of Southboro and daughter
of Peter Bent * and sister of Abigail (Bent) Brigham, wife of Benajah Brigham.
Robert Breck Brigham, nephew of Peter Bent Brigham, was fifth in descent from
" the distinguished Peter Bent *."
• Mr. Brigham bequeathed $40,000 to his native town; $10,000 to be devoted
forever to maintaining and beautifying the village cemetery, and $30,000 for
educational purposes. The town voted " to use the income of the Brigham School
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344 BENJAMIN GOTT% son of Uriah^ and Elizabeth (Fay)
Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 10 June, 1808; died in Fair-
fax, Vt., 16 March, 1858 ; married in Fairfield, Vt., 25 Feb., 1835,
Esther Potter, daughter of Thomas Northup, born in Fairfield, 17
June, 1809; died 25 Oct., 1879- ,
He was many years treasurer and selectman of Fairfield, and
represented the town in the , Legislature. At the time of his death
he was on the eve of receiving the appointment of U. S. Collector
for the District of Vermont. He was a talented man with excel-
lent powers as a debater. In his day he was one of the largest
farmers in New England.
Children, the eldest born in Jericho, Vt., the others in Fairfield:
i Clarissa N.% b. 1 Feb., 1836; d. in Philadelphia; m. 4 May, 1859,
Julian H. Dewey of Fairfax, Vt. Ch. (Dewey) :
1 Gott^ who d.
2 Julian H., a physician in Philadelphia.
3 Archibald R., a lawyer in Philadelphia.
ii Uriah, b. 22 June, 1839; d. in Fairfield, 29 May, 1842.
iii Elizabeth F., b. 8 April, 1843; m. Ira Clark of Brandon, Vt.,
where she d. s. p.
iv Benjamin Gott, b. 17 April, 1847; d. 1 May, 1847.
V Henry Randolph, b. 31: July, 1848; d. in Boston, 24 Feb., 1884;
m. 8 June, 1875, Ida E., dau. of Willard and Mandana (Gif-
ford) Wight of Barnard, Vt.; b. there, 22 April, 1852. Mr.
Brigham was admitted to the bar in Boston at the age of 21,
and when he d. he was a member there of the firm of Proctor
& Brigham, and had a large practice, especially in the Court of
Insolvency. He was president of the Mercantile Co-operative
Bank and associate justice of the District Court in Jamaica Plain,
Mass., where he resided. He was an habitual student, had fer-
tility of resources, and his knowledge of law and men, his
nerve and firm will, made him' equal to any emergency in his
business, where he was respected for his integrity, conscientious-
ness and wisdom. In private life he maintained, in his home
and in his friendships, the highest ideals, which were founded
upon a deep religious faith. Ch., b. in Jamaica Plain:
1 Pauline Wight^, b. 4 Feb., 1877; drowned, accidentally, in
Squam Lake, N. H., 6 Sept., 1905. She was grad, with high
honors from Radcliffe Coll., Cambridge, 1898; she traveled and
studied abroad for more tlian a year; a "flower-like" girl,
with a brilliant mind and sincere character, her young life
was full of promise of large achievement, because of her
broad sjTnpathies and indefatigable industry.
Fund for the maintenance of a high school to be called Brigham Academy." Mrs.
Sarah B. Jacobs of Boston, sister of Peter Bent Brigham, Mrs. Roxana B. Han-
kinson of Bakersfield, and Mrs. S. Jane Kendall of Boston bought a large tract
of land in the centre of the village, built and equipped a commodious brick structure
and presented it to the town. Mrs. Jonathan Northrop of Sheldon, Vt., subsequently
gave a public clock and bell. A bust of Mr. Brigham, by Millmore, stands in the
building. Mrs. Jacobs died in 1891, leaving $100,000 to the Academy. The school
was opened 26 Aug., 1879, and is one of the best in Vermont.
298 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
2 Henry Randolph, b. 6 April, 1880; grad. from Harvard Coll.,
1901 ; after a year of travel abroad, he entered the Harvard
Law School and grad. 1905; admitted to the bar in 1905,
and practices law in Boston; res. unm., in Cambridge.
345 NANCY% daughter of |Edward^ and Beulah (Hawes) Brig-
ham; born in Petersham, Mass., 10 May, 1796; died in Lancaster,
Mass., 29 May, 1883; married, 10 Nov., ,1819, Hon. Francis B.,
son of Francis Fay; born in Southboro, Mass., 12 June, 1793; died
in Chelsea, .Mass., 6 Oct., 1876. Mr. Fay removed from South-
boro to Boston and thence to Chelsea about 1809, and became the
first mayor of Chelsea when it was, incorporated as a city.
Children (Fay) :
i Hon. Franklin Brigham', b. in Southboro, 24 Jan., 1821; d. in
Chelsea, 20 March, 1904; m. (1) Rebecca, dau. of Judge William
Bridges; m. (2) Mrs. Lucy P. Atwood. Mr. Fay was in the
Legislature as Representative in 1657, and Senator in 1867.
Became Mayor of Chelsea in 1861, and served also in '62 and '63.
During the war, he spent nearly all the time at the front aiding
sick and wounded soldiers, and was known as the " war mayor " ;
was a delegate to the Convention which renominated Lincoln, and
a Mass. elector in 1868. In 1880 was appointed general agent
and secretary for the S. P. C. C, having previously been connected
with the S. P. C. A. It would be impossible in a few words to
state the invaluable service that he gave to the work of this
society, but it will not be forgotten for a long time to come. His
public services were numerous and varied, and he always gave
of his best whenever called upon. Ch.:
1 Harry F.^, res. Brookline.
2 Sibyl, m. James W. Clark; res. N. Y. City.
ii Norman Warren, b. 23 Feb., 1825; d. 23 April, 1826.
iii Henry Gregg, b. 25 April, 1831; m. Clara Pearce; res. Chestnut
Hill, Boston. Ch.:
1 Alice^; 2 George F., of Seattle, Wash,
iv Eugene Francis, b. 10 March, 1840; m. Elizabeth Robbins of
Walpole, Mass.; res. s. p., Boston.
346 ARTEMAS% son of Edward^ and Beulah (Hawes) Brig-
ham; born in Petersham, Mass., 22 Oct., 1799; died there, 22 June,
1894; married (1), 20 Dec, 1827, Sophronia, daughter of David
Witt; born Hubbardston, Mass, ll^April, 1809; died in Petersham,
14 Jan., 1862; married (2), 10 June, 1863, Mrs. Mary A. Ham-
mond, who died 27 April, 1881, ae. 76. Was a farmer and lived
to a great age.
Children, born in Petersham:
i Norman C?, b. 16 May, 1829; d. in Barre, 28 July, 1899; m.
31 March, 1852, Caroline Osgood, b. in Barre, 18 April, 1832.
Ch., b. in Barre:
1 Fred A.^, b. 9 Jan., 1857; res. Spencer, Mass., where d. 16
May, 1897; m. 18 Jan., 1883, Minnie E., dau. of Hanson White;
b, in Barre, 7 Jan., 1861. Ch.: i Edward H.% b. 15 May,
Henry R. Brigham, of Boston (344)
SIXTH GENERATION 299
1885; ii Daisy G., b. 4 Dec, 1886; d. y.; iii Carrie, b. 26
March, 1889.
2 Nellie 8., h. 7 April, 1862; m. 6 Oct., 1885, Frank Nye of
Barre. Ch. (Nye): i Rosella C.\ b. 25 Sept., 1887; ii Minnie,
b. 1891; d. 1891; iii Frank, b. 10 Jan., 1893; iv Frederic O.,
b. 17 Oct., 1897.
ii Jane Sophronia, b. 17 Sept., 1835; d. in Barre, "2^ March, 1867;
m. 8 Feb., 1860, Henry M. Bassett, b. in Barre, 19 April, 1836.
Ch. (Bassett), b. in Barre:
1 Walter Artemas^, b. 6 Aug., 1861; m. 20 March, 1884, Mary
C. Peck, b. 12 May, 1863; res. on his grandfather Brigham's
farm in Petersham. Ch.: i Henry E.^ b. 12 March, 1885; d.
y. ; ii Leslie Walter, b. 21 April, 1886; iii Ina Loretta, b.
5 Aug., 1888; d. y.
2 Stella M., b. 30 April, and d. 4 Aug., 1863.
347 SARAH BRECK% daughter of Edward^ and Beulah
(Hawes) .Brigham; born in Petersham, Mass., 22 May, 1808; died
in Plymouth, N. H., 9 Nov., 1898; married, 20 May, 1833, Phil-
lander, son of Stephen and Hannah (Briggs) Wood^of Plymouth;
born in Petersham, 11 April, 1809; died in Plymouth, 15 Sept.,
1891.
Children (Wood), the 2 eldest born in Barre, Mass., the 4 youngest in
Middlebury, Vt.:
i Stephen', b. 8 Aug., 1834; d. 5 Sept., 1837.
ii Leander, b. 21 Dec, 1835; d. 16 May, 1870; m. 11 Feb., 1864,
Cordelia Ryder, who d. 28 Feb., 1868; res. N. Y. Ch.:
1 Frank Fay\ b. 29 July, 1866; d. 30 July, 1885.
2 Henry Hunt, b. 29 Dec, 1867; d. 5 Feb., 1892.
iii Sarah D., b. in Salisbury, Vt., 27 May, 1837; d. 7 Dec, 1837.
iv Josephine A., b. in Salisbury, 6 Jan., 1839; res. unm., Laconia,
N. H.; d. May, 1906.
V Edward D., b. 20 Sept., 1642; m. Mary P. Ostrom, b. 9 Oct.,
1842; d. 30 Jan., 1894^ res. Boston. Ch.:
1 Helen A.", b. 5 June, 1867; m. 24 June, 1904, Henry E.
Urann.
2 Herbert B., b. 13 April, 1870; d. 5 Sept., 1882.
vi Perlin K., b. 16 May, 1844; m. 5 April, 1871, Julia A. Roberts
of Charlestown, Mass., b. 21 July, 1849. Ch.:
1 Julia L?, b. 2 July, 1872; m. 18 June, 1892, Harry Fifield.
2 Sarah B., h. Sept., 1874; m. 18 June, 1900, Ernest C. Cheswell.
3 Alice M., b. 19 Aug., 1876; m. William Pelisser, 37 Nov.,
1902.
4 Boxana D., h. 24 Feb., 1880; m. 31 Dec, 1900, Ralph E.
Garvin.
5 George F., b. 7 July, 1882; unm,
6 Irving, b. 9 Aug., 1885; unm,
7 Beulah H-, b. 20 Dec, 1887; unm.
All res. in Maiden, Mass.
vii Maleska O., b, 28 Nov., 1846; res. Laconia.
viii Sarell H., b. 4 Nov., 1849; m. 26 Nov., 1874, John W. Clark, b,
13 Sept., 1848; res. Laconia. Ch. (Clark):
1 Josie A?, b. 25 Nov., 1875; unm.
300 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
348 EDWARD^ son of Edward^ and Beulah (Hawes) Brig-
ham; born in Petersham, Mass., 1 Jan., 1814; died in Boston, ,19
June, 1891; married, 28 March, 1839^ Frances Tyler; born in
Boston, 28 Oct., 1822; died 24 Jan., 1903. He was Supt. of the
East Boston Ferries for 50 years, and, resided in East Boston.
Children, born in E. Boston:
1 Edward Francis^ b. 2T July, 1839; m. 2 Nov., 1864, Josephine
Crocker. Ch. :
1 Florence Tylei^, b. 25 Aug., 1868; m. Charles P. Fernald.
2 Edna Josephine, b. 4 March, 1884.
ii Martin Tyler, b. 30 Oct., 1841; d. y.
Hi Frances Belinda, b. 20 Feb., 1843; d. 2 Aug., 1865.
iv Martin, b. 20 Aug., 1845; d. 1848.
V Harriet Amanda, b. 9 Sept., 1847; d. 1848.
vi Tyler, b. 13 Dec, 1848; m. 1 June, 1882, Harriet A. Titcomb
Fearing of Newburyport, Mass.; res. in Brookline, dealer in
Ladies' Cloaks, in Boston,
vii Elmina S. R., b. 9 March, 1852; m. 25 Dec, 1874, Corliss Wad-
leigh of Medford, Mass. Ch. (Wadleigh) :
1 Mina Beulah^ b. 19 March, 1875; m. 25 July, 1899, Wm. H.
Brooks. Ch. (Brooks) : Gertrude Wadleigh', b. and d. 23 May,
1900.
2 Corliss, h. 19 Aug., 1880.
Tiii Charles Henry, b. 26 June, 1854; m. 3 Oct., 1878, Alice D. Poole;
res. WoUaston, Mass.; manufacturer of ladies' waists in Boston.
Ch.:
1 Edward T.^ b. and d. 26 Jan., 1880.
2 Edward Tyler, b. 29 Dec, 1880; a note salesman in Boston;
res. WoUaston.
3 Clarence, b. 31 Aug., 1883; d. 7 Dec, 1885.
ix Harriet Nellie, b. 28 Nov., 1859; m. 3 Aug., 1883, Walter S.
McLauthlin of Webster St., E. Boston. Ch. (McLauthlin) :
1 Mina Brigham^, b. and d. 1885.
349 TIMOTHY^, son of Phineas^ and Susanna (Howe) Brig-
ham; born in Southboro, Mass., 8 Feb., 1786; died in Granville,
Pa., 24 Aug., 1829; married (1) Patty Damon; married (2), 12
Oct., 1820, Abigail Mason, who died in Smithfield, Pa., 7 June,
1857. He was a farmer.
Children (by first wife):
638 i Ebenezer Damon% b. in GranviUe, 15 Feb., 1808.
639 ii George, b. in Smithfield, 16 Oct., 1809.
iii Mary Ann, m. Andrew Swain, and had several children.
640 iv Phineas, b. in Smithfield, 22 Jan., 1815.
V Timothy.
vi Joseph, m. — . Ch.:
1 Julia^, m. Charles Beach; d. s. p.
2 Clayton, m. ; had one son who res. N. Y. State.
Children (by second wife), born in Granville:
vii Harriet, b. 4 Aug., 1821; d. in Burlington, Pa., April, 1859; m.
Charles Taylor,
viii Addison M., b. 24 Feb., 1823; d. in Leroy, Pa., Sept., 1883; m.
Jane Carr; a farmer.
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641 ix Henry C, b. 24 March, 1835.
X Charles B., b. 6 Dec, 1826; d. in Smithfield, May, 1884; m.
Lucilia Beach; he was a farmer.
642 xi Horace A., b. 29 May, 1828.
350 PHINEAS^ son of Phineas^ and Susanna (Howe) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 31 Dec, 1787; died in Madison, N.
Y., 17 Sept., 1852; married 18 Feb., 1809, Susan Ames, bom in
Buckland, Mass., 11 March, 1792; died in Hamilton, N. Y., 4 April,
1876. He removed in 1810 to ^ Eaton, N. Y., and also resided in
Morrisville and Madison, N. Y.
Children, the eldest born in Southboro, the next 5 in Eaton, amd the
youngest in Madison:
643 i Lucy% b. 18 Nov., 1810.
644 11 Lucius, b. 25 July, 1812.
Ill Mary, b. 12 Aug., 1814; d. 4 April, 1830.
645 Iv Horace Ames, b. 14 Oct., 1817.
V Emily, b. 16 Nov., 1819; m. Leonard Homes (see 643).
vl George Howe (Rev.), b. 13 Aug., 1823; m. 1853, Eliza A. Perry;
grad. from Hamilton Coll.; from Theological Seminary in 1853;
was a clerg}rman in Central New York for 17 years; 23 years
Dist. Secy, of the American Baptist Missionary Union; res. s. p.,
Cortland, N. Y.
646 vii Edwin Pierson (Rev.), b. 11 Aug., 1828.
351 SOPHIA", daughter of Phineas^ and Susanna (Howe)
Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 5 May, 1792; died ;
married Elijah Williams of Cazenovia, ,N. Y.
Child {Williams), born in Cazenovia:
1 (Rev.) Dwighf, b. 28 April, 1826; d. 13 June, 1898; m. 1855,
Keziah E. Lane of New Hartford, N. Y.; licensed to preach, 1850,
by the M. E. Church; held several charges on Litchfield Circuit,
and others; his health was frail and he had to take vacations; an
abolitionist and prohibitionist, he was N. Y. State Secy, for the
party candidate in 1873; was Asst. Editor of the Northern
Christian Advocate, and edited The Watchword; published 2
volumes of verse, The Beautiful City, in 1876, and Mother of
the Wonderful, in 1887; he was an idealist, and a writer of
numerous booklets, hymns, songs, etc. He was interested in
the B. F. A., and wrote and sent copies of poem " Brigham " for
the Worcester Reunion, of which the following is the first stanza:
" Hail, sons of Brigham ! Loyal stock !
A chapter in our story,
Whose genesis is Plymouth Rock,
Its chivalry and glory;
Hail, daughters of a sturdy band,
Who faced the sunset beauty.
To build their altars long to stand.
Dear shrines of love and duty."
Ch. (Williams):
1 Susan B?; 2 Prof. Dwight, Jr., of Cazenovia; 3 Dau. (Mrs.
Vernon Bartow) ; 4 Child, d. y.
302 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
352 GEORGE HOWE% son of Phineas^ and Susanna (Howe)
Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 14 Dec, 1799;. died in Chicago,
1882; married Sally Maria, daughter of Deacon Evarts of Auburn,
N. Y.; born, 24 March, 1804; died 1880. Resided in Auburn.
Children:
i Caroline Matilda^ b. 9 March, 1822; d. June, 1826.
ii Charles Philip, b. 5 July, 1823; m. 3 Sept., 1850, Loraina Bur-
dick, b. 29 Sept., 1827; d. 1899. Ch.:
1 Alice\ b. 27 Dec, 1851.
2 Mary, b. 17 June, 1855.
3 Clara, b. 28 March, 1862; d. May, 1886.
iii Mary Jane, b. 2 Jan., 1825; d. July, 1826.
iv Mary Matilda, b. 9 Aug., 1826; living in 1905.
V Caroline Matilda, b. 28 Dec, 1828; d. 4 July, 1829.
vi George Fitch, b. 5 Oct., 1830; m. Maria Jones; res. 15 Lincoln
Ave., Freeport, 111. Ch.:
1 William H.\ b. 24 Aug., 1857.
vii James Rollins, b. 12 Oct., 1832; m. 31 Dec, 1861, Maria Parks,
b. 17 April, 1844. Ch.:
1 George H?, b. 6 Marcl^ 1866; d. 21 Aug., 1893.
2 James R., Jr., b. 28 Nov., 1869.
3 Frederick W., b. 10 June, 1878.
viii Willian* Oscar, b. IT Dec, 1833; m. 27 Nov., 1856, Ann Eliza,
dau. of Seymour and Dorcas (Higgins) Scoville; b. 15 April,
1836; res. Toledo, O. Ch.:
1 Frank Seymour^, b. 5 June, 1858.
2 Williami Oscar, Jr., b. in Auburn, N. Y., 14 June, 1864; m.
21 Oct., 1896, Ida May Herman, b. in Laselle, Mich., 4 Dec,
1867; res. Toledo. Ch.: i Herman Corless', b. 25 Nov., 1897;
ii Verne Elsworth, b. 22 Sept., 1902.
3 Alice Eliza, b. 9 Feb., 1870.
ix Dudley E., b. 12 Oct., 1838; d. 21 Nov., 1841.
353 SALMON*', son of Phineas^ and Susanna (Howe) Brig-
ham; born in Eaton, N. Y., 15 July, 1805; died in Madison, N. Y.,
24 Jan., 1890; married, 24 March, 1831, Mary Ann, daughter of
Oliver Sumner; born in Eaton, 13 April, 1812; died in Madison, 29
June, 1887. He lived in Eaton and Madison.
Children, the 6 elder born in Eaton, others in Madison:
i Oliver Sumner', b. 16 Feb., 1832; d. in Madison, 24 June, 1866; m.
9 Sept., 1862, Virginia, dau. of Daniel Livermore; b. 15 Sept.,
1839; d. 13 Feb., 1874. Ch.:
1 Harry Blossom^, b. in Madison, 20 Dec, 1864; d. 19 March,
1869.
ii Susan Howe, b. 3 March, 1834; d. 5 Aug., 1896; m. 25 June,
1855, Henry Martin Blossom of St. Louis, Mo. Ch. (Blossom),
b. in St. Louis:
1 Edmund Dwight^, b. 7 July, 1856.
2 Russell Nelson, h. 22 June, 1859; d. 1 Feb., 1897.
3 May, b. 28 Sept., 1861; m. 3 Nov., 1886, Thomas Chandler
Kimber.
4 Susan Sumner, h. 25 July, 1864.
5 Henry M., Jr., b. 10 May, 1866.
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647 iii Orlando L., b. 19 Dec, 1835.
iv Dwight W., b. 10 June, 1838; d. 38 July, 1851.
V Caroline M., b. 30 Jan., 1840; d. 28 Jan., 1851.
vi Mary Wattles, b. 29 May, 1842; m. 20 Sept., 1865, Sanford
Gillette Scarritt of St. Louis. Ch. (Scarritt) :
1 Charlotte Mary\ b. 27 Oct., 1866; m. 14 Nov., 189 1, Charles
Marie de Bremond. Ch. (De Bremond): i Mary Louise', b.
14 Dec, 1897; ii Edith Antoine, b. 21 March, 1900.
2 Edith Agnes, b. 5 June, 1870; m. 22 Jan., 1895, Edmund
Arthur Manny. Ch. (Manny) : i Edmund Scarritt', b. 18
Sept., 1897; ii Mary Sanford, b. 29 March, 1904.
3 Daisy, b. 9 April, 1872; d. 9 May, 1876.
vii Harriet Sophia, b. 21 July, 1844; m. 25 July, 1872, Marcus Dixon
Dodd of St. Louis. Ch. (Dodd) :
1 Agnes\ b. 8 May, 1873; m. 8 May, 1900, Thomas T, Richards.
Ch. (Richards): Eleanor', b. 12 July, 1902.
2 Florence, b. 2 Oct., 1874.
3 Grace, b. 5 April, 1877.
4 Helen, b. 16 Oct., 1878.
5 Ruth, b. 3 Aug., 1880.
6 Samuel M., b. 28 Aug., 1882.
7 Marcus D., b. 28 Jan., 1888.
8 Randall, b. 27 Dec, 1889.
viii Ellen Elizabeth, b. 9 May, 1846; m. 30 Sept., 1865, Daniel Liver-
more of Sangerfield, N. Y. Ch. (Livermore):
1 Katherine Ella\ b. 26 Sept., 1866.
2 Dam'eZ ^Toward, b. 28 Sept., 1868; m. Helen Hale Ch.: How-
ard Jerome', b. 28 April, 1893.
3 Mary Virginia, b. 16 Oct., 1873; m. Herbert Ray Burgess.
Ch. (Burgess): i Daniel L.», b. 19 June, 1896; ii Jane, b. 13
Oct., 1898; iii Herbert R., b. 12 Aug., 1900; iv Katherine,
b. 21 July, 1901.
4 Harry Brigham, b. 19 Sept., 1875.
5 Agnes Sumner, b. 15 March, 1879; m. Murray Moore Storke.
Ch. (Storke): Elliot Gray', b. 7 Sept., 1900.
ix Arthur L., b. 2 Nov., 1849; m. 15 Jan., 1872; Minnie E., dau.
of Da%'id Z. Brockett; b. 20 April, 1854; res. Madison. Ch.:
1 Hattie E.^ b. 20 March, 1873.
2 Faith Crosby, b. 9 July, 1882.
X Agnes L., b. 2 Nov., 1849; m. 15 Dec, 1881, Jay W. Coolidge of
Denver, Colo,
xi Delivan Dwight, b. 5 May, 1852; d. 23 March, 1857.
354 ASHBEL«, son of Ashbel SamueP and Persis (Brigham)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 July, 1800; died there 10
Oct., 1861; married Lydia H., daughter of Oliver Russell, born
23 Dec., 1795; died 1 April, 1888, in, or near Worcester, Mass.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Maria Elizabeth', b. 17 Oct., 1821; m. Aug., 1847, Edward
Forbes Barnes, M. D., grandson of 170; b. 1809; d. 1878; was
grad. Harvard Coll., 1838; res. Marlboro. Ch. (Barnes), b. in
Marlboro:
1 Elizabeth Forbes\ b. 1848; d. 1869.
(Josephine A., whom they adopted, was b. 1870; ra. ,
and d. 1904.
304 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
ii Olive C, b. 29 Nov., 1833; m. 3 May, 1846, Charles L. Fay, son
of 408; b. in Marlboro, 29 Sept., 1822; d. 26 March, 1897, in
Marlboro. Ch. (Fay), b. in Marlboro:
1 Henrietta Adrian^, b. 5 April, 1847; m. Herbert Hudson. Ch.
(Hudson): Lewis'.
2 Mary Frances, b. 23 July, 1852; m. Samuel P. Cannell of
Everett, Mass.
3 Charlotte Sophia, b. 23 June, and d. 2 Oct., 1854.
iii Nahum B., b. 21 Oct., 1825.
iv Mary J., b. 31 Dec, 1827; m. in Lancaster, 26 Sept., 1849, Charles
B. Russell of Marlboro.
V Ann Janette, b. 7 April, 1830; m. 1850, George W. Loud of
Randolph, Mass., b. 1828; d. 1875.
vi George Winslow, b. 9 Nov., 1832; d. in Boston, 5 Aug., 1898; m.
28 Dec, 1857, Joanna H. Claflin of Holliston, Mass.; res. Wor-
cester. Ch. :
1 William F.^ b. 1 Dec, 1858; d. 15 March, 1878.
2 John C, b. 6 Aug., 1860 ; d. 9 Oct., 1861.
vii Charles L., b. 9 Nov., 1838; m. Martha Washington, probably
dau. of Jonathan Brigham, grandson of 83.
355 VARNU]\P, son of Ashbel SamueP and Persis (Brigham)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., ,8 July, 1802; died in West-
boro, 25 July, 1848; married June, 1824, Mary D., daughter of
John Bigelow of Charlton, Mass.;, born there, 4 April, 1807; died
in Chicopee, Mass., 6 March, 1873. Resided in Worcester, where
he was the first merchant tailor.
Children:
i Persis P.', b. 1 Aug., 1825; d. 4 Jan., 1851.
il Mary J., b. 14 June, 1827; d. 25 Sept., 1857.
iii Calvin L., b. 8 Sept., 1828; d. 15 Oct., 1850.
iv Sarah J., b. 23 Sept., 1830; d. s. p., 23 Jan., 1856; m. William
Eager.
V Varnum B., b. 21 Feb., 1833; m. Cate Harris. Ch.:
1 Varnnm Charle.f^, res. Worcester,
vi Emery P., b. 18 Jan., 1835; d. Jan., 1835.
vii Mary L., b. 18 May, 1836; d. in Providence, R. I., s. p., 1872;
m. (1) John H. Robinson, who d. ; m. (2) James Chaffee. Ch.
(Robinson) :
1 Willie H.^, d. j.
viii Frances Felicia, b. in Worcester, 3 Sept., 1838; d. 24 May, 1900;
m. Nathaniel Fenner Hopkins, b. 4 Feb., 1838; res. Salem, Mass,
Ch. (Hopkins):
1 Clarence B.\ b. 4 July, 1862; d. 5 July, 1865.
2 Martha Amelia, b. 18 Feb., 1865; m. Charles H. Kaler. Ch.
(Kaler): i Carrie F.''; ii Herbert H.
3 Maude Frances, b. 30 March, 1867.
4 Florence Evelyn, b. 1 Oct., 1868; res. Salem, Mass.
5 Stella, b. 17 June, 1870.
ix Martha A., b. 25 July, 1840; d. s. p., 1864; m. George Shat-
tuck.
X John A., b. 18 Sept., 1843; d. 2 Aug., 1854.
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xi Abby H., b. 31 Dec, 1845; m. 1865, Horace M. Emerson, who d,
1881. Ch. (Emerson) :
1 Mary D.\ b. 1866; m. Walter E. Dyer. Ch. (Dyer): i Abby';
ii Jennie.
3 Oliver M., b. 1869.
356 CHARLES% son of Ashbel SamueP and Persis (Brigham)
Brigham; born in Marlboro^ Mass., 26 Sept., 1806; married Mary
Jane Day; born 23 Feb., 1810. Probably resided in Philadelphia.
Children :
i Harriet J.', b. 2 July, 1830.
ii Eleanora, b. 2 Dec, 1831.
iii Charles E., b. 12 Oct., 1833.
iv George F., b. 28 Feb., 1835.
V Mary E., b. 3 March, 1837; res. Philadelphia,
vi Joseph D., b. 27 Jan., 1838,
vii John D., b. 15 Sept., 1840.
viii Ashbel S., b. 18 Sept., 1842.
ix Thomas T., b. 3 March, 1847.
X William L., b. 15 Jan., 1849.
357 MARY*', daughter of Ashbel SamueP and Persis (Brig-
ham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 21 March, 1815; died in
Providence, R. I., 30 April, 1879; married, 7 May, 1834, Jonathan
Jenks, born in Brookfield, Mass., S.Jan., 1811; died in Providence,
8 Oct., 1885. He was a direct descendant of Roger Williams in
the 7th generation; the emigrant Jenks was an inventor, and had
the first patent in this country; he made the dies for coining the
" Pine Tree " shilling, and built the first fire engine in America;
came from Hammersmith, ,Eng.
They moved to Providence in 1839, where he was a merchant.
She was a woman of sterling character, whose influence wiU be felt
for many generations.
Children (Jenks) :
i Charles Brigham', b. in Springfield, Mass., 27 Jan., 1836; d.
19 April, 1903, in Providence, where a merchant; m. 9 Dec,
1863, Amelia Peabody of Newport, R. I., b. 25 Dec, 1843. Ch.,
b. in P.:
1 Arthur Peabody^ b. 14 Dec, 1865; d. 24 Nov., 1869.
3 Richard Peabody, b. 28 May, 1870.
3 Vincent Wait, b. 22 Oct., 1872; d. 4 Aug., 1873.
ii Adelaide Persis, b. 20 Nov., 1839; m. 14 Dec, 1864, Edward
A. Peabodie, wool merchant of Providence; b. 29 Sept., 1825;
d. 26 Dec, 1892. Ch. (Peabodie):
1 Mary Blanche^ b. 19 Sept., 1866; d. 24 Sept., 1866.
iii William Samuel, b. 23 Jan., 1842; m. 14 June, 1865, Martha I.
Kingsley; b. Aug., 1840. Ch.:
1 Harry Kingsley^; 2 Frederick Augustus.
iv Abby Mallard, b. 25 June, 1844; m. 29 March, 1865, Eliphalet
I. Armington, b. in Seekonk, Mass., 30 June, 1841 ; was in the
Civil War nine months; res. Dorchester. Ch. (Armington):
306 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
1 Edith Blanche^, b. 18 Dec, 1866; d. in P., R. I., 21 Aug.,
1903; m. 18 Apr., 1887, Ralph F. Ketchum, b. in St. John,
N. B., 12 April, 1866. Ch. (Ketchum): Eleanor Armington»,
b. 5 March, 1888.
2 Betsey Brigham, b. in Everett, Mass., 15 April, 1877; m. 25
June, 1903, Herman K. Higgins.
V Caroline Harrington, b. 19 Nov., 1846; d. 1 Aug., 1900; m. 3
Nov., 1886, Rich. W. Pinney, b. in Springfield, Mass., Dec, 1846;
res. there.
358 ARTEMAS® son of LovewelP and Betty (Rice) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, 27 April, 1796; died 25 Jan., 1839; married Mary-
Ann, daughter of Aaron Arnold, who died 5 Sept., 1838, ae. 31.
Children, horn in Marlboro :
i William H.% b. 18 Aug., 1831; probably had ch.:
1 Alfred^, who m. Elizabeth Barnes, granddaughter of 395.
ii Lydia A., b. 28 Dec, 1833; d. 1 Oct., 1834.
648 iii John Baker, b. 11 Aug., 1835.
iv Mary S., b. 25 Feb., 1837; m. D. O. Frost of Saxonville, Mass.
359 CAPT. FRANCIS% son of Ivory^ and Sally (Wilkins)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 12 April, 1813; died in Hudson,
Mass., 7 Dec., 1880; married (1), 5 Jan., 1835, Sophia, daughter
of Francis Gleason; born 18 April, 1814<; died, 31 Aug., 1845; mar-
ried (2) Emily N. Houghton, who died 6 Dec, 1855; married (3)
24 May, 1856, Persis E. Watkins, born 20 May, 1818; died 22
June, 1886.
He resided in Feltonville, now Hudson, where he founded the
firm of F. Brigham & Co., shoe manufacturers, erecting a very
complete factory on part of the fine waterpower which he owned.
In 1861, although there were 17 shoe shops in ,the place, his was
the principal one and he employed 300 men. They made large
quantities of shoes for soldiers in the Civil War. To-day, the firm
of F. Brigham & Gregory Co., is the oldest shoe manufacturing
concern in the United States, with large facilities. Was selectman
for Marlboro 1846-1847; Representative, 1850-1852.
Children (by first wife), born in Marlboro:
i Francis D.', b. 27 Oct., 1835; d. 20 Sept., 1836.
649 ii Rufus H., b. 9 June, 1837.
iii Wilbur F., b. 9 April, 1839; d. unm., 13 Nov., 1901. Educated
at Monson Academy and learned his father's business in all its
details; was in the Civil War 100 days, and prevented from
further service by poor eyesight; an active worker in the tem-
perance cause, and supporter of the Baptist church. In 1865
went into business with his father and became Vice-President of
the F. Brigham & Gregory Shoe Co.
iv Capt. William F., twin to Wilbur, enlisted 6 Aug., 1862, and
d. in the hospital in Annapolis, Md., 6 Feb., 1865; was in the
battles of Fredericksburg and Vicksburg; was a remarkable
mathematician, with good powers of oratory, and known in his
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youth as the " Eloquent Brigham," taking part in many debates
with older and riper men, and showing unusual ability.
650 V Waldo B., b. 23 June, 1841.
vi Laura S., b. 14 Sept., 1843; m. Charles A. Wood of Hudson,
and d.
Children {by second wife), born in Marlboro:
vii Infant, b. Jan., 1853; d. y.
viii Ida M., b. 6 April, 1855.
360 CHARLES% son of Ivory^ and Sally (Wilkins) Brigham;
born in Marlboro^ Mass.,jll Dec, 1815; died in Hudson, Mass., 2
Jan., 1899; married, 5 Oct., 1841, Sarah H. Barnard; born in
Harvard, Mass., 30 July, 1820; died .30 July, 1880.
Mr. Brigham was one of the last survivors of the sixth genera-
ation of Brighams. He was a farmer and contractor. Was assessor
in Marlboro in 1849, and for many years overseer of the poor.
Was a great temperance laborer and an anti-slavery man; verv
public spirited and one of the founders and leading men in the
Unitarian church.
Children, born in Feltonville :
i Charles G.^ b. 9 July, 1842; res. unm., in Hudson; in the Navy
in 1862, in the South Atlantic, on the Ino; then in the Light
Battery in Virginia.
ii Warren S., b. 14 Jan., 1844; d. 19 Feb., 1904; res. Marlboro,
and Randsburg, Cal.; m. Isabella S. Leighton of Marlboro, who
d. 14 Nov., 1875. Ch.:
1 Lena Isabella^, b. 11 March, 1872; m. 24 Nov., 1892, Carl L.
Hanson, b. in Sweden, 1863; res. Los Angeles, Cal. Ch.
(Hanson): i Charles L.», b. 11 March, 1894; ii Irma I., b. 1
April, 1897; iii Leighton J., b. 18 Sept., 1903.
2 Cora, m. Howe of No. Adams, Mass.
3 Ralph W., m. ; has 1 ch. ; res. Bakersfield, Cal.
4 Grace, m. ; res. Los Angeles.
5 Leslie, res. unm., Los Angeles.
iii Sarah L., b. 26 June, 1845; m. Everett Hussey of Hudson. Ch.
(Hussey) :
1 Harry E.\ grad. Tufts College; res. s. p., Pittsfteld, Mass.
iv Francis W., b. in Hudson; m. ; a farmer, res.
Hudson. Ch. :
1 Cliford^, m. ; 4 ch.
2 Irvine/, m. s. p.
v Harriet H., d. 30 Aug., 1860, ae. 10.
vi Caleb B., res. s. p., Hudson,
vii Horace, b. 12 June, 1857; d. 30 Dec, 1861.
viii Infant, twin to Horace; d. y.
361 ARTEMAS WARD% son of Artemas^ and Mary (Cornish)
Brigham; born in New Marlboro, Mass., 25 Dec, 1781; married,
5 Feb., 1814, Sophia Phelps of Chatham, N. Y. Resided in West-
moreland, Oneida Co., N. Y., but we are not informed as to his
later years and time of death.
308 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Children, born in Westmoreland:
i Origen S/, b. 15 March, 1815; d, 24 Dec., 1850; m. Sept., 1842,
Frances E. Waterman of Troy, N. Y. Ch.:
1 Adeline F.^ b. 20 May, 1846, in Troy,
ii Austin P., b. 18 Sept., 1819; d. 3 May, 1822, in "Westmoreland.
651 iii Edwin W., b. 4 Feb., 1825.
362 BETSEY% daughter, of Artemas^ and Mary (Cornish)
Brigham; born in New Marlboro, Mass.; died in Clinton, N. Y.;
married, Harvey, son of Walter Pollard of Clinton.
Children (Pollard), born in Clinton:
i H. Franklin', b. 28 April, 1816; d. in Verona, N. Y., 22 Dec,
1862; was a dwarf,
ii Mary Eleanor, b. 21 June, 1819; d. in Hartland, N. Y., 7 Jan.,
1887; m. 29 Oct., 1845, Levi H., son of David IngersoU of Clinton;
moved to Middleport, N. Y. Ch. (IngersoU), b. in Middleport:
1 Ella Mary\ b. 21 April, 1849; d. 26 Sept., 1849.
2 Henry Brigham, b. 6 Dec, 1852; res. Hartland; m. 25 Sept.,
1875, .
iii Martha Ann, b. 5 May, 1823; m. 22 July, 1846, Parsons S., son
of Rev. Rufus Pratt; res. Dorset, Vt. Ch. (Pratt), the second
and third b. in Winfield, N. Y.:
1 Anna Serena^, b. in Niles, Mich., 20 Jan., 1848; d. unm., 25
Nov., 1865.
2 Carrie Guyon, b. 24 Aug., 1849; m. Charles B. Gilbert of
Dorset, Vt.; 6 ch.
S Ada Martha, b. 13 July, 1852; ra. John Sherman of Dorset,
Vt.; 4 ch.
4 Bertha Mary, b. in Dorset, 8 Aug., 1858; d. 4 Feb., 1904.
iv James Harvey, b. 3 July, 1832; m. (1) 31 March, 1856, Lorania
Ely; m. (2) 4 Aug., 1882, Mrs. Mary A. La Due; was in Serroll's
Eng. Corps, Civil War; res. Middleport, N. Y. Ch. (by first
wife) :
1 Floyd\ b. 19 Dec, 1857.
Ch. (by second wife) :
2 Martha Eleanor, b. 5 July, 1884.
363 REV. JOHN CLARK% D. D., son of John^ and Phebe
(Clark) Brigham; born in New Marlboro, Mass., 10 Feb., 1794;
died in Brooklyn, N. Y., 10 Aug., 1862; married, 23 Aug., 1840,
Maria E. Evertson; born in New , York City, 5 Feb., 1811; died in
Brooklyn, 10 Dec, 1864.
Dr. Brigham was graduated A. B. from Williams College in 1819;
completed his course at Andover Theological Seminary in 1822.
He spent four years in South America and Mexico at the suggestion
of the A. B. F. M., studying religious conditions; as a result,
Protestant chaplaincies , were established in Rio Janeiro and other
centers. Returning home in 1826, became Corresponding Secretary
of the Am. Bible Society, being the first secretary appointed to
give all his time to the work; held this position until 1862 with
singular ability and success. Largely through his influence the
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present Bible House in New York was erected. He received the
degree of D. D. from Andover^ in 1832.
Children, born in Brooklyn:
i John Cotton', b. 18 Sept., 1841; d. Sept., 1843.
ii EUza Roosevelt, b. 27 Dec, 1842; d. unm., 13 Oct., 1890.
652 iii Walter Evertson, b. 14 March, 1845.
iv Mary Douglass, b. 18 Sept., 1847; m. 21 Dec, 1869, John Henry
Cooke, b. in Litchfield, Conn., 11 Nov., 1843; he engaged in
business, and res. retired in Brooklyn. Ch. (Cooke), b. in Brook-
lyn:
1 Adelaide^, b. 3 Oct., 1870; m. 14 March, 1900, John Sayres,
b. in B., 6 Feb., 1875; res. Brooklyn. Ch. (Sayres), b. in B.:
i Clinton*, b. 23 March, 1903; ii Philip Isham, b. 28 Sept.,
1904.
2 May Roosevelt, b. 11 Nov., 1882.
653 V Amariah Ward, b. 14 Oct., 1850.
vi John Knox, b. 29 Jan., 1854; was grad. Univ. City of New York,
1873, A. B.; P. B. K., 4th honor, 3d fellow; studied architec-
ture; was in business as designer and importer and contractor
in N. Y. City until appointed Inspector in Bureau of Water
Purveyors in 1890, and Clerk in Bureau of Water Register in
1894; res. unm.. New York City; is now engaged in mercantile
pursuits.
vii Antoinette Gibson, b. 29 April, 1856; m. 30 Sept., 1886, James
Burling Hopper, b. in Paterson, N. J., 19 Feb., 1851; d. in El
Paso, Texas, 14 March, 1901. Ch. (Hopper), b. in Brooklyn:
1 Louise Roosevelt^, b. 31 July, 1887,
364 HARRY®, son of John^ and Phebe (Clark) Brigham; born
in New Marlboro, Mass., 19 June, 1796; died in Chatham, N. Y.,
16 Oct., 1864; married, 18 Jan., 1827, Sarah, daughter of Alex-
ander Bowman; born in Chatham, 1 Feb., 1808; died in Jersey City,
30 Nov., 1885.
Children, born in Chatham:
i Phebe Ann', b. 11 June, 1829; a teacher for forty years; prin-
cipal of No. 1 School, Bergen, N. J.; d. unm., Stamford, N. Y.,
27 May, 1903.
654 ii Lewis Alexander, b. 2 Jan., 1831.
655 iii John Calvin, b. 15 Aug., 1883.
365 DR. AMARIAH®, son of John'' and Phebe (Clark) Brig-
ham; born in New Marlboro, Mass.,, 26 Dec., 1798; died 8 Sept.,
1849, in Utica, N. Y.; married, 23 Jan., 1833, Susan Root of
Greenfield, Mass.; born ^23 Aug., 1811; died 12 Nov., 1896. He
went with his father to Chatham, N. Y., in 1805.
After early hardships he began to practice medicine in Enfield,
Mass., soon after reaching his majority, and then went to Green-
field and established himself in competition with practitioners of
age and established reputation. He became eminent in his pro-
310 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
fession in Massachusetts and in Hartford, Conn., where he began
to practice in 1831 after a year abroad. He regarded infant
schools and religious revivals .as frequent inducers of insanity.
His little volume " Influences of Mental Cultivation on Health "
and his later works, " Influences of Religion on the Health and
Physical Welfare of Mankind," were in advance of their time;
they are behind the present expression of thought which he contrib-
uted to form. His last special work, "An Inquiry concerning the
Diseases and Functions of the Brain, Spinal Cord and Nerves,"
only indicates what was then known on the subject. In 1840,
Dr. Brigham was appointed Superintendent of the Retreat for the
Insane in Hartford; from there he went to a similar institution in
Utica. Endowed with rare judgment, unselfishness, courage and
an iron will, he gave himself fully to the service of mankind in
a much needed field, educating the public and the Legislature as
to the needs of the insane, and in 1844, with his own means, es-
tablished the Journal of Insanity, the first periodical of that char-
acter in the world, and which is still published. He was the
pioneer in all modern methods for caring for the insane. Pritch-
ard, at the head of one of the greatest English asylums, advised
an American to seek in the Utica asylum a degree of perfection
not then found in England. Dr. Brigham was truly a great man
in his day and generation, but is more highly appreciated now than
he was in his own time. " Brigham Hall " Hospital, Canandaigua,
is named in his honor.
Children, the 3 eldest born in Hartford, the 2 youngest in Utica:
i Susan M.^ b. 25 Oct., 1833; d. 19 Feb., 1881.
ii John Spencer, b. 7 July, 1836; d. 16 Aug., 1848; his early
death hastened his father's decease,
ill Helen, b. 1839.
iv Louise, b. 17 Aug., 1843; d. 1901.
v Mary L. (posthumous), b. 1 Feb., 1850; d. 10 June, 1871.
366 ELIZA% daughter of John'^ and Phebe (Clark) Brigham;
born in New Marlboro, Mass., 27 Aug., 1801; died 24 June, 1870;
married 6 Feb., 1825, Robbins, son of Jabez and Mary (Robbins)
Burrell of Sheffield, O., born 20 Sept., 1799; died 24 Aug., 1877.
She was, a woman of strong character.
Children (Burrell), bom in She^eld:
i Solon', b. 26 Feb., 1826; d. 1828.
ii Phebe A., b. 2 Oct., 1827; d. 2 Feb., 1851.
Hi Solon J., b. 7 Dec., 1829; d. 5 Oct., 1854.
iv Lewis Brigham, b. 1 April, 1832; he served in the Navy, 1864-65;
res. Portland, Oregon; retired from business; has always been
a helper of others.
V Edward P., b. 21 Jan., 1835; d. Nov., 1891; a man of high
Amariah Brigham, M.D. (365)
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integrity; m. 19 Nov., 1862, Rosa Clifton, and res. Sheffield, O.
Ch.:
1 Harry C.% b. 15 Dec, 1863; m. Tempe Garfield; res. Sheffield;
5 ch.
vi Howard A., b. 4 Jan., 1838; m. (1) 15 Oct., 1863, Harriet Ever-
son, who d. 5 June, 1876; m. (2) 20 Dec, 1877, Martha Jackson;
he stands high as an editor in Iowa, and has a unique style; grad.
from Oberlin Coll.
vii Julia E., b. 15 Nov., 1840; m. 19 Dec, 1866, John Merton; res., a
widow, in Oberlin; she is " a copy of her mother." Ch. (Merton):
1 Leicis B.^ b. 4 March, 1868.
viii Dwight R., b. 1 March., 1843; m. 20 March, 1890, Clara B. Kent;
res. s. p., Canandaigua, N. Y. ; a grad. of Oberlin CoU., and has
a medical degree from the Univ. of Mich.; he was given charge
of " Brigham Hall " Hospital for the Insane in 1876, and has
since remained at the head of the institution which was named
for his uncle. Dr. Amariah Brigham.
367 RUFUS**, son of John^ and Lucy (Howe) Brigham; born
in Alstead, N. H., 29 June, 1791; died in Ackworth, N. H., 23
Aug., 1867; married 24 Feb., 1814, Elizabeth, daughter of Isaac
Duncan, born in Alstead, 22 Sept., 1794; died 27 April, 1858. He
was a farmer and resided in Ackworth, N. H.
Children, born in Ackworth:
i Harvey Duncan', b. 23 May, 1815; was at Middlebury Coll. in
1840 and '41; a merchant and teacher; d. s. p., at Pana, III.,
31 Oct., 1868; m. 4 Nov., 1845, Mary L. Ulrich, who d. 1872.
656 ii Elizabeth Ann, b. 18 March, 1819.
iii Marinda, b. 3 March, 1824; d. 25 Oct., 1836,
657 iv Martha Lucina, b. 23 Jan., 1831.
368 POLLYS daughter of John=^ and Lucy (Howe) Brigham;
born in Alstead, N. H., 16 Sept., 1797; married 10 April, 1817,
Samuel McKeen; resided in Ackworth, N. H.
Children (McKeen), born in Ackworth:
i Polly', b. 29 March, 1818; m. (1) 28 April, 1841, Lewis Beck-
with, who d. 22 Jan., 1845; m. (2) 19 June, 1847, Henry C.
Stickney. Ch. (Beckwith):
1 Henrf, b. 10 Sept., 1842; d. 17 Sept., 1859.
Ch. (Stickney):
2 Augustine W., b. 27 April, 1848.
3 Albert; 4 Mary; 5 Charles; and 2 others.
ii Samuel, b. 7 May, 1820; m. 2 Nov., 1840, Clarissa Spencer; res.
Ackworth. Ch. :
1 Martha Ellen^, m. George Wallace,
iii John, b. 13 March, 1822; m. 22 Dec, 1842, Sarah A. Brown;
res. Ackworth and Russell City, Kan. Ch.:
1 John G.^; 2 Lyman A.; 3 Dean W.; 4 Annie.
iv Lydia, b. 4 Aug., 1824; d. 20 June, 1855; m. 2 Nov., 1844, Free-
land Hemphill; res. Ackworth. Ch. (Hemphill):
1 Kathleen M.\ b. 20 Oct., 1845; m. Watson G. Pettingill; had
a family.
312 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
2 Eugene F., b. 13 Nov., 1847.
3 Ashton G., b. 17 Sept., 1849; res. Holyoke, Mass.
4 Julian A., b. 17 Aug., 1853; d. 25 April, 1854.
V Martha E., b. 21 Feb., 1828; m. (1) 28 June, 1849, Charles Ward
of Wayland, Mass.; m. (2) James Hubbard Way, 2 Dec, 1852;
res. Lempster, N. H. Ch. (Ward) :
1 Etta^, b. 21 April, 1850. Ch. (Way),
2 Emma, b. Sept., 1853.
vi Jonathan L., b. 21 Feb., 1835; m. 17 May, 1859, Jennette L.
George; res. s. p., Ackworth.
vli Catherine S., b. 14 Aug., 1839; m. George F, Youngman, Ch.
(Youngman) :
1 Etta^, res. Lempster, N. H.
S69 CAPT. AARON«, son of Stephen^ and Louisa (Howe)
Brigham; born in Alstead, N. H., 20 Oct., 1797; died in Marlboro,
N. H., 16 Feb., 1876; married (1) 13 June, 1825, Susan K.,
daughter of Philip Proctor of Sullivan, N. H., born 11 Jan.,
1797; died in East Alstead, 29 Jan., 1865; married (2) 1 May,
1867, Mrs. Elvira W., widow of Calvin Stone; she died s. p., 5
Oct., 1884. In early life a school-teacher, became a farmer and
resided on the homestead in Alstead, N. H.
Children, horn in Alstead:
1 Evelina FideUa^ b. 11 April, 1829; d. 23 Feb., 1901; m. 25
Nov., 1852, John Warren Sawyer, b. 28 July, 1826; a farmer of
Marlboro, N. H. Ch. (Sawyer):
1 Lestina A}, b. 1855; m. (1) 1876, Charles E. Richardson; m.
(2) 1896, George E. Holbrook, grandson of 370; res. s. p.,
Amherst, N. H.
il Lestina Amanda, b. 17 May, 1832; d. in Butler, 111., 22 Feb.,
1872; m. 23 Oct., 1855, David Smith Ware, b. in Gilsum, N. H.,
25 Oct., 1828; moved to Butler. Ch. (Ware), 7 youngest b. in
Butler:
1 John^, b. in HiUsboro, N. H., 7 Jan., 1857; res. Waverly, 111.
2 Arthur, b. in HiUsboro, 18 Nov., 1858; m. 27 Oct., 1881, Mary
Adaline Aten (or Aiken). Ch., b. in Butler, i Frank"; ii
Roy; iii Mabel; iv Wilma.
3 David, b. 2 Aug., 1860; m. 17 Dec, 1890, Charlotte Cass
Mack.
4 Theoda, b. 4 June, 1863; d. 2 Sept., 1864.
5 Lyman Trumbull, b. 15 Feb., 1865.
6 Beulah, b. 8 Oct., 1866.
7 Emily, b. 5 Dec, 1868; m. 20 Nov., 1890, Jesse Ware Osborn.
Ch. (Osborn): i Wesley'; ii Grace.
8 Clarence Brigham, b. 13 Feb., 1872; d. 1 Aug., 1872.
9 Clara Lestina, b. 13 Feb., 1872; d. 26 July, 1872.
658 Hi Willard Proctor, b. 25 Aug., 1835.
iv Luceba Augusta, b. 25 Aug., 1836 ; m. 26 Sept., 1860, Justus
Hurd Ware of Butler; she taught in Butler, and res. there
after m. Ch. (Ware) :
1 Mary Flora\ b. 29 Nov., 1862.
2 Carrie Susan, b. 5 May, 1864; d. 1 Dec, 1866.
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3 Qeorge Vincent, b. 25 Sept., 1867; m. 12 Dec, 1893, Mary
Grace Bryce.
4 Amy Lillian, b. 24 April, 18T3; m. 10 Oct., 1900, James A.
Busby. Ch. (Busby) : Leland W.», b. 24 Nov., 1901.
370 LYDIA^, daughter of Stephen^ and Louisa (Howe) Brig-
ham; born in Alstead, N. H., 26 Feb., 1800; died 28 Feb., 1870;
married 3 Nov., 1819, Stephen Holbrook, born 15 March, 1797;
died 24 April, 1854.
Children (Holbrook) :
i Francis W.'', b. 23 Dec, 1820, in E. Alstead; d. 14 Dec, 1886;
m. Olivia C. Howland of Franconia, N. H. ; res. Amherst, N. H.
Ch.:
1 Charles B.^ b. in E. A., 28 Oct., 1847; m. 15 May, 1872, Evelyn
M. Atwood, who d. 25 Aug., 1872; m. (2) 30 April, 1878,
Mary W. Hewlett; res. Manchester, N. H.; 2 ch.
2 Louisa A., b. in Manchester, 11 May, 1849; d. 24 Sept., 1849.
8 Mary O., b. in M. 23 Aug., 1850; m. 29 Jan., 1874, George A.
Buzzell; res. Pasadena, Cal.
4 Frank A., b. 30 Jan., 1853; res. Amherst; m. Maria E. Davis,
b. 1852, of E. Jaffrey, N. H.; res. Amherst; 2 ch.
5 {Dea.) George E., b. in Amherst, 12 Nov., 1854; res. there; m.
(1) 6 Aug., 1885, Cora B. Fisher of Amherst, who d. 5
March, 1894; m. (2) 7 May, 1896, Mrs. Lestina A. Richardson,
granddau. of 369; 2 ch.
6 Jennie, b. in A., 28 Dec, 1860; m. 21 Dec, 1881, Ola Ander-
son; res. Concord, N. H.; 4 ch.
ii Abigail Louisa, b. 3 March, 1823; d. 1 Dec, 1877.
iii Stephen Hubbard, b. m E. A., 10 July, 1824; d. in Amherst, 30
June, 1858; m. 1 Oct., 1850, Lovisa M. Smith of Rutland, Vt.;
res. with son, 1905, in Detroit, ae. 81. Ch.:
1 Albert W?, res. Detroit,
iv Samuel B., b. 25 Sept., 1830; d. 14 Oct., 1845.
v Ellen Maria, b. 23 Aug., 1842; d. 18 July, 1902; res. in Amherst.
371 DAVID^ son of Stephen^ and Louisa (Howe) Brigham;
born in Alstead, N. H., 25 March, 1802; died in Auburn, N. H.,
8 Feb., 1867; married (1) 10 April, 1827, Sophia, daughter of
Dea. William Mark of Gilsum, N. H.; who died 4 Jan., 1852, se.
48; married (2) 13 Jan., 1853, Lydia Smith, daughter of Jonathan
Hall of Manchester, N. H., born in Auburn, Sept., 1819-
He moved to Gilsum from Alstead in 1819; was a deacon in the
church in Gilsum; treasurer ten years; also town clerk; was the
first secretary of the anti-slavery society there, and gave the ma-
terial to build a church. He operated a cotton mill and was in the
clothier's trade; was also a music teacher at one time. He met
with reverses in business and voluntarily chose poverty to help his
creditors. Also resided in Manchester and Derry, N. H., and in
the former place was again appointed a deacon of the church.
314 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Children (by first wife):
i Elizabeth M.', b. in Gilsum, 19 Aug., 1829; d. 17 Sept., 1829.
ii Mary Louisa, b. 11 July, 1832; d. IK March, 1905; res. Man-
chester,
iii Ellen Sophia, b. 14 July, 1834; d. 25 Sept., 1835.
iv Eliza Ann, b. 30 June, 1840; d. 12 April, 1859.
Children (by second wife):
V George Munroe, b. in Manchester, 23 April, 1854; d. in Boston,
vi Hattie Sophia, b. 21 Oct., 1856; res. New Haven, Conn,
vii Minnie Ann, b. in M., 24 Nov., 1860; d.
viii Fred Holbrook, b. in Auburn, 4 March, 1864; res. New Haven.
372 ABRAM% son of Stephen^ and Louisa (Howe) Brigham;
born in Alstead, N. H., 1 April, 1807; died in Fitchburg, Mass.,
12 March, 1872; married 28 March, 1831, Alma Moore, who died
in Fitchburg, 20 Dec, 1888, ae. 85. Was a machinist and resided
in Lowell. The male line is extinct.
Children:
i Maria Louisa', b. 28 Nov., 1831; m. 10 July, 1855, George W.
Reed of Montreal, a prominent business man, who d. 20 April,
1897, s. p.; they adopted two daus.
ii Caroline K., b. 15 May, 1835; m. Charles A. Brooks, M. D., of
Clinton, Mass., who d. 3 June, 1889; she res. in Montreal, but
removed to . Ch. (Brooks):
1 Alice Maria^; 2 Caroline Stevens; both res. Boston,
iii Stephen H., b. 4 June, 1839; d. y., unm.
iv George H., b. 10 Oct., 1841; d. 17* Aug., 1843.
V Ellen E., b. 20 Oct., 1844; m. 24 Dec, 1868, Isaac Osgood of
Fitchburg; she res. Lowell. Ch. (Osgood):
1 Walter B.^, who res. New York City.
2 and 3 d. y.
373 WILLIAM% son of Abner^ and Elizabeth (Childs) Brig-
ham; born in Princeton, Mass., 23 Nov., 1789; died 26 Aug., 1829;
married 8 Feb., 1822, Alethea Bream of Virginia. Resided in
Kanawha County, West Virginia.
Children :
659 i Mary Elizabeth', b. 29 Jan., 1823.
660 ii Lavinia Virginia, b. 22 April, 1825.
iii Maria Louisa, b. 30 July, 1827; d. 11 July, 1828.
iv William Alexander, b. 6 June, 1829; d. 17 Aug., 1856; m. 21 June,
1853, Margaretta Nixon, b. 10 Nov., 1830; d. 27 March, 1855.
Ch.:
1 Alethea B.\ b. 18 April, 1854; d. 29 Feb., 1855.
374 LUCIUS% son of Abner^ and Elizabeth (Childs) Brig-
ham; born in Princeton, Mass., 2 Dec, 1797; died in Marietta,
O., 16 Dec, 1876; married (1) Caroline P. Goodnow; married (2)
Lucy Roper. Resided in Marietta, O.
Children, born in Marietta:
i William', b. 19 Sept., 1833; d. 28 Jan., 1884; m. (1) Joanna
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Ellis; m. (2) Marie Huntsinger; m. (3) Anna P. Hubbard; res.
Minneapolis, Minn. Ch.:
1 Carrie^ h. in M., 14 Feb., 1860; d. unm., 10 Oct., 1886.
2 Charles, b. 31 Aug., 1863; d. 6 May, 1864.
ii Caroline E., b. 27 June, 1835; d. 29 March, 1883; m. William
L. Rankin of White Cottage, O. Ch. (Rankin):
1 Edward A'.*, b. 9 March, 1865; m. Martha Merriam; res. W.
Zanesville, O. Ch. : Caroline®,
iii Alonzo P., b. 2 March, 1837; m. Matilda Crouse; res. Burlington,
Kan. Ch.:
1 Newton Curtis^, b. 16 May, 1865; m. Ruth Shirres; res. St.
Louis, Mo.
2 Blanche B., b. 31 Aug., 1866; m. Robert O. Mills; res.
Zanesville, O. Ch. (Mills): i Helen 0.^ b. 25 Dec, 1893;
ii Mary, b. 3 Nov., 1895; iii Florence, b. and d. 1896; iv
Donald, b. 28 March, 1902.
iv Edward G., b. 21 June, 1839; res. Marietta; m. Sarah E. Ells.
Ch.:
1 Frank M.\ h. 1868; d. 1878.
2 Carrie E., b. 12 Oct., 1870; m. J. William McKinley of
Washington, D. C. Ch. (McKinley): i Carrie E.°; ii Edward
B.
3 Edward O., b. 2 April, 1873; d. 1874.
4 William H., b. 27 Dec, 1874; res. Marietta.
5 Mary F., b. 19 Aug., 1877; m. Charles S. Smoot of Parkers-
burg, W. Va.
6 Bessie E., b. 23 Dec, 1879.
7 John E., b. 19 Sept., 1881.
V Samuel, b. 24 Sept., 1841 ; d. 9 Sept., 1842.
vl Julia L., b. 2 Oct., 1849; res. unm., Boston.
375 JOHN*', son of Asa^ and Elizabeth (Marean) Brigham;
born in Princeton, Mass., 24 Nov., 1791; died in Cobden, 111., 2
Nov., 1870; married 19 Nov., 1816, Mary Moore, born 10 Oct.,
1796, probably in Ackworth, N. H.; died in Decorah, la., 27 Feb.,
1879.
He was less than 3 years of age when his father died and he
was brought up by his uncle Stephen Brigham in Ackworth, from
which place he married his wife; removed to Keesville, N. Y. in
1826, and later went west.
Children, probably all born in Keesville, N. Y.:
i William Marean^ b. 19 Sept., 1817; m. 6 Oct., 1842, Mary E. Rich
of Burlington, Vt., who d. 28 Oct., 1893; he is a prominent citizen
of Milwaukee, Wis., where he res., and in 1905 is one of the
two surviving charter members of the Board of Trade there. Ch. :
1 Charles R.\ b. 1850; d. unm., 1880.
3 ch. d. in infancy,
ii Mary Grout, b. 9 Jan., 1819; d. 17 Jan., 1820.
iii Mary Caroline, b. 9 Feb., 1825; m. as his second wife, 24 Dec,
1857, Isaac G. Goodrich, b. in Lockport, N. Y., 1814; (by his
first marriage, to Catherine Ayers, he had a son James) ; res.
in Cobden, III., and removed to Albert Lea, Minn., where res.
s. p.
316 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
iv Lucy Elizabeth, b. 18 June, 1827; d. 26 Aug., 1849.
V Martha Augusta, b. 10 Sept., 1830; d. 13 April, 1835.
vi Justinian Holden, b. 12 Feb., 1832; d. 30 Jan., 1854.
vii Sara Eliza, b. 16 Aug., 1833; m. 30 July, 1857, Judge Ezekiel
Cutler, A. M., b. in Waterford, Vt., 26 April, 1827; d. in Decorah,
la.; he grad. from the Univ. of Vt., in 1853; was Lieut. Col. of
the 31st la. Vols, in the Civil War; she res. Decorah, in 1903.
Ch. (Cutler):
1 John Francis^, b. 29 April, 1862; res. Eureka, Ore.
2 Mary Brigham, b. 12 March, 1866; grad. Carlton Coll., North-
field, Minn.; was a teacher of German in this school; m.
17 June, 1905, Clarence Wedger.
3 Horace Eaton, b. 22 May, 1873; grad. Wisconsin Univ., 1904,
a teacher in the Philippine Islands.
viii Martha Moriah, b. 2 Jan., 1837; m, 25 Aug., 1859, William Hazel-
ton, lawyer and banker of Albert Lea, Minn., where she res.
Ch. (Hazelton):
1 William B.\ b. 18 May, 1860; d. 11 June, 1875.
2 Edward C, b. 11 Dec, 1865; d. 1 Sept., 1867.
3 Frances Sophia, b. 11 April, 1868; m. 5 Oct., 1893, L. G.
Hewitt, M. D., and res. Northwood, la. Ch. (Hewitt) : 1
Leland H.", b. 11 Oct., 1894; ii Martha E., b. 12 Oct, 1897;
d. 16 July, 1898.
376 BETSEY% daughter of Asa^ and Elizabeth (Marean)
Brigham; born in Princeton, Mass., 18 May, 1793; killed in a runa-
way accident, 7 Sept., 1828; married, 4 July, 1811, James, son of
James and Elizabeth (Davis) Browning of Hubbardston, Mass.,
(both of Scotland), born 30 Nov., 1788; died 12 Nov., 1837.
They lived in Hubbardston. (By a second marriage he had two
sons, George D., who was killed in the Civil War, and Josiah.)
Children (^Browning), born in Hubbardston:
i Asa B.\ b. 18 Oct., 1812; d. 14 Oct., 1815.
ii Clara Sherman, b. 7 July, 1813; d. 22 Jan., 1878, in Cambridge,
Mass., where she res.; m. 29 April, 1835, Appleton Clark (whose
emigrant ancestor was Hugh Clark of Watertown and Roxbury) ;
b. in Hubbardston, 10 Aug., 1807; d. 12 March, 1904, Ch. (Clark),
b. in Hubbardston:
1 Mary H.\ b. 14 Oct., 1839; m. 24 June, 1868, J. Gilman Waite;
res. Medford, Mass. ; s. p.
S Abby M., b. 2 April, 1841; res. Cambridge.
3 Cecilia W., b. 29 Oct., 1843; res. Cambridge.
4 Susan B., b. 9 Feb., 1845; res. Cambridge.
5 Herbert A., b. IT Aug., 1847; m. Ella A. Fletcher, 1 Dec,
1870; res. Haverhill; 6 ch.:
6 Sybil E., b. 30 Dec, 1849; m. Ephraim Emerton, Prof, of
Ecclesiastical Hist, at Harvard Univ.; 1 ch.
7 Alice C, b. 14 Dec, 1856; d. 21 Dec, 1859.
iii Elizabeth M., b. 1 June, 1815; d. 23 Nov., 1815.
iv Sally Brigham, b. 6 March, 1817; d. 24 Aug., 1819.
V James, b. 2 Feb., 1819; d. 26 April, 1819.
vl James, b. 14 April, 1820; d. 23 May, 1898; m. 2 April, 1844, Ann
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W. Whittemore, b. in Hubbardston, 12 Oct., 1821; d. 22 Jan.,
1898; was Corporal of the Color Guard in the 53d Mass. Regt.,
Co. H, in the Civil War. Ch.:
1 Elizabeth A?, b. 18 Dec, 1846; d. 21 July, 1881; m. 22 Jan.,
1872, Eugene D. Shattuck; res. Newburgh, O.
2 Sybil H., b. 9 March, 1857; m. 25 Nov., 1879, Silas A. Green-
wood; res. Winchenden, Mass.; 1 ch.
vil John, b. 21 Feb., 1822; d, 13 June, 1859; m. 2 Dec, 1847, Abigail
D. Greenwood, b. 12 June, 1823; d. 14 Jan., 1903. Ch.:
1 Henry E.\ h. 11 April, 1856; m. 8 Dec, 1880, Jennie A.
Whitnej^; res. Worcester, Mass.; grad. of Worcester Poly-
technic School.
viii Betsey Brigham, b. 10 May, 1824; d. in Medford, Mass., 5 May,
1904; m. 22 June, 1867, James O. Curtis, b. 1 Nov., 1804; d.
3 March, 1890; res. Medford, Mass., s. p., where he was an im-
portant citizen and a well-known builder of many ships,
ix Sybil Marean, b. 7 April, 1826; m. 9 Sept., 1852, Henry J. Hunt,
who d. 14 Oct., 1861; she res. in Medford.
877 AARON% son of David^ and Sarah (Veeder) Brigham;
bom in Denmark, N. Y., 21 Aug., 1809; married 30 June, 1834,
Maria, daughter of Dea. Marther Bosworth of Lowville, N. Y. ;
born 13 April, 1813.
Aaron removed in 1833 from Lowville to Genesee County, Mich.,
and in 1836 to Hadley, Lapeer County, where he opened a farm
remote from neighbors, schools or churches; in time, the region
was peopled and he was successful in his enterprises.
Children, the eldest horn in Genesee Co., Mich., the others in Hadley:
1 George W.S b. 29 Feb., 1836; m. 27 May, 1857, Lydia A. Pierson
of Atlas, Mich., b. 31 Dec, 1836, in Norwich, Canada; he was
the first male child born in Genesee Co. Ch.:
1 Mary Ella", b. in Hadley, 21 May, 1859.
ii David C, b. 6 June, 1838.
ill Morris, b. 5 Feb., 1844; d. 29 July, 1845.
iv Mary Jane, b. 2 July, 1846.
V Horace Alfred, b. 20 Aug., 1851 ; d. 22 Jan., 1852.
vl Stephen Henry, b. 10 July, 1853.
378 EDMUND SANFORD«, son of Silas^ and Rhoda (Morey)
Brigham; born in Brownington, Vt., 11 July, 1808; died in Brown-
ington, 25 Aug., 1862; married 14 June, 1840, Mary Buttrick,
daughter of Silas Wolcott, born 28 Jan., 1811; died 5 Jan., 1869-
Resided in Boston where he was for several years overseer at the
State House.
Children, born in Boston:
i Charles Edmund% b. 13 May, 1841; m. 25 April, 1872, Alice Hut-
ton, dau. of Richard Sims; b. in Salem, Mass., 5 April, 1843;
he is a P. O. clerk in Boston, and res. Medford, Mass. Served in
I2th Mass. Vols, and U. S. N., Civil War. Ch., b. there:
i 1 Bertha Hamilton^, b. 8 Sept., 1874.
318 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
■2 Fred William, b. 19 Dec, 1875.
3 Florence Alice, b. 22 April, 1881,
ii Elizabeth,
iii Frederick George, b. 10 Feb., 1846; d. in Memphis, Tenn., 15
Nov., 1867; was in the Civil War, Co. I, 45th Mass. Vols,
iv William James, b. 16 Feb., 1849; m. 20 Oct., 1886, Mary Elizabeth,
dau. of Stephen H. De Be Voise; b. in Brooklyn, N. Y., 11 June,
1857; he is a planter, Hollywood, Miss. Ch., b. there:
1 Josephine Elizabeth^, b. 25 Aug., 1887.
2 Hattie Marsh, b. 3 Dec, 1888.
3 Mary Frances, b. 18 June, 1890.
S79 EMILY% daughter of Silas^ and Rhoda (Morey) Brig-
ham; born in Brownington, Vt., 17 Dec, 1809; died in Newport,
Vt., 30 April, 1893; married 3 July, 1833, Hon. Thomas Carlisle,
son of Amherst and Anne (Carlisle) Stewart; born 26 Oct., 1804;
died, 2 Sept., 1865.
Children {Stewart), horn in Brownington:
i (Judge) Edward Amherst^ b. 13 June, 1834; d. in Newport, 2
June, 1900; m. 1 Aug., 1860, Lucy Jane, dau. of Daniel and Lydia
(Cook) KeUey of Derby; he was admitted to the bar in 1858;
Asst. Clerk of the House of Representatives, Vt., 1859-61; Clerk,
1862-63; also elected Judge of the Probate Court for Orleans
County; in 1872 he bought a half interest in the Express and
Standard of Derby, and was editor for 9 years; from 1881 was in
the insurance business and settled estates; was long a deacon and
treasurer of the church. Ch.:
1 Emily Lydia\ b. 26 Aug., 1862; m. Axel W. Hallenborg.
2 Charles Edward, b. 1 Jan., 1865; d. 28 July, 1880.
3 John Carlisle, b. 6 Nov., 1868; d. 2 Feb., 1869.
4 Kate Maria, h. 16 May, 1871 ; m. Jesse Holbrook.
ii John Brigham, b. 14 July, 1835; d. in Auburndale, Mass., 17 Oct.,
1892; m. 12 April, 1864, Nancy A., dau. of Judge Isaac and
Arabella (Cobb) Parker, of Coventry, Vt. ; she was born there 20
Feb., 1839; res. Beebe Plain, P. Q. Ch.:
1 Cora Lydia^, b. 5 Feb., 1867; res. in Boston.
2 George Sawin, b. 30 March, 1870; m. 31 March, 1897, Mary
Alice Heckman; res. Newton Highlands, Mass.; is a geneal-
ogist; 4 ch.
3 Florence Mae, b. 7 June, 1872; m. Harry Brown" Stewart of
Beebe Plain, P. Q.; he is a descendant of Eunice^ Brigham
Newton, dau. of 23.
4 Annie Carlisle, b. 28 May, 1874; m. (1) Clinton W. Crandall
of Woodland, Mass.; m. (2) Joseph Neal Day of Woolwich,
Me.
5 Helen Louise, b. 9 Nov., 1879; m. Dr. Nathaniel Niles Morse;
res. Brooklyn, N. Y.
iii Persis Anne, b. 26 April, 1837; d. 13 June, 1880, in Sparta, Wis.;
m. April, 1858, Capt. Martin Warner Davis of Coventry. Ch.
(Davis) :
1 Edward Warner^; 2 Frederick Everett; 3 Laura Brigham; 4
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Jane Stewart; 5 Mabel Persis; 6 Carlisle Eleazer; 7 Persia
Stewart; 8 John Tyler.
iv Thomas Tyler, b. 24 March, 1841 ; d. 2 Feb., 1901 ; m. 13 May,
1891, Mrs. Alice (Wick) Powers.
V Martha Louise, b. 16 May, 1846; m. 12 July, 1870, Dwight C.
Robbins. Ch. (Robbins):
1 Herbert Stewart", b. 27 Oct., 1872.
380 JOHN MOREY% son of Silas^ and Rhoda (Morey) Brig-
ham; born in Brownington, Vt., 30 April, 1812; died ;
married, 30 March, 1836, Maria Grow, born in Hyde Park, Vt.,
12 June 1811. Was a tanner and currier in Derby, Vt., and later
kept the " Brigham Hotel " in Derby Center.
Children, born in Broumington :
i Geor-e Morey', b. 27 May, 1837; d. in Derby, where he res. a
farmer, 10 Dec, 1879; m. 5 June, 1872, Julia Chandler, b. m
Dorset, Vt., 10 Oct., 1852; she m. (2) Rev. Mr. Johnson of Iras-
burg, Vt. Ch.:
1 John M.^ b. 10 Oct., 1874.
2 George Chandler, b. 19 July, 1879.
ii Silas H b 26 Dec, 1841 ; m. 14 Feb., 1868, Olive J. Merrick,
b. in Compton, P. Q., 1 May, 1845; he is a hotelkeeper m
Lisbon, N. H., and was county sheriff in 1892 and 1893. Ch.:
1 Harry S^ b. 17 June, 1869; m. Florence R. Clough, b. 10
Oct., 1869; res. Lisbon. Ch.: Fannie J.», b. 10 Aug., 1887.
2 George Merrick, b. 31 March, 1875.
3 Fanny J., d. y.
4 Frank L., b. 23 Jan., 1879.
381 CHARLES% son of Silas^ and Rhoda , (Morey) Brigham;
born in Brownington, Vt., 26 Oct., 1814; died in Boston, 13 Jan
1900, se. 85; married, 28 July, 1862, Mary Frances, daughter ot
Samuel Adams and Lydia (Stoddard) Locke of Boston, born 15
Dec, 1828; died in Boston, 21 Jan., 1883. ,
He was a noted Boston Post-office employee, who entered the
service in 1837 and at the time , of his retirement was the oldest
in the service in the United States; he was a faithful worker and
a most genial man.
Child, born in Boston: _,,.
1 Lieut. Charles Henry% b. 14 Nov., 1863; m. ^9 Ap"l, 1898 Ehza-
beth, dau. of Hugh and Elizabeth (Munroe) MacDonald; res.
Jamaica Plain. He served in the Spanish War, on U. S. S.
Prairie, as Senior Watch and Division Officer on blockade of Cuba
and Porto Rico. Was in engagement resulting in destruction ot
Spanish S. S. Alphonso XII., near Mariel, 5 July, 1898. He was
commissioned Lieut., U. S. N., 23 April, 1898; resigned 28 Sept.,
1898. Ch.: i Marion Ray, b. 5 Jan., 1902.
382 ALBERT SMITH«, son of Silas^' and Rhoda (Morey)
Brigham; born in Brownington, Vt., 19 Aug., 1816; died 4 Jan.,
820 THE HISTORY OF THE BEIGHAM FAMILY
Mary Doe (Jenness) Mernll, born 10 March, 182S; died 5 Jan.,
J8»d. He resided m Boston. '
Children:
i Emily Maria', b. 27 Feb., 1845; d. 12 Aug 1850
1 Bertha Williams^, b. 20 Nov., 1876
2 £f«AeZ Merrill, b. 14 July, 1881
V Edmund Sanford, b. 5 Oct., 1853; m. 22 March, 1881, Martha
J^Hunter; he is in the banking business; res. Dorchester Mass
vi cL^rZT ?r'"\^- ^^ ^P"^' 1^^^' d- 31 March, 1884.
1 PFaZfer iJaZ/jA^, b. 23 June, 1877.
rEt!dl R °^- ^^^«II^«E G.», son of Aaron= and Charlotte
(Read) Bngham; born 29 April, 1810; died married (U
ZfZl' '.««;i^-^,*'"«hen. born 11 March, ISlfi/died 25 J 1,
bett of Palmyra, Mich., born 17 July. 18S0. In 1832 he established
h.mself m Monroe, Mich., as a manufacturer and dealer in fun^-
Zyir """^ °' ^"P"™"' ^'''=™^"' -'y treasurerTd
CAt7dr«n (6i/ first wife), bom in Monroe:
i Mary L.^ b. 13 Feb., 1841.
ii Charlotte E., b. 23 Nov., 1842.
iii Edwin, b. 1 Sept., 1846; d. 21 Oct., 1846.
nj.-Z ^J"""^' ^- ^^ ^^^^^' 1^*8; d. 25 Jan., 1849.
CAtfrf (62/ second tot'/e), 6orn. m Monroe-
V Mattie B., b. 9 Dec, 1855.
384 MICAJAH R.% son of Aaron» and Charlotte (Read) Brig-
ham; born m New Hampshire, 3 April, 1819; died 12 Feb., 1889;
Z7'"L\ ?'';^ T^' ^"'^ ^^'^"^"^ ^^^^ ^" Monroe, Mich., 6
Dec 1825; died 16 April, 1904. Resided in Monroe and Erie,
Mich., and in Toledo, O. '
Children, the eldest born in Monroe, others in Erie •
' M'n''\^--''T?'*:,' '^*'' °^- '' S^P^-' l^''!' William R. Gifford,
^^^■^N f ^'^"<^^' Mich., 6 May, 1843; res. Toledo, O. Ch.
(Gifford), b. in Erie, Mich.:
1 Walter Fay', b. 2 Jan., 1874.
2 Jessica M., b. 5 March, 1877.
3 Gertrude, b. 13 Sept., 1881.
ii Mary Jane, b. 7 Sept., 1849; m. 28 Dec., 1870, Frederick W.
Himes, b. in Oswego, N. Y., 23 April, 1840; res. Toledo. Ch.
(Himes):
SIXTH GENERATION 321
1 Malcolm B.^ b. 16 Oct., 1871. ,?
2 Bessie B., d. y.
3 Lottie E., b. 14 June, 1876,
4 Robert A., b. 5 Jan., 1880.
5 Frederick W., b. 29 July, 1881.
6 Louis B., d. y.
iv Oshea StoweU, b. 17 Aug., 1852; m. 27 Oct., 1881, Caroline
A. Mulhollen, b. in Erie, 6 April, 1853; was grad. Ph. B., Univ. of
Mich., 1874; M. D., 1876; Ph. M., 1877; res. Toledo. Ch.:
1 Read Oshea\ b. in Toledo, 20 Dec, 1888.
V William Elbridge, b. 6 Oct., 1858; m. 17 Feb., 1882, Ida M.
Brown, b. in Woonsocket, R. I., 16 April, 1859; is in the Grain
Commission business; res. s. p., Toledo.
vl Charlotte Fay, b. 31 Dec, 1860; m..l879, Halbert B. Warren of
Chicago, 111. ; res. Sandusky, O. Ch. (Warren) :
1 Lucy M.\ b. 12 May, 1880.
2 Helen B., b. 12 Jan., 1882.
3 Clarence C, b. 1891.
vii Charles Reed, b. 4 April, 1863; m. 3 Nov., 1886, Helen K., dau.
of Benjamin and Martha (Keeney) Jones, b. 28 Aug., 1860; res.
Toledo. Ch.:
1 Norman i^.^ b. 13 Sept., 1887.
2 Donald, b. 5 June, 1890.
385 GEORGE% son of Capt. DanieP and ThankfuP (Brig-
ham) Brigham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 19 Oct., 1784; died in
Groton, Mass., about 1868; married (1) 11 June, 1810, Betsey,
daughter of Stephen and Rebecca (Howe) Morse of Marlboro,
born 14 March, 1791; died 6 May, 1820; married (2) 20 Dec,
1820, Margaret, daughter of William Shattuck of Groton, born 9
Sept., 1795; died 30 Aug., 1853. Was a harness-maker and resided
in Groton.
Children (by first wife), born in Groton:
661 i Betsey^ b. 10 May, 1811.
662 ii George Dexter, b. 2 May, 1813.
663 iii Emeline, b. 18 April, 1815.
iv Son, b. 11 Nov., 1817; d. 12 Nov., 1817.
Children (by second wife), born in Groton:
V Margaret Ann, b. 6 Jan., 1822; m. 8 Dec, 1846, Rev. Joseph C.
Smith, b. 18 July, 1819, in Waltham, Mass.; d. 29 Dec, 1857;
was a missionary to the Sandwich Islands. Ch. (Smith) :
1 Robert Boynton^, b. 21 Oct., 1847.
2 William, b. 17 Nov., 1851; d. 1 July, 1652.
3 Daughter, b. 25 Sept., 1853.
664 vi Mary Loring, b. 2 Nov., 1823.
vii William Boynton, b. 18 May, 1827; d. s. p., 1 April, 1856, at
Burlington, Vt.; m. 17 June, 1849, Pamelia Wentworth of Starks-
boro, Vt., b. 7 April, 1826; she m. (2) George W. Sipes of Galva,
111. Ch.:
1 Infant^, who d.
viii Jane Laura, b. 22 Oct., 1829; res. imm., 1905, in Boston; was
a teacher.
665 ix Theodore, b. 29 June, 1833.
666 X Charles Sumner, b. 15 Sept., 1835.
322 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
386 CAPT. DANIEL^, son of Capt. DanieP and Thankful^
(J3ngham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 7 Aug., 1786- died
——; married, 27 May, 1810, Nancy, daughter of WiUiam and
Elizabeth (Howe) Gates, born IQ Oct., 1790. He was living
in Morse s day and inherited the tannery of his ancestor, Samuel,
being the fifth Brigham owner in direct succession. Retired from
business and occupied a part of the original estate of Samuel.
Children, born in Marlboro:
667 1 Henry^ b. 4 Oct., 1811.
" ?85?.^' ^■' ^' ^^ ^^^*" ^^^^' ^- ''"'°-' ^" ^°"^^^^' ^'^^•' 1 March,
668 iii Dennison, b. 23 May, 1816.
iv Daniel F., b 11 May, 1822; m. Sarah Camfield of Cambridge,
Mass.; res. in Marlboro. Ch.: ^
1 Kate O'Brien^, b. 24 Aug., 1853.
2 William Dexter, b. 9 Feb., 1856.
3 Nancy E., b. 2 Dec, 1858.
387 WILLIAM«, son of Capt. DanieP and ThankfuP (Brig-
Jiam) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., S Aug., 1793; died 14
June 1872; married, 13 April, 1816, Sophia Sawyer, born in Hud-
son, Mass., 19 June, 1797; died 7 Feb., 1884. Resided in Dracut,
Children:
' f«?i^^ ^■IJ'-J ^"^•' 1817' '"^ Northboro. Mass.; d. 15 Nov.,
A^ ' °lV ^ ^^^•' 18*^' ^^^"^ Taylor of Lowell and North
Adams, Mass., who d. 16 Jan., 1887. Ch. (Taylor), the eldest b.
in Lowell, the others in North Adams:
1 Edward Brigham^ b. 7 Dec, 1843; m. OUve M. Goodwin. Ch :
Infant^ who d.
2 Helen S., b. 3 Dec, 1845; d. 1849.
3 Charlotte M., b. 9 Feb., 1847; d. 17 Oct., 1899; m. George
T. Whitney. Ch. (Whitney): i Charlotte'; ii Adeline, who m.
David N. Patterson, M. D.; iii George Brigham.
4 George H., b. 2 Oct., 1848; d. 6 April, 1887; m. E. Jane Neal.
Ch.: 1 George'; ii Jennie; iii WiUiam.
5 Annie C, b. 19 Sept., 1850; res. unm., 1903, E. Greenwich, R. 1.
6 William H., b. 14 Sept., 1852; m. Fannie G. Brown Ch •
Annie E.»
ii William F., b. 18 March, 1819; m. 22 June, 1843, Jane Pike, b
1 Dec 1823; res. Lowell, Mass.; a machinist; he has a descendant,
Mrs. Henry Hartley of Brookline, Mass. Ch.:
1 Loella /.8, b. 28 Jan., 1846.
iii George, d. y.
iv Charlotte M., b. in Dracut, 23 March, 1822; m. in LoweU, Mass.,
4 July, 1847, George Timothy, son of Timothy Whitney; b in
Essex, Vt., 4 April, 1819; res. Lowell. Ch. (Whitney)-
I Lottie J.\ b. 19 April, 1850; m. Frank E. Fitts; res. Somer-
ville, Mass.
3 George B., b. 13 Feb., 1853; res. St. Paul, Minn.
3 Adllern S., b. 14 Jan., 1855; m. David N. Patterson, res. LoweU.
SIXTH GENERATION 323
V George Alfred, b. in Lowell, 11 Jan., 1830; m. 35 Dec, 1863, Ellen
E. Sa%vyer. Ch.:
1 Edward Saicyer^, b. 18 Sept., 1864.
2 Helen Sophia, b. 5 May, 1866; m. 9 Feb., 1893, Herbert C.
Chase.
388 WINSLOW, son of Capt. DanieP and Thankful^ (Brig-
ham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 29 May, 1795; killed by
a horse, 2 Nov., 1864; married, 27 July, 1817, Elizabeth Larkin,
who died 6 Dec, 1864. Resided in Marlboro.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Elizabeth G.", b. 20 June, 1817; m. 9 April, 1845, William Wallace
Witherbee, son of 201; b. in M., 21 Feb., 1821; d. 11 June, 1888.
Ch. (Witherbee), b. in Marlboro:
1 Ellen Hotce^ b. 22 Feb., 1846; m. 1868, Edwin L. Knicker-
bocker of Flint, Mich.
2 Frank Foristall, b. 27 Sept., 1848; d. 9 Oct., 1851.
3 Elizabeth Winslow, b. 21 Sept., 1850; res. Marlboro.
4 Frederick Wallace, b. 15 Nov., 1852; m. 1875, J Ball;
was a Ry. conductor, and killed, 17 Jan., 1890.
5 Mary Ide Brigham, b. 8 Oct., 1856; res. Marlboro.
6 Sarah Dennis, b. 30 Oct., 1858; res. Marlboro.
7 Anne Fisher, b. 24 Sept., 1861; res. Marlboro.
8 Herbert Eugene, b. 16 Jan., and d. 4 Feb., 1864.
ii Anne Fisher, b. 16 Dec, 1821 ; d. 8 April, 1881 ; m. 15 May, 1845,
Samuel Boyd, b. 3 June, 1815; d. 19 Sept., 1892; res. Marlboro.
Ch. (Boyd), b. in Marlboro:
1 Delia Buckling b. 1 Nov., 1846; m. 22 Oct., 1873, William
Henry Aldrich of Newbury St., Boston. Ch. (Aldrich): i
Roy S.», b. 19 Feb., 1879; ii Margery, who d. y.
2 Annie Frothingham, b. 15 Oct., 1848; m. 1871, Hon. Samuel
C. Darling of Somerville, Mass.
3 Florence Augusta, b. 28 July, 1850; res. Marlboro.
4 Lydia Sophia, b. 18 June, 1854; res. Marlboro.
5 Carrie Warren, b. 25 May, 1855; d. 26 Feb., 1858.
6 Henry Irving, b. 18 Dec, 1859; d. 24 March, 1860.
7 Fanny Brigham, b. 2 Dec, 1862; d. 7 March, 1871.
669 iii Eugene Winslow, b. 21 Dec, 1833.
389 FREEMAN^, son of Capt. DanieP and ThankfuP (Brig-
ham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 May., 1800; died 1894;
married, Harriet P. Gilson of Cambridge, Mass; resided there.
Children, bom in Cambridge:
i George W.\ b. 19 July, 1827; d. in C, 13 April, 1872; m. OUvia
E., dau. of Charles Carpenter of Derby, Vt. Ch.:
1 Frank Benjamin^, b. 23 Dec, 1853.
ii Caroline C, m. 5 Dec, 1869, J. Henry, son of James H. White of
Cambridge.
Hi Lebina (or Lavina) S., b. 6 July, 1834.
iv Harriet E., b. 13 May, 1836; m. Henry Blake, and moved West.
V Webster.
S24 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
390 CHARLOTTE^ daughter of Capt. DanieP and Thankful*
(Brigham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 June, 1802; died
there, 6 Sept., 1867; married, 19 May, 1825, Capt. Thaddeus, son
of Jonah and Betty (Cranston) Howe of Marlboro, (and grand-
son of 117), born 12 May, 1799; died 6 Sept., 1872.
Children {Howe), horn in Marlboro:
i Harriet^ b. 1 Feb., 1826; d. 2 Jan., 1862, s. p.; m. Osbom
Stearns.
ii Emily B., b. 25 Feb., 1827; d. 12 Sept., 1848.
ili Edwin, b. 6 Nov., 1828; d. 3 June, 1829.
iv Pniman E., b. 9 Feb., 1830; d, 11 April, 1902; m. Mary Mc-
Cracken. Ch. :
1 Mary L.^, m. Charles E. Dorr, and has 3 ch.
2 Edwin L.; 3 Herbert H., d. y.; 4 Alice M.
V Amariah, b. 29 Oct., 1831; d. 10 May, 1896; m. Ellen M. Stowe.
Ch.:
1 Clarence E-^; 2 Lizzie M.
vi Laura A., b. 27 April, 1833; m. John Johnston,
vii John, b. 14 Oct., 1834; m. Celesty Leavit.
viii Heman S., b. 14 April, 1836; d. 19 Feb., 1841.
ix Cranston, b. 19 Feb., 1839; d. 26 March, 1841.
X Rufus, b. 27 May, 1841 ; d. 2 Sept., 1889.
xi Cranston, b. 17 Sept., 1842.
xii Charlotte E., b. 15 Jan., 1844; m. C. M. Twichel.
xiii Amy S., b. 2 Feb., 1846; d. 21 March, 1865.
391 HARRIET^, daughter of Capt. 'DanieP and Thankful*
(Brigham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Dec., 1804; died
there, March, 1889; married, 1 Jan., 1826, Jabez S. Witherbee,
(son of 201), born in Southboro, Mass., 12 Sept., 1802; died 2
Dec, 1862. Resided in Marlboro where he was a Justice of the
Peace and prominent citizen, and kept the " Williams Tavern."
Children {Witherbee), born in Marlboro:
i George Witherbee^ b. 27 Dec, 1827; d. in San Francisco, 6 Jan.,
1851, unm.
ii Harriet Maria, b. 21 Feb., 1830; d. 19 March, 1859; m. 1856,
Henry O. Russell,
iii John Davis, b. 11 Feb., 1834; d. 10 June, 1836.
iv Lorenzo F., b. 18 Dec, 1836; d. 8 Feb., 1837.
V Charles Freeman, b. 29 April, 1840; d. in Marlboro, 16 Dec,
1883; enlisted in Marlboro Cornet Band with the 13th Mass.
Vols., in 1861; m. Adelaide, dau. of Lambert Bigelow, b. 3 Aug.,
1837. Ch.:
1 Ella Frances^, b. 10 June, 1864; m. 13 Oct., 1889, Arthur
William Furlong of Boston, b. 24 March, 1867; res. Somer-
ville; 1 ch.
2 Hattie E., b. 16 July, 1867; d. 28 Feb., 1882.
vi Francis Brigham, b. 25 Feb., 1842; d. 6 Feb., 1848.
392 LAURA ANN^ daughter of Capt. DanieP and ThankfuP
(Brigham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 17 March, 1807;
SIXTH GENERATION 325
died in Shrewsbury, Mass., 13 Dec, 1882; married 31 March,
1828, Capt. Jesse Perr}'^ of Sudbury, JNIass., who moved to Shrews-
bury, where he died, 10 April, 1807, ae. 81.
Children (Perry), born in Shrewsbury:
i Mary EUzabeth', b. 17 Dec, 1828; m. John S. Stevens of Marl-
boro, in 1846. Ch. (Stevens):
1 Eunice^.
2 Laura, m. Charles Spearel of Marlboro.
3 Infant, d. j.
ii Lucy Ann, b. 1 April, 1831; m. Samuel I. Howe of Shrewsbury,
in 1859. Ch. (Howe):
1 Jennie^; 2 Frank P.; 3 Mary, m. WiUiam H. Case.
iii Caroline Williams, b. 9 April, 1833; m. Stephen A. Reed of
Shrewsbury, in 1851; he d. 18 Jan., 1904. Ch. (Reed):
1 Bessie^; 2 Annie; both d. s. p.
iv George Harrison, b. 30 Aug., 1836; m. (1) Anna BatcheUer of
Northboro, in 1864; m. (2) Laurilla Moore. Ch.: 3 who d. j.
V Laura Brigham, b. 14 Dec, 1840; d. 1891; m. 1883, Samuel I.
Howe of Shrewsbury.
vi Franklin Jesse, b. 28 June, 1843; enlisted Co. H, 25th Mass. Vols.,
and was Ijilled, Cold Harbor, 3 June, 1864.
vii Ella Arbella, b. 14 Oct., 1845; m. 1869, Everett Walker of
Shrewsbury. Ch. (Walker) :
1 Frederic^; 2 Herbert; 3 Alice; and 1 d. y.
393 COL. AARON®, son of Capt. Aaron^ and Betty (Barnes)
Brigham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 20 March, 1798; died there,
1874; married, 9 Jan., 1821, Sally, daughter of Josiah and Hep-
zibeth (Collins) Fay of Marlboro and Southboro, born there, 30
July, 1801; died in Marlboro, 26 May, 1871. Was assessor in
1852.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Maria E.', b. 27 May, 1821; m. (1) in M., 6 April, 1842, Perry
G., son of Joseph Wood; b. in Upton, Mass.; d. in Marlboro,
29 June, 1856; m. (2) 27 Nov., 1858, Anthony BuU. Ch. (Wood):
1 Emily M.^, who d. y.
2 Clara E., b. 10 May, 1845.
3 Alice A., h. 3 April, 1848.
ii Abbie Howe, b. 23 June, 1823; m. 23 Nov., 1847, Isaac Conant
of Dover, 111. Ch. (Conant) :
1 Herbert^; 2 Lelia; 3 Fremont.
670 iii John Winslow, b. 4 Sept., 1825; m. Mary Putnam.
iv Sarah Hepsibah, b. 6 July, 1829; m. 22 June, 1853, Ehsha Gore.
V Orissa Amber, b. 30 April, 1833; m. 21 July, 1881, John Kimball
of South Bralntree, Mass., who d. 21 Nov., 1883.
vi Aaron Augustus, b. 27 May, 1836; m. and res. Minn. Enhsted
in Co. F, 8th Minn. Vols.; was killed in the battle of Murfrees-
boro, 7 Dec, 1864.
vii Caroline Augusta, b. 13 Aug., 1838; m. 8 June, 1859, Francis C.
Curtis of Dudley, Mass.; res. Marlboro. Ch. (Curtis):
1 Chester Wellington^ b. 1862.
2 Harry Millis, b. 1868.
326 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
3 Mary Willis, b. 1870.
^' n?'^=«^'''^'?°'?' ^- ^^ ^"S" 1^*05 d. 19 Nov., 1885; m. 31
Oct., 1865, Charlotte E. Woodbury of Chicago III
ix Ellen Althea, b. 20 July, 1843; d. 22 Sept., 1881;' m. April, 1865,
t rank H. Lowell of Bangor, Me. Ch. (Lowell) :
1 Herbert'; 2 Edward; 3 Grace; 4 Charles.
394 JANE% daughter of Maj. Jedediah^ and Lydia (Boyd)
Brigham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 23 April, 1798; died in Nor-
wood, Mass., 26 Jan., 1866; married, 19 April, 1819, Lyman, son
ot (jrersiiom Bigelow, born in Marlboro, 25 April, 1795- died 13
March, 1842. He moved to Boxboro, Mass., where was merchant,
selectman. Representative, Postmaster, etc.
Children (Bigelow), born in Boxboro:
i Jane E.% b. 5 Feb., 1820; d. in Norwood, Mass., 13 Feb., 1888:
m. (1) James Brown; m. (2) Hon. Joseph Day; 1 ch., d. y
n Mary Louisa, b. 15 Dec, 1821; d. in Norwood, 29 March, 1888-
m. Josiah W. Talbot. Ch. (Talbot):
1 Emma\ m. Stanford MitcheU of So, Boston.
2 Mary, m. Oscar Winship.
"' TaXf Ch. VLt:- '''" '■ ' "-''■' ''''■' - <^"«^ «•
1 Augusta', m. M. W. Sanborn of Norwood
iv Caroline b. 29 Oct., 1825; d. s. p., 29 Jan., 1851; m. Cephas Hoar.
V Lyman Waldo, b. 7 March, 1828; d. 6 Dec, 1886; m. Catherine
Howard; a prominent merchant at Norwood. Ch •
1 Erwin'; J Edgar; 3 Waldo; 4 Alfred; 5 Lyman; 6 Caro-
line; 7 Wtlham A.; 8 Bernard; 9 Gertrude
vi Lydolf Willis, b. 16 Aug., 1836; d. 1856.
395 ASHLEY^ son of Maj. Jedediah^ and Lydia (Bovd)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 9 Oct., 1804; died there," 14
May 1881 ; married, 14 May, 1825, Mary B., daughter of Ephraim
Bigelow, born in Marlboro, 12 Aug., 1802; died there, 3 Aug.,
1857. Was a stone mason and resided in Marlboro.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i William Emerson', b. 19 Nov., 1826; d. unm., 12 Dec, 1847
n Lydia, b. 28 May, 1828; m. 6 April, 1853, Lewis H., son of
Benjamm W. AUen; b. in So. Vernon, Mass., 28 Nov., 1826: res.
Rockbottom, Mass. Ch. (AUen), b. in Rockbottom:
1 Charles H.', b. 27 Nov., 1865; res. Marlboro.
^„. .. ^ ^^'"'* ^•' ^- ^ ^"g-' 1855; d. 24 Aug., 1855.
671 m Humphrey, b. 5 Jan., 1830.
iv Marilla, b. 1 Sept., 1832; m. 9 Oct., 1850, Henry Franklin, son
ot Henry Morse; b. in Marlboro, 27 Oct., 1826; res. and d.
there, 21 Sept., 1878; she res. Peterboro, N. H. Ch. (Morse),
b. m Marlboro:
1 Charles E?, b. 12 Jan., 1854; d. 20 March, 1854.
2 Clara J., b. 4 July, 1856; m. 9 Dec, 1886, Forrest G. Field,
Jr., b. 20 Feb., 1856; res. Peterboro, N. H
V Mariette, b. 22 July, 1834; d. 2 Feb., 1885; m. 28 June, 1854
SIXTH GENERATION 327
William Barnes, Jr., b. in Marlboro, 1828; res. there. Ch. (Barnes),
b. in Marlboro:
1 George H.', d. y.
2 George H., b. 18 Jan., 1858; m. 1895, Nellie R., dau. of David
Heywood; res. Marlboro.
3 Stella B., b. 29 Dec, 1864; m. 1891, Johnson P., son of Ben-
jamin Shaw; b. in Nova Scotia, 1864; res. Marlboro.
4 Elizabeth, b. 25 Dec, 1868; m. 6 April, 1889, Alfred, probably
son of William H. Brigham, who was son of 358; b. in
Marlboro, 3 Aug., 1865; res. there. Ch. (Brigham): i Ches-
ter Albert", b. in Marlboro, 11 March, 1893; ii Lester Alfred,
b. 11 March, 1893.
5 Marion, b. 16 Oct., 1871; m. 1898, Edward Corbett of South-
boro, Mass. Ch. (Corbett): i Myra P."; ii Mildred E.
vi Ashley, b. 19 April, 1837; m. 15 Nov., 1891, Martha E., dau.
of Cyrus and Cynthia (Bemis) Brigham, 688; res. s. p., a mer-
chant in Marlboro,
vli Octavia, b. 17 Jan., 1842; res. unm., Marlboro.
396 JOEL^ son of Maj. Jedediah^ and Lydia (Boyd) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., l6 Dec, 1808; died there, 26
July, 1892; married, 1 Jan., 1835, Lydia S., daughter of Capt.
Job Dickinson of Northfield, Mass.; born 18 April, 1811; died
14 March, 1854. He was a merchant in Marlboro, where resided;
the male line is extinct.
Children, horn in Marlboro:
i Stella Morton% b. 25 Jan., 1836; d. 22 July, 1854.
ii Flora Holton, b. 8 Sept., 1838; d. 25 Oct., 1865.
iii Julia Porter, b. 7 Aug., 1841 ; res. unm., in Marlboro,
iv Fanny Elnora, b. 6 March, 1846; m. 30 Jan., 1873, Oliver Hawes;
s. p.
V Henrietta Marsh, b. 1 Aug., 1848; at Mt. Holyoke College in
1868; res. unm., in Marlboro.
397 WILLIAM PITT«, son of Maj. Jedediah^ and Lydia
(Boyd) Brigham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 30 Aug., 1811; died
there, 10 Feb., 1884; married, 9 April, 1835, Lavinia, daughter of
Dr. John Baker, born in Marlboro, 30 Dec, 1815; died there Feb.,
1907. Was a merchant and resided in Marlboro, Boxboro and West
Acton, Mass.
Children, bom in Marlboro:
672 i Harriette Augusta', b. 29 Jan., 1836.
673 ii Henrietta Augusta, twin to Harriette.
674 iii Henry Augustine, b. 21 Aug., 1837.
iv Helen Adelaide, b. 19 Oct., 1839; m. Allan Dexter Howe. Ch.
(Howe), b. in Marlboro:
1 Bertha M?, b. 20 June, 1862.
2 Alice Lavinia, b. 2 Dec, 1866; m. William K. Winchester of
Brighton, Mass. Ch. (Winchester): i Fitch'; ii Rosalind.
V William Frank, b. 4 April, 1842; d. in Washington, D. C, 18
July, 1864; was Corp. in Co. F, 13th Mass. Inf., and served 3
years in the Civil War.
328 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
vi Albert Quincy, b. 12 March, 1848; d. 24 Sept., 1849.
675 vii Alfred Adams, twin to Albert.
vlii Emma Baker, b. 24 Oct., 1849; m. Herbert W. Brigham, son
of 584.
ix Edwin Eugene, b. 15 Nov., 1855; m, 20 Dec, 1882, Hattie I.
Johnson; an engineer and res. Marlboro.
398 JAMES MADISON% son of Artemas'* and Lydia (Brig-
ham) Brigham; born in Bridgton, Me., 14 March, 1805; died in
Dorchester, Mass., 11 Dec, 1895; married in Boston, 15 Nov.,
1832, Mary Frances, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Adams)
Sawin (who lived in Milton, Mass.), born 9 Dec, 1812; died 25
July, 1893. He lived for a great many years in Bumstead PI.,
Boston, opposite Park Street Church.
Children, born in Boston:
i Mary Emma^ b. 28 Oct., 1834; d. 1 April, 1859.
ii James Henry, b. 17 Aug., 1840; d. 2 March, 1868.
676 iii William Dexter, b. 17 Oct., 1851.
399 SAMUEL^, son of Fortunatus'^ and Martha (Barnes)
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 20 Sept., 1796; died ;
married Polly (Mary) Newton, born 7 May, 1798. Resided in
Binghamton, N. Y.
Children, born in Binghamton:
i Eunice Johnson^ b. 6 Dec, 1826.
ii Jane Electa, b. 17 Jan., 1829.
iii Samuel Leander, b. 19 Aug., 1830.
iv Mary Frances, b. 30 Nov., 1832.
V William Edward, b. 14 March, 1835.
vi Martin Gilson, b. 9 Feb., 1839.
vii Lois Genevieve, b. 5 May, 1843.
400 MARTIN", son of Fortunatus^ and Martha (Barnes) Brig-
ham; born in Northboro, Mass., 25 Aug., 1799; died in Springfield,
Mass., 1882; married (1) Mary Barnes, born 15 April, 1799; mar-
ried (2) Eunice Gates, born 3 Oct., 1802. Resided in Palmer,
Mass.
Children, born in Palmer:
i Mary A.', b. 16 May, 1823.
ii Harriet E., b. 4 Aug., 1824.
iii Charles L., b. 27 Jan., 1827.
677 iv Lincoln Lafayette, b. 9 March, 1829.
V William M., b. 12 April, 1832.
vi Henry A., b. 18 Aug., 1835; was living in Springfield, in 1905.
vii Lorenzo D., b. 10 Aug., 1837.
401 LINCOLN^ son of Fortunatus^ and Martha (Barnes)
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 13 May, 1803; died l6 May,
1883, in Marlboro, Mass.; married, 24 April, 1832, Susan A.
William Pitt Brigiiam, of Marlboro (397)
SIXTH GENERATION 329
Maynard, born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 3 April, 1811; died 15 May,
1885. Resided in Marlboro; the male line is extinct.
Children, bom in Marlboro:
i Sophia E.% b. 15 Maj, 1834; d. ibid.
ii George A., b. 6 Oct., 1835; d. 20 Sept., 1886; m. 26 May, 1856,
Nellil D., dau. of R. W. Flagg; b. in Sutton, Mass., 7 Dec ,
1835; res. in Marlboro, where a hardware merchant. Ch., b.
in Marlboro: „^„ . ,
1 Leon E?, b. 4 Dec, 1857; d. unm., 27 Feb., 1888; a jeweler,
iii Ella Abba A.^ b. 21 Jan., 1849; m. Albert E. Leighton.
402 EDWARD LEONARD^ son of Fortunatus^ and Martha
(Barnes) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 8 Oct., 1806; died in
Worcester, Mass., 13 Sept., 1898; married (1) 13 Sept., 1831,
Eliza Brewer of New York, born 29 May, 1811 ; died in Worcester,
20 Feb, 1840; married (2) 25 April, 1844, Susan H. Sawyer of
Berlin, Mass., born 13 Aug., 1818; died 31 Dec, 1872; married
(3) 27 Jan., 1875, Annie J. (Tarlton) Sawyer, born 2 Aug., 1823;
died 26 Dec, 1905; was a nurse in the Civil War, 4th N. H.
Regt., and served until the end; was with Sherman on his " March
to the Sea." Mr. Brigham resided in Worcester, where he learned
the tailor trade, and was the first dealer in ready-made clothing.
He was the senior Odd Fellow of Worcester.
Children {by first wife), born in Worcester: ,, , ^ t iq7«.
i Walter A. C, b. 19 July, 1832; d. in New York, 6 Jan., 1878,
m. 1864, Sarah H. E. Wood, who d. March, 1900.
ii Lucian T., b. 29 June, 1835; d. 13 May, 1836. ^ ^ .,
iii Eliza A., b. 31 Jan., 1837; m. 17 May, 1860, George E. Barrett,
b. 14 Feb., 1834; res. Worcester. Ch. (Barrett):
1 Emma S.\ b. 10 July, 1868.
Children (by second wife), born in Worcester:
Iv Eleanor L., b. 9 April, 1847. , ,„^^ a t
V Edward L., b. 2 May, 1850; d. 31 March, 1906; m. 2 June,
1874, Teresa I. Davis, b. 14 May, 1845. Ch.:
1 Olive D.\ b. 15 Dec, 1875.
403 HON. and MAJOR ASA% son of Lewis^ and Mary (Rice)
Brigham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 31 Aug., 1788; died in Washr
ington, Texas, 3 July, 1844; married (1) Jan., 1811, in Framing-
ham, Mass., Elizabeth S. Babcock, who died in Brazoria County,
Texas, in 1833; married (2) Ann , who married (2)
Walker of Austin, Texas.
In his youth he learned the tailor's trade. He settled in Fram-
ingham at the age of 21, where he bought a house and built a shop
in 1809, which he sold in 1812, removing to Jaffrey, N. H., where
he was tavern-keeper; was burned out l6 Dec, 18l6, and, em-
barrassed financially, removed to Alexandria, La. In 1831 re-
moved to Texas, and in the war between Texas and Mexico he
330 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
served as commissary to the army; was one of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence of Texas and early became Treasurer
of the Republic. This office he held until his death, which occurred
prior to the annexation of Texas to the United States.
Children (by first wife):
i Adeliza Lewis^ b. in Framingham, 15 Dec, 1811; m. Edwin
Richeson. Ch. (Richeson): -c-uwrn
1 Sue Elizabem, m. 12 Nov., 1855, Hon. John Hancock of Austin,
^ lex. Ch. (Hancock): Edwin Brigham«, b. 26 Oct., 1856.
n bamuel, b. 1814; res. Matagorda, Tex
iii Benjamin Rice, b. Jaifrey, x>^. H., 21 April, 1815; slain in battle
ot bt. Jacmto, on his 21st birthday, 21 April, 1836
404 OTIS«, son of Jotham^ and Lucy (Thompson) Brigham;
born m Marlboro, Mass., 8 Oct., 1788; died there, 18S3; married
Lucy Stratton, who died Dec, 1830. Resided in Marlboro.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Mary Ann', b. 22 July, 1818; m. (1) George Emery, son of
Sampson Bailey; b. in Sterling, Mass., 3 April, 1815; d. July,
1840; m (2) George Gates of Stow, Mass.; res. Bolton, Mass.
Cn. (Bailey) :
1 Harriet M.^, m. John Dolan.
Ch. (Gates):
2 Lyman B.; 3 Lucy 8.
ii Lucy Jane, b. 30 June, 1819; d. May, 1880; m. Lyman CooUdge,
who d. June, 1887; res. Bolton. Ch. (Coohdge) :
1 WalteT^, b. 28 May, 1844; d. 2 June, 1903; m. 3 June, 1869,
Sarah A. Ryder of Bolton. Ch.: i Walter R.», b. 30 July
1870; ii Sarah W., b. 6 Dec, 1873; iii Holden L., b. 19 Oct.
1876; iv Ruth P., b. 18 Jan., 1879; v John E., b. 13 Aug..
^ 1882; vi Lucy J., b. 17 Dec, 1884; res. in Hudson, Mass.
m John H., b. 20 Aug., 1821; d. unm., 19 June, 1881; interred in
Hudson.
iv Harriet S., b. 14 Sept., 1823; was a teacher in Auburn, Kan.:
res. 1905, Hudson.
V George H., b. 19 Oct., 1825; m. Anna Lucas of Bolton; res.
Hammoton, N. J. Ch.:
1 Le Grand S.^, b. 1850; res. Bolton.
2 Fanny, b. 1852.
3 William, b. 1854.
4 George, b. 1859.
vi Elizabeth A b. 2Q Oct., 1827; d. ; m. James S.
Welsh, who d.; res. Hudson. Ch. (Welsh):
I Fred O.V 2 Annella E.; 3 Winifred, who d.; 4 Lucy D.-
Two d, y. ^ >
405 HENRY% son of Jotham^ and Lucy (Thompson) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 3 May, 1790; died in Abington,
Mass., 9 March, 1867; married (I) 7 May, 1812, Mary, daughter
of Col. Aaron Hobart,* born in Abington, 3 Sept., 1787; died 27
tl,^ fi3^°'^ ^l^^. ^^^ a widow of a brother of President Adams; Col. Hobart was
the first manufacturer of brass cannon in America.
SIXTH GENERATION 331
May, 1853; married (2) 31 May, 1854, Abigail S. Hersey. Was
a clotliier and resided in Abington.
Children (by first wife), born in Abington:
678 i Henry Hobart', b. 22 Jan., 1813.
ii Joseph W., b. 2 Oct., 1814; d. s. p., in New Orleans, La., 1886.
iii Charles, b. and d. 1816.
406 JOHN% son of Jotham^ and Lucy (Thompson) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 Aug., 1792; died in Abington, Mass.,
19 Sept., 1831; married, 12 Nov., 1817, Ruth, daughter of Joseph
Winslow born in Pembroke, Mass., l6 Dec, 1797; died in Bridge-
water, Mass., 29 Oct., 1869; (she m. (2) Cotton Graves of Sun-
derland, Mass., and had 2 daus.). He was a machinist and resided
in Abington.
Children, born in Abington:
i John% b. 31 Dec, 1818; res. unm., in 1870, in Bridgewater.
ii Charles, b. 2 April, 1820; d. April, 1822.
iii Charles Lee, b. 10 Sept., 1823; d. 26 Nov., 1837.
iv Susan Baker, b. 26 Sept., 1835; m. 24 Dec, 1846, Henry Thomas,
son of Howard and Lucia (Harding) Keith; b. 27 Oct., 1820;
d. in Bridgewater, 19 May, 1853.
407 HASTINGS% son of Jotham^ and Lucy (Thompson) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Aug., 1794; died 15 July, 1865;
married, 30 Jan., 1821, Nancy, daughter of Jonathan Spear of
Hartland, Vt, born 17 Feb., 1796; died 23 Feb., 1843. Resided in
Marlboro.
Children, born in Marlboro:
679 i Charles Hastings% b. 1 June, 1822.
680 ii William Eustace, b. 10 Oct., 1823.
681 iii Nancy Sophia, b. 12 Sept., 1825.
iv Abigail C, b. 26 Nov., 1827; m. Gamaliel Fisher; res. Marlboro.
682 V Henry O., b. 2 Sept., 1830. . .
vi Andrew J., b. 4 Feb., 1832; m. Elizabeth Brown; res. Ossimng,
N. Y.
vii Benjamin F., b. 7 Oct., 1834; d. 20 July, 1854.
viii Lucy R., b. 26 Oct., 1836; m. John Brown; res. Marlboro. Ch.
(Brown) :
1 Emma^.
ix Mary F., b. 25 Dec, 1838; res. Ossining.
X Elizabeth M., b. 15 Feb., 1843; res. Ossining.
408 SOPHIA^ daughter of Jotham=* and Lucy (Thompson)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 11 July, 1796; died in Sud-
bury, Mass., 22 May, 1878; married, 5 Dec, 1817, Mark, son of
Josiah Fay, born in Southboro, Mass., 29 Jan., 1793; died in Marl-
boro, 20 June, 1876. Settled in Marlboro, where was Town Treas-
urer,' Asst. Treasurer of Savings Bank and Pres't. of Fire In-
surance Co.
332 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Children (Fay), born in Marlboro:
i Harriet Hastings', b. 11 June, 1818; d. unm., 2 April 1885.
ii William Howe, b. 13 June, 1820; d. 1897; m. Sophia, dau, of
Robert Fowler; a Ry, Official in Marlboro. Ch.:
1 Efie^, d. y.
3 Emma S., m. James Doak of Belfast, Me.
iii Charles Lewis, b. 29 Sept., 1822; m. Olive C. Brigham, dau. of
354.
iv Sidney Granville, b. 17 June, 1825; d. in Boston, 1882; m.
Olive, dau. Daniel Hill; banker of Marlboro. Ch.:
1 Florence^, m. George A. Loring of Boston.
2 Mark; 3 Henry; 4 Everett.
V Eliza Jane, b. 24 Oct., 1827; m. Thomas Corey of Marlboro.
Ch. (Corey):
1 Edwin^; 2 Eliza; 3 Blanche, m. C. F. Holyoke, son of 673.
vi Caroline Sophia, b. 21 Dec, 1829; m. Edmund Blake of Stough-
ton, Mass. Ch. (Blake) :
1 Walter^; 2 Fanny; 3 Mary.
vii Charlotte Amanda, b. 10 Oct., 1832; m. George N. Gate of
Marlboro; 1 ch., which d. y.
409 COL. CHARLES^ son of Capt. Charles'* and Susanna
(Baylis) Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 22 May, 1799; died
there, 22 Sept., 1871; married, 17 April, 1826, Anna E., daughter
of Capt. Pierpont*' and Anna (Warren) Brigham, (186), who died
15 June, 1895. He resided in Grafton on a tract of his ancestor's
estate, farmed and settled estates, wrote wills, etc., and surveyed
land; also acted officially in the town business. Male line is extinct.
Children, born in Grafton:
i Josephine Maria', b. 1 Aug., 1827; d. 16 Nov., 1853.
ii Ellen Augusta, b. 25 June, 1829 ; d. 4 Feb., 1832.
iii Charles Pierpont, b. 10 July, 1831 ; d. 13 Feb., 1832.
iv Sarah Prentice, b. 22 Jan., 1833; representative of the Lend a
Hand Club in distributing reading matter through the South
to the poor.
V Anna Eliza, b. 6 March, 1835; d. 4 Feb., 1862; m. 1 June, 1859,
Hon. Jonathan H., son of Liberty Wood; b. in Grafton, 10 Aug.,
1822; a merchant in Grafton, and held many town offices; was
Rep. in 1868, Senator in 1871; first Supt. of the Dummy Ry.
Ch. (Wood):
1 Anna Eliza^, b. in Grafton, 21 Jan., 1861.
vi Susan Baylis, b. 24 May, 1837; m. 1860, William F. Merrifield,
son of 574; res. s. p., Brookline, Mass.
vii Augusta Louisa, b. 7 Feb., 1841; a teacher in Boston,
viii Mary Ellen, b. 31 Oct., 1844; a teacher.
410 HON. WILLI AM% son of Capt. Charles'* and Susanna
(Baylis) Brigham, born in Grafton, Mass., 26 Sept., 1806; died
9 July, 1869, from overwork; interred in Mt. Auburn; married, 11
June, 1840, Margaret Austin, daughter of Isaac and Mary (Austin)
Brooks of Charlestown, Mass., born 6 July, 1817; died in Brook-
line, Mass., 1 Feb., 1886. She was descended from Thomas
SIXTH GENERATION 333
Brooks, who emigrated from Suffolk County, England to Water-
town iiJ 1630; also descended from the Tufts, BoutweU and Boyl-
ston families of Massachusetts. „ ^ j
Mr. Brigham graduated from Harvard CoU. A B., 1829; read
law with Hon. George Morey of Boston; admitted to Suffolk Bar
in 1832, and subsequently to that of the U. S. Supreme Court on
motion of Daniel Webster; settled in Boston as a lawyer and at-
tained to eminence. He represented Boston in the General Cour
in the years 1834-'36, inclusive and in 1841 and 18^9; m 1856 was
a member of the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia,
and was therefore, one of the founders of the Republican Party.
He appeared as a reviewer in the North American Bevzerv and m
the Christian Examiner, and made an address at the two hundredth
centennial of Marlboro, 13 June, I860; he compiled the Laws of
Plymouth Colony; was a member of the Massachusetts Historical
Society delivered addresses before the Worcester County Agri-
culturll Society and the Westboro Agricultural Society, 1855 and
1859, respectively; at the centennial celebration of his native town,
L 1836, he gave the address of the day. He was six feet two
inches in height, and well proportioned. His summer home was on
the Grafton estate.
Children, born in Boston: „ . ^
i WiUiam Tufts% b. 24 May, 1841; grad. Harvard Coll., A B.,
1862-^ M, 1864; with Horace Mann, made a scientific explora-
tion of' the Hawkan Islands in 1865, discovering -any new
Dlants became professor in Vahu CoU.; resigned Oct., 1865,
to make exploratLs in India and China. Was admitted to the
lar fn 186?, and practiced law in Boston; --^-f ^^^^ ^^"^
Botany in karvard Coll., 1868-69; 6 years on Boston School
Board! and instituted systematic instruction in drawing; in-
troduced Sargent method of Anthropometry now in use in col
Wes- removed to Honolulu, 1888, where m charge of Bishop
Museum o^Ethnology; is F. A A. of A. & ^^^^alif ornia^ A^^^^^^^^
of Science, and Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science, etc
has oubhshed, among other things, Guatemala, the Land of the
qLIT Volcanic Manifestations in Nev, England, jHav,anan
Feature Work, etc.
''' iS ^SlSfS t II F:b:; Zi m. 5 April, 1876, Anne De Wolf
" Ba^ett. went to Lewiston, Me., in 1868, to l^-n cotton spinnmg
and after 3 years went to Europe and was appointed agent in the
US by Higgins & Co., mfrs. of Cotton Machinery, Manchester,
Eng went to India, 1875, to build and fit up a large cotton
mill; is now in business in Boston, residing m Grafton. Ch.:
r Caroline W?, b. 21 May, 1877.
iv Mary Brooks b. 26 Dec, 1851; m. 6 May, 1875 McPherson son
of Ben Henri Le Moyne, banker of Montreal, Can.; res. Brook-
line, Mass., and Isle Aux Graus, Can. Ch. (Le Moyne):
1 Charles^ b. 13 June, 1876; large sheep owner, Idaho.
334 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
2 Margaret Brigham b. 1 Feb., 1880; m. 8 April, 1905, Staf-
ford Wentworth of Cambridge, Mass
3 Edith B., b. 8 April, 1882.
* £me?e ^' ^^ '^^"■' ^^^*' '" ^^"^^'•^ Coll., class 1907; a noted
5 Frances Moseley, b. 8 Dec, 1891
^ ulir '^"'*'"' ''■ ' ^ '"'""' ''''' ^ ' '^'- Weston,
ri.'' r ^T-^.'^'^'^^u "^-^ ^°" ^' ^^P*- ^^^^1-^ -d Susanna
(Baylis) Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 2 Oct., 1808- died
there, s. p., 10 Nov., 1903; married in 1838, Sarah E., daughter
of Hon. Samuel Wood of Grafton.
He was the oldest resident of Grafton at the time of his death.
On his 94th birthday, it was said of him that " physically and men-
tally he IS more alert, erect and vigorous than many men of seventy-
fave years. His face is scarcely wrinkled, being especially full.
His voice IS strong and his figure straight and taU. . His
hearing and eyesight are especially excellent. He is fond of the
open air and an inveterate walker in suitable weather "
He engaged in the boot and shoe business in Boston when he came
of age, and later went to New Orleans where he was successful
m the commission and shipping business, dealing with houses in
the north. Soon after 1850 he went to New York and for 40
years thereafter conducted one of the large shipping concerns of
that city. He retired 31 Dec, 1889, to Grafton to spend the rest
ot his days. He was the oldest person present at the B F A re-
union of 1902 in Boston. In 1904, at the meeting again held in
Boston, Judge Forbes responded to the request for an obituary
of Mr. Brigham. ^
f^^l ,^^^^AH^ d^^ghter of Capt. Charles^ and Susanna
(Baylis) Brigham; born in Grafton, 11 March, 1813; died in
Marlboro, Mass., 5 March, 1879; married, 21 Aug., 1849, (as his
third wife) Rev. Stillman, son of Dea. Benjamin Pratt of Read-
ing; born there, 24 April, 1804; died in Middleboro, Mass 1
Sept., 1862.
He was especially adapted to pioneer work and founded the
Congregational churches in Adams and Melrose, Mass.; also set-
tled over churches in Orleans, Eastham and North Carver. As an
editor he published the Mothers' Assistant and the Middleboro
Gazette; also wrote and published the life of Gen. John C. Fre-
mont besides various religious works; was a graduate of Andover
Iheological Seminary, and a man of strong convictions.
Children {Pratt):
i Susan Kittredge^ b. in Melrose, Mass., 31 Aug., 1850; m. 1878,
Francis W. Mclntire; res. s. p., in Attleboro, Mass.
SIXTH GENERATION 335
u Mary Bradford, b. in Carver, Mass., 20 Dec, 1851; m. 11 Sept.,
1873, Fred L., son of Ansel Morse of Marlboro and Attleboro,
Mass. Ch. (Morse), the 2 eldest b. at Marlboro:
1 Siisie Brigharrf, b. 14 March, 1876.
3 Helen Frances, b. 11 Sept., 1877; d. 3 Jan., 1878.
3 Edward Ansel, b. in Attleboro, 21 April, 1882.
iii Lucy B., b. 8 Feb., 1853; m. 28 April, 1885, Charles M. Robbms
of Attleboro. Ch. (Robbins):
1 Lawrence Brighanf, b. 27 April, 1886.
2 Chester M., b. 20 Oct., 1896.
iv Hannah M., b. 8 July, 1854; unm.
V Charles B., b. 21 Sept., 1855; d. 2 Dec, 1856.
vi Homer B., b. 7 Sept., 1856; d. 20 Nov., 1856.
vii Helen L., b. 22 March, 1858; d. 26 Dec, 1860.
413 SARAH% daughter of Capt. Charles^ and Susanna (Bay-
lis) Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 7 May, 1815; died 26
March, 1871; married, 9 July, 1840, Rev. Charles Baker Kit-
tredge of Westboro and Munson, Mass., born in Mt. Vernon, N.
H., 4 July, 1806; died 25 Nov., 1884. She was a graduate of Mt.
Ho'lyoke Seminary in the year 1838, and taught there one year.
Children (Kittredge), the 3 eldest born in Westboro, the others in
Munson: ,^ ,, . „ ,
i Charles Brigham', b. 29 Sept., 1841; m. 1868, Kathenne S., dau.
of Ephraim T. and Catherine (White) Forbes, and gr.-granddau.
of 175; res. Westboro, and Glyndon, Minn. Ch. (Kittredge):
1 Ellen L.\ m. WilHam T. Lapp; res. Alaska.
2 Susie A.; 3 Alice F.; 4 Francis W.; 5 Frank A.; 6 Mar-
guerite E.; 7 Katie, d. se. 12; 8 Charles, d. ae. 20.
ii Sarah Blackwell, b. 20 June, 1843; d. 5 Jan., 1844.
iii Alvah Baylis, b. 3 Feb., 1845; d. 4 Oct., 1870; m. 3 Oct., 1870,
Alice W. Gordon of Boston.
iv Harriet Dyer, b. 23 Jan., 1847. „ .. ,
v Maria Abigail, b. 30 Jan., 1849; m. Jonathan E. Forbes of
Westboro, and Kansas City, Mo. Ch. (Forbes):
1 Lucy K.^; 2 Hattie A.
vi Ellen Louise, b. 16 Aug., 1851; d. 4 May, 1868.
vii Sarah AmeUa, b. 19 Feb., 1854; d. 12 April, 1870.
viii Mary Clark, b. 25 Sept., 1856.
414 MARIA CAROLINE% daughter of Capt. Charles'* and
Susanna (Baylis) Brigham, born in Grafton, Mass., 26 June, 1820;
died 28 Jan., 1891; married, (second wife), 9 May, 1847, WiUiam
Trowbridge Merrifield, whose first wife was Margaret Brigham,
(574). They resided in Worcester, Mass.
Children {Merrifield), horn in Worcester:
i Charles Brigham% b. 9 May, 1851; d. 17 May, 1851.
ii Andrew Lucian, b. 3 Dec, 1852; d. 26 Aug., 1853.
iii Maria Josephine, b. 9 July, 1854; d. 26 Sept., 1878.
iv Harriette, b. 22 Oct., 1856; m. 5 Feb., 1884, Hon. William Trow-
bridge, son of Ephraim Trowbridge and Catherme (White)
336 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Forbes, and gr.-grandson of 175; b. 24 May, 1850, in Westboro.
Mrs. Forbes is the editor of the portion of the Diary of the Rev.
Ebenezer Parkman, published by the Westboro Hist. Soc, and
the author of The Hundredth Town, a sketch of Westboro. Judge
Forbes grad. from Amherst Coll. in 1871; was instructor in
Mathematics in Robert Coll., Constantinople 3 years; studied
law, and in 1888 was appointed Judge of the Court of Probate
and Insolvency for Worcester, having been standing Justice, 1st
Dist. Court, Worcester. They res. in Westboro, where he prac-
ticed law and held many town offices; was representative to the
Legislature in 1881-82, and senator, 1886-87. Removed to Wor-
cester, where they now live. Ch. (Forbes):
1 William Trowbridge^, b. 23 April, 1885.
2 Allan White, b. 20 June, 1886.
3 Cornelia Brigham, b. 14 July, 1888.
4 Katherine Maria, b. 23 Sept., 1889.
5 Esther Louise, b. 28 June, 1891.
6 Malcolm Stuart, b. 22 Nov., 1892; d. 4 Feb., 1893.
SEVENTH GENERATION
SEVENTH GENERATION
4,15 COL. BELA BREWSTER^ son of Moses« and Wealthy
(Johnson) Brigham; born in Hanover, N. H., 4 Feb., 1784; died
5 Dec., 1870, probably at Bath, N. Y.; married (1) 26 Dec., 1816,
Hannah, daughter of Richard Davenport of Richfield, N. Y.; mar-
ried (2) 30 Jan., 1823, Abby, daughter of Nathan Whitney, Conn.,
born 9 March, 1796.
Col. Brigham was a clerk in the store of P. S. Whitney of Boston
for two years after his father's removal to Canada. In 1803 Bela
joined his father, settled in London and became a loyal subject
of England. He was on the side of the British in the War of
1812, and had command of a rifle company in the First Regt. of
Oxford Militia and commanded the regiment during the Rebellion
of 1837. He was often on duty during these years, acquiring for
life a taste for a soldier's career. Morse found him, in his 76th
year, living in Bath, N. Y., and relates that he had a retentive
memory and a hand as steady as in youth. At 74 he amused him-
self with skating on his birthday, and in his 76th year he still
went without a cane.
Children (by first wife) :
i Wealthy Clarinda^ b. 18 Oct., 1817; m. in 1841, Gideon BuUen,
D. D.; d. in Chicago, 29 Jan., 1893. ■
ii Eliza Ann, b. 9 July, 1819; d. 1 June, 1837.
iii Twin boys, b. 5 May, 1831 ; d. unnamed.
Children (by second wife) :
iv Eugenia Maria, b. 36 April, 1834; d. in Washington, la., Aug.,
1870; m. 13 Sept., 1848, S. Morris Seymour, C. E.; res. Bath, N. Y.
684 V Charles Brewster, b. 6 Aug., 1837.
vi Adelaide Fidelia, b. 16 Nov., 1839; d. 26 July, 1833.
vii Caroline WTiitney, b. 10 Aug., 1831; d. 1 June, 1857, in Nebraska;
m. Truman W. Woods, M. D., of Woodville, Neb., 10 Aug., 1853.
685 viii Henry Gustavus, b. 13 Sept., 1836.
416 PHINEAS^ son of Phineas® and Lydia (Batherick) Brig-
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 28 March, 1782; died ; mar-
ried Lydia, daughter of Edmund Wilkins of Marlboro, Mass.,
where they resided.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Edward Elkins% b. 4 Sept., 1805; d. unm., in Marlboro, ae. 37.
ii Bela Brewster, b. 10 May, 1807; m. Harriet Frost.
686 iii Alden, b. 25 June, 1809.
iv George, d. unm., se. 33.
339
340 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
V Austin, b. 5 March, 1811; m. Elizabeth Hastings; res. Hudson,
Mass. Ch., names of the 2 elder unknown:
3 Willis F.', b. in Hudson; m. 15 Dec, 1877, Lora Jeannette,
dau. of Levi and Sarah (Crosby) Taylor; b. in Marlboro,
17 Oct., 1858; res. there. Ch., b. there: i Frederick Levi'",
b. 8 Aug., 1878; ii Everett F., b. 7 Feb., 1881; iii Ralph, b.
1882.
vi Lydia Ann, b. 28 Jan., 1815; m. (1) John Hastings; m. (2)
Rufus Temple; res. Marlboro.
687 vii Sidney, b. 4 Aug., 1817.
688 viii Cyrus, b. 9 June, 1820.
417 WILLARD^ son of Phineas* and Lydia (Batherick)
Brigham; born in Westboro^ Mass., 20 Sept., 1784; died in Sut-
ton, Mass., 14 Oct., 1858; married, 21 Nov., 1811, Betsey, daughter
of Aaron and Sarah (Kimball) Sherman; born in Westboro, 26
June, 1793; died in Worcester, Mass., July, 1880.
Children, born in Westboro:
i Leonard B.«, b. 4 March, 1812; d, in Sutton, 22 Feb., 1894; m.
(1) Harriet Alexander, b. in Holden, Mass., 16 Sept., 1829; m.
(2) Charlotte Black, who d. in Holden, 31 Jan., 1886; was a
farmer, town treasurer and tax collector. Ch.:
1 Hollis B.', b. in Holden, 6 Sept., 1836; d. unm., in Holden, 19
April, 1882.
689 ii Eliza J., b. 8 Oct., 1813.
iii Orison W., b. 3 Nov., 1816; d. in Northbridge, Mass., 8 April,
1882, s. p.; m. Laura, dau. Capt. Amos White of Northbridge; was
a tool maker, and res. Northbridge.
iv Almira, b. 1 Jan., 1818; d. 17 Sept., 1852; m. (1) Elias Adams,
who d.; m. (2) Lewis Holbrook. Ch. (Adams):
1 Ellas' J b. 15 Aug., 1841 ; res. Uxbridge, Mass.
Ch. (Holbrook):
2 Adelaide M., b. 24 July, 1845.
690 V EU A., b. 1 July, 1820.
vi Emmons B., b. 7 June, 1822; d. unm., 23 June, 1842, in Sutton,
vii Emily M., b. 26 Dec, 1824; m. 1859, Barnabas Hewitt of North-
bridge; d. s. p., 4 Jan., 1891; res. So. Sutton.
691 viii Hannah L., b. 6 Feb., 1827.
ix Catherine M., b. 1 April, 1629; m. 19 Jan., 1853, Henry O.,
son of Hosea Sprague of E. Douglass, Mass.; b. 13 Nov., 1828;
d. in Westfield, 9 Jan., 1896. Ch. (Sprague), b. in Westfield:
1 Alvin L.\ b. 18 Sept., 1855; d. 21 Oct., 1892, in Gardner,
Mass.; m. Fannie I. Shurtleff, b. in Blanford, Mass., 1857.
Ch.: i Harry L."; ii Charles E.; iii Florence.
2 Clara L., b. 23 Aug., 1858; m. Charles S. Axtell of W.
Springfield,
3 Katie A., b. 20 June, 1866; m. James T. Case of Bristol, Conn.
Ch. (Case): Catherine B."
4 Efie O., b. 18 July, 1868; m. Henry L. Sherwood of West-
field. Ch. (Sherwood): Alvin L."; and 2 d. y.
X Phineas Forbes, b. 9 June, 1831; d. in Worcester, 1880; m.
Lorenza Miller. Ch.:
1 Melvina", b. 26 Aug., 1855; d. in Worcester; m. .
2 Lizzie, b. Sept., 1861; m. (1) Omer Davis; m. (2) Frank
SEVENTH GENERATION 341
Jordan; res. Worcester. Ch. (Davis): Myrton O.^", b. Dec,
1882; m. Lila Hiatt.
xi Henry M., b. 39 Oct., 1833; m. 28 Nov., 1855, Hannah J. Sher-
man, b. in Sutton, 19 May, 1839; he moved to Sutton; has one
of the best houses in the town, and is prosperous. Ch. :
1 Ella /.°, b. in S., 16 June, 1859; m. 5 Nov., 1879, Henry W.
Putnam of S.; s. p.
xii Sarah, b. 21 Sept., 1836; m. (1) 17 Jan., 1855, Loren Bolster of
Worcester, who d. s. p.; m. (3) Fred Hawes, and res. Elk City,
Neb. Ch. (Hawes):
1 Charles^, who has ch. : George" and Buena.
2 Ada, d. y.
418 LAMBERT", son of Phineas^ and Lydia (Batherick) Brig-
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 7 June, 1794; died about 1833;
married Sophia Buck, and resided in Sterling, Mass.
Children, born in Sterling:
i Augustus^ b. 26 May, 1820; m. 9 Nov., 1840, in Boston, Mary
A. AUard. He res. in Worcester, was a carpenter, and was in
the Civil War. Ch.:
1 (Dr.) Henry F.^ b. at Wayland, 3 May, 1842; m. Lydia A.
— , who res. Geneva, O. ; was in the Civil War.
2 Mary A., b. in Natick, 2 Oct., 1843.
3 Harriet, b. in Framingham, 14 March, 1845.
4 James A., b. in Princeton, 26 Nov., 1846; m. Hannah ;
was a contractor and builder in Worcester, and was in the
Civil War.
5 Owen W., b. in Sterling, 26 April, 1848; d. in Worcester;
was in the Civil War.
6 Charles E., b. in Sterling, 26 Jan., 1850; d. 5 Sept., 1850.
7 Fanny A. W., b. 1 June, 1851, in Sterling.
8 Enoch A.,h. 5 Sept., 1853; d. in Worcester.
9 Eler Emer J., b. 1 March, 1855, in Shrewsbury.
10 Based A., h. 1 Sept., 1856; d. in Worcester.
ii Aurelius, b. 3 Feb., 1830; m. 10 Sept., 1853, Olive Wilson; res.
Boylston. Ch.:
1 Edward L.', b. 6 Dec, 1854.
2 John W., b. 4 Nov., 1855, in Boylston.
419 JOHN HAZELTINE^ son of Capt. Ebenezer^ and Judith
(Hazeltine) Brigham; born in Townshend, Vt., 14 Aug., 1783;
died in Townshend, 7 May, 1876; married in 1817, Orpha R.
Hazelton, born in Townshend in 1801, died in 1841. He was a
farmer and stockdealer, town officer and State Representative.
Children, born in Townshend:
i to viii inclusive, d. young, unm.; names not given,
ix Clarinda O.^ b. 4 Jan., 1817; d. unm., May, 1872; a teacher.
X Mary Ann, b. 13 July, 1819; d. in Wardsboro, Vt., June, 1888;
m. in 1875, Thresher, who d. 1876.
xi (Dr.) John Wells, b. 19 Oct., 1823; m. 13 May, 1852, Lestina S.
Gore, who d. at Union, Wis., 3 April, 1879; res. Union. Ch.:
1 Lock WelW, b. 15 May, 1853; d. in Union, Wis., 11 Jan.,
188&; m. in 1876, Ada J. Elwood, b. in Union, in I860; she
S42 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
m. (2) , and res. in Evansville, Wis. Ch,: Bertha
Blanche^", b. 11 April, 1879; res. unm., Madison, Wis.; grad.
B. L. Univ., Wis., 1900; post-grad, student, 1903.
xii Haley Forester, b. 12 Jan., 1827; m. (1) 1863, Caney;
m. (2) 1870, Widow Wilder, n4e Smith; res. Wardsboro, Vt.;
a blacksmith,
xlii Bela Brewster, b. 3 March, 1831; m. in 1856, Mary E. Holbrook,
b. in Townshend, in 1836; a farmer, and has held town offices.
Ch., b. in Townshend:
1 and 2 d. y., unnamed.
3 John H.^, b. 14 June, 1858; LL. B.; a lawyer, res. Duluth,
Minn.
4 Bertha C, b. 2 Sept., 1870; grad. of Normal School.
5 Blanche B., b. 7 Jan., 1872.
426 MOSES", son of Capt. Ebenezer^ and Judith (Hazeltine)
Brigham; born in Townshend, Vt., in 1789, where he died in 1844«;
married, 14 Nov., 1814, Sally Oaks, who died in Townshend, in
1862.
Children, all hut the fourth horn in Vermont:
i Mary AnnS b. 1815; d. 1818.
ii Judith, b. 1818.
iii Ebenezer, b. 1820; d. 1887.
iv Calvin Oaks, b. in Frankfort, N. Y., 30 Aug., 1822; m. 16 Feb.,
1851, Almira Smith of Roxbury, Vt., b. 20 Jan., 1825; d. in
Oakland, Cal., 21 July, 1893; is a merchant in Oakland. Ch.,
b. in San Francisco, Cal.:
1 Frank Eugene^ b. 11 April, 1856; m. 16 Feb., 1886, Mary L.
Alexander, b. in Milwaukee, Wis., 29 April, 1864; a mer-
chant in Oakland. Ch., b. in Oakland: i Beulah", b. 22 Jan.,
1887; ii Gladys, b. 25 Oct., 1888.
V Lyman H., b. 1825; d. 1891.
vi Emeline A., b. 1831; d. 1868.
vii Mary L., b. 1834.
421 JOSEPH CLARENDON^ son of Joseph^ and Sally
(Woods) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 20 Dec., 1800; died
in Northfield, Mass., 22 Jan., 1879; married, 15 June, 1828, Han-
nah Clapp, daughter of Gen. Thomas Lincoln; born in Taunton,
Mass., 1 March, 1807; died in Northfield, 4 Oct., 1855.
He was, early in life, a dry goods clerk in Boston; later in busi-
ness for himself on Washington Street; in 1832 he moved to
Taunton, Mass., where he had a large store; moved to Clappville,
Mass., where became an extensive wool buyer; moved to Northfield,
in 1841, where he settled the important estate of John H. Dexter
of Boston. Was an occasional writer of prose and verse.
Children :
692 i Joseph ThomasS b. in Taunton, 1 Nov., 1829.
ii Augusta Hannah, b. in Northfield, 9 April, 1842; m. 1 May,
1881, Samuel G. Priest, M. D., of New York City, who d. s. p.,
27 Oct., 1893.
SEVENTH GENERATION 343
422 POLLY^ daughter of Edmund^ and Mary (Martyn) Brig-
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 6 Feb., 1780; died 25 April, 1875;
married Sylvester, son of Heman Fay, born in Southboro, Mass., 2
Sept., 1781 ; resided in Southboro.
Children (Fay), born in Southboro :
i Charles Merrick*, b. 12 Aug., 1804; m. 14 May, 1829, Sarah, dau.
of Perry Whipple. Ch.:
1 Sarah*; 2 Olive, m. William Brigham; 3 Alice; 4 Walter; 5
Harriet.
ii Maria, b. 8 June, 1806; m. Alexander Marsh. Ch. (Marsh):
1 Harriet"; 2 Mary; 3 Henry; 4 Ann; 5 George.
Hi Jerome, b. 7 July, 1808; d. V March, 1868; when a young man
saved up a few hundred dollars, suddenly left home, and was
not heard from for years ; in the seventies a lady, purporting to be
the daughter of Fay Brigham of Philadelphia, applied to Peter
Bent Brigham of Boston, for information concerning her father's
family. After much trouble on the part of Mr. Brigham, by the
aid of family pictures, it was discovered that Jerome Fay had
changed his name in Philadelphia, married, and died there, under
the name of Fay Brigham; he had 2 daughters,
iv Jane, b. 1 June, 1810; m. Martin, son of Dea. Brigham Fay; she
d. Feb., 1888.
V Sylvester, b. 29 Feb., 1813; m. (1) 1837, Catherine Cook; m.
(2) Abbie Parker. Ch., by 1st m.:
1 Mary"; 2 William; 3 Frederick; 4 George; 5 Frank; 6
Catherine.
vi Martha Ann, b. 21 May, 1816; m. 1835, Samuel S. Howe. Ch.
(Howe) :
, 1 Warren'; 2 Annie, who is a teacher,
vii Heman, b. 21' July, 1819; m. 1848, Adaline, dau. of Phineas Rice;
res. Northboro; Ry, conductor B. & A. Ch.:
1 Ella".
viii Edmund Brigham, b. 18 June, 1823; m. Eliza Trowbridge; res.
Framingham Cen.; 2 ch.
423 JOHN% son of Edmund^ and Mary (Martyn) Brigham;
born in Westboro, Mass., ,7 June, 1782; died in Whitingham, Vt.,
21 Feb., 1863; married (1) 14 Nov., 1808, in Phillipston, Mass.,
Rebecca, daughter of Gamaliel and Sarah (Freeman) Smith; born
in Truro, Mass., 2 Nov., 1783; died in Whitingham, 23 Feb., 1833;
married (2) 4 Dec, 1833, Huldah, daughter of Minor Wheeler,
born in Halifax, Vt., 24 Dec, 1804; died in Whitingham, 8 Oct.,
1839; married (3) 22 April, 1841, Mrs. Rebecca (Rawson) Bard-
well-Goss, born in Montague, Mass., 30 Sept., 1785; died in Whit-
ingham, 5 July, 1844; married (4) 2 May, 1845, Betsey (Preston)
Brigham, widow of his brother Lyscom, born in Whitingham, 11
July, 1800; died in Heath, 8 April, 1874.
He was six feet in his stockings and very muscular; his native
ability was large, his energy enormous and he accomplished a
great deal of business in his long life. When about 25 years old
S44 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
he bought land in southern Vermont, cleared it and built a house.
Once, starting in the morning, he walked to Phillipston, 40 miles,
and danced all night, apparently unwearied. He was the most
prominent man in the section where he lived; he manufactured
scythe snaths and annually carried thousands of dozens to market
in Worcester County and eastern Massachusetts ; he bought the sur-
plus produce of the farmers and carried it with his own to Boston,
a hundred miles with horse or ox teams, for years; he was the
largest sheep raiser in southern Vermont. Although solicited, he
never accepted public oflSce, but was on several important commit-
tees and chairman of the building committee for the Universalist
church; it was owing to his efforts that a society was formed in
Whitingham, His geniality made his home a rallying point for all
his kin.
Children (by first wife), born in Whitingham:
693 1 Martyn Freeman*, b. 19 Oct., 1809.
ii Sally Smith, b. 29 Dec, 1811; d. 30 July, 1815.
694 iu Harriet, b. 2 Sept., 1814.
695 iv Sally Maria, b. 12 Aug., 1816.
696 V Rebecca Elvira, b. 23 March, 1820.
697 vi John Addison, b. 25 Jan., 1824.
vii Francis Edmund, b. 1 Aug., 1826; d. s. p., in Orion, IU., where
he was a large farmer, 14 Feb., 1884; m. 16 Jan., 1855, Millicent
A., dau. of Rufus Brown of Wilmington, Vt. Ch.s
1 John Rufus'', b. 7 July, 1859; d. Sept., 1864.
2 Twins, d. y.
Children (by second wife), born in Whitingham:
viii Lewis, b. 17 Sept., 1834; d. 8 Oct., 1834.
698 ix Emeline Minerva, b. 16 March, 1836.
699 X Hosea Wheeler, b. 30 May, 1837.
424 LYSCOM^ son of Edmund^ and Mary (Martyn) Brig-
ham; born in Templeton, Mass., 28 March, 1792; died in Whit-
ingham, Vt., 19 Nov., 1844; married, 4 June, 1823, Betsey Preston,
who married (2) John Brigham, of Whitingham; was a farmer in
Whitingham.
Children, born in Heath:
1 AbigaiP, b. 5 March, 1824; m. 31 March, 1854, Elisha, son of
Elisha Hagar; b. in Halifax, Vt., 2 Aug., 1819; d. 8 Dec, 1902;
res. Dell, Mass. Ch. (Hagar), b. in Heath:
1 Frank Elisha', b. 17 July, 1855; m. 15 May, 1884, Julia P.
Leonard, b. 31 July, 1858. Ch.: i Ernest R.", b. 13 June, 1885;
ii Alice L., b. 9 Sept., 1886; iii Grace E., b. 13 Aug., 1889;
res. in Auburn, R. I.
2 Clifford James, b. 1 April, 1862; m. 15 April, 1884, Ella A.
Purrington, b. 4 Feb., 1862. Ch.: i Infant", d, y.; ii May
E., b. 13 June, 1892; d. 17 Oct., 1892; res. in Dell, Mass.
ii Charles L., b. 2 Dec, 1825; d. Q2 July, 1829.
iii Samuel Dexter, b. 11 July, 1827; d. 8 Oct., 1838.
John Brigham, of Whitingham, Vt. (423)
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iv Mary, b. 25 Aug., 1830; d. unm., in North Heath, 15 June, 1887;
a schoolteacher.
V Elizabeth A., b. 28 Oct., 1832; d. 27 Aug., 1838.
vi Lewis L., b. 12 Maj^ 1835; d. in Colrain, Mass., 14 Jan., 1903;
m. 15 Feb., 1859, Marcia A., dau. of Philander Shearer; b. in
Colrain, 22 May, 1836; d. in C, 9 June, 1903. He was a farmer
in Colrain. Ch.:
1 Alice A.', b. in Halifax, 31 May, 1861; d. 8 Dec, 1863.
2 Frank Lewis, b. in Cambridge, N. Y., 6 Oct, 1867; m. 26
Oct., 1892, Florence E. Miner, b. at Leyden, Mass., 14 Nov.,
1876; res. Elm Grove, Mass. Ch., b. in Halifax: i Clarence
H.", b. 17 Nov., 1894; ii Byron A., b. 24 May, 1898.
425 EDWARD^ son of Edmund*' and Mary (Martyn) Brig-
ham ; born in Templeton^ Mass., 26 May, 1 795 ; died in Whitingham,
Vt., 10 April, 1880; married in April, 1824, Laura Cummings,
born in Phillipston, Mass., 28 April, 1802; died in Whitingham,
Sept., 1880.
Edward settled first in Heath, Mass. ; removed to Whitingham in
1843. He first ran a saw-mill, then engaged in farming.
Children, born in Heath, except the youngest :
i Marj^, b. 23 Feb., 1825; d. 10 March, 1825.
ii Augusta A., b. 7 July, 1827; d. 4 March, 1842.
700 iii Charles Edward, b. 4 June, 1833.
iv Joseph L., b. 16 June, 1838; m. 2 July, 1861, Elmina C. Bunn, b.
in Winchenden, Mass., May, 1841; res. in Fitchburg, Mass.
1 Eva £?.», b. 29 May, 1863; m. July, 1885, Frank M. Patch of
Fitchburg, who d. Ch. (Patch): Leon F.", b. 16 Nov., 1890.
2 George E., b. 17 Nov., 1865; m. 28 July, 1887, Martha Shep-
ard; res. Fitchburg. Ch.: Ruby E.'", b. 4 Dec, 1890.
V Henry, b. 5 Dec, 1844, in Whitingham; d. 27 July, 1863.
426 LEWIS^, son of Edmund*' and Mary (Martyn) Brigham;
born in Templeton, Mass., 4 June, 1806; died there, 29 Aug.,
1886; married (1) 27 May, 1834, Martha, daughter of Elisha
Hagar of Halifax, Vt., and widow of Otis Holbrook; born 20
June, 1808; died 2 Jan., 1852; married (2) 7 Jan., 1856, Rebecca
H. Whitney; born in Groton, Mass., 7 July, 1812; died 23 Dec,
1856; married (3) 13 Oct., 1857, Mrs. Clara W. Page; born in
Woodstock, Vt., 23 Dec, 1815; died in Templeton, 14 Feb., 1891.
Lewis inherited the farm in Templeton.
Children, born in Templeton:
1 Mary Martha^ b. 7 March, 1835; d. 24 May, 1869; m. 27 Oct.,
1853, Andrew J. Starkey, b. in Richmond, N. H., 4 March, 1831;
d. 3 April, 1873. Ch. (Starkey):
1 James Lewis\ b. 27 July, 1854; d. 28 April, 1874.
2 Mary A., b. 27 May, 1859; d. 14 June, 1862.
3 Otis A., b. 23 June,' 1861; res. W. Swanzey, N. H.
4 John W., b. 27 Jan., 1865; m. Oct., 1888, Anna Wood; res.
W. Swanzey. Ch. (Starkey): i Chester A}"; ii Lena V.
346 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
5 William H., b. 7 May, 1866; d. 10 Feb., 1888
6 Lydia ^;^ b.^3 Jaru. 1868; m. £1 Jan., 1891, John A. Joslin;
1905 ^P"^"''^' ^' "• C^- (J«^l^») = R^^th G.-, d. 10 Sept.;
701 ii Edmund Monis, b. 21 Feb., 1837
"' 2*il""^^T^' \}t •^""•' ^^^^' ^- ^" B««t«"' ^t the home of
ms cousm, John Addison Brigham, 16 Dec 1861
iv James Lewis, b^ 3 March, 1841; d. in Dakota, 26 Maj, 1891; m.
1878 M^^ ^J^^^'^^f' ^ho d. 5 June, 1875; m. (2) 10 Jan..
mL: TL \\ \ ^^""^^^^^ °^ Benjamin Frye of Royalston
Mass.; b. 26 March, 1846; d. there, 20 Dec, 1892. Ch (by
second wife) : ^ •'
1 George Lexms\ b. in Templeton, 6 Jan., 1879; res. in 1905,
unm., in Boston.
. 2 Emma Winifred, b. in Templeton, 14 Sept., 1881; res. Boston.
V Susan Arnold, b. 9 April, 1843; d. ibid.
427 SAMUEL^ son of SamueP and Lydia (Ball) Brigham-
born -in West Waterford, Me., in 1788; died in Sweden, Me., 20
March, 1870, ae. 82; married (I) Hannah Stevens; married (2)
Lovina Paterson, who died in March, 1863. The male line is extinct.
Children (by first wife), bom in Sweden, Me.-
1 Charlotte^ b. 4 Oct., 1812; d. in Sweden, 7 Oct., 1891; m. Benja-
min Nevers of Sweden. Ch. (Nevers) :
1 George^, d. y.
3 Albion, d. y.
3 Albion, d, in 1900; 6 ch.
4 Charlotte C, m. Charles W. Bennett of Sweden; 2 sons and
2 daus.
ii Lydia Ann, b. Aug., 1814; m. (1) Isaac Stevens of Marblehead,
Mass. by whom she had 2 ch., 1 d. y.; m. (2) Asa Critchett of
East Boston, Mass.; 2 sons.
iii Martha, b. in 1816; d. March, 1864; m. J. H. Pate of Boston,
Mass.; 1 son and 2 daus., aU deceased,
iv Lucretia, d. unm., in 1864.
V Harriet O., d. unm., in Lowell, Mass., in 1901,
vl Hannah, b. 25 Dec, 1825; m. Joseph Meader of Concord, N H,
and Boston, Mass.; 2 sons and 1 dau. About 1864, moved to
Cabfornia.
Child (by second wife), born in Sweden:
vii Son, d. at birth.
428 LYSCOM% son of SamueP and Lydia (Ball) Brigham;
born (probably) in West Waterford, Me.,* 15 Nov., 179I; died in
Hopkinton, Mass., 7 Sept, 1871; married, 8 Nov., 1814, Experience
daughter of Dea. Dudley; born in Hopkinton, 27 Jan., 179I; died
29 Jan., 1862. He was a farmer.
Children, born in Hopkinton:
i Pierpont', b. 8 July, 1816; d. in Southboro, Mass., 12 March,
1876; m. , 33 Aug., 1840.
in Wa?e"rford!°'''^ '"''' Hopkinton, Mass., but all his brothers and sisters were born
SEVENTH GENERATION 347
ii Mary, b. 30 Aug., 1818; m. 18 Jan., 1852, ; res.
Westboro.
iii Edmund, b. 14 Jan., 1821; m. 25 Nov., 1844, Abigail, dau. of
Calvin Graves; res. in Marlboro. Ch.:
1' Abby Lucindd', b. in Fayville, Mass., 11 Oct., 1850; d, 1 Jan.,
1874.
2 Emma Louise, b. 25 Nov., 1856,
iv Betsey, b. 3 Nov., 1822; m. 3 Nov., 1846, ; she is a
nurse, and res. Southboro, Mass.
v Lydia, b. 3 Aug., 1824; d. in Southboro, Mass., Sept., 1872.
vi Isannah, b. 7 Nov., 1825; was a hotelkeeper in Boston Highlands,
vii Lucy Ann, b. 9 Nov., 1827; d. in Hopkinton, 1860.
viii Samuel, b. 29 Dec, 1829; hotelkeeper, Medway, Mass.
ix Sarah, b. 28 Dec, 1832; d. in Hopkinton.
X Martha, b. 1 June, 1834; d. in Hopkinton.
429 DEA. GEORGE BALL% son of SamueP and Lydia (Ball)
Brigham; born in West Waterford, Me., 23 Jan., 1793; died 19
May, 1842; married (1) in 1815, Nelly, daughter of Robert Fay
of Southboro, j\Iass. ; born in Southboro, 2 April, 1789; died 18
Jan., 1840; married (2) 3 Sept., 1840, Anna, sister of his first
wife, and widow of Seth Belknap of Westboro, Mass., by whom
she had three children; born 20 Feb., 1793, died s. p., by second
marriage. He resided in Westboro.
Children (by first wife), all born in Westboro, except the eldest:
702 i Harrison, b. in W. Waterford, in 1812.
703 ii George B., b. 5 Oct., 1818.
iii Charles A., b. ; res. in California.
iv Clarissa E., b. ; d. ; m. George John-
son; res. Framingham, Mass.
V Samuel R., b. in 1828; d. in Westboro, 30 March, 1875; m. Ellen
S. ; b. in 1831; d. in W., 25 Aug., 1875. Ch.:
1 Clare^, m. Emerson of Brockton, Mass.
2 Nellie, m. Archibald of Marlboro, Mass.
vi Harriet D., m. Levi Smith; res. Westboro.
430 BRYANT', son of SamueP and Lydia (Ball) Brigham;
born in West Waterford, Me., 10 Feb., 1794; died, Westboro, Mass.,
8 July, 1848; married (1) Betsey Dudley, who probably died in
Maine; married (2) Mary Smith, who died in Westboro, 27 Dec,
1877, 8B. 79 yrs., 2 mos., 6 days. He resided in Westboro.
Children (by second wife), born in Westboro:
i Edmund Reed\ b. 19 March, 1826; m. (1) 15 April, 1852, Sarah
Ball Williams, b. in Royalston, Mass., 6 June, 1828; d. 12 July,
1865; m. (2) 7 Oct., 1866, Mrs. Caroline Williams Fuller, b. in
Warwick, Mass., 30 March, 1830. He res. in Worcester, and was
living in 1906. Ch. (by second wife), b. in Worcester:
1 Sarah Jane^, h. 11 July, 1868; m. 16 July, 1887, at Worcester,
Archie Dwight Jennings; she res. Winchester, N. H. Ch. (Jen-
nings): i Earle Brigham'", b. 13 March, 1890; ii Dwight
Edmund, b. 23 Aug., 1892; iii Marguerite Ellis, b. 12 Feb.,
1901.
348 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
2 Melzar Williams, b. 14 Aug.. 1870; m. in Buffalo, N. Y., 22
i^qI" I a .tt^^t^^- ^^■'- ' ^""^y Edna", b. March,
1895; d. Aug., 1895; ii Edmund Thomas, b. 23 June, 1896
u Mary Ehzabeth, d. 2 Jan., 1841, ae. 9 yrs., 6 mos., 5 dvs
m Susan Smith, d. 23 Aug., 1836, ae. 18 dys. "
. ^^xJ . ^^^/\'°'' °^ ^^°'"'^' ^"'^ ^y^'^ <^^^") Brigham; born
m Waterford, Me., 27 May, 1796; died in Boston, 13 March
1832; married, 5 Dec, 1821, Betsey Mixer; born in Southboro!
Mass., 3 Oct., 1796; died 3 Nov., 1831. He resided in Boston
was a contractor.
Children, born in Boston:
i Silas 0.«, b. 7 May, 1823; m. in San Francisco, 7 May, 1863,
Adelaide Landgraf, b. in Nordhansen, Prussia, 16 June, 1824-
went to California in 1849; res. New York City; office 16 So!
WiUiams St. Ch., b. in San Francisco:
1 Charles H.\ b. 6 March, 1864; m. 2 July, 1888, Hattie E.
Hawley; res. Brooklyn, N. Y, s. p
ii Persis Elizabeth, b. 17 Dec, 1824; m. 7 Aug., 1851, William Harris
Johonnot of Boston, receiving teller of the City Bank for 36
years; res. Newton, Mass. Ch. (Johonnot), b. in Boston:
1 Elizabeth Brigham\ b. 1 March, 1854; d. 16 July, 1855
2 Charles Otis, b. 4 Sept., 1856; d. 19 Dec, 1861
3 John Oliver, b. 21 July, 1858; m. 14 Nov., 1883, Sarah S.
Kendall; with the N. Y. Edison Co.; educated at the Mass.
Inst, of Technology. Ch.: Addie E.", b. in 1886
4 Frank Brigham, b. 26 Dec, 1859; res. 14 St. Andrews PL,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
5 Charles Otis, b. 4 Feb., 1865; m. 30 March, 1892, Elizabeth
S. Oakes; res. 375 Putnam Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Frank
and Charles Johonnot are partners in the manufacture of
proprietary medicines. Ch.: Mildred P., b. in 1896
6 Harris Edwards, b. 25 March, 1868; electrician, Newton, Mass.
m Mary Jane, b. 18 Oct., 1826; d. 4 Feb., 1831,
iv Levi S., b. 15 Feb., 1829; d. 10 March, 1832.
^S^^'■o^r"•' ^- ^^ ^^''^^' ^^^^5 burned to death in Sacramento,
Cal., 3 Nov., 1852.
432 LINCOLN^ son of SamueP and Lydia (Ball) Brigham-
born in West Waterford, Me., 22 Nov., 1801; died in Westboro,'
Mass., 5 March, 1876; married, 20 March, 1831, Susanna Maria,
daughter of Nathan and Frances (Brigham) Brigham;
born m Southboro, Mass., 5 April, 1807; died in Westboro, 6 Aug
1892, ae. 85. He resided in Westboro.
Child, born in Westboro:
i Francis A.«, b., 6 Nov., 1838; d.; m. 3 July, 1865, JuUana A., dau.
of Warren Buck; b. in Southboro, 19 Dec, 1840; d. 12 Feb., 1876.
Ch., b. in Westboro:
1 Walter Lincoln^, b. 30 April, 1866.
2 Lillian Susan, b. 21 Dec, 1867.
3 Sarah Frances, b. 16 April, 1869.
SEVENTH GENERATION 349
4 Irving Arthur, b. 27 May, 1871; in the Spanish War, Co. C, 2d
Mass. Regt.
5 Edward Frederick, b. 23 May, 1874; m. 11 June, 1900, Caroline
L. Stevens. Ch. : i Ehzabeth S.'", b. 2 June, 1901 ; ii Laurence
S., b. 2 Aug., 1903.
6 Juliana Angelina, b. 6 Feb., 1876; d. y.
433 DEXTER^ son of SamueP and Lydia (Ball) Brigham;
born in Waterford, Me., 24 Sept., 1808; died in Westboro, Mass.^
in 1884; married, l6 Sept., 1834, Martha W., daughter of Capt.
Pierpont and Anna (Warren) Brigham, (186); born in
Westboro, 3 April, 1813; died in Westboro, 6 April, 1889-
He resided on Pierpont Brigham's homestead in the north-east
part of Westboro, probably the place where Capt. Edmund Brig-
ham resided. The male line is extinct.
Children, horn in Westboro:
i Marion Sophia*, b. 26 March, 1835; d. 18 Feb., 1841.
ii Adaliza, b. 20 Oct., 1839; d. 7 Jan., 1877; m. 15 March, 1866,
Andrew Otis. Ch. (Otis):
1 Francis', b. 1871; d. ibid.
2 W. I., b. 25 Sept., 1875; m. in 1900, .
3 Fred, b. 15 Jan., 1885.
iii Mary Elizabeth, b. 8 Aug., 1843; d. 7 April, 1869; m. 14 Nov.,
1865, William C. Fenniman. Ch. (Penniman) :
1 Lizzie P?, b. 11 Dec, 1868; m. in 1897, Edgar H. Bates,
iv Dexter Pierpont, b. 14 Oct., 1845; res. in 1904, in Westboro;
m. (1) 14 Nov., 1867, Diana Tufts; m. (2) 5 Dec, 1894, Alice
J. Forbush. Ch. (by first wife) :
1 Jessie"", b. 6 April, 1869; m. 28 July, 1897, William Sanford.
v Albert, b. 11 July, 1846; d. 8 July, 1887; m. 28 Jan., 1870, Kate
Pettigrew. Ch. :
1 Nellie E.\ b. 20 June, 1872; m. 25 Dec, 1897, Albert H.
Daniels,
vi Ella Sophia, b. 14 June, 1848; d. 27 Jan., 1870.
vii Lora, b. 26 March, 1851 ; d. 30 Aug., 1851.
434 CURTIS^ son of Dea. Lyscom® and Martha (Fay) Brig-
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 21 May, 1793; died in Gun Plains,
Mich,, 24 Feb., 1872; married in Boston, 14 Aug., 1817, Lydia,
daughter of John Woodbury; born in Salem, Mass., 5 April, 1789;
died in Gun Plains, Mich., 28 Nov., 1876.
He was a shoemaker and farmer. In 1812 he walked 90 miles to
Boston for work; then engaged on a coast vessel and was captured
in the War of 1812. He kept a shoeshop in Boston. In 1833, he
started for the West; drove to Brattleboro, Vt., thence took stage to
Troy, N. Y., canal to Buffalo; by lake to Detroit; then walked
125 miles to Gun (or Gull) Prairie, Mich.; then he returned for his
family and drove back the next year. He cleared a farm and saw
hard times. He began the first regular Sunday meetings in Al-
850 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
legan County Mich., in 183S, and was licensed to preach For
.id^r ''\'''* "««"«»' Snnday-sohool and attended funerals be!
sides doing his farm- work. At the a»-p nf '7« l,. ^ '""^rais, De-
ing life-sketch for his family f rt X^h tlis t ukt ^" ""^'"'-
b. in Vt 10 TnnP i«nf' i ' William \., son of John Gilkey;
Ch. (GilkW) aU b in RiU, h" ''''^'"^' ^^^^•' ^^ J^'^" ISes!
1 n t- V' • ^^ Richland, except the eldest-
1 M 11 ""-u 'J" """^ ^^^^"«' ^ Sept, 1848
2 Martha, b. 28 Feb., 1853.
3 PTiZ/ard E., b. 34 March, 1854
4 ilfart/ O., b. 5 April, 1856.
5 JoAtt W^., 1 Feb., 1859.
704 ii Curtis, b. 13 AprU, 1821
:" tir"-H^eii air?f^srair.Tr ""■' ^ '-' -'
" St; S "• " "-' '«•• - ^^^ Monteith. res.
705 ^T f^!?-!*^ ^'A,^-,* ^''^•' 1825; unm
vi Lyscom, b. 31 Jan., 1827
IX Hannah, b. 12 April, 1831; m. 1855, Metcalf. ^ H
res. California. Metcalf; 5 daus.;
' f83rch.: • '' """•' ''''' "• ^" ^^^^' S-ah S. Warrant, b. in
'fotrlnf'-'"*'^ '•/" ''''^ ^^^'^^ ^^^"^ Michigan Univ •
4S5 BENJAMIN FA1-, son of Dea. Lyscom« and Patty (Fay)
^eld Mass 16 March, 1884; married in 1823, Abigail, daughter
of Shadrach Hoar; born in New Salem, Mass., 7 Ma;eh 1803
died in Springfield, 21 Oct., 1868. '
He was a merchant, and in 1835 moved to Westboro Mass
rtlVf^a" IV T-' *'^"^^ '^ Springfield \f So
resided for a time at Shutesbury, Mass. The male line is extinct
Children, born in Shutesbury • ciiincc.
' ISiTmw'^T^' 5- '' ^""'' '^''^ ^- « J^^^ 1906; m. 11 Oct
706 il Dexter H. ^""'/T' "' ^^^'^^^ "^^^' ''««• Westbo;o, s. p. '
<uo 11 uexter Hammond, b. 17 June, 1826 ^
'" fs^l^Beni^'-^t' ''• '' ^'^^ ^'"^^ '-^ ^- Springfield, 5 Nov,
f Oct Se d ''''''''' r '^' ''"^^P^ °"^^' b. in Grafton, MasI
moved in 5^8 Ch m^ "{ O" .10 June, 1899, to which place they
movea m 1858. Ch. (Davis), b. in Springfield:
1 i>^..». ^«..Zia». b. 15 Sept., 1852; m. at Dayton, O., 24 March,
SEVENTH GENERATION 351
1877, Samuel Thomas Evans, b. in Dayton, 31 Aug., 1849; d.
20 Nov., 1888. Ch. (Evans): i Florence D.'»; ii Samuel T.;
iii Walter Brigham; iv Maj'nard B.; v Winifred H.
436 DR. HUBBARD HAMMOND^ son of Dea. Lyscom«
and Betsey H. (Hoar) Brigham; born in Shutesbury, Mass., 31
Oct., 1819; married (1) 25 July, 1840, Deborah, daughter of Dea.
Jacob Thomas of Shutesbury; born in New Salem, Mass., 9 March,
1817; died in Fitchburg, Mass., 7 June, 1850; married (2) 25
March, 1851, Mrs. Sarah C. Randall, daughter of Henry Read;
(she had a daughter by her first marriage, Harriet, who goes under
the name of " Brigham ") ; born in Brattleboro, Vt., 25 Oct., 1824.
Dr. Brigham resided and practiced in Fitchburg for many years.
In 1906 he retired and removed to Dorchester, Mass. The male
line is extinct.
Children (by first tvife):
i George^ b. in Shutesbury, 11 Oct., 1841; killed by a fall on ship
in the Indian Ocean, 12 Dec, 1863.
ii Leonella, b. in Ware, Mass., 17 July, 1845; d. there, 1 Sept.,
1845.
iii Howard, b. in Fitchburg, 15 Feb., 1847; d. there, 14 Aug., 1849.
iv Fred R., of Fitchburg, is an adopted son, and m. 2 Nov., 1896,
Kate F. Killelea of No. Leominster, Mass.; has a son, Fred-
erick Hubbard Brigham, b. 5 Sept., 1903; res. Dorchester.
437 EDMUND FAY% son of Eli« and Polly (Fay) Brigham;
born in Bolton Mass., 28 Oct., 1813; married, 6 Jan., 1836, Han-
nah, daughter of Isaac Temple, who died 7 Jan., 1897, ae. 78.
A manufacturer of baskets. In 1903 was living in West Boylston,
Mass., where he had been selectman 10 years and overseer of the
poor 15 years.
Children, born in West Boylston:
i George T.% b. 7 July, 1836; m. 1863, Catherine Amanda Sawyer;
he is J. P., and res. W. Boylston. Ch., b. there:
1 Minnie Frances^, b. April, 1864; d. 19 July, 1865.
2 Minnie Frances, b. 16 Dec, 1865.
3 Nellie Eva, b. 1 Nov., 1869; m. Charles Emory Gault of W.
Boylston, 25 Dec, 1892; res. Bedford, Mass. Ch. (Gault):
Charles E.'», b. 25 Nov., 1893.
707 ii EUiott Fay, b. 13 Jan., 1839.
iii Harriet A., b. 13 Aug., 1841; m. 12 Feb., 1865, Capt. George P.
Lyon of Weymouth, Mass., who enlisted in 1861, private Co. H,
12th Mass. Infantry; became Capt. in 1863, Co. H, 35th Mass.
Infantry; resigned because of ill-health, April, 1864; d. 1906. Was
G. A. R. Post Commander; res. in Weymouth. Ch. (Lyon), b.
in Weymouth:
1 Hattie Belle", h. 23 Jan., 1866; d. 25 Aug., 1866.
2 Edith Blanche, b. 7 March, 1869.
352 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
3 Frank Clemence, b. 21 Sept., 1874; enlisted in 1898 in U. S
sSlh W^''- P;!;r°*"'^ ^o sergeant and served through the
Spanish War m Cuba; re-enlisted and went to the PhiUppines
,V T.1, ^T'u' fZ^- ^" *^' ^'^^^ Corps; res. Boston. ^^
S^w ' . KJ^^'S; ISU; m. 1 June, 1871, Arthur A. Eames
of Worcester, Mass. Ch. (Eames), b. in Worcester:
1 Mabel Frances", b. 26 April, 1872
2 Arm^r Benjarnin, b. 2 Nov., 1873; m. 19 June, 1901, MabeUe
Albee; res. Worcester. Ch. (Eames): Alice F.-, b. 19 Aug.,
708 V Eli Howard, b. 5 Sept., 1847.
^' f/w ^■' ^; ^' i'^y' ''"'' "• ^ S^Pt" 1«^^' Charles H. Baldwin
of Worcester. Ch. (Baldwin):
1 Hm^y Faf, b. 17 Dec, 1879; grad. Worcester Polytechnic
vii Edmund Davis, b. 16 July, 1853; m. Sept., 1875, Mary A. Gather-
IS a basket mfr.; res. W. Boylston. Ch, b. there- '
^ Frands"^"'' ^' '' "^""'' '^''' "^^ '^^'' ^^^ McQuillan. Ch.:
2 Francis, b. 13 Aug., 1877; d. 15 June, 1895
3 Bertha L., b. 8 Feb., 1879; d. 8 June, 1895.
4 Edmund D., b. 14 April, 1883; d. 4 Oct., 1884
5 Hazel I., b. 15 July, 1893.
viii WUMe Porter, b. 14 Sept., 1859; m. 3 Dec, 1895, Ida R., dau
of Ezra Pierce of W. Boylston; is a basket manufacturer. Ch.,
b. m W. Boylston:
1 Charles Albert^, b. 3 Jan., 1902.
438 CATHERINE WARREN% daughter of Dexter^ and
Catherine (Warren) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., II Dec
^^iLf^M^^^"""^' ^^^^' "'^'""^^ ^9 M^:^^ 1840, Daniel
Mitchell, of Bndgewater, Mass., born 7 Feb., 1807; died 2S July
1877, m Prescott, Arizona. He married (2) his first wife's sister!
Angelina.
Mr. Mitchell was a civil engineer and surveyor, and an early
contractor on the B. & A. R. R.; moved to Kansas in 1855, and
resided in Ogden and Junction City, where was Recorder, Treas-
urer and Surveyor for the County; also County Commissioner,
Mayor and Dept. Collector of Internal Revenue; moved to Arizona
m 1875, where was Dept. Territorial Surveyor. MitcheU County,
Jtan. was named for him.
Children {Mitchell), horn in Bridgewater:
i William Dexter^, b. 31 July, 1841; he enlisted in the Civil War
^ .fu ;.^"^ ^^^ ^'^^^ ^^ ^^^'^^' 18^^ 5 he was Capt. of Co.
K, 5th Ky. Cav., on the " March to the Sea."
ii Daniel Francis, b. 3 Jan., 1843; unm., in 1903; was in Quarter-
masters Dept., in the Civil War; res. in Junction City, Kan.,
where he was Dept. Treas., Civil Engineer, etc; moved to Pres-
^^ cott, Arizona, in 1876, where he is a R. E. and Ins. agent,
m Catherine Warren, b. 15 March. 1849; d. 28 Sept., 1849
m\
Mary A. Brigham (til)
First President of Mt. Holyolte College
SEVENTH GENERATION 353
439 DEXTER, JRJ, son of Dexter** and Catherine (Warren)
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 23 Jan., 1819; died 6 Oct., 1892;
married (1) l6 Feb., 1842, Hannah Abigail, daughter of Rev.
Elisha Roekwood; born in Westboro, 1 Feb., 1817; died 26 April,
1882; married (2) Mrs. Rosa . He was early connected
with the Boston & Albany R. R. and later interested in the first
express line between Boston and New York. He moved to San
Francisco, Cal., and later to Australia. The male line is extinct. '
Children, born in Westboro:
i Susan Emily^ b. 19 April, 1846; d. 27 Aug., 1846.
ii Roekwood, b. 24 July, 1848; d. 7 Feb., 1874, s. p.
ill Constance Dexter.
440 ANGELINE^ daughter of Dexter^^ and Catherine (War-
ren) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 27 Jan., 1824; died in
Salt River, Indian Reservation, Maricopa, Arizona, 21 July, 1906;
married, 3 Oct., 1850, Daniel Mitchell of Bridgewater, Mass.,
(widower of her sister Catherine). She studied at Mt. Holyoke
College, in 1846, but did not graduate.
Children (Mitchell), born in Bridgewater:
i Charles Warren% b. 16 Feb., 1853; d. 18 Aug., 1852.
ii Angeline Brigham, b. 5 Oct., 1854; m. 20 April, 1881, George Ed-
ward Brown; res. s. p., Maricopa, Arizona, in Salt River Indian
Reservation.
441 MARY ANN^, daughter of Dexter" and Mary Ann
(Gould) Brigham; was born in Westboro, Mass., 6 Dec, 1829;
she was instantly killed in a railway accident near New Haven,
Conn., 29 June, 1889-
When Miss Brigham died, she was the President-elect of Mt.
Holyoke College, Mass. In her youth, fondness for study led her
to the best school of her time for women, Mt. Holyoke Seminary,
at whose head was the pioneer in women's education, Mary Lyon.
Miss Brigham returned to the Seminary as a teacher during 1855-
'58, then was assistant principal at Ingham University, Le Roy,
N. Y., for 3 years. In 1863 she began to conduct a post-graduate
course in connection with the Brooklyn (N. Y.) Heights Seminary,
at that time the leading private school for girls. Here Miss Brig-
ham found her real life-work, and she remained, first as teacher
and then as Associate Principal, for 26 years. In 1889, Miss
Brigham accepted the unanimous call of the Trustees to become
President of Mt. Holyoke College. She had twice refused the
presidency of Wellesley College, also positions of honorable re-
sponsibility at Smith and Vassar College. The school had just
been granted a college charter; but Mt. Holyoke was not destined
to open its doors to its first President.
354 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Conservative yet liberal in her educational policy, she retained
what was good in the older system while assimilating the best in
the modern methods. Gifted with remarkable discrimination, well-
balanced judgment, wide knowledge of human nature and unfailing
tenderness and sympathy, she became to thousands of girls their
ideal of womanly wisdom and of Christian character. The
Alumnae of the Brooklyn Heights Seminary have equipped a
Memorial Hall as a permanent reminder of her work for yoimg girls.
Another fitting tribute is the " Mary Brigham Cottage " at Mt.
Holyoke College, the gift of the Mt. Holyoke Alumnge Associa-
tion of New York and vicinity, of which Miss Brigham was, for
years. President. It is a beautiful and permanent memorial to Mt.
Holyoke's first president.
442 ACHSAH ELIZABETH", daughter of Dexter® and Mary
Ann (Gould) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 10 April, 1832;
died 14 April, 1882; married, 1 May, I860, Joseph Milton Myers,
born in Ohio, 25 Jan., 1830; died 21 Oct., 1897. He was a hotel-
keeper, at Beloit, Kas., and Seligman, Arizona; member of the
Board of Supervisors, Commissioners, etc., and a rancher.
Children (Myers) :
i Joseph MiltonS b. Oct., 1862; d. ibid.
ii Charles Henry, b. 23 Jan., 1864; m. 17 Dec, 1889, Iva Leonore
Seaver, b. 19 Aug., 1866; res. Mesa, Ariz. Ch.:
1 Arey E.", b. 1892.
2 Dau., b. 1899.
Hi Mary Emma, b. 24 Dec, 1866; m. 5 Oct., 1887, Theodore James
Pomeroy; res. Guadalajara, Mexico. Ch. (Pomeroy):
1 Theodore H.\ b. 1889.
2 Charles J., b. 1892.
443 CHARLES EDMUND', son of Dexter® and Mary Ann
(Gould) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 3 July, 1834; died in
Boston, 23 Aug., 1896; married, 6 May, 1858, Elizabeth Catherine,
daughter of Phineas Gay of Boston, born 29 June, 1829 ; died
18 March, 1901.
He prepared for college at Thetford Vt., Academy, and entered
Dartmouth College, but gave up his course and became an iron
and steel merchant, doing a very large and successful business in
Boston, where he resided for many years.
Child, horn in Boston:
i Arthur Gay*, b. 9 April, 1864; d. s. p., in Colorado Springs,
Colo, (where he had gone for his health), Oct., 1905; m. Jessie,
dau. of Dr. McDougal, a dentist of Jamaica Plain, Mass.
444 SARAH LOUISA^ daughter of Dexter® and Mary Ann
(Gould) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 13 Jan., 1845; mar-
SEVENTH GENERATION 355
ried 1 Jan., 1868, Junius Welch Hill of Boston; born in Hing-
ham, Mass., 18 Nov., 1840.
Prof. Hill was educated in the Boston Public Schools, a " Frank-
lin Medal " scholar ; graduated from the English High School,
and from Leipsic (Germany) Conservatory of Music. He has
been a teacher of piano and organ in Boston, for many years, and
organist in several churches; was Prof, of IMusic in Wellesley Col-
lege 13 years. Residence, Newton, Mass.
Children {Hill) :
i Frederic Warren^, b. 7 March, 1869; ra. 2 Aug., 1890, Grace Hall
Williams, b. 2 Jan., 1870. Ch. (Hill):
1 Dexter Brigham", b. 25 Dec, 1891.
2 Philip M., d. y.
ii Mary Brigham, b. 19 Nov., 1870; res. Colorado Springs, Colo.,
in 1906.
445 BAKER^ son of Lieut. William'' and Sarah (Baker) Brig-
ham; born in Southboro, Mass., 9 Jan., 1792; died 19 Dec, 1868;
married in 1818, Fanny, daughter of Nathaniel Fay of Southboro,
born 23 Dec, 1790; died 27 May, 1881.
Children:
i S. Maria«, b. in Southboro, 26 Feb., 1820; d. 20 April, 1886; m.
20 June, 1848, William H. Buck of Southboro, b. 26 Aug., 1818;
d. 13 Nov., 1902. Ch. (Buck), b. in Southboro:
4 1 Frank H?, b. 14 Nov., 1850; res. Southboro.
2 George W., b. 14 March, 1852; m. 3 Nov., 1879, Jennie Robert-
son of Boston, b. 1 Feb., 1852. Ch.: i George R.^", b. 24 Jan.,
1883; ii Howard H., b. 27 March, 1889.
3 Wallace B,. b. 14 Feb., 1857; res. Southboro.
ii William Baker, b. 16 Nov., 1829; d. 2Q June, 1889; m. in 1858,
Olive A., dau. of Charles Fay of Southboro; b. 3 Sept., 1833.
Ch.:
1 Charles B.^, b. 21 Sept., 1861; res. in Boston.
2 Edward H., b. 20 April, 1874; d. July, 1876.
446 WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN^ son of Col. Ephraim« and
Lucy (Rice) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 7 Aug., 1795;
died in Wardsboro, Vt., 12 Aug., 1875; married (1) 4 Dec,
1817, Lydia B., daughter of Stephen Rice; born in West Medway,
Mass., 12 April, 1796; died in Wardsboro, 22 April, 1862; married
(2) in 186 — , Rebecca Farnham of New Hampshire; who died
s. p., in 1884. Was a Sergeant under his father, in the War of
1812; was a mechanic and wheelwright, and resided in Wardsboro,
Vt., where he removed from West Medway.
Children (by first wife), the first 4 born in Medway, others in Wardsboro:
i Sophia% b. 3 Oct., 1819; d. 30 Dec, 1836.
ii Laura, b. 15 Jan., 1821 ; m. 20 Oct., 1846, Andrew Hawks, b. in
Saugus, Mass., 27 Aug., 1822; res. Lynn, Mass. Ch. (Hawks):
1 George W.", and 2 others, aU d. young.
356 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
iii Lydia, b. 23 July, 1824; m. in 1844, Ira Leonard, b. in Allentown,
N. H., 14 Feb., 1806; res. Lowell, Mass. Ch, (Leonard):
1 Mary A.', d. young.
2 Lillian, d. young.
3 Caroline, m. Ammi L. Corliss, and res. Lowell,
iv Dana, d. in infancy.
V Dana, b. 8 Aug., 1827; d. unm., in Wardsboro, 1869; a farmer.
709 vi Loraon, b. 16 Feb., 1829.
vii Frances, b. 11 June, 1830; d. 18 Jan., 1840.
viii Dexter Elbridge, b. 6 April, 1831; m. 1858, Edith S. Twitchell;
res. a farmer in Wardsboro, s. p.
ix Mary Eliza, b. 1 May, 1833; d. 9 April, 1855.
X Ansel Merriam, b. 6 Sept., 1835; d. in Tacoma, Wash, 29 Jan.,
1889, s. p.; m. in Starkville, Vt., 13 Sept., 1868, Martha J.
Champion, b. there, 29 Nov., 1840; res. there,
xi Charles Wesley, b. 2 July, 1837; m. (1) 29 Nov., 1866, E.
Augusta, dau. of Otis Metcalf; b. in Ashburnham, Mass., 29
May, 1844; d. in Lowell, Mass., 24 Jan., 1891; m. (2) 25 April,
1894, Inez M., dau. of Nathan Currier; b. in No. Troy, Vt, 15
July, 1848. Was grad. Dartmouth Coll., M. D., 1859; a musician,
2d Brigade Band, 3d Div., 24th Army Corps, Civil War; res.
Wardsboro and Lowell, where a tanner and currier. Ch., b. in
Wardsboro:
1 George Dexter^, b. 23 May, 1870; d. 11 Aug., 1870.
2 Charles Edmund, twin to George; music teacher.
xii Francis Edmund, b. 10 March, 1839; m. 29 Jan., 1869, Ida M.,
dau. of Horace Bissell; b. in Wardsboro, 1 Dec, 1849. In the
Civil War, musician 2d Brigade Band, 3 Div., 24th Army Corps;
is postmaster, selectman, overseer of the poor and town auditor
in Wardsboro, where res. a tanner and currier. Ch., b. there:
1 Carlos Buddinffton", b. 15 May, 1878.
447 MATTHIAS^ son of Col. Ephraim« and Lucy (Rice)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 29 Nov., 1796; died at Cin-
cinnati, O., about 1854; married in Cincinnati, 3 Oct., 1821,
Caroline Crossman.
Children, born in Cincinnati:
i Carolines b. 14 April, 1823; unm.
ii Matilda, d. y.
iii John C, b. 5 Feb., 1626; unm., res. Washington, O. C, in 1893.
iv Lucilia S., b. 11 March, 1832; m. in 1857, Thomas H. Looker;
Purser, U. S. N. ; later Paymaster Gen.; retired; b. in Cincinnati,
in 1829. Ch. (Looker), all res. in Washington, D. C:
1 Henry B?, deceased; 2 Herbert H., deceased; 3 Edward F.;
4 William C; 5 Bertha H.; 6 Reginald B.
448 LUCY% daughter of Col. Ephraim^ and Lucy (Rice)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 11 March, 1798; died in Marl-
boro, 5 Feb., 1861; married (1) 1 Feb., 1816, Luther Howe of
Marlboro; born 24 Sept., 1792; died 1 April, 1826; married (2)
1851, Jonah Hovee. Resided in Marlboro.
SEVENTH GENERATION 357
Children (Howe), by first marriage, born in Marlboro:
i Ezra L.^ b. 1 Aug., 1817; d. 4 Jan., 1891; m. July, 1838, Sarah
C. Hammond. Ch.:
1 Lucy^; 2 Adelaide, both d. y.
ii Sophia, b. 28 May, 1820; d. 31 March, 1848; m. 26 Nov., 1846,
Samuel Hammond. 1 son, d. y.
iii Sophronia, b. 27 Dec, 1821; m. 3 Dec, 1844, Luther S. Wheeler.
Ch. (Wheeler):
1 Hattie B.\ b. 4 Jan., 1847; m. George S. Russell. Ch. (Rus-
sell): i Clifton"; ii Bertha.
2 Frances A., b. 17 Aug., 1849; d, 1850.
3 Frank H., b. 23 Feb., 1851; m. Hattie J. Estabrook. Ch.
(Wheeler): i LeRoy^"; ii Lloyd.
4 Fred A., b. 19 Sept., 1855; m. Orah M. Trull. '
iv Archelaus, b. 21 April, 1823; m. Janette H. Brigham, 548.
V Harriet, b. 2 Dec, 1824; d. 11 June, 1870; m. 1 Jan., 1845,
Sewall H. Bovvker. Ch. (Bowker):
1 Charles H.", b. 22 Oct., 1848; m. Mary Grant. Ch. (Bowker):
i Frank"; ii Mary; iii Charles; 2 d. y.
2 Frank S., d. y.
449 EPHRAIISr, son of Col. Ephraim^ and Lucy (Rice) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 21 Oct., 1799; died in Natick, Mass.,
; married, 25 Nov., 1821, (Morse also says "Dec. 6"),
Sophia, daughter of Archelaus Howe, of Marlboro; born 15 March,
1799; lived and died in Natick.
Children, bom in Natick, except the eldest:
i Ephraim Harris^ b. in Dedham, Mass., 26 Sept., 1822; d. 21 Aug.,
1877; m. 2 Dec, 1842, Catherine Hastings of Millbury, who d.
2 Jan., 1881. He res. at Natick, and was a commission mer-
chant, town clerk and deputy sheriff. Ch., b. in Natick:
1 Emma A?, d.
2 Edward Harris, d.
3 Alice Fay, b. 7 Oct., 1855; m. George H. Randall of Fal-
mouth, Me., b. 17 April, 1851. Ch. (RandaU): i Kathryn",
b. in Wellington, Mass., 26 Dec, 1884; ii Marguerite, b. 28
Oct., 1892.
ii Thomas Hartwell, b. 12 March, 1825; res. unm., in California
in 1858.
710 iii Alfred Mile, b. 21 Oct., 1828.
711 iv Laura Sophia, b. 26 Dec, 1830.
V Matthias, b. 25 June, 1833; m. Nancy Helen, dau. of David
Bacon of Natick; res. Natick. Ch.:
1 Harris'.
vl Mary Hubbard, b. 1 June, 1838.
450 HARRIET^ daughter of Col. Ephraim® and Lucy (Rice)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 14 March, 1801; died In Ber-
lin, Mass., 11 Jan., 1892, ae. 90; married (1) Nov., 1821, Major
Merrick, son of Roger and Elizabeth (Rice) Phelps; born in Marl-
boro, 13 Oct., 1798; died there, 21 Nov., 1829; he was a tailor;
she married (2) 31 Oct., 1844, Capt. PauF Brigham, son of 213.
358 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
She resided in Marlboro during her first marriage and with her
second husband in Berlin.
Children {Phelps), born in Marlboro-
i Edmund W% h. 13 Sept., 1822; d. in Milford, Mass., 18 July,
3875; m. 17 Sept., 1843, Hopestill C. Pond; res. in Milford
was 2 years in the Civil War. Ch.:
1 Ella^j 2 Augusta.
ii Susan E, b. 12 April, 1824; m. 5 April, 1849, Lewis L. Carter,
Beriin- '"^ ^^''^'"' ^^ ^''^" ^^^^' ^^' (Carter), b. in
1 Sidney Brigham^ b. 23 Sept., 1852; res. Berlin; m ■
2 Lewis Paul, b. 17 Jan., 1856; res. Worcester, Mass.; m.'
3 Cora Isabelle, b. 17 June, 1860; m. 21 Feb., 1879, Calvin
Hastings; res. Boylston, Mass.
4 and 5 Infants, d. y.
iii Henry Brigham, b. 15 Dec, 1825; m. 6 May, 1849, Adeline P.
Andrews; res. Hyde Park, Mass.; was alderman; 3 years in
Civil War. Ch.:
1 William H.\- 2 Hattie; 3 Lizzie.
iv Harriet Augusta, b. 17 March, 1827; m. 9 Sept., 1846, James
M Simonds, who d. in 1879; res. Leicester, Mass. She d. in
Worcester, Mass., 1865. Ch. (Simonds):
1 Add>; 2 Fred; 3 and 4 d. y.
y Stephen D., b. 3 Dec, 1828; d. in Brooklyn, O., 2 Oct., 1873- m
25 June, 1850, Sarah C. Burr. Ch.: . , •
1 Walter M.^
451 COL. SIDNEY^ son of Col. Ephraim« and Lucy (Rice)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 28 Dec, 1802; died 17 June,
1840, at Hamilton, Georgia; married, 30 Jan., 1825, Eliza Brig-
ham, daughter of Capt. John and Mary (Brigham) Stevens, and
grand-daughter of 162; born in Marlboro, 10 Sept., 1803; died in
Francestown, N. H., 2 Nov., 1839, se. 36.
He moved to Francestown, N. H., in 1828, where he was promi-
nent m the Fire Department, and was a colonel in the Militia. He
was a merchant tailor in Marlboro, Tewksbury, and Weare, N. H.
Children, the 2 elder born in Marlboro:
712 i Algernon S.\ b. 13 March, 1826.
ii Mary Elizabeth, b. 14 Dec, 1827; d. 13 Oct., 1890; m. 10 June
1846 George C. Temple of Worcester, Mass., d. in Ashland, Mass.,
11 May, 1883, ae. 63. Ch. (Temple):
1 Alice Shepard^, h. 30 Aug., 1850.
2 Marlie E., d. ae. 14 days.
3 Willis B., b. 1 May, 1854.
4 Carrie L., d. ae. 2 years.
5 Harvey W., d. in 1892, ae. 31.
713 iii Loriman Stevens, b. 30 Jan., 1832.
452 REV. ELIJAH% son of Col. Ephraim« and Lucy (Rice)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 17 Nov., 1804; died in New-
SEVENTH GENERATION 359
tonville, Mass., 5 Jan., 1878; married, 5 June, 1827, Mary, daugh-
ter of Paul Locker of Wayland, Mass.; born 15 Feb., 1809; died
in Newtonville, 5 March, 1895.
He was early a captain in the Militia in Marlboro; also a mem-
ber of the firm of E. Brigham & Co., leading carriage manufac-
turers, in Worcester, Mass ; became a minister and was licensed to
preach in 1835, made a Deacon in 1840, and an Elder in 1845. He
was the father of Methodism in Fitchburg and Worcester; re-
tired in 1863, and lived in Newtonville.
Children, all but the 2 elder and the yoiinpest horn in Fitchburg:
714 i Elijah*, b. in Marlboro, 12 May, 1838.
ii Dexter, b. in Marlboro, 28 Oct., 1829; went to sea in 1848, and
became an officer in the merchant marine; was in California in
1849; wrecked on the Pacific Ocean; was in the U. S. Navy,
stationed on the African coast to intercept the slave trade; in
1853 was an officer of the " Albany," which, in 1854, was lost at
sea with all on board.
715 iii Mary Louisa, b. 20 Oct., 1831.
716 iv Anna Dorothy, b. 31 Aug., 1833.
717 V John Wesley, b. 11 March, 1835.
718 vi Maj. Charles Olin, b. 1 Dec, 1836.
vii Adaline A., b. 21 April, 1838; d. in Boston, 14 March, 1859; ra.
22 Dec, 1855, George Barnard, adopted son of Joseph Brown
(a wealthy master builder of Boston whom he succeeded) ; b.
in 1833. He m. (2) Abbie F. Brigham, sister of his first wife;
m. (3) Hannah E. Dunbar (dau. of Gilbert), of Brewster, Mass.,
by whom he had one son. Ch. (by first wife) (Brown) :
1 Joseph Brigham^, b. 13 Feb., 1857; m. Emma F. Gates. Ch.:
Ralph W.'»
viii Abby Frances, b. 12 Nov., 1841; d. in Boston, 7 Dec, 1861; m.
12 Nov., 1861, George Barnard Brown, widower of her sister
Adaline.
ix Emma Isabella, b. in Boston, 11 Nov., 1849; d. April, 1907; m. 20
Nov., 1873, William, son of Hon. Levi Spalding; b. in Stanstead,
P. Q., 27 July, 1834; she was active in temperance work; he is a
merchant in Derby Line, Vt. ; have one adopted child, Annie
Katherine Spalding, b. 28 Sept., 1883; taken by them in 1884,
453 PETERS son of Col. Ephraim^ and Lucy (Rice) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 18 Sept., 1806; died ; mar-
ried, 17 Sept., 1832, Lydia, daughter of Abel Maynard of Marl-
boro. Resided in Cambridge.
Children, born in Cambridge :
i Harriet ElizaS b. 16 Aug., 1833; d. 13 Sept., 1837.
ii Josiah Merrick, b. 2 Feb., 1836; ra. 24 Feb., 1864, Betsey K.,
dau. of William Little of Antrim, N. H.; res. Westboro. Ch.:
1 Son^, b. 5 Dec, 1864.
2 Harriet Elizabeth, b. 35 Oct., 1866.
3 Walter Josiah, b. 28 July, 1868.
iii Peter Maynard, b. 24 Sept., 1838.
iv Susan Harriet, b. 16 Sept., 1841.
v William Maynard, b. 7 Oct., 1843; d. 27 June, 1849.
360 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
454 LYDIA% daughter of Col. Ephraim« and Lucy (Rice)
Bngham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 2 Jan., 1809; died 22 Dec,
1893; married, 9 Sept., 18S0, Matthias Walker, Jr., of Northboro
Mass.; born m Framington, Mass., 13 Feb., 1801; died in North-
boro, 11 Sept., 1870. Was a farmer and resided in Northboro.
Children (Walker), born in Northboro-
1 Sumner^; 2 Carrie.
iii Emily Lucy, b. 12 Oct., 1834; m. Rev. George F., son of Capt
Jacob Warren; b in Ashby, Mass., 1831; res. inlater years in
Brooklyn. Ch. (Warren): .r » "
' N Y^'r-; ' ^JTr^S" ^-^^ ^ ^'''^^ ^■' ''■' '-^- - lawyer,
Tr E rrokJr ^^^^' ^^""'^"^ College; 5 Harry wl,
iv Ellen S., b. 12 April, 1838; m. Theodore T. Wemott- res Kan
sasCity, Mo. Ch. (Wemott) : wemott, res. Kan-
1 Ada^; 2 Arthur, alderman in Butler, Mo.; 3 Herbert S ■ 4
vHattie J., b^ 1 Dec, 1840; m. 2 Oct., 1866, Leonard W., son
, if^J! Brewer, a farmer of Berlin, Mass. Ch. (Brewer^ •
^1 r r-^"^; ^^^'^" ^- ^'^''' «f Berlin. Ch. (Keizer): i
Althea"; u Verhe; iii and iv d y
2 Mabel H m. Alfred E. Hapgood of Hudson, Mass.
3 Arthur L., m. Cora E. Wheeler; res. Berlin. Ch.: i SamueP-
u Leon. '
4 Frank W.; 5 Alfred D.; 6 Ruth E.
vi Lydia M., b. 1 Oct., 1843; d. 16 March, 1854.
™ b^o^ ch.''(Htarh):' ''**■• - '''■'""'• "■ "^"'"^ -• ^°*
1 Boie"; 2 Edith; 3 ^T^raie; 4 Florence
viii Henry F., b 2 Oct., 1846; m. Jessie K., dau. of Rev. Geo. Hill;
res. Norwood, Mass. Ch.: '
1 Lewis'; 2 Esther; 3 James; 4 Laura.
IX Fred M., b 27 Aug., 1853; res. Milford, Mass.; m. Mary E
Hancock. Ch.: ^
1 Willie F.'; 2 Alice; 3 Carrie; 4 Eva.
a/^^ .i'^^'^ ELIZABETHS daughter of Col. Ehpraim« and
Mary (Hubbard) Brigham; born 20 Dec, 1818; died in Chelsea,
Mass 5 Sept., 1903; married 5 Dec, 1838, Samuel Woodward,
son of S. W. Kendall; born in Marlboro, 1 Otet, 1815; died in
Newton, Mass., 1 Oct., 1894.
Children (Kendall), the 2 elder born in Framingham, Mass.; the 3
younger m Nattck, and the others in Bolton, Mass ■ , ^ie ^
i Henry W.«, b 17 June, 1841; in wholesale dry goods business in
Boston; res. W. Newton. Ch.:
1 Isadore^; 2 Mary.
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ii Samuel W., b. 25 Oct., 184^; d. in Newton, Mass., 7 Dec, 1888;
m. Minerva Howe of Weymouth, Mass. Ch.:
1 Cliford H."; 2 Kenneth H.
iii Sarah W., b. 20 June, 1844; d. 5 Sept., 1847.
iv Eugene S., b. 4 Nov., 1845; d. 7 Sept., 1847.
V Jane E. B., b. 25 Aug., 1847; m. Edward P. Briggs of Chelsea,
Mass.
iv Charlotte, b. 19 June, 1849; d. 29 April, 1850.
vii Eugene W., b. 23 Sept., 1850; m. 1890, Flora M. Kendall; res.
New York City, a merchant. Ch.:
1 Winifred /.»; 2 Charles H.; 3 Allie J.; 4 Hazel M.; 5
Samuel W.
viii Charlotte R., b. 10 Dec, 1852; d. 6 June, 1856.
ix Ada M., b. 25 Nov., 1854; d. 12 Sept., 1855.
X Edward, b. 3 Aug., 1856; d. in Newton, Mass., 2 May, 1887; m.
Ida F., dau. of Wm. Howe Ch.:
1 Herbert B.^; 2 Fred K.
xi George Bancroft, b. 29 July, 1858; d. 19 Sept., 1858.
xii Frederick Hobbs, b. 23 May, 1860; d. 4 Oct., 1862.
456 CHARLES F.% son of Col. Ephraim« and Mary (Hub-
bard) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 5 June, 1829; married,
1 Nov., 1854, Elizabeth M., daughter of William B. Morrison.
He resided for a time in Worcester, Mass., and was an engineer
in Boston ; has been connected with business in Chicago for several
years. Resides in Boston (Allston).
Children :
i Lizzie M.^ b. 25 July, 1855; res. Boston.
ii Ralph H., b. 27 May, 1867; m. 18 July, 1892, Lucy A. White
of Worcester; res. in Worcester; was in Co. A, 2d Mass. Regt.,
in the Spanish War, and at El Caney and San Juan Hill. Ch.:
1 Rollin W.\ b. in Worcester, 7 Aug', 1893.
457 LUCIUS L.^ son of Col. Ephraim*' and Mary (Hubbard)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 Sept., 1832; died in Worces-
ter, Mass., ^ — , 1904; married, 6 June, 1861, Abbie H.,
daughter of Elijah D. Hayes of Lawrence, Mass.
He was a dealer in flour, grain, etc., in Worcester, where he had
a fine residence; had been an alderman. He was local chairman of
the B. F. A., at the Reunion in Worcester in 1896.
Children, horn in Worcester:
i Annie Hubbard*, b. 3 Jan., 1863; ra. 27 Oct., 1887, James H.
Wheeler, Jr.,, of W. Newton, Mass. Ch. (Wheeler) :
1 Donald B.\ b. 27 July, 1888.
2 Lucius B., b. 8 March, 1890.
ii Clara Lawrence, b. 15 Oct., 1868; m. 1 June, 1892, Louis W.
Southgate; res. Worcester, Mass. Ch. (Southgate):
1 Richard B.', b. 5 May, 1893.
2 Prescott W., h. 12 Nov., 1895.
iii Kate, b. 9 Dec, 1870; d. 24 Jan., 1873.
iv Harry Prescott, b. 19 Aug., 1877; m. July, 1905, Marion Tanner
of Springfield; he is a mfr. Ch.: Harry Prescott, Jr., b. 1907.
362 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
458 ABIGAIL^ daughter of Willard^ and Abigail (Munroe)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 22 May, 1807; died in Belmont,
Mass., 15 March, 1894; married, 12 Oct., 1836, Joseph, son of
James Hill of Belmont, who died 25 May, I860. Had been select-
man in Belmont.
Children (Hill), born in Belmont:
1 and iv Infants^ d. y.
V Joseph Willard, b. 4 Aug., 1840; m. Louisa D. Wetherbee of
Lunenburg, Mass.; who d. 30 Dec, 1895; a commission merchant
in Boston; res. Belmont. Ch., b. Belmont:
1 Clarence Ordtvay", b. 27 Oct., 1869; res. Belmont.
3 Willard Munroe, b. 9 May, 1877.
3 Florence Abigail, b. 5 Oct., 1879.
4 Alfred Cowden, b. 23 Dec, 1881; res. Belmont,
vi Harriet, res. unm,, in Belmont.
459 SARAH FOYE% daughter of WiUard^ and Abigail
(Munroe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 5 May, 1809; died
in Brighton, Mass., 6 May, 1885; married, 30 May, 1833, George
Livermore of Brighton; born 21 Sept., 1798; died 17 Oct., 1867.
Before Brighton became a part of Boston, Mr. Livermore held
various town offices, selectman, etc., and served in the Legislature
1833-35.
Children (Livermore), born in Brighton:
i Sarah Fisher«, b. 23 April, 1634; d. 22 Dec, 1895; m. 29 Jan.,
1868, Henry Judson Murdock of Charlestown, Mass. Ch. (Mur-
dock) :
1 Carrie L.\ b. 2Q April, 1869.
2 Belle B., b. 14 Dec, 1871.
ii George Brigham, b. 11 May, 1836; m. 18 June, 1867, Bessie
Duncklee, who d. 19 March, 1874. He res. in Brighton; was in
Legislature 1880-81. CL:
1 Georgia D.\ b. 18 Sept., 1870; m. Herbert A. Wilson, 14 Oct.,
1896.
2 Harry B., b. 26 Sept., 1873; unm., an art student in Florence,
Italy.
iii Henry Munroe, b. 5 Jan., 1841 ; d. in Boston, 4 Dec, 1891 ; m.
30 July, 1868, Kate L. Willcut; res. Brighton. Ch.:
1 Gertrude W.\ b. 14 May, 1869; m. 23 Nov., 1893, Hiram A.
Henderson. Ch. (Henderson): i Mildred L., b. 5 April, 1895;
ii George A., b. 5 Sept., 1901.
2 George, b. 13 June, 1870; d. unm., 4 Dec, 1901.
460 CAPT. WILLARD CHAMBERLAIN^ son of Willard"
and Abigail (Munroe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 10
April, 1811; died 28 March, 1900; married (1), 18 Nov., 1841,
Abigail N., daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Briggs) Gould of
Winchester, N. H., who died 11 Feb., 1843; married (2), 6 July,
1843, Harriet A. Gould, sister of his first wife, who died 7 April,
1899.
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He was captain of the Militia, and a farmer, in Rindge, N. H.;
was many years on the school committee, also selectman.
Child (bi/ first wife), born in Bindge:
i Charles Gould^ b. 7 Feb., 1843; res. Winchendon, Mass.; three
years in the regular army.
Children (by second wife), born in Bindge:
ii Abbie Ann, b. 4 May, 1844; res. in Newport, R. 1.
iii Henry Foye, b. 18 Feb., 1846; a farmer in Rindge.
iv Elizabeth Maria, b. 13 Dec, 1847; d. unm., 19 Nov., 1897; she
was a successful teacher for many years in Ashburnham, and
elsewhere.
V Ella Munroe, b. 6 May, 1850; res. unm., in Rindge.
vi Jane Newton, b. 19 Dec, 1851 ; m. 18 Aug., 1880, Joseph, son of
Joseph and Sarah (White) BaJlard of Vernon, N. Y.; b. 16
Feb., 1852. She res. in Winchendon, Mass. Ch. (Ballard):
1 Albert Willard", b. in Westminster, Mass., 12 Sept., 1881; res.
Winchendon.
2 Elizabeth Forge, b. in Rindge, N. H., 7 Aug., 1883; res.
Winchendon.
3 Butherford Carlton, b. in Winchendon, 4 June, 1887.
4 Helen Brigham, b. in Winchendon, 13 July, 1889.
vii Lucretia Augusta, b. 30 Oct., 1854; m. 15 May, 1877, Isaac M.
Gleason; res. Newport, R. I. Ch. (Gleason) :
1 Daisy H.'j 2 Nellie M.
461 SAMUEL^, son of Ebenezer'' and Betsey (Champney)
Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 23 Oct., 1789; died 17 Aug.,
1872; married, 5 Jan., 1816, Lydia, daughter of Joseph Ball of
Concord, Mass. He resided on a part of the (Lieut.) Nathan
Brigham homestead in Southboro.
Children, born in Southboro:
i Betsey^ b. 27 Nov., 1818; m. Warren Buck, and res. Southboro.
Ch. (Buck):
1 Juliana A.^, m. Francis A. Brigham, son of 432.
2 Oscar B.; 3 Walter W.; 4 Delia L.; 5 Leona B.; 6 Leander,
twin to Leona, d. under a year; 7 Arthur.
ii Susan Forbes, b. 16 Sept., 1821 ; d. unm., 8 Aug., 1843.
iii Lydia Ann, b. 10 Nov., 1827; m. Nahum B. Onthank, an artist,
res. Newton, Mass.
462 CURTIS^ son of Ebenezer^ and Elizabeth (Rice) Wilder
Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 17 March, 1801; died 20
Sept., 1884; married, 5 April, 1829, Mary Ann, daughter of Capt.
John and Mary (Brigham) Stevens; born in Marlboro, Mass., 24
Oct., 1805; died 9 April, 1885. Resided in Marlboro.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Ann Elizabeth*, b. 29 Dec, 1829; d. 17 Feb., 1905; m. J. S.
Woodworth of Worcester; res. there,
ii Curtis Freeman, b. 17 Oct., 1831; m. 25 Dec, 1859, Sarah J.
Howe, who d. 24 April, 1902; res. in 190.3, Hudson, Mass. Ch.,
b. in Hudson:
364 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
1 George CHfton\ b. 2 Nov., 1862; d. 19 July, 1864.
2 Lilla Frances, m. 1889, RoUa Lamson, and d. in Hudson, May,
1891.
3 Frank C, res. Hudson.
iii Mary Jane, b. 16 Nov., 1833; d. unm., 27 July, 1884.
iv James Henry, b. 11 April, 1836; enlisted in 1861, Co. F, 13th
Mass. Infantry; served through the war; m. Emma A. Fay,
and d. s. p., 12 Aug., 1866.
V Adaline Stevens, b. 26 July, 1838; m. 26 May, 1861, Winslow D.
Walker of Marlboro, who d. there, 2 Dec, 1904. Ch. (Walker),
b. in Marlboro:
1 Charles Austin", b. 2 July, 1862; d. 14 Aug., 1863.
2 Herbert Francis, b. 29 April, 1866; m. 1891, Ora Morrison.
Ch.: Frescott H.^"
3 Caroline Louise, b. 8 Sept., 1876; m. 1899, Harry C. Graham.
Ch. (Graham) : Warren J."
vi Sidney Augustine, b. 28 Jan., 1841; d. in Hingham, Mass., 4
Feb., 1905; m. 7 Dec, 1865, Lois Ella Shaw, Enlisted in 1861,
Co. F, 13th Mass. Regt.; captured 2d battle of Bull Run;
paroled; discharged for disability, 1863. Res. in Marlboro, Quincy
and Hingham, at different times, and established the Brigham
Electric Co. in Boston, with liis son. Ch., b. in Marlboro:
1 Melville Sidney^ b. 6 Sept., 1866; m. 4 Oct., 1893, Lina Wright;
removed to Detroit, Mich. Ch.: Dexter'", b. 26 Nov., 1894.
vii Francis Stevens, b. 9 March, 1843; m. Ellen A. Leland; 1 ch., d. y.
viii Abby Louisa, b. 23 Jan., 1846; m. 1873, Charles J. Macomber of
Worcester. Ch. (Macomber) :
1 Harry W.", b. 10 March, 1880; m. 26 Jan., 1905, Nora Long
of Sebring, O.
463 DANA^ son of Ebenezer® and Elizabeth (Rice) Wilder
Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., Oct., 1802; died in SouthborOj
9 Oct., 1881; married (1), Miranda Fessenden, who died 8 March,
1835; married (2) Susan (Flagg) Amsden, daughter of Elijah
Flagg of Southboro; she died 29 June, 1882, ae. 80. He resided
on a part of the (Lieut.) Nathan Brigham homestead in Southboro.
Child (by first wife), born in Southboro :
i Harriet M.% b. 15 Feb., 1834; m. Curtis Hyde; res. Southboro.
Ch. (Hyde):
1 Lillian", h. 29 June, 1865; m. 6 Nov., 1888, Norval Lamprey.
Ch. (Lamprey): i Randolph'", b. 15 April, 1891; ii Twins,
Rachel and Clarence, b. 20 April, 1894.
Child (by second wife), b. in Southboro:
ii Dana E., b. 29 Dec, 1837; m. (1) 25 March, 1859, Sarah J.
Dalrimple; m. (2) 8 March, 1887, Alice Weatherbee, b. 24 Oct.,
1862. Ch. (by first wife), b. in Southboro:
1 Ida A.", b. 11 Sept., 1860; m. 22 Feb., 1887, Levi P. Ball
of Winchendon, Mass., who was b. 12 Sept., 1859.
2 Clifton, b. 20 Sept., 1865.
464 DENNIS^ son of Sylvester" and Patty (Nichols) Brig-
ham; born in Southboro, Mass., 10 Dec, 1795; died in Brooklyn,
SEVENTH GENERATION 365
N. Y., 18 Jan., 1875; married (1), Sept., 1819, Roxorenna, daugh-
ter of Heman and Patty Fay of Southboro; she was born at the
original seat of the New England Fays, in the north part of
Southboro, 5 Feb., 1796; died 22 Aug., 1842; married (2), Sept.,
1843, Harriet, daughter of Josiah Bigelow of Boston, who died
Sept., 1901 ; resided in New York City.
Children (by first wife) :
719 i Charles Henry^ (Rev.), b. in Boston, 27 July, 1830.
ii Caroline Elizabeth, b. 26 Oct., 1821 ; d. 6 Nov.", 1889 ; m. 20 Sept.,
1843, John Maxwell; res. Brooklyn, N. Y. Ch. (Maxwell):
1 Matilda Rogers", b. 5 Aug., 1844; d. 11 Jan., 1869; m. J. C.
Whiting.
2 Charles Edward, b. 7 Oct., 1845; d. 8 June, 1888; m. Alice
Perry.
3 John Rogers, b. 20 Nov., 1846; m. Maria Washburn.
4 Henrietta Frances, b. 24 Oct., 1848; m. Joseph H. Lester.
5 Henry William, b. 7 Dec, 1850; d. 9 May, 1902; m. Celia G.
Alexander, who d. in France, in 1888.
6 Eugene Lascelles, b. 3 April, 1853; m. Ida Carlton, and d.
Feb., 1895.
iii Henrietta Frances, b. 24 Jan., 1824; m. 16 Jan., 1856, John
SaflFord, Jr., who d. Jan., 1861; res. Orange, N. J. Ch. (Safford):
1 Caroline^ b. 28 Feb., 1857; d. unm., Nov., 1873.
2 Mary Doremus, b. 17 June, 1861.
iv Edward Marshall, b. 3 Sept., 1826; d. 11 Aug., 1838.
V Anna Matilda, b. 6 Dec, 1829; d. 7 Feb., 1840.
720 vi Lucian Fay, b. in N. Y. City, 9 Aug., 1842.
Children (by second wife) :
vii Virginia, b. 20 July, 1844; d. 11 July, 1857.
viii Harriet, b. 11 Nov., 1846; d. unm., June, 1884.
ix Edward Dennis, b. 20 Nov., 1850; d. unm., Dec, 1873.
X Albert Hillard, b. 12 Jan., 1858; d. unm., 1882.
465 WILLIAM ASHBEL^ son of Sylvester^ and Patty
(Nichols) Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 24 Oct., 1798; died
in Boston, 26 Feb., 1876; married, June, 1827, Lydia, daughter of
John Johnson of Southboro; born there, 8 Sept., 1800; died in
Boston, 17 June, 1862. He was a merchant in Boston where he
resided.
Children:
i Helen Ann^ b. in Boston, 3 April, 1828; res. Roxbury.
ii Katherine J., b. 20 Oct., 1830; d. 3 May, 1857.
iii John Lowell, b. 6 June, 1832; m. Frances C, dau. of Luther
Towne of Chelsea, Mass. ; was in business in Boston. Before the
war he belonged to the Boston Lancers and the Boston Light
Guards. Enlisted in 1st Mass. Cavalry, 17 Dec, 1861; in 1862
was Regt. Commissary Sergt. and 1st Lieut, and Regt. Commis-
sary of Subsistence; Capt. of Commissary of Subsistence. On
staff of Gen. P. H. Sheridan in 1864. Mustered out 9 Oct., 1865,
as Brevet Lt. Col. for long and continued distinguished services.
Was comrade of Encampment John A. Andrew Post 15, G. A. R.
366 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Was 32d deg. Mason and member of St. John's Lodge; member of
the Ancient & Hon. Artillery Co. Ch.:
1 Kate^, b. 19 Jan., 1858; m. Harry M. Howard, res. Brookline.
iv William Henry, b. 16 Feb., 1834; d. 7 Oct., 1864. He was an
artist of promise in 1858, and painted the portrait of Rev. Wil-
liam Jenks, LL. D., for the Genealogical Society of N. E.; he
painted scenes from Shakespeare, and was engaged on one from
" King Lear " at the time of his death (Vide N. E. Hist. Gen.
Register, vol. xviii, p. 89).
V Francis Stanton, b. 28 Dec, 1835.
466 LOWELL^ son of Sylvester® and Patty (Nichols) Brig-
ham; born in Southboro, Mass., 6 Dec, 1800; died in Southboro,
24 April, 1840; married (1) Sept., 1831, Ann, daughter of John
Johnson; born in Southboro, 20 Aug., 1802; died 20 Sept., 1834;
married (2) Harriet Williams. The male line is extinct.
Children (by second wife), born in Southboro:
i Harriet Ann% b. 2 Sept., 1837; d. 25 Sept., 1874; m. 1 Jan.,
1861, Watson W. Bridge of Wilbraham, Mass. Ch. (Bridge):
\ Muttie A.\ b. 16 Dec, 1861; m. 1886, Burton E. Dibble of
Westfield, Mass. Ch. (Dibble): i Wallace^"; ii Ralph.
2 Watson; 3 Lowell; both d. y.
ii Martha Elizabeth, b. 8 Sept., 1839; d 7 March, 1885; m. 15 Oct.,
1862, John Avery of Boston. Ch. (Avery):
1 Harriet^ b. 29 Feb., 1864; m. 1888, EUery Peabody of West
Newton, Mass. Ch. (Peabody): i Margaret"; ii Ellery.
467 TROWBRIDGE^ son of Sylvester*' and Patty (Nichols)
Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 27 Sept., 1802; died l6 March,
1875; married, 27 Nov., 1833, Sarah F., daughter of Joseph and
Olive (Fairbanks) Morse; born 19 Jan., 1806; died 15 April, 1888.
He resided in Southboro.
Children, born in Southboro:
i Edgar Morse^ b. 21 June, 1835; res. Nova Scotia.
721 ii Alfred Willard, b. 19 June, 1837.
iii George Henry, b. 5 Feb., 1839; d. unm., 20 April, 1886.
iv Mary Eliza, b. 4 July, 1840; d. unm., 5 Nov., 1862.
V Ann Maria, b. QQ June, 1842; d. 31 Aug., 1848.
vi Otis Lowell, b. 2 Jan., 1844; d. unm., 18 Nov., 1878.
vii Adelia Augusta, b. 5 Dec, 1845; d. 26 Aug., 1848.
viii Charles E.,""b. 1 Dec, 1847; d. M Aug., 1848.
468 ELIJAH SPARHAWK^ son of Capt. Elijah" and
Sophia (Houghton) Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 20 April,
1813; died in Boston, 11 July, 1863; married in Boston, 1 Jan.,
1840, Sarah Jane, daughter of Luke and Sarah Wright (Brown)
Rogers; born in Concord, Mass., 24 Jan., 1822. He resided in
Boston.
Children, horn in Boston:
722 i Edwin Howards b. 27 Sept., 1840.
ii Adeliza, b. 10 April, 1843; d. 26 Jan., 1845.
SEVENTH GENERATION 367
469 EMILYS daughter of Trowbridge" and Asenath (Eaton)
Brigham; born in St, Albans, Vt., 1 Jan., 1805; died ;
married in St. Albans, 1 Jan., 1827, Orrin D. Snow. They resided
at Milton and Niles, Mich.
Children (Snow), probably all born in Milton, except the 2 younger:
i Alvira A.«, b. 3 Oct., 182—; d. 17 June, 1840, at Xiles.
li Susan L., b. 20 Jan., 1829; m. 20 May, 1844, James W. Granger
of Pipestone, Mich. Ch. (Granger) :
1 Hartwell H.\ b. 3 Sept., 1845.
2 Delia E., b, 20 Aug., 1847.
3 Emma A.,h. 1 Nov., 1850.
4 James W., h. 10 Aug., 1853; d. 11 Aug., 1857.
5 Frank, b. 28 March, 1857.
iii Delia D., b. 14 May, 1831; m. 18 Sept., 1851, John H. Young of
Niles. Ch. (Young):
1 Edwin D.", b. 13 Oct., 1852; d. 2 May, 1854.
2 Alfred D., b. 25 Sept., 1854.
3 Harry D., b. 19 Aug., 1856; d. 21 Sept., 1857.
4 Walter D., b. 21 Nov., 1857.
iv Lyman L., b. 28 March, 1833; d. 12 May, 1833.
V Fanny R., b. 15 April, 1834; m. 28 March, 1858, Noah Michael
of Berrien. Ch. (Michael) :
1 Genevia", b. 29 Dec, 1858.
vi Trowbridge B., b. 19 June, 1836; m. 25 Dec, 1858, Melinda Marrs
in Niles.
vii Laphelia A., b. 10 Sept., 1838.
viu Ellen E., b. 15 Nov., 1841.
ix Lucinda E., b. 7 Oct., 1843.
470 STOWELL^ son of Trowbridge'' and Asenath (Eaton)
Brigham, born in St. Albans, Vt., 1 Aug., 1809; drowned in Canton,
N. Y., in 1874; married (1), in Potsdam, N. Y., 19 Oct., 1834,
Mary D. Dailey, who died at Madrid, N. Y., 26 April, 1849; mar-
ried (2), in Madrid, Feb., 1850, Elizabeth Bowen; married (3)
Mrs. Gamble, who died in California.
Children (by first wife) :
i Harriets ni. D. G. Griswold of Canton, N. Y., who d.
ii Samantha, m. Cyrus Abernathy of Waddington, N. Y.
iii Helen, m. Spaulding; res. Batavia, N. Y. »
Child (by second wife), b. in Madrid, N. Y.:
723 iv William Hartwell (christened "Myron Hartwell"), b. 4 Oct.,
1853.
471 JOSEPH LINCOLN', son of Lincoln*' and Lucy (Forbes)
Brigham; born 15 Nov., 1804, in Cambridge, Mass.; died in Rox-
bury, Mass., 8 Nov., 1889; married, 14 Nov., 1830, Sally Gay,
daughter of John and Mary (Scammell) Wheeler, formerly of
Medway, INIass. Her father was a highly esteemed merchant of
Cambridgeport of the firm of WTieeler, Gay and Griggs. She was
368 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
born 13 June, 1808. Mr. Brigham was a merchant in Boston and
resided in Roxbury.
Children, born in Roxbury:
i Mary Wheeler^ b. 27 Nov., 1831 ; m. 25 May, 1854, Robert C. M.
Bowles of Roxbury. Ch. (Bowles) :
1 William Cushing^, b. in Roxbury, 21 May, 1855; d. 3 April,
1858.
2 Joseph Brigham, b. 11 Jan., 1858; m. 6 June, 1887, Sarah
Newton Morse, b. in Chicago, 13 Dec, 1861. Ch.: i Mary'",
b. 3 May, 1888; ii Albert Morse, b. 1 June, 1891; iii Robert
Brigham, b. in Houston, Tex.
3 Frances Elizabeth, b. 22 Feb., 1859.
4 Sallie, b. 13 Jan., 1867.
ii Daniel Webster, b. 20 June, 1833; d. 3 Sept., 1836.
iii Charles Lincoln, b. 19 Dec, 1835; d. 14 Dec, 1836.
iv Lucy Forbes, b. 25 Nov., 1839; res, unm., in Brookline, Mass.
V Anna ScammeU, b. 3 Aug., 1841 ; m. 10 June, 1864, George E.
Foster of Roxbury, who d. 6 Sept., 1881. Ch. (Foster), b. in
Roxbury:
1 Lucy Brigham'', b. 24 March, 1865; m. 4 April, 1888, John
Chandler. Ch. (Chandler): i Dorothy'", b. 16 June, 1889; ii
John, Jr., b. 12 June, 1890.
2 George Blanchard, b. 2 Aug., 1874; d. 27 Sept., 1875.
3 Helen Fowle, b. 12 May, 1878.
724 vi Dana Bullard, b. 25 April, 1845.
472 ERASTUS FORBES^ son of Lincoln^ and Lucy
(Forbes) Brigham; born in Cambridge, Mass., 26 Aug., 1807;
died ; married, 17 Oct., 1832, Sophia De Wolf, daughter
of Andrew Le Pierre Homer of Cambridge, Mass. She died in St.
Paul, Minn. He was a merchant in Boston, and resided in Woburn,
Mass.
Children:
i Emeline De Wolf-*, b. 14 Feb., 1834, in Troy, N. Y.; d. unm.,
in Houghton, Mich., March, 1861.
ii Sophia Homer, b. 18 Oct., 1835, in Troy; d. 28 Nov., 1848, in
Cambridge,
iii Le Grand Bliss, b. 31 Aug., 1838, in Brooklyn, N. Y.; m. in
Brooklyn, and had one child; whereabouts unknown; supposed
to have died.
725 iv Joseph Lincoln, b. 3 Dec, 1840.
V Frances Homer, b. 3 April, 1847, in Brooklyn; d. 3 Feb., 1848,
in Cambridge.
vi Andrew he Pierre Homer, b. 10 June, 1850, in Cambridge; d. s. p.,
in Hazleton, Mich.
473 LUCY FORBES^ daughter of Lincoln^ and Lucy
(Forbes) Brigham; born in Cambridge, Mass., 9 Sept., 1818; died
in Boston, ; married, 19 Aug., 1839, John Parker Bullard,
A. M.; born 30 Nov., 1809; died in Clinton, La.; he was a great
temperance worker.
SEVENTH GENERATION 369
Children (Bidlard) :
i John Lincoln', b. in Jackson, La., 17 Aug., 1840; d. in Short
Hills, N. J., 2 July, 1899; was grad. Harvard CoU., 1861; m. (1)
10 June, 1863, Sarah W., dau. of Walter P. and Lydia (Gardner)
Spooner of New Bedford, Mass., who d. 1 June, 1866; m. (2) 3
Nov., 1868, Charlotte Green, dau. of Elisha and Alice (Hathaway)
Haskill of New Bedford, who d. 20 Feb., 1898; was, at the time
of the Civil War, chief clerk in the Boston office of the Commis-
sioners of Subsistence; then Commissioner of Subsistence (rank
of Capt.), Boston; then brev. Major; later in N. Y. City, with
Osborne, Bullard & Co., jobbers of India goods; then in the
firm of Bullard & Wheeler, cotton and bagging brokers. Ch.
(by first wife) :
1 John Thornton^ b. in Boston, 31 March, 1864; was grad. A. B.
Harvard College, 1884; M. D., 1887; m. 18 June, 1889, Emily
Morgan Rotch; res. New Bedford; 5 ch.
2 Sarah Spooner, h. in New Bedford, 20 May, 1866; m. 18 June,
1895, Charles Henry Leonard, son of George Delano; res.
New Bedford., s. p., 1903.
Ch. (by second wife) :
3 Lucy Forbes, b. in Staten Island, N. Y., 17 Nov., 1877; m.
16 March, 1898, Louis P. Bayard, Jr., who was grad. Princeton
College, 1898; res. Short Hills, N. J.; 4 ch.
ii Dana Brigham, b. 5 June, 1842; d. 26 Sept., 1844.
474 (CHIEF JUSTICE) LINCOLN FLAGG^ son of Lin-
coln® and Lucy (Forbes) Brigham; born in Cambridge, Mass., 4
Oct., 1819; died in Salem, Mass., 27 Feb., 1895; married, 20 Oct.,
1847, Eliza Endicott, daughter of Thomas and Lydia (Perry)
Swain; born in New Bedford, Mass., 11 July, 1826.
In his youth Judge Brigham entered the counting-room of the
late Samuel Austin, Jr., in Boston, and remained two years. In
1837 he began to study for college under the direction of Rev. David
Peabody, his brother-in-law. He was graduated from Dartmouth
College in 1842, and received the degree of LL. B. from the Har-
vard Law School in 1844. He went to New Bedford, Mass., and
further equipped himself for the practice of his profession in the
office of John H. Clifford and Harrison G. O. Colby and was ad-
mitted to the bar in June, 1845. He then formed a law partner-
ship with Mr. Clifford, in New Bedford, which was maintained
until that gentleman was elected Governor of Massachusetts. In
1853, Mr. Brigham was appointed district attorney for the southern
district of Bristol County, and when the office was made elective,
in 1856, he was chosen to the same position, which he held until
appointed to the bench of the Superior Court by Gov. Banks, in
1859. Although Judge Brigham was associated with remarkably
able jurists on that first Superior bench, he was the peer of any.
Ten years after his appointment, he became Chief Justice, a posi-
tion which he held for 21 years with great honor to the Common-
370 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
wealth and to himself, holding the office longer than the chief
justice of any other court of the Commonwealth, save Lemuel Shaw.
He possessed a commanding presence, an expressive countenance
and dignified manners, and was noted for his unfailing patience and
good temper; his kindness to young attorneys was characteristic.
Hon. William T. Forbes of Worcester delivered an eloquent eulogy
of Judge Brigham at the Boston Reunion of 1902 of the Brigham
Family Association. Among other tributes to his memory, he paid
the following :
" He is likely to remain for generations to come, as he is now,
tlie most prominent Justice of the great trial courts of this State.
. . . As a judge, he was sufficiently learned but not pedantic;
self-poised, but not self-opinionated; firm, but not obstinate; always
dignified, but never haughty."
It is stated that a place on the Supreme Bench was tendered
Judge Brigham more than once, while he was on the Superior
Bench, but he declined. He resigned in 1890, owing to failing
health and increasing deafness.
In 1866 he moved to Salem, where he resided for the rest of his
life. He had a summer home at Bar Harbor.
In 1883 he received the degree of LL. D. from Dartmouth Col-
lege, and from Harvard University in 1886. He was a member of
the Mass. Historical Society.
Children, born in New Bedford, Mass., except the youngest:
1 Thomas Swain^ b. 22 April, 1849; m. 4 Aug., 1873, Barbara Jean
Bentz, b. in Baden Baden, Germany; was 3 years in a military
school; 24 years on the plains with cattle, hunting, etc., in Colorado,
New Mexico and Kansas; res. Colorado Springs, Colo.; a stock-
dealer. Ch. :
1 Sylvia Swain^, b. 11 June, 1875.
2 Ruth Forbes, b. 12 Jan., 1887.
ii Lincoln Forbes, b. 26 July, 1855; m. May, 1895, Kate G. Colt;
is C. S. D. Harvard Univ.; was engaged in the lumber business
for a while in Wisconsin; res. Salem, Mass. Ch.:
1 Katherine", b. 20 Nov., 1896; d. y.
2 Lincoln Flagg, b. Feb., 1902.
iii Clifford, b. 32 Sept., 1857; m. 9 Oct., 1900, Amy H. Johnson;
was grad. A. B., Harvard Univ., 1880; was grad. Harvard Law
School; practices chiefly in U. S. courts; Prest. Salem Common
Council, 1891, '92, and '93.
iv Augustus Perry, b. in Boston, 5 March, 1861; m. (1) Oct., 1897,
Maude Rich; m. (2) June, 1901, Marion Ely; for a time he
practiced law in Salem; then went into business in Colorado
Springs. Ch. :
1 Dorothy^, b. Sept., 1898; d. y.
475 AARON^, son of Ephraim® and Sarah Brigham; born in
Grafton, Mass., 29 March, 1771 ; died in E. Burke, Vt., ;
^l^OC
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SEVENTH GENERATION 871
married Abigail Maynard, born in New London, Conn., 1768. Prob-
ably resided in St. Johnsbury and Charlston, Vt.
Children, the eldest born in Marlow, N. H., the fourth, fifth, sixth and
seventh born in Waterford, Vt.:
i Lucretia^ b. 1794.
726 ii Ezra, b. in Charleston, 13 Sept., 1796.
727 iii Abigail, b. 30 Dec, 1798.
iv Lucy, b. 1801.
V Aaron E., b. 1803; d. in W. Concord, Vt.; m. Knight
of W. Charleston; a farmer. Ch.:
1 Lucius'; 2 Julius; 3 Julia (twins) ; 4 Susan.
vi Rebecca, b. 1805; d. s. p.; m. Owen of St. Johnsbury.
vii Lot, b. 1808.
viii Paul, b. St. Johnsbury, 1811; d. s. p., Tilton, N. H.; m. .
728 ix Thomas, b. Charleston, 1816.
476 THOMAS', son of Ephraim" and Sarah Brigham; born
in Colebrook, N. H., 7 July, 1786; slain in battle on Chippewa
Plains, Canada, 5 July, 1816, after three years' service in the
War of 1812; married Mary W. Lacy; born in Piermont, N. H.,
24 Aug., 1782; died at the home of her son Ephraim in Dover, N.
H., 16 June, 1865.
He started from Colebrook, one day, for Plymouth, N. H., to
get his wife's sister to nurse his wife through her approaching
confinement. When he got to No. Haverhill, N. H., he met a re-
cruiting officer and enlisted for 9 months in the War of 1812. He
was told that he would not have to serve for several weeks. Late
that night he received orders to march; hastily sending a messenger
to Plymouth, he marched with his company, after sending word to
his wife. When he was slain he was with a scouting party, who
were all killed and buried in a trench on the Canadian side of
the Niagara River. A few years ago a trench full of human bones
was found on the bank of the river, and from some buttons found it
was known that the remains were those of American soldiers. The
Canadian government permitted the U. S. soldiers to come into
Canada and give the remains a military burial. These may have
been the bones of that scouting party.
Children:
729 i Azel Parkhurst*, b. in Enosburg, Vt., 7 April, 1809.
730 ii William Lacy, b. in Enosburg, 20 Dec, 1810.
iii Ephraim Thomas, b. in Colebrook, 9 June, 1813; d. 26 Oct., 1895;
m. (1) Sophronia A. Langley of New Marliet, N. H., b. Sept.,
1815; d. 15 Oct., 1849; m. (2) 2 Aug., 1851, Rebecca C. Smith
of Dover, N. H., b. 1 June, 1827; res. Wentworth Home, Dover.
Ch. (by first wife):
1 Annie A.", b. 5 Nov., 1843; d. unm., 27 May, 1866.
2 Lavenia K., b. 13 Oct., 1847; d. unm., 7 Dec, 1867.
372 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
477 AARON^, son of Ithamar^ and Catherine (Barnes) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 29 Dec., 1785; died in Lexington,
Mass., 3 Oct., 1863; married, 2 Aug., 1808, Comfort, daughter of
William and Elizabeth (Jones) Valentine; born 10 March, 1783,
Northboro, Mass.; died in Lexington, Mass., 19 Dec, 1863. He
was a merchant on Long Wharf, Boston; moved to Lexington,
Mass., 1853.
Children :
i Catherine Jones*, b. in Northboro, 9 June, 1809; d. unm., in Lex-
ton, 29 Dec, 1863.
731 ii William, b. in Northampton, Mass., 1 Oct., 1812.
iii Sophia, b. in Athol, Mass., 17 Jan., 1815; m. Wm. J. Valentine
of London, Eng. (son of Col. S. L.) ; b. in Bangor, Me., 3
Aug., 1817; was in lumber trade in Boston; in 1852, in the com-
mission business in London; in 1854 ibid, and banking in France;
Pres. U. S. Commissioners at Paris Fair, 1855, and decorated by
Napoleon III. with Legion of Honor; a banker in London, 1862;
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Soc, 1873. Ch. (Valentine) :
1 William Brigham^, b. 1840; res. London.
2 Garafelia, d. y.
3 Francena Sophia, m. George F. Marlow, and res. London.
478 ELI'^, son of Ithamar^ and Catherine (Barnes) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 18 July, 1794; died in Marlboro, 21 Oct.,
1850; married 5 Sept., 1819^ Lydia, daughter of Jedediah and
Lydia (Felton) Howe; born Sept., 1800; died in Northboro, Mass.,
March, 1885. He was a farmer.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Sarah AnnS b. 3 Oct., 1820; d. in Northboro, 15 March, 1884;
m. 1844, Alonzo, son of Capt. Jedediah and Betsey (Wilkins)
Wood; b. in Marlboro, 17 Aug., 1817; res. Hudson, where was
assessor in 1867; d. 16 Oct., 1873. Ch. (Wood), b. in Hudson:
1 Ann E.\ b. 27 July, 1845; d. May, 1857.
2 Alonzo, Jr., b. 18 Jan., 1847.
3 Frank J., b. 23 Aug., 1851; m. Kittie A., dau. of Albion Howe
of Marlboro.
4 Hiram H., res. Hudson.
ii Jonas Edward, b. 17 Jan., 1823; d. in Marlboro, 22 Aug., 1898;
m. 16 Dec, 1852, Sarah Davenport, b. 1829; d. in Marlboro,
1894; farmer, res. Marlboro. Ch., b. there:
1 Sarah Eliza^ b. 10 Nov., 1853.
2 Edward A., b. 10 Aug., 1856.
3 Hattie E., b. 7 March, 1862.
iii Silas Edwin, b. 20 Feb.', 1825; m. Nov., 1858, Martha A., dau.
Elisha Ellis, b. in Westboro. He settled on his great-uncle Silas
Brigham's place in Southboro. Ch., b. there:
1 Silas 0.\ b. March, 1862; d. 8 Aug., 1875.
2 Charles E., b. 19 Sept., 1864.
3 Herbert E., b. 25 Feb., 1867.
iv Caroline Sophia, b. 19 Oct., 1831 ; m. Francis Brown of Ipswich,
Mass.; res. Northboro, in 1885.
V George Webber, b. 20 June, 1833; a farmer in Northboro.
SEVENTH GENERATION 373
479 DEA. ABEL^, son of Ithamar*' and Catherine (Barnes)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 13 Feb., 1797; died Marlboro,
16 March, 1871; married (1), 13 May, 1821, Mary, daughter of
Augustus Bigelow; born in Berlin, Mass., 19 Jan., 1799; died 23
May, 1843; married (2), 3 Jan., 1844, Sally, daughter of William
and Lois (Bartlett) Felton; born 26 June, 1809; died 13 Feb.,
1878, s. p. She was very industrious and among the last to use a
hand loom. He was a farmer and resided on his father's home-
stead half a mile north of the Academy in Marlboro.
Children (by first wife), born in Marlboro:
733 i Levi SamueP, b. 4 Aug., 1835.
733 ii Catherine Elizabeth, b. 27 Feb., 1831.
480 DANIEL^, son of DanieP and Anna (Beaman) Brigham;
born in Bridgton, Me., 4 June, 1794; died in Bridgton, 1862; mar-
ried, 19 June, 1822, Sophronia, daughter of William and Sally
(Kimball) Emerson of St. Stephens, New Brunswick; born 12 May,
1798. He resided on the homestead in Bridgton.
Children, born in Bridgton:
1 William H.S b. 6 March, 1823; m. Sept., 1849, Lydia Stuart of
Harrison, Me., b. Aug., 1836; d. in Bridgton, s. p., 1901; they res.
in Naples, Me.
ii Silas, b. 39 June, 1834; d. 5 Jan., 1850, in Cincinnati, O., unm.
734 iii Edward, b. 24 Jan., 1826.
iv Sarah A., b. 8 June, 1838; d. in Bridgton, unm., 1863.
V Ruth, b. 6 July, 1830; d. 15 July, 1855, unm.
vi Otis, b. 34 Dec, 1833; m. Elizabeth Houghton, who d. s. p.,
22 May, 1905; he resides in Ayer, Mass.
7'35 vii Seth E., b. 2 June, 1834.
viii Roxana, b. 19 Dec, 1835; d. 9 May, 1836.
ix Roxana, b. 7 May, 1836; m. Edwin Ingalls; res. s. p., Bridgton
Highlands, Me. '
X Eliza, b. 28 April, 1838; d. 2 Dec, 1856.
481 x\ARON', son of DanieP and Anna (Beaman) Brigham;
born in Bridgton, Me., 11 March, 1796; died there, 7 June, 1872;
married, 16 April, 1823, Asenath, daughter of Ebenezer Carsley;
born in Bridgton, 9 June, 1802; died there, 10 Dec. 1878.
Children, bom in Bridgton:
i Ruth Anna% b. 8 March, 1834; m. 5 Sept., 1843, Joel Howe, son
of Luke Fosgate of Berhn, Mass.; b. 16 March, 1818;^ d. 3
April, 1903; she res. in Berlin. Ch. (Fosgate), b. in Berlin:
1 Francis 0', b. 1 Nov., 1845; m. Emma Symms; res. Shrews-
bury, Mass.; a farmer. Ch. : Raymond^".
2 Emily A., b. 38 June, 1847; m. Herbert A. Cook; res.
Shrewsbury. Ch. (Cook): i Lester^"; ii Maurice; iii Elsie.
3 Frederick A., b. 17 June, 1853; m. Ella F. Swan; res. Berlin.
Ch.: i Ruth^"; ii Jennie; iii Fred.
374 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
4 Anffelina B., b. 13 Oct., 1855; m. Henry Davis of Shrews-
bury. Ch. (Davis): i Myron; ii Lucille; iii Forest.
5 Alvah Dana, b. 23 April, 1859; d. 20 Oct., 1896; m. 15 Nov.,
1882, Nellie Clark; a farmer.
ii Elizabeth, b. 26 Sept., 1825; d. 14 April, 1903; m. 6 April, 1851,
Addison A., son of Rufus Sawyer of Reading, Mass.; d. 4 March,
1893. Ch. (Sawyer), b. in Reading:
1 Eugene N.\ b. 23 Feb., 1852; d. 4 Dec, 1902; res. Maiden,
Mass.; m. Hattie Parker. Ch.: Marion^", and one d. y.
2 Jennie M., b. 23 Aug., 1858; m. Geo. W. Wilkinson of Read-
ing, Mass. Ch. (Wilkinson): i Emily"; ii Blanche.
3 Euleyetta, b. 16 Nov., 1859,
iii Alvina, b. 17 Sept., 1828; d. 16 Aug., 1833.
iv Otis, b. 1 July, 1830; d. 12 July, 1831.
V Angelina, b. 8 March, 1834; d. 5 May, 1855; m. 1 Jan., 1851,
D. Augustus Russell of Reading, Mass. Ch. (Russell), b. in
Reading:
1 Edgar W.', b. 31 Dec, 1851; d. 24 Sept., 1852.
2 Chester O., b. 15 Aug., 1853; m. Mary Richtering. Ch.: i
Edward M."; ii Maud; iii W. Dale; iv May; v Daniel; he
res. in Chicago.
vi Jane, b. 25 April, 1836; m. 10 March, 1861, Alvin, son of Jesse
Gibbs of Pasadena, Cal. Ch. (Gibbs) :
1 Stella A.", b. 14 Sept., 1865; m. 14 March, 1858, OrviUe G.
Cummings of Pasadena. Ch. (Cummings) : Lester F.", b.
1889; d. 1892.
2 Lula A., b. 3 Oct., 1869; d, 1870.
vii Aaron, b. 2 July, 1839; m. 30 Dec, 1861, Mary P., dau. of
William Morrison; res. No. Attleboro, Mass. Ch.:
1 Edgar W.", b. in Bridgton, 20 April, 1863; m. 29 May, 1883,
Josephine Foshner, Ch.: Willie", b. 29 July, 1885.
2 Fred B., b. 6 May, 1865.
3 Harry E., b. 4 June, 1871 ; d. 3 Sept., 1871.
4 Mabel J., b. 26 Sept., 1872.
viii Austin, b. 20 Feb., 1843; m. 29 Nov., 1870, Elizabeth, dau. of
Henry Carter; res. Bridgton. Ch., b. there:
1 Beulah L.", b. 19 Dec, 1871; m. Nov., 1893, John Gore of
Bridgton. Ch. (Gore): i Adaline M."; ii Harry B.
2 Harry A., h. 3 July, 1873.
ix Martha, b. 25 April, 1847; d. 23 Nov., 1849.
X Adelia L., b. 2 Nov., 1852; m. (1) 22 June, 1875, James E.
Fellows, who d. 1899; m. (2) 1901, Edwin M. Varney of Wind-
ham, Me., where res. s. p.
482 HENRY^, son of DanieP and Anna (Beaman) Brigham;
born in Bridgton, Me., 24 Sept., 1798; died 6 March, 1851 ; married,
6 Feb., 1826, Mary Estes of Bethel, Me.; resided in Waterford and
North Bridgton, Me.
Children :
736 i Louisas b. 30 June, 1830.
ii Charles H., b. 5 Sept., 1832; res. unm., in Waterford, Me.
iii Mary E., b. 4 July, 1834; res. unm., in Medfield, Mass.
iv Nancy, b. 25 Nov., 1837; m. 26 Oct., 1872, Fred Monks, a farmer
of Bridgton, Me.
SEVENTH GENERATION 375
V Joel F., b. 25 Sept., 1843; m. 23 April, 1877, Emma Childs;
a farmer in Wabasha, Min'i. Ch.:
1 Charles F.^ b. 24 Jan., 1886.
2 Joel E., b. 18 Feb., lFt>3.
483 LORING^ son of Abner** and Dorothy (Wood) Brigham;
born Marlboro, Mass., 19 March, 1795; died Osceola Mills, Wis.,
10 Jan., 1878; married (1), May, 1817, Clarissa A., daughter of
Thaddeus Fay of Northboro, Mass.; who died Sept., 1829; mar-
ried (2), 1866, . He resided in Morse's day in Ann Arbor,
Mich.
Children :
i Arethiisa Augusta*, b. 14 May, 1818; m. 1838, Jonathan L.
Patch, and res. Troy, N. Y. ; she d. 13 May, 1851^ leaving one ch.
(Patch):
1 Clarissa Augusta^, who was adopted by Edward A. Brigham,
son of 203, and her name was changed to "Brigham"; she
res. Worcester, Mass.
737 ii Eliza Maria, b. 30 Oct., 1821.
iii Charles Dexter, b. 12 Dec, 1823; d. 11 Feb., 1852; m. 24 March,
1848, Martha R. Laurence (who m. [2] Judson Gleason, and had
son Fred); she d. 29 June, 1894, ae. 64. Ch.:
1 Helen^, b. 29 March, 1851; m. 18 July, 1871, Charles A.
Cleveland, and res. s. p., Worcester, Mass.
iv Edward Henry, b. 1825; d. unm., 1847.
V Clarissa M., b. and d. 1829.
484 ABNER^ son of Abner^ and Dorothy . (Wood) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 21 June, 1793; died 29 Nov., 1877; mar-
ried, 1 Nov., 1837, Lucinda, daughter of John Maybee; born 9
Sept., 1811; died 1 March, 1885. He was a farmer and resided in
Yarmouth, Ontario.
Children:
1 William Austin*, b. 30 Aug., 1840; m. (1) 22 April, 1873, Emma
G. Clarke, b. in Hudson, O., 1839; m. (2) 7 April, 1885, Mrs.
Amelia, widow of George H. Reed; is a lawyer and resides in
Coweta, Indian Territory. Ch. (by first wife) :
1 EtheP, b. 1 Aug., 1878; m. 12 June, 1899, William Rack of
Denver, Colo.
2 Olga, b. 30 Nov., 1880; m. 11 Sept., 1900, James J. Moran of
Kansas City, Mo.
ii Charles, b. 12 Nov., 1847; is an agriculturist, and res. unm. in
Stockton, Cal.
485 DR. ADOLPHUS% son of Abner« and Dorothy (Wood)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Dec, 1802; died in Shrews-
bury, Mass., 30 April, 1859; married (1), 10 Nov., 1828, Eliza A.
Parker of Southboro, Mass., who died 21 March, 1831, ae. 27; mar-
ried (2), 13 June, 1832, Rebecca W., daughter of Thomas Knowl-
376 THE HISTORY OF I HE BRIGHAM FAMILY
ton, Jr., of Shrewsbury; born there, 9 Oct., 1810; died 11 June,
1894.
Dr. Brigham taught school during'" the winter seasons from 1821
to 1825 and studied the remainder of the year. In 1823 he " studied
Latin and Greek under the instruction of Rev. Seth Alden," a
clergyman of Marlboro. In May, 1824, he began the study of
medicine with Dr. J. B. Kittredge of Framingham, with whom he
remained two years. June 24, 1826, he removed to Shrewsbury to
" attend to the study and practice of medicine," under Dr. Seth
Knowlton, then a prominent physician of that town. He attended
medical lectures at Harvard Medical School; was licensed as a
physician and surgeon by the censors of the Second Medical District
at Worcester, 20 June, 1827; began the practice of medicine and
surgery in Shrewsbury, 18 Nov., 1827, and remained there until
his death. For many years before his death he was called " The
Doctor of Shrewsbury," and not only had the larger part of the
practice in that town but much in several adjoining towns. He lived
respected and honored, and died greatly lamented and mourned by
those to whom he had ministered for a generation, and justly merited
the name of " The Good Physician."
Children (by second wife), born in Shrewsbury:
738 i Frederick A.\ b. 1 April, 1835.
739 ii Franklin \VTiiting, b. 13 Sept., 1841.
Hi Arthur Knowlton, b. 13 Dec, 1850; d. 15 Feb., 1851.
486 DEA. PIERPONT^ son of Dea. PauP and Fanny (Brig-
ham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 2 Aug., 1785; died of
cholera, in Buffalo, N. Y., 21 Sept., 1838^; married, Dec, 1809,
LoWsa Conger. He is believed to have lived in Buffalo.
Children :
i Lovisa JaneS b. 18 Jan., 1812; d. 25 April, 1837.
ii Fanny McD., b. 16 April, 1814; m. W. W. Mason; res. Buffalo,
N. Y.
iii Harriet N., b. 23 Jan., 1817; m. Jacob Swartz; res. Buffalo.
iv Lorinda S., b. 5 June, 1819; m. Emery; res. Aurora,
N. Y.
V John Stratton, b. 9 June, 1821; m. Frances Burke; ch. four;
res. Ravenna, O.
vi Sophia W., b. 14 Aug., 1823; d. 28 Jan., 1847.
vii Amanda W., b. 15 Oct., 1825; d. 4 Jan., 1844. i
viu Lovina N. Ward, b. 13 May, 1827; d. 22 Jan., 1829.
ix Elizabeth, b. 29 Sept., 1830; d. 16 Feb., 1858; m.
Gunn.
487 WILLIAM D.^ son of Dea. PauP and Fanny (Brigham)
Brigham; born in St. Albans, Vt., 14 Jan., 1806; died 17 July,
1875; married Lucy Doane; born 2 Feb., 1805; died 15 June, 1883.
He resided in St. Albans.
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Children, born in St. Albans:
i Lummus^ b. 11 Jan., 1833; d. 20 Oct., 1855.
ii Edmund D., b. 7 Sept., 1834; res. in St. Albans; enlisted in
Co. C, First Vt. Vols., in the Civil War.
740 iii Sidney S., b. 15 Feb., 1836.
741 iv Sanford J., b. 31 Jan., 1838.
V Fanny L., b. 22 Dec, 1839; d. 5 Oct., 1882; m. 4 Nov., 1862,
E, W. Jewett. Ch. ( Jewett) :
1 Jessie Bngham^, b. 6 Dec, 1865.
2 Mary F., b. 7 Oct., 1867; d. 2 Oct., 1869.
3 Nellie H., b. 8 Sept., 1869.
5 Walter C, b. 25 May, 1873.
488 BARNABAS", son of SamueP and Asenath (Bailey) Brig-
ham; born in Berlin, Mass., 13 March, 1791; died Sept., 1855;
married Persis, daughter of Elihu and Phebe (Belcher.^) Maynard,
born Marlboro, Mass., 1 Nov., 1795. Resided in Marlboro on the
Thomas- homestead and built the present house on the place, about
1825.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Benjamin^ b. 17 March, 1818; d. 2 Sept., 1819.
ii Benjamin Warren, b. 21 May, 1820; d. y.
iii Phebe Maria, b. 22 March, 1822; d. in home of daughter in
Roxbury, Mass., 4 Oct., W03; m. Nicholas Wise, who d. Ch.
(Wise) :
1 Helen^, m. Alonzo G. Stockwell, who d. Feb., 1906.
iv Benjamin Thomas, b. 31 May, 1823; d. about 1866; m. Harriet
Webster. Warren Brigham, who owned Thomas^ Brigham's old
home, made him his heir. He was the last male Brigham owner
of the place; was a merchant tailor in Boston, and his father
carried on the farm. Ch.:
1 Alice*; 2 Warren.
V Lucy, b. 24 June, 1824; d. 4 March, 1899; m. Sidney Brown;
res. Marlboro.
vi Henry Quincy, b. 23 Oct., 1827; was a dentist in Boston,
vii Austin Dana, b. 6 June, 1836; d. May, 1904, in soldier's home in
Togus, Me.; was a soldier in the Civil War; res. in Boston.
489 THOMAS^ son of Thomas^ and Azubah (Babcock) Brig-
ham; born in Berlin, Mass., 17 Oct., 1797; died in Northboro, Mass.,
19 June, 1855; married 29 March, 1822, Ann Carter, of Berlin.
He resided in Berlin until 1851, and then removed to Northboro.
Child, born in Berlin:
i Eliza AnnS b. 24 Sept., 1824; d. in Northboro, 22 Nov., 1861;
m. 29 May, 1849, Samuel I. Rice, b. in Northboro, 11 Sept., 1821;
d. there, 6 Nov., 1903. Ch. (Rice), born in Northboro:
1 Thomas Chandler', b. 1 Aug., 1850.
2 Samuel Wilson, b. 27 March, 1856; d. in Westboro, Mass., 31
Oct., 1890; m. 8 April, 1880, Jennie M. Moore. Ch. (Rice):
i Anna Eliza", b. 21 Nov., 1880; m. Charles S. Knight; ii
Carrie Louise, b. 24 Feb., 1882; iii Gertrude Alice, b. 8 July,
1884; iv Edith Mabel, b. 1886; d. 1891; v Bessie Wilson, b.
13 Dec, 1890.
378 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
490 JOEL', son of Gardner^ and Sarah (Rice) Brigham; born
in Northboro, Mass., 13 Dec, 1788; died 16 Oct., 1869; married,
19 Aug., 1808, Nancy, daughter of Fortunatus Brigham, I68; born
in Marlboro, Mass., 29 June, 1791; died 10 June, 1850. Resided
in Berlin, Mass. (Carterville), but returned to Northboro.
Children :
742 i Ira', b. in Berlin, 12 Jan., 1809.
ii Lewis, b. 1 July, 1812; m. Almira (Hewes) Bemis; res. s. p.,
in Northboro.
ill Phebe, b. 5 Aug., 1813; d. 13 March, 1885; m. Thomas B., son
of Benjamin Warren; b. 5 Dec, 1816; d. 8 Jan., 1899. Ch.
(Warren) :
1 Martha A.\ b. 13 Jan., 1844; m. 31 July, 1890, William
Lowe, who d. s. p., 5 May, 1904; she res. Northboro.
2 John F., b. 1845; m. Lydia A. Ball; 4 ch.; res. Northboro.
3 Edward H., b. 7 Oct., 1848; m. Mary Temple; 7 ch.; res.
Northboro.
4 George A., b. 25 Nov., 1853; m. Myra Walker; 4 ch., 3 d.;
res. Boylston, Mass.
743 iv Abraham, b. in Northboro, 23 Jan., 1816.
744 V John, b. in Northboro, 11 June, 1819.
745 vi Samuel, b. in Berlin, 5 April, 1822.
vli Anne, b. 30 Dec, 1824; m. Seth Flagg, who d. 11 Nov., 1883;
m. (2) 9 Aug., 1890, J. B. Manning; res. s. p., in Northboro.
viii Martha, b. 12 Jan., 1828; d. 9 Jan., 1895; m. Levi Stratton; res.
s. p., Northboro.
ix Mary Ann, b. 2Q Oct., 1830; m. Henry L. Stone; res. Westboro;
10 ch.
X Henry J., b. 10 Sept., 1833; d. 20 July, 1889; m. Mary Blodgett;
res. s. p., Northboro.
491 JOHN SWARROW^ son of John« and Lois (Fisk) Brig-
ham; born in Paxton, Mass., 24 May, 1803; married 21 Jan., 1828,
Parmelia Brace.
Children :
i Ha^^iet^ b. 29 Oct., 1828; m. George White; res. 9 Waverly PL,
Chicago. Ch. (White):
1 Fred^; 2 Caroline; 3 Emma.
746 ii Charles H., b. near Rochester, N. Y., 30 June, 1830.
iii Rhoda, b. 1832; d. 6 Dec, 1877; m. 24 Dec, 1855, Stephen G.
Scott. Ch. (Scott):
1 George^; 2 Francis; 3 Flora; 4 John; 5 Josephine.
iv Jerome, b. 1834; d. 5 Nov., 1886; m. Mrs. Lovinda Oliver; no
children.
V John, b. 1836; m. Elizabeth Hall; res. Tipton Ford of Newton
Co., Mo. Ch.:
1 Joseph^, d. 1891 ; 2 Martha.
vi Artemas, b. 25 Aug., 1838; m. 24 Dec, 1868, Althea Cooley;
no ch.
vii George, b." 1841; d. unm., in Chicago, 12 Nov., 1888.
SEVENTH GENERATION 379
492 HENRY", son of Henry^ and Susanna (Harrington) Brig-
ham; born in Northboro, Mass., 30 Oct., 1798; died ; mar-
ried Lucy W., daughter of Benjamin Howe; she died 28 March,
1844, se. 38. Resided in Northboro.
Children, born in Northboro:
i Benjamin D.^ b. 5 June, 1835; d. in So. Framingham, Mass.,
where he was a dealer in straw goods, in 1884; m. 1853, Hannah A.
Rich, b. in Northboro, 15 June, 1831. In Co. M, 32d Mass. In-
fantry, Civil War. Ch., b. in So. Framingham:
1 George W.^, b. 1858; ra. 1885, Helen Lake; res. Chicago, III.
Ch.: i Walter I.^"; ii Minnie; iii George W.
2 Irving D., b. 9 Aug., 1864; m. 4 July, 1886, Lizzie Nichols, b.
in England, 30 Nov., 1865; res. Framingham. Ch.: i Charles
W.^ b. 18 Sept., 1887; ii Frederick I., b. 28 Aug., 1889; iii
Ralph T., b. 2 Sept., 1892.
ii Seraph J., b. 2 June, 1829, and d.
iii Thomas H., b. 25 Nov., 1831.
iv George G., b. 10 June, 1836.
V Susan M., b. 27 Oct., 1838.
vi Artemas, b. 28 Jan., 1841.
vii Charles H., b. 26 Jan., 1843, and d.
493 STEPHEN P.% son of LovelP and Lucy (Phelps), Brig-
ham; born in Northboro, Mass., 11 Oct., 1810; resided and died in
Worcester, Mass., 13 June, 1846; married Sarah Allen, who died in
Worcester.
Children, born in Worcester :
i Jason Stephen^ m. Ann Ehza Cashman of Milford, Mass.; res.
there. Ch., b. in Milford:
1 George^; 2 Henry; 3 Albert.
ii Sarah, who d. about 1896.
494 WILLIAM RUSSELL^ son of LovelP and Lucy (Phelps)
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 27 Dec, 1812; died 20 Nov.,
1858; married 5 April, 1837, Rebeckah Morse, daughter of Francis
Flagg; born in Bojdston, Mass., 23 Nov., 1819 died 2 Dec, 1896.
He was a storekeeper in Worcester, Mass.
Children, born in Worcester:
i Augustus E.^ b. 14 July, 1838; d. 27 March, 1840.
ii Henry E., b. 5 Aug., 1840; d. 6 Sept., 1841.
iii Mary Augusta, b. 28 Aug., 1842; m. 17 Nov., 1868, Silas W.
Goddard. Ch. (Goddard):
1 Cliford W.\ b. 7 Aug., 1875.
iv Charles Augustus, b. 1844; d. 1846.
V Charles Arthur, b. 30 April, 1850; m. (1) 12 June, 1878, M.
Louise Mowry, who d. 1897; m. (2) 25 June, 1902, Evie M.
Shippel of North Dana, Mass.; res. Worcester. Ch,:
1 Walter E?, b. 31 May, 1880; d. y.
2 George A., b. 12 March, 1884; d. 21 July, 1884.
3 Rose I., b. 19 Sept., 1889.
S80 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
vi William Henry, b. 15 May, 1853; m. 8 May, 1879, Hattie Collins,
dau. of Seneca Richardson; b. in Worcester, 18 Nov., 1856; res.
Worcester. Ch. :
1 William Seneca", b. 28 Nov., 1879; res. Worcester.
2 Bertha Emily, b. 28 Oct., 1881; res. Worcester.
3 Katherine, b. 16 April, 1891.
vii Ellen, b. 29 June, 1855; d. ibid.
viii Eleanor, twin to Ellen; d. ibid.
ix Lily, b. 29 Oct., 1856.
495 LODASCA^ daughter of John*' and Sarah (Eaton) Brig-
ham; born in Pomfret, N. Y., 13 Dec, 1807; died 14 Feb., 1885;
married 3 Aug., 1826, Aaron Mark, of Pomfret, N. Y. They re-
sided near Silver Creek, N. Y.
Children (Mark) :
i Reuben', b. 7 Aug., 1827; d. 1852.
ii Calista, b. 19 June, 1829; d. 1861; m. William E. Powers. Ch.
(Powers) :
1 Frank E."
iii Alfred, b. 16 Sept., 1831; m. Carrie Snyder; res., 1904, in
Sheridan, N. Y. ; had 2 daus.
iv Aaron, b. 23 Aug., 1833; d. 1880; m. Almary Clark; 1 dau.
V William C, b. 6 July, 1835; d. 1854.
vi Martha M., b. 27 June, 1837; m. Reuben R. Hamlet of Sheridan,
N. Y. ; living in 1904; 1 son.
vii Sarah L., b. 22 Dec, 1839; m. I. J. Ennis; living in 1904, Dunkirk,
N. Y.; 1 son.
496 ORLANDO^ son of John« and Sarah (Eaton) Brigham;
born in Dunkirk, N. Y., 5 Feb., 1813; died in Wasioja, Minn., 3
April, 1885; married (1) 8 April, 1838, Fanny Jane SafFord, who
died 12 April, 1869; married (2) 9 Nov., 1870, Mrs. Betsey G.
Milliken.
He was in partnership with his uncle. Gen. Elijah Risley in
" Risley Seed Garden," Fredonia, N. Y. He resided for a time at
Pomfret, N. Y., where Brigham settlement and P. O. were named
for him. In 1859 he moved to Wasioja.
Children {by first wife), born in Pomfret:
i Charles Hanson', b. 27 May, 1839; d. unm., 5 Feb., 1861.
ii Delia, b. 17 Oct., 1842; m. 1 Nov., 1870, Edward Doud of
Rochester, Minn., and res. in Sheffield, Ala. Ch. (Doud), b. in
Chattanooga, Tenn.:
1 Ralph Brigham", b. 9 March, 1874.
2 Delia, b. 14 April, 1875; m. 17 Oct., 1905, Rev. Lemuel J.
Lewis.
3 Charles, b. 9 Sept., 1876.
iii Caroline, b. 29 July, 1846; m. 2 Oct., 1870, Charles W. Gibbons
of W. Concord, Minn. Ch. (Gibbons):
1 Roy Brigham", b. 16 Nov., 1872; d. 1 May, 1873.
2 Walter Fitz, b. 31 Aug., 1875; m. 22 March, 1905, Bessie
Hastings Wilde. Ch.: Laurene M.", b. 19 Jan., 1906.
Charles H. Bri(;ii.\m (7K)) John S. BRtoHAM
Mrs. Ella Brigham Stevens Edward D. Brigham (820)
SEVENTH GENERATION 381
3 Fred Carl, b. 17 Dec, 1877; d. 28 Feb., 1883,
4 Margaret Ethel, b. 27 April, 1883.
5 Frank Eldon, b. 4 Oct., 1884.
iv Fanny Jane, b. 10 Jan., 1850; res. unm., W. Concord, Minn.
497 NABBY^ daughter of John« and Sarah (Eaton) Brigham;
born 1818; died ■ — ; married 7 April, 1839, Seth Griswold
of Pomfret, N. Y.
Children (^Griswold) :
i Walter E.^ m. Isadore Frost; res. s. p., Kenmore, N. Y.
ii Mary, (d.) ; m. Walter Cobb; 1 ch. ; res. Buffalo,
ill Adaline, m. Thomas Erwin; res. Cherry Creek, N. Y. ; 1 son.
iv Pamelia, m. James Scott; 1 son.
V Fanny, (d.); m. Lowell Sheffield of Cherry Creek, N. Y.; 1 son.
vi Emma, m. Edwin Bentley of Cherry Creek, N. Y. ; 1 son.,
vii George, d. unm.
viii Ella, m. Lynn Bentley; res. near Pittsburgh; 1 son and 2 daus.
ix Benjamin, m. Nellie Emory of Cherry Creek, N. Y. ; 1 dau.
498 NELSON^ son of John^ and Sarah (Eaton) Brigham;
born in Dunkirk, N. Y., 11 June, 1822; died in Chicago, 111., 9
Oct., 1893; married 25 May, 1852, in Pomfret, Charlotte E., daugh-
ter of Simeon A. and Nancy (Merrill) Stoddard; born in Ark-
wright, N. Y., 12 Aug., 1832.
He was a farmer and seedsman. He moved to Cropsey, 111., and
thence to Chatsworth, 111., and finally resided at 7528 Normal Ave.,
Chicago.
Children, the second and third horn in Cropsey:
i Eldon Tappan«, b. in Pomfret, N. Y., 6 Nov., 1853; m. 27 Dec,
1876, Maggie Emma, dau. of Henry Rayburn of Saybrook, lU.
Was grad. D. D. S., Northwestern Univ.; res. Sheldon and Wat-
seka. 111., and Albuquerque and Carlsbad, New Mexico, for health,
Ch., b. in Saybrook:
1 Edith Eldora\ b. 21 Oct., 1877; m. 21 June, 1899, Frank E.
Lake of Dixon, 111.; s. p., 1901.
2 Roy Emerson, b. 18 Feb., 1882; d. 30 Dec, 1884.
ii Helen Belle, b. 26 Aug., 1858; m, 15 Nov., 1877, Orman H.
Brigham, D. D. S., of Chatsworth, 111. Ch. (Brigham), b. in
Cropsey:
1 Nina EtheP, b. 13 Sept., 1880.
2 Adella Bell, b. 5 Dec, 1882.
3 Everett Eldon, b. 20 May, 1889.
4 Virginia ElUngrcood, b. 10 Sept., 1895.
iii Simeon Avery, b. 2 Nov., 1864; d. 31 Oct., 1865.
iv Lottie Adella, b. in Chatsworth, 27 June, 1867; d. unm., 8 Nov.,
1893.
499 FIDELIO WILLIAMS% son of James*' and Fanny (Ris-
ley) Brigham; born in Fredonia, N. Y., 5 Dec, 1812; died in
Tibaderville, La., 1 Jan., 1866; married (1)2 Feb., 1833, Adaline
382 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
E. Smith; who died 1 March, 1855, in Nashville, Tenn.; interred in
Fredonia; married (2) 30 Nov., 1858, Amelia V. Webb, who died
in Cincinnati, O., 6 Sept. 1859, s. p.; married (3) about 1SU"3,
Harriet R., daughter of Barnabas Gilbert; born in Gary, N. Y.,
9 Nov., 1820; died in Fruitvale, Cal., 19 Dec, 1904.
He lived in Youngsville, Pa., where he was a merchant, Post-
master and lumber dealer; he moved to California in 1851, where
he was successful; returned and took extensive railroad contracts
in Kentucky and was one of the proprietors of a very extensive coal
mine on the Ohio River. The Civil War required him to abandon
this business. Later he went to Louisiana and engaged in cotton
raising with his brother Wesley and their sons.
Children (by first wife) :
i Risley Hanson^ b. 6 Jime, 1834; d. in Cheyenne, Wy., 20 Jan.,
1870.
ii Charles Edgar, b. 3 July, 1836; d. 12 Feb., 1839.
iii Mary Ellen, b. 18 Dec," 1837; d. 7 Feb., 1839.
iv William Fidelio, b. 16 Feb., 1840; living somewhere in Ohio in
1904.
V Delia Harriet, b. 16 April, 1842; d. 27 Jan., 1846.
vi Delia Adaline, b. 17 Oct., 1845; d. 22 Jan., 1904; m. (1) 1867,
George Clark of Fredonia, who d. 1870; m. (2) 18 Feb., 1873,
Noel B. Chamberlain of Niagara Falls, N. Y. Ch. (Chamberlain) :
1 Eleanor Risley', b. 30 May, 1879; d. 14 July, 1881.
vii Kate Adaline, b. 26 March, 1850; d. 7 April, 1853.
500 WESLEY HERVEY% son of James*' and Fanny (Risley)
Brigham; born in Fredonia, N. Y., 13 May, 1819; died at residence
in Corry, Pa., 10 April, 1906; married in Youngsville, Pa., in 1842,
Harriet N. Smith, born in Dunkirk, N. Y., 17 May, 1819; died
Corry, Pa., 6 April, 1905.
In his early years he was in the mercantile line of business. In
1851 he went to California with his brother Fidelio and after en-
gaging successfully in the water business in San Francisco, they
both returned in 1853. Joined with his brother in carrying out
extensive railroad contracts in Kentucky and Tennesee, and after
the Civil War engaged in cotton raising in Louisiana. Later he was
interested in farming.
Children, the 5 elder born in Youngsville, Pa., the others in Fredonia,
N. Y.:
i James RisleyS b. 3 June, 1843; m. 25 Nov., 1868, Alice Matteson,
dau. of Sidney Stearns of Van Buren, N. Y.; b. 25 April, 1848;
prominent citizen and hardware dealer in Corry, having filled
numerous municipal offices. Ch., b. in Corry:
1 Eugene Barney'', b. 15 Jan., 1871; m. 12 Nov., 1896, Glenn L.
Pope Ch.: Alice Louise'", b. 14 Sept., 1900; a clerk in the
Corry P. O.
2 Walter Stearns, b. 30 Nov., 1875; in business with his father.
SEVENTH GENERATION 383
ii Mary Adaline, b. 19 Feb., 1845; res. Corry.
iii Henry Clay, b. 21 March, 1847; d. 1 May, 1847.
767 iv Charles Fidelo, b. 18 April, 1848.
V Ella Sophia, b. 29 July, 1851 ; d. in Fredonia, 31 Oct., 1863.
vi George Wesley, b. 30 Aug., 1855; d. 25 May, 18T9.
vii Frank Cushing, b. 14 Feb., 1857; m. 1 Jan., 1885, Elizabeth J.
Kinny, b. in Ohio, 23 Feb., 1862; engaged in dairy farming and
stock raising on a 300-acre farm in Corry. Ch., b. in C. :
1 Ella Louise^ b. 1 Oct., 1886.
2 Boscoe Fidelio, b. 2 June, 1888.
3 Alice Marie, b. 16 Nov., 1897.
4 Ruth Elizabeth, b. 1 July, 1903.
viii Edward Levi, b. 18 Nov., 1862; d. s. p., 14 Feb., 1891; m. 1 Jan.,
1884, Mrs. Edith O. Leach; was a highly respected merchant in
Corry. Mrs. Brigham's dau., Ora Leach, took the name of
" Brigham."
501 LEVI", son of James'' and Fanny (Risley) Brigham; born
in Fredonia, N. Y., 6 Jan., 1824; died in Parkersville, N. Y., 3
July, 1889; married 29 Oct., 1844, in Hartland, N. Y., Mary E.,
daughter of Anson Hutchinson; born in Pomfret, N. Y., 2 July,
1825; died 6 Aug., 1904, in Council Grove, Kas.
Mr. Brigham was Postmaster in Tidioute, Pa. With two
brothers, in 1851, he went to California where they purchased the
only well in San Francisco and made money. Returning east con-
tracted to build a portion of the Louisville and Nashville Ry., and
opened a coal mine in Paducah, Ky. ; on account of the war he
went to farming in Wisconsin and Illinois. In 1871 moved to
Kansas and was agent of the M. K. & T. Ry. in Parkersville where
was aj^pointed Postmaster in 1873 and held the office 18 years. He
contributed to papers and was a lecturer.
Children, the 3 elder born in Deer-field, Pa.:
i Helen Fanny^ b. 3 Aug., 1846; m. 4 Jan., 1866, William Lewis,
son of William J. Pierce; b. in Sacketts Harbor, N. Y., 13 March,
1843; in the Civil War 1 year, Co. G, 2d Wis. Cav.; res. s. p.,
Ironwood, Mich,
ii Hanson Hutchinson, b. 13 Aug., 1847; m. 7 Sept., 1868, Sarah
K. Mabie; is superintendent of a large farm attached to a
Presbyterian School for boys of white people of the mountains,
in Asheville, N. C. ; no ch.
iii Flora Ann, b. 2 May, 1850; m. 1 Oct., 1874, Adam Moser, Jr.,
Co. Atty. for Morris Co., Kansas, and Cashier of Farmers' and
Drovers' Bank, Council Grove, Kan. Ch. (Moser) :
1 Maude Brigham^, b. 23 Feb., 1876.
2 Helen Flora, b. 4 Jan., 1878; d. 20 Nov., 1881.
3 Levi Adam, b. 1 Dec, 1879.
4 Hanson Edgar, b. 23 April, 1882.
iv Frederick Matteson, b. in Fredonia, 29 Nov., 1859; res. Kansas
City, Mo., where in the Ry. Mail Service, P. O. Dept. ; a member
of the B. F. A., and has given efficient help to our genealogist in
preparing family records.
384 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
V Levi Hanaford, b. in Fredonia, 28 Feb., 1862; m. 6 June, 1893,
Lalla Rookh Maloy; asst. cashier of Farmers' and Drovers' Bank,
Council Grove, Kan. Ch.:
1 Rosalee Elizabeth^, b. 6 Jan., 1895.
2 Marion Kathryn, b. 27 Oct., 1897; d. 9 April, 1898.
3 Niva Hattie, b. 9 March, 1900.
4 Mary Louise, b. 28 Dec, 1904.
vi Fidelio Wesley, b. Lyndon, Wis., 16 April, 1865; grad. from the
Dental Dept. of Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo.; m. 23 Dec,
1897, Mabel H. Simpson of Knoxville, Tenn. ; res. Edmond, Okla.
Ch.:
1 TwiTis", b. and d. 1899.
502 REV. GEORGE FRENCH^ son of James*' and Fanny
(Risley) Brigham; born in Fredonia, N. Y., 18 Nov., 1827; married
13 June, 1853, Aurilla E., daughter of Edmund Douglass of South
Byron, N. Y.; died 7 Aug., 1904.
In early life Mr. Brigham engaged in mercantile business, and
he owned his father's farm. In 1862, his business ruined by the
war, he removed to Chicago and entered the telegraph service. In
1866 he accepted the local agency of the C. & N. W. Ry., at
Sharon, Wis. This position he filled for 35 years, during which
time he prepared himself for holy orders in the Episcopal Church,
and became the founder of St. Mary's Mission in Sharon, of
which he is curate. He gave the address before the B. F. A. at
the first Marlboro meeting in 1894. He resides in Sharon.
Children, the 3 elder born in Dunkirk, N. Y.:
748 i Edmund Douglass^, b. 29 Dec, 1656.
ii Fanny Risley, b. 30 June, 1858; d. in Byron, N. Y., May, 1860.
iii Fanny Amelia, b. 10 June, 1860; m. 3 Sept., 1881, Luther S.
Arnold. Ch. (Arnold):
1 Douglass Luther', b. 23 June, 1882; in State University, Madi-
son, Wis., in 1905.
2 Willard Henry, b. 14 Dec, 1884; in State University in
Madison, in 1905.
3 Fanny, b. 8 Feb., 1887; d. 1887.
4 Harold ^., b. 3 March, 1888.
749 iv George French, b. in Fredonia, 12 Jan., 1B63.
V Susan Risley, b. in Chicago, 21 Feb., 1865; d. 21 July, 1865.
750 vi Henry Hanson, b. in Sharon, Wis., 31 Aug., 1868.
503 MARY ANN% daughter of Walter^ and Mary Child (Dix)
Brigham; born 18 Dec, 1814; died 4 Aug., 1842, and was interred
in Fredonia, N. Y. ; married 4 Dec, 1835, Rev, Abel Brown, born
in Springfield, Mass., in 1810; died in 1844.
She became the editor of the western Golden Rule, published at
Albany, 1841-'2, to promote moral reform.
Children (Brown) :
i Walter Brigham', b. 18 March, 1858; m. in Franklin Grove,
Hester Ann Hook; res. Spirit Lake, la., and Deerfield, iVIo., s. p.
Dr. Leverett E. Goodell, of Wilber, Xeb
SEVENTH GENERATION 385
ii Charles Henry, b. 3 July, 1842, in Albany, N. Y.; d. 14 Oct.,
1891; m. Emeline Wills. Ch. (Brown):
1 Charles W.', b. 1871; m. Jessie Lee Forsythe.
• 2 Edith M., h. 1875; m. Daniel A. Thomas. Ch. (Thomas):
Lorenzo B.^"
3 Robert M., b. 1877; unm., in 1903; in 1901 was a student at
Harvard College.
504 ELMINA", daughter of Lieut. JoeP and Polly Ann (Dur-
kee) Brigham; born in Augusta, N. Y., 2 July, 1810; died Dec,
1843; married 21 March, 1833, Rev. Joel Goodell, from Dunkirk,
N. Y. to Lodi, O. ; he died in Taber, la.; he married again after
her death.
Children (Goodell), born in Lodi, O.:
i Leverett Edward*, M. D., b. 20 Sept., 1834; m, 8 Dec, 1863,
Harriet Jones of Pilot Grove, la., b. in la., 19 Sept., 1845. He
moved to la. in 1855; was grad. M. D., in Keokuk, la., 1858; in
1864 went to Pilot Grove; thence to Wilbur, Neb., and owns
ranches in Nebraska and Kansas, and raises cattle. Ch., b. in
Pilot Grove:
1 Alice Eleanor^, b. 31 Dec, 1864; m. 4 Sept., 1884, Harry
Miller from England; res. Omaha, Neb.
2 Jessie Willmina, b. 3 Feb., 1867; m. 7 Dec, 1897, Prof. Henry
Jennings from London, Eng., who is Supt. of Schools in
Wilbur, la.
3 Charles Brigham, b. 30 May, 1869; m. 4 March, 1895, Edith
Turner; he is a banker in Crete, Neb.
4 Edith May, b. 10 May, 1871; d. 7 Jime, 1872.
ii Milton P., b. 27 June, 1837; went to northern Iowa, enlisted in
1862; wounded and taken prisoner, and d. in Andersonville Prison,
9 May, 1864.
iii George W., b. 4 July, 1839; m. (1) 1863, Marietta Pence, who d.
22 April, 1872; m. (2) 1873, Elizabeth Osborne, who d. 1883;
m. (3) 9 Dec, 1884, Lillie Hubbard; a farmer, res. Clear Lake,
la. Ch. (by 1st wife) :
1 Ltjdia E.', b. 7 Jan., 1864.
2 Joel G., b. 24 Oct., 1868.
3 Richard H., b. 4 Feb., 1870.
Ch. (by 3d wife):
4 Hettie V., b. 7 Nov., 1885.
iv Lois E., b. 17 Jan., 1842; m. 1 Oct., 1861, William Totten of
Throop, Kan. Ch. (Totten) :
1 Mary P.", b. 29 April, 186—; m. 9 April, 1883, John C. Brace
of Narka, Kan.
2 Milton Goodell, b. 8 Aug., 1865; m. 6 Oct., 1886, Lulu E.
Tabo; res. Rockford, Kan.
3 Elmina R., b. 13 Sept., 1867; m. 18 Jan., 1889, Charles A.
Lendahl of Haddam, Kan.
4 Hattie E., b. 6 June, 1871 ; res. unm., Norka, Kan.
5 Edith E., b. 25 Feb., 1873; m. May. 1891, Albert E. Dagne of
Washington, Kan.
6 Alice W., b. 25 April, 1877; m. 6 June, 1900, William E.
Campbell of Throop, Kan.
386 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
1 7 Celia, b. 24 July, 1879; d. 24. Aug., 1879.
8 William Clarence, b. 15 Dec, 1881.
9 Carl A.,h. 8 June, 1883.
505 DEXTER', son of Lieut. JoeP and Polly Ann (Durkee)
Brigham; born in Augusta, N. Y., 28 Oct., 1812; died in Lodi,
O., 19 Aug., 1844; married 10 May, 1840, Deborah, daughter of
Thomas Shaw; born in Plainfield, Mass.; she married (2) Abram
Falconer and died at Wauseon, O., 27 June, 1893. He moved to
Lodi, O. The male line is extinct.
Children, born in Lodi:
i Haven E.S b. 10 April, 1841; d. 12 Aug., 1841.
ii Emma F., b. 10 Oct., 1842; m. 6 March, 1868, Rev. Howard B.
Taft of Fairfield, Mich., b. in Van Buren, N. Y., 1830; he was
grad., Kalamazoo, 1859; M. A., 1862; Theological Sem., 1861;
ordained, 1862; she was grad. Oberlin College, 1864; res. Weston,
Mich. Ch. (Taft):
1 (Rev.) Edwin Brigham^, b. 2 July, 1872; was grad., Kala-
mazoo Coll., 1895; Rochester, N. Y., Theol. Sem., 1898; removed
to Prescott, Arizona, where a preacher.
2 Mary Alice, b. 7 Oct., 1878; was grad. 1902, Kalamazoo Coll.,
Mich.; ordained 1898, and preaches in Rochester, N. Y.
iii Elmira, b. 15 Oct., 1844; res. unm., Wauseon, O.
506 WINFIELD SCOTT% son of JoeP and Polly Ann (Dur-
kee) Brigham; born in Otsego, N. Y., 30 Dec., 1814; died 17
April 1906, in Bowling Green, O. ; married (1) 22 Sept., 1836,
Mary E., daughter of James Wlaite of Sheridan, N. Y., who died
8 Feb., 1863; married (2) Susanna Falconer, who died 31 March,
1893.
He resided in Lodi, Chatham and Wauseon, O. Was a tailor
by trade and had a large shop in Lodi, O., also a farm. He
spent his last days with his son Joel. He was a perfect specimen
of a man physically, very muscular and well built, and more than
6 feet tall.
Children (by first wife), the elder bom in Lodi, the fifth, sixth and
seventh in Chatham, and the younger in Wauseon, O.:
i Frances E.S b. 23 July, 1837; d. unm., while teaching school.
751 ii Joseph Henry, b. 12 Dec, 1838.
iii Mary Ann, b. 20 Aug., 1840; d. 20 March, 1862, s. p.; m. in 1861,
Charles Bond,
iv Christine E., b. 24 July, 1845; d. unm., 7 Dec, 1898.
V James O., d. y.
vl Augusta A., b. 30 March, 1849; m. at Wauseon, 20 Jan., 1876,
Squire, son of Silas and Harriet (Pomeroy) Johnson of Adrian,
Mich., b. 27 July, 1844; he is an extensive celery gardener; res.
Adrian. Ch. (Johnson), b. in Toledo, O.:
1 Emma C", h. 4 April, 1878; m. 17 Sept., 1902, Earl G. Keeney.
2 Merle, b. 27 Dec, 1881; m. 15 June, 1904, Howard Swift.
3 Millicent M., b. 10 Feb., 1887.
4 Christine M., b. 16 Aug., 1890.
SEVENTH GENERATION 387
752 vii Joel S., b. 28 Oct., 1850.
viii Fannie E., b. 1 April, 1856; m. 16 Dec, 1880, Dr. Carl Bock,
b. 1852; res. Greenville, Mich. Ch. (Bock), b. in Canandaigua,
N. Y.:
1 Gertrude E.', b. 20 May, 1883; m. 11 March, 1906, Henry E.
Bitzer; res. Chattanooga, Tenn.
2 Wyman C, b. 31 Oct., 1886; a student; res. Greenville. '
Children (by second wife) :
ix Gertrude, b. 2 April, 1869; d. 2 March, 1871.
X Bertha E., b. 6 July, 1876; m. Burt A. Gurden, res. Toledo, O.
507 HON. JOEL^ son of JoeP and PoUy Ann (Durkee)
Brigham; born in Dunkirk, N. Y., 10 Jan., 1818, first white child
born in that place; married 29 Nov., 1838, Betsey, daughter of Elias
Lyon of Chatham Centre, O.; born in Goshen, Mass., 20 Feb.,
1820; died in Wauseon, O., 25 Nov., 1892, after 54 years of mar-
ried life.
In 1834, Mr. Brigham moved to Lodi, O., with his parents.
He and his wife lived in a log cabin 12x16 feet, one story, with
one room, lighted by 2 two windows; the door was provided with
a wooden latch with " latch string " through the hole to lift it,
" always out." This cabin was built on 80 acres given him by his
father. In 1844, he received a sprain and sold out. He then moved
to Chatham Centre, O., where he built a store, which he sold in
1853. He moved to Lena, where he bought 240 acres with a saw-
mill. In 1859, Mr. Brigham moved to Wauseon, O., formed a part-
nership with Isaac Springer and opened a store; in 1865 he bought
a flouring mill and in 1871 erected a two-story brick warehouse
and went into mercantile business in this place. In 1887 he turned
it over to his youngest son. Has been a Justice of the Peace,
assessor, town treasurer 15 years. Postmaster, and Mayor for 2
terms, when he declined further nomination. During the Civil
War he was County Commissioner on Dist. Military Commission.
He was one of three to buy the West Cemetery, of which he was
the leading official for 25 years. At 84 he superintended a large
farm in the suburbs. He has had a successful life.
Children, the 4 elder born in Lodi, the 2 younger in Wauseon:
i Elvira U, b. 15 Nov., 1839; d. 26 July, 1840.
ii Ann E., b. 13 May, 1841 ; d. 21 April, 1843.
753 iii Walter Scott, b. 6 Aug., 1843.
754 iv Haven T., b. 7 May, 1846.
v Willard H., b. Chatham Centre, 30 Aug., 1849; d. 18 May, 1850.
vi Mary Eva, b. in Chatham Centre, 14 Jan., 1852; d. 7 May, 1853.
vii Harriet A., b. 28 Feb., 1854; m. 7 Oct., 1880, William H., son
of William Sohn; b. in Tiffin, O., 29 June, 1851; interested in
telephone plants in Ohio and Iowa; res. Wauseon. Ch. (Sohn):
1 Howard?, h. 21 March, 1886.
viii Celia A., b. 18 Nov., 1857; m. 10 Oct., 1878, Dr. Charles E.,
son of Dr. J. H. Bennett of Evansport, O. ; grad. Detroit Med.
388 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
College, 1876; in practice 20 years Surgeon for L. S. & Mich.
So. Ry.; afterward in same capacity for Detroit & Lima North-
ern Ry.; res. Wauseon, O. Ch. (Bennett), b. in Wauseon:
1 Fred H.', b. 16 Nov., 1881; d. 8 Sept., 1895.
2 Walter, b. 9 July, 1885.
3 Florence, b. 22 June, 1896.
ix Clarence E., b. 16 Oct., 1860; m. 15 Oct., 1885, Inez Scott; in
1887 bought out his father's store.
X Mary Elmina, b. 2 Oct., 1862; d. 13 Feb., 1871.
508 JANE ELIZABETH^ daughter of JoeP and Basmath
(Hamilton) Brigham; born in Brookfield, Mass., on the original
homestead, 11 July, 1819; died 12 July, 1892; married, about 1843,
Stillman Butterworth of Brookfield, born 20 March, 1817; died
Aug., 1882.
Children (Butterworth), born in Brookfield:
i Henry L.«, b. ; d. Aug., 1884; m. Nettie .
Ch.:
1 Arthur'; 2 Louis.
ii James Theodore, b. 6 June, 1847; d. in Brookfield, May, 1876;
m. Emma King of B., b. 10 Oct., 1850. Ch., b. in Brookfield:
1 Florence Maud^, b. 4 Nov., 1874; a teacher in So. Framing-
ham, Mass.
2 Theodora May, b. June, 1876; m. "Walter C. Butterworth.
iii Frank Hamilton, b. 26 Nov., 1849; m. (1) Nov., 1871, Sarah A.,
dau. of Eli H. Cummings of So. Framingham; b. 2 Sept., 1853;
d. 13 Oct., 1890; m. (2) Emma (King) Butterworth, widow of his
bro. James; a clerk, res. So. F. Ch.:
1 Walter Cummings', b. in Quincy, Mass., 9 Aug., 1873; m. 1
June, 1898, Theodora M. Butterworth (dau. of J. Theodore).
2 Herbert Stillman, h. 19 Sept., 1875; d. 11 June, 1899; res.
So. F.
3 Ada Frances, b. 16 May, 1881; m. C. Frank Holbrook of
Sherborn, Mass.; 2 ch.
iv Ada, b. ; m. Charles Vizard of Brookfield; d. there,
s. p.
509 SALEM TILLY% son of JoeP and Basmath (Hamilton)
Brigham; born in Brookfield, Mass., 17 Oct., 1824; died at his
residence in Woburn, Mass., 8 Oct., 1903; married 6 Oct., 1850,
Maria Davis of Woburn.
He was born in the old house built by his great-grandfather James*
Brigham in 1722; inherited by Capt. Tilly"^ in 1780 and next by
Joel. The old house was burned a few years ago. Joseph Brig-
ham now owns the place. Salem enlisted in Co. G 5th Mass. Vol.
from Woburn, 27 July, 1864, for one hundred days. He was
honorably discharged 16 Nov., 1864.
Children :
i Helen M.\ b. in Maiden, Mass., 14 May, 1853; m. 25 Oct., 1876,
L. Waldo Thompson; res. in Woburn.
ii Edward Tilly, b. in Woburn, 21 Oct., 1868; m. 29 Oct., 1902,
Edith C. Buckman.
Hon. Joel Brigham, of Wauseon, O. (
SEVENTH GENERATION 389
510 BOSTWICK', son of James*' and Marcia (Hastings) Brig-
ham; born in Brookfield, Mass., 6 Aug., 1821; died in Richford,
Vt., 3 Oct., 1888; married 28 Jan., 1852, Emeline M. Goodrich,
who died in Richford, 21 May., 1888.
Children, bom in Richford:
i Henry G.", b. 15 Oct., 1853; d. 6 July, 1866.
ii Marcia E., b. 18 March, 1859; m. 6 June, 1883, George E. Barber,
b. 7 Feb., 1855. Ch. (Barber):
1 Henry E.", h. 21 June, 1883.
2 Rosa B., b. 17 Sept., 1887.
3 Edioin A., b. 29 March, 1896; d. 1 April, 1896.
4 Ruth, b. 17 Sept., 1897.
5 Frank, b. 1 June, 1899.
iii Emma J., b. 2 May, 1862; d. 6 July, 1887; m. 15 Sept., 1886,
Chas. M. Dickerson. Ch. (Dickerson) :
1 Emma J., b. 4 July, 1887.
iv Charles E., b. 2 Sept., 1869; ra. 1 Jan., 1889, Mary E. Genung;
res. Richford. Ch.:
1 Hazel B.\ b. 17 Nov., 1889.
2 Pranza B., b. 24 July, 1893.
3 Genevieve Z., b. 13 June, 1896.
511 JAMES EDWARD", son of James« and Marcia (Hast-
ings) Brigham; born in Caroline, N. Y., 17 July, 1827; died in
Berkshire, Vt., l6 Dec, 1874; married 29 Nov., 1855, Elizabeth
Witter, who died in Berkshire, 7 Aug., 1873.
Children :
i Asa Witter% b. in Newark, N. Y., 26 April, 1857; m. 30 April,
1887, Bertha T. Smith of Huron, So. Dakota; res. W. Brookfield,
Mass. Ch. :
1 Jessie L.\ b. 8 May, 1888; 2 Maud M., b. 1889; d. 1890; 3
Frederick C, b. 18 Nov., 1893; 4 Viola, b. 5 June, 1898;
5 Phebe L., b. 8 Aug., 1899; 6 Geo. H., h. 9 Nov., 1903.
ii Louisa C, b. 22 Sept., 1858; d. 1 Feb., 1901; m. Lewis A. Gribert
of Brookfield, Mass.
iii Lewis Hastings, b. 14 March, 1860; res. unm., Berkshire.
iv George John, b. 21 Sept., 1864; m. Henrietta Cameron of Huron,
So. Dakota; res. Alphena, So. Dakota. Ch.:
1 Allen J."
512 ALEXANDERS son of Silvanus« and Sarah (Rice) Brig-
ham; born in Brookfield, Mass., 10 Nov., 1815; died there, 21
Feb., 1891; married Olive Walker.
Children, born in Brookfield:
i Andrew A.S b. 3 May, 1841; m. M. E. F. Lakin; res. Brookfield.
Ch., b. there:
1 Jennie O.', b. 12 July, 1869; d. 2 Aug., 1900; m. H. C.
Pond. Ch. (Pond) : Edna L.", b. 4 Sept., 1892.
2 Charles A., b. 7 Dec, 1870; d. 13 Jan., 1871.
3 Fred L., b. 23 Feb., 1881.
4 Norman O., b. 9 March, 1886.
390 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
513 SAMUEL^ son of SamueP and Polly (Wood) Brighara;
born in Malone^ N. Y., 8 May., 1817; died Bainbridge, O., 5 Feb.,
1890; married Emily Ann Sweet, of Monroe County, N. Y. ; born
28 March, 1820; died 10 January, 1879- He was a farmer, and
moved to Bainbridge, Geauga County, O., in 1842. He was
musical.
Children, born in Bainbridge:
755 i Benjamin Franklin*, b. 26 Aug., 1840.
ii Martha R., b. 12 Nov., 1843; m. 24 Dec, 1865, Ira Fish of Auburn,
O. Ch. (Fish):
1 Mortimer SamueP, b. 20 Sept., 1869; m. Margaret Mayhew.
Ch.: Hazer, b. 4 Dec, 1893.
iii Helen E., b. 23 Sept., 1845; d. s. p., 25 Nov., 1865; m. 14 Feb.,
1865, Silvester Gilbert of Grand Travers, Mich.
iv Emelus, b. 12 Dec, 1847; d. y.
V Edith D., b. 14 June, 1849; m. Leander A. Elv of Bainbridge,
O. Ch. (Ely):
1 Ernest A.'>, b. 5 Dec, 1870; m. Alice Neal.
2 Dell A., b. 2Q Dec, 1876; m. Lila Allhouse.
vi Theron, b. 20 July, 1853; d. y.
vii Emily Ann, b. 23 April, 1855; d. 12 June, 1898; m. Frank Rus-
sell of Athens, Mich.; she was a singer of note, and while sing-
ing in church the words of a chorus, " Goodbye, Goodbye," she
fell forward and expired. Ch. (Russell):
1 HersheP, b. 4 July, 1883.
2 Avelda, b. 26 June, 1887.
viii Elmer Adelbert, b. 20 July, 1860; m. 20 Oct., 1890, Etta Dean.
He is musical, and res. in Willson's Mills, O. Ch.:
1 Keston'.
514 LUTHER^ son of NathanieP and Sarah (Mason) Brig-
ham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 10 Oct., 1800; died in Boylston,
Mass., 7 Nov., 1887; married (1) in 1826, Parmelia Barrie of
Salem, Mass., who died 1 March, 1843, ae. 39; married (2) in 1854,
Hulda P. Conant, who died 28 July, 1886, ae. 77-
Children {by first wife) :
756 . i Sarah Elizabeths b. 27 Sept., 1825.
ii Martha Chamberlain, b. 18 Nov., 1828; in 1850 m. George Keyes
of Worcester, and d. soon after,
iii William Henry, d. y.
iv William Henry, b. 29 Aug., 1832; m. 1876, Jennie M. Frary; res.
s. p., Northampton.
V Susan Emily, b. 15 Aug., 1834; d. 13 March, 1856.
515 CALVIN^ son of Nathaniel and Sarah (Mason) Brig-
ham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 23 May, 1802; died 5 Aug.,
1866; married l6 Nov., 1830, Susan S., daughter of Ammi Wether-
bee; born 3 Feb., 1811. He resided in Worcester, and kept a
meat and provision market. Was one of the first councilmen when
Worcester became a city.
Lemuel Hawley Brigham, (536)
SEVENTH GENERATION 391
Child, born in Worcester:
i George Albert', b. 15 Nov., 1847; m. 1 Nov., 1877, Susan Moore of
Petersham, Mass.; res. in Worcester. Ch., b. there:
1 Fred Clarence^, b. IS Sept., 1880; 2 Carrie Elizabeth, b. 3 Dec,
1882; 3 Arthur E., b. 20 Oct., 1887.
516 JOHN MASON^ son of NathanieP and Sarah (Mason)
Brigham; born in Bolyston, Mass., 26 March, 1808; died 2 Jan.,
1892; married 31 Oct., 1844', Arminda, daughter of Josiah Still-
man of Grafton, Mass., who died 5 Dec, 1894, ae. 77. He was
in the provision business in Worcester.
Children, b. in Worcester:
i Sarah Mason% b. 12 July, 1845; res. unm., in Worcester,
ii John Stillman, b. 12 May, 1847; d. 20 Feb., 1897; m. 26 June,
1879, Nellie E. Spurr. He res. in Worcester, and was of the
firm of " Logan, Swift & Brigham." Ch. b. in Worcester:
1 Dwight Stillman^, b. 24 Aug., 1886.
517 DEA. HENRY HARDING% son of NathanieP and Sarah
(Mason) Brigham; born in Bolyston, Mass., 21 June, 1814; re-
sided and died at Boylston, 19 June, 1888; married 1 Aug., 1837,
Rebecca W., daughter of Benjamin Houghton; born 1814; died
11 Oct., 1876.
He was Justice of the Peace many years ; Representative in
1848 for 2 years; deacon for 50 years; church treasurer and clerk
and superintendent of- the Sunday-school ; town clerk for 40 years ;
also selectman and assessor.
Children, born in Boylston:
i Henrietta MartynS b. 1 April, 1838; m. 8 Jan., 1861, John T.
Andrews of Boylston. Ch. (Andrews), b. in Boylston:
1 Florence Helen", b. 13 Oct., 1861; m. 22 Nov., 1882, George
H. Lane of Worcester. Ch. (Lane): i Bertha A.", b. 17
Oct., 1890; ii Penniman M., b. 17 Dec, 1895.
2 Mary Elizabeth, b. 22 July, 1863; m. 25 Nov., 1891, Herbert
H. French of Boylston. Ch. (French): Harold Brigham'%
b. 7 Feb., 1894.
3 Amelia Rebecca, b. 2 Oct., 1865; d. 12 Dec, 1865.
4 Calvin Henry, b. 1 Jan., 1871; grad. of Worcester Polytechnic
Institute, 1893; teacher of Physics in High School in Wor-
cester; m. 27 Aug., 1896, Martha E. Reed.
ii Penniman Mason, b. 2 June, 1840; m. 6 May, 1862, Mary Amelia
Wall of Ashland, Mass.; res. in Boylston; a selectman. Ch.:
1 Fannie Josephine", h. 30 April, 1864; d. 29 Jan., 1865.
iii Calvin Henry, b. 30 June, 1845; d. 20 July, 1865.
518 JEROME RIPLEY^ son of David« and Elizabeth (Rip-
ley) Brigham; born in Fitchburg, Mass., 21 July, 1825; died in
Milwaukee, Wis., 31 Jan., 1897; married, 7 Oct., 1857. Mary
Noyes, daughter of Edward Ilsley of /Portland, Me., who died 13
Aug., 1894.
392 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
He was graduated Amherst College, 1845; studied law; was
appointed clerk of Superior Court, Wisconsin, upon the organi-
zation of the State government in 1848. In 1851, he resigned and
practiced law in Milwaukee, and was city attorney 1881 -'82; was
in the Legislature 1887-'88; U. S. Appraiser of Merchandise at
Milwaukee, 1871-77; on School Board; Board of Regents Union
of Wisconsin; he was a writer for papers.
Children, born in Milwaukee:
i Bessie*, b. 14 July, 1858; m. 1881, Charles W. Badgley, merchant
of Denver, Colo., where they res.; 3 boys and 1 girl,
ii Charles Ilsley, b. 4 Feb., 1863; was grad., Univ. of Wisconsin,
1885; res. a farmer, in Blue Mounds, Wis.
iii Mary Ripley, b. 35 Sept., 1864.
iv Ellen Deering, b. 12 July, 1866; d. 31 Aug., 1871.
V Louise, b. 26 Sept., 1868; d. 2 Oct., 1869.
vi Mabel, b. 23 June, 1871 ; d. 27 Sept., 1902, at B. M.
vii Katherine, b. 8 April, 1876; ra. in Milwaukee, 29 Oct., 1902, Philip
R. Fox. Ch. (Fox):
1 Anna^, b. in Madison, Wis., 13 Jan., 1904.
519 SILVESTER^ son of Joseph^ and Polly (Fullam) Brig-
ham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 17 June, 1807; died in Neodesha,
Kas., Jan., 1872; married, in Cleveland, O., (1) 7 June, 1840,
Lucy Gunn, who died 17 Aug., 1841; married, in Keene N. H.,
(2) 10 May, 1842, Mary W. Bingham.
He moved to Illinois in 1829 and walked from New Hampshire
and back again; was in the Black Hawk War, and noted for cour-
age and strength; a farmer and real /estate dealer and platted
the town of Dover, 111.
Children {by first wife), born in Dover:
i Joseph*, b. 25 April, 1841; d. 17 July, 1841.
ii Mary, twin to Joseph; d. 6 Sept., 1841.
Children {by second wife), the elder born in Dover, the 4 younger in
Cordova, III:
757 iii Elijah, b. 14 March, 1843.
iv Lucy, b. 26 Oct., 1844; m. (1) 13 Feb., 1868, Joseph Torpin, who
d. in Fredonia, Kan., 1886, s. p.; m. (2) 21 April, 1887, Francis
J. Moore of Fredonia.
758 v George, b. 9 Oct., 1846.
vi Adoniram Judson, b. 29 Aug., 1850; d. in Dufur, Or., 28 Nov.,
1903; m. 1 May, 1873, Louisa Snodgrass; mfr. of patent medi-
cines; went to Wash. Ter., 1875; thence to Or., where a J. P.;
an occasional preacher; res. Dufur. Ch. :
1 Waldo P.\ b. 9 Feb., 1874.
2 Grace May, b. 5 May, 1889.
vii Joseph Webb (Rev.), b. 11 Sept., 1852; m. 3 Aug., 1881, Lizzie
Florence Gunn; res. s. p., Dorchester, Mass., where several years
pastor of Baptist Church; was grad. Univ. of Kan. and Theol.
Sem., Newton, Mass.
SEVENTH GENERATION 393
viii Mary E., b. 10 Oct., 1854; m. 4 Dec, 1875, Stephen A. Taylor;
res. Denver, Colo. Ch. (Taylor) :
1 Cora E.", b. 15 Oct., 1876; 2 Ethel F., b. 1 Dec, 1880; 3 Lil-
lian I., b. 11 Nov., 1882; 4 Mabel E., b. 24 Sept., 1884; 5
Stephen C, b. 11 June, 1887; 6 Clarence E., b. 29 March, 1891;
7 Ruth B., b. 29 Jan., 1893.
ix Rufus, b. 20 Feb., 1856; d. 10 May, 1856.
X Charles S., b. 20 May, 1858; d. Kansas City, Mo., 11 Oct., 1903;
m. in Neodosha, Kan., 13 March, 1881, Larue Woodard, b. in
Lawrence, Kan., 9 Aug., 1858; at age of 18 he took up the home
farm duties because of the death of father; res. a banker,
Fredonia, Kan.; 2 terms dist. clerk of Wilson Co., Kan. Ch.:
1 Grace*, b. 29 May, 1882; 2 Mary, b. 9 Jan., 1884; 3 Ma/ud,
b. 6 Nov., 1887; 4 Nellie, b. 22 Oct., 1893; d. 22 Dec, 1894.
xi Hattie E., b. 6 Nov., 1860; m. 25 Dec, 1883, Thomas Owen of
Neodosha, Kan., b. 3 June, 1860; d. there, 1 Nov., 1887. Ch.
(Owen) :
1 Bertha*, b. in Neodosha, 8 March, 1885.
520 JOSEPH H.^ son of Capt. Joseph^ and Polly (Fullam)
Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 31 Jan., 1823; married (1)
29 Feb., 1848, Jane E., daughter of Aaron Mercer, born in Ohio,
22 Jan., 1830; died 21 June, 1871; married (2) 1 Jan., 1873, Car-
rie A., daughter of John Dunbar, born in Pennsylvania, 21 April,
1841. He resides a farmer in Dover, 111.; has held county offices.
Children {by first wife), born in Dover:
i Elisha^ b. 12 Oct., 1849; d. 12 Sept., 1850.
ii Harriet, b. 29 June, 1851; d. 1 Aug., 1890; m. 29 June, 1875,
Michael Hoover of Princeton, 111.
iii Silvester, b. 10 Sept., 1853; grad. Princeton Univ., 1876; a
grain buyer, res. Princeton, 111.
iv Sarah E., b. 6 Nov., 1855; m. 22 Feb., 1883, William Kissick
of Dover; res. Ohio, 111. Ch. (Kissick):
1 Joseph*, b. 8 Nov., 1885; 2 Edna, b. 19 Oct., 1888; d. 1 July,
1891; 3 Lottie, b. 12 Sept., 1890; 4 Pearl, b. 6 Oct., 1892; 5
Earl, twin to Pearl.
V Mary, b. 6 Sept., 1858; d. 6 Sept., 1890; m. 25 Dec, 1887, Galen
Belden of Quincy, Kan.
vi Joseph, b. 16 Jan., 1861 ; a farmer in Dover,
vii Eliza, b. 11 Oct., 1864; m. 25 Dec, 1887, Joseph Bartley; res.
Wellington, Kan.
viii John, b. 9 Nov., 1866; d. 18 Oct., 1890; a farmer in Dover.
Children (by second wife), born in Dover:
ix Curtis Dunbar, b. 15 June, 1874; m. in Princeton, 111., 1 Jan.,
1901, Edith W., dau. of Arthur, Jr., and Elizabeth (Hughes)
Bryant (a great-niece of William Cullen Bryant) ; b. in Prince-
ton, 1 Dec, 1878. He matriculated in Northwestern Univ., in
1894, but did not graduate; res. in Edna, Kan. Ch.:
1 Arthur Bryant*, b. in Waterloo, la., 11 Feb., 1902,
2 Charles Joseph, b. in Edna, 7 Dec, 1903.
X Charles, b. 12 Aug., 1877; res. Waterloo, la.
394 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
521 ELIJAH PARKMAN^ son of Major Elijah^ and Nancy
(Fisher) Brigham; born in Westboro^ Mass., 13 Jan., 1807; died
19 Nov., 1870; married 5 June, 1831, Mary Ann Williams of
Charlestown, Mass.
Children, born in Westhoro:
i Charles Parkman^ b. 20 Jan., 1832; d. in Nebraska, May, 1896;
m. (1) 1855, Hannah Durant; m. (2) Anderson; m.
(3) 1884, Rhoda Larkin. Ch.:
1 Mary Louise^, b. 1856; d. 1857; 2 William E.; 3 Mary Ann;
4 Nora Dell; 5 Susan; 6 Elijah Parkman.
ii Susan Walter, b. 29 June, 1836; d. 20 Oct., 1899; m. 12 March,
1857, Samuel D. Nye of Barre, Mass. Ch. (Nye), b. in Barre:
1 Walter Brighanf, b. 11 Feb., 1862.
2 Mary Eggleston, b. 9 March, 1867; d. 21 May, 1869.
3 Henry Pearson, b. 26 May, 1870.
4 Susie C, b. 28 Oct., 1876; d. 28 Aug., 1877.
5 Arthur Eggleston, b. 7 Nov., 1878.
iii Mary Angeline, b. 24 April, 1841 ; m. 1 Dec, 1864, Linus E.
Pearson of Charlestown, Mass. Ch. (Pearson) :
1 Barnard Bailey", b. 2 July, 1867.
2 Ruth Nye, b. 8 March, 1871.
3 Francis Everett, b. 15 Oct., 1877.
iv Caroline Emmons, b. 9 July, 1844; d. 24 Aug., 1871.
V Charlotte Adelaide, b. 27 July, 1850; d. 24 July, 1851.
522 SUSAN AUGUSTA^ daughter of NathanieP and Dolly
(Ball) Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 5 Jan., 1813; died in
Dorchester, Mass., 13 June, 1896; married, 25 Oct., 1837, Lewis,
son of William and Lois (Munroe) Rice, and grand-son of 86;
born in Northboro, 23 Nov., 1809; died in Boston, Mass., 16 March,
1877. He was proprietor of the American House in Boston from
1835-1877.
Children (Rice), born in Boston:
i Lewis Frederick^ b. 17 May, 1839; m. 25 Oct., 1867, Caroline Eliza-
beth, daughter of Charles Draper and Hannah Bullard (Fisher)
Ellis; born in St. Louis, Mo., 8 Jan., 1842. He was grad. from
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., C. E. Served during the Civil War
from Jan., 1862-Oct., 1865 as Lieut., Capt., and Major of 31st
Mass. Vols. Practiced as C. E. from 1859-1861 and from 1866-
1871 ; also as Architect and C. E. from 1871 to present time.
Since 1890, Asst. Engineer and Consulting Architect for the
American Bell Telephone Co. in Boston; res. Brookline, Mass.
Ch.:
1 Lewis', b. in Dorchester, 15 Aug., 1868; d. unm., in Brookline,
Mass., 2 April, 1899, of typhoid fever; he was a dealer in rail-
way and electrical suppUes, in Philadelphia.
2 Frederick Ellis, b. 7 Sept., 1880, in Brookline; was grad.
Harvard Coll. in 1903.
ii Augusta Maria, b. 26 Dec, 1841 ; d. 18 Aug., 1869.
iii Henry Brigham, b. 21 July, 1843; d. unm., in Norwood, Mass., 8
Sept., 1903. He was grad. from Walpole High School, 1857;
Luther Ayers Brigham (537)
SEVENTH GENERATION 395
English High School, Boston, 1860; received Franklin Medal,
1860; took a year's course in Comparative Zoology, Lawrence
Scientific School, Harvard Univ., 1860-61, under Prof. Louis
Agassiz. Visited Europe in 1863. Was in partnership with father
as proprietor of American House, Boston, 1868-74; sole proprietor,
1874-1881 ; Prest. and Gen. Manager of The American Postal
Machines Co., 1888-1893; M. V. M., 1861-1899, retiring with rank
of Major. He belonged to 10 of the leading Boston clubs. He
was a 32d deg. Mason,
iv Ella Frances, b. 3 April, 1849; d. 25 Aug., 1876, s. p.; m. 6 July,
1870, Winslow Herrick,
523 DOLLY ANN^ daughter of NathanieP and Dolly (Ball)
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 28 Feb., 1814; died in Spencer,
Mass., 2 June, 1898; married, 1 Feb., 1842, Lewis Bemis; born 6
Nov., 1797; died 8 Nov., 1856. They resided in Spencer.
Children (Bemis), born in Spencer:
1 Abbie Maria^ b. 29 May, 1843; d. 20 Aug., 1843.
11 Charles Brigham, b. 3 Aug., 1845; d. 8 Aug., 1846.
iii Annie Hudson, b. 17 June, 1847; d. in Spencer, 31 Aug., 1899;
m. 25 Jan., 1871, Charles A. Bemis, b. May, 1838. Ch. (Bemis):
1 Lewis Tyler', b. 26 June, 1874.
2 Mary Brigham, b. 21 Aug., 1876; m. J. Bennett Porter.
3 Emma Augusta, b. Sept., 1880.
iv Emma Augusta, b. 13 June, 1852; d. 3 July, 1860.
524 ELIJAH WINSLOW', son of Nathaniel and Dolly (Ball)
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 18 July, 1816; died in Wal-
tham, Mass., 22 July, 1900; married, 4 Dec, I860, Ella R., daugh-
ter of William LefFerman; born in Baltimore, Md., 11 Dec, 1840.
He resided in Waltham and was in the Insurance business in Boston.
Children, the eldest and youngest born in Northboro :
i Florence LefFerman', b. 3 Sept., 1861; m. , George H.,
son of Edwin Bowker of Waltham. Ch. (Bowker) :
1 Charlotte^, b. 22 Aug., 1885.
2 Edwin, b. 7 Nov., 1890.
ii Frank Winslow, b. in New York, 26 June, 1863; in business in
Boston; res. unm., in Waltham.
iii Ella Maria, b. 10 Dec, 1864.
525 CATHERINE BALL^ daughter of Nathaniel and Dolly
(Ball) Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 8 Sept., 1818; married,
8 Oct., 1839, George Gill, son of Gill and Sabra (Wood) Valentine;
born in Northboro, 12 Feb., 1815; died there, 24 Feb., 1869- He
was a selectman, assessor and postmaster in Northboro.
Children (Valentine), born in Northboro :
i George Lewis', b. 13 Mar, 1841 ; d. 7 Oct., 1848.
ii Helen Maria, b. 7 May, 1846; d. s. p., 4 June, 1891; m. 25 March,
1873, Orrin M. Robinson of Westboro.
396 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
iii Sarah EHzabeth, b. 4 Dec, 1850; m. 30 April, 18T4, Georffe E
Goodrich of Westboro, s. p.
iv Harriet Dolly, b. 19 Oct., 1853; m. 25 June, 1890, Lewis F
Stratton of Northboro; s. p.
526 ANNA ALLEN% daughter of MichaeP and Polly (Tyler)
Brigham; born in Brookfield, Mass., Q Dec, 1797; married 21
:Sept., 1819, John Gould, a farmer, born 17 Jan., 1789. Resided
Ware, Mass.
Children (Oould), horn in Ware:
i Marias b. 25 May, 1820; d. 12 Nov., 1855.
ii William Bowdoin, b. 12 Jan., 1822.
iii David, b. 4 Feb., 1824; res. in Ware,
iv Minerva, b. 13 March, 1826; (d.).
V Minerva, b. 5 July, 1827.
vi John Brigham, b. 12 June, 1829; res. Ware; living, 1905
vii Daniel, b. 19 June, 1831; res. Springfield; living, 1905
vni Mary Ann, b. 13 June, 1833; m. Erskine Pease of Indian Orchard,
Mass. Ch. (Pease), b. in Indian Orchard:
1 Minerva Eliza', h. 31 Jan., 1865; m. 18 April, 1888, Andrew
J. Miller of Easthampton, Mass., b. 10 May, 1866.
^ ~ ' m. Frank M. Clark; res. Indian Orchard.
3 Erskine Kibbe, b. 7 July, 1869; d. 27 May, 1902.
4 Rosa Bella, b. 25 Nov., 1872; res. unm., in Indian Orchard.
IX James H., b. 27 May, 1835.
X Eliza, b. 8 March, 1838.
xi Joseph B., b. 2 Sept., 1841.
527 LORING W^, son of MichaeP and Polly (Tyler) Brig-
ham; born in North Brookfield, Mass., 30 Oct., 1799; married 7
Oct., 1821, Maria H. Wiswell; born 17 Aug., 1799. He was a
farmer and mason and resided in Ware, Mass.
Children :
i ElbridgeS b. 12 March, 1824; m. Mary B. Joslyn; res. Spring-
field, Mass. Ch.: J ^ f i^
1 James /.»; 2 Frank L.
ii Mary M., b. 14 April, 1826; res. Ware,
iii Caroline M., b. 2 March, 1828; d. 4 June, 1858; m. Robert B.
Moores.
iv Sarah Jane, b. 12 Aug., 1830; d. 11 Dec, 1832.
V Abby B., b. 22 Dec, 1832; m. Charles L. Chapin, who res. a
merchant, Warren, Mass.
vi Emily J., b. 22 Feb., 1836; res. Warren,
vii Theodora C, b. 17 Sept., 1838.
ix Addie A., b. 6 Feb., 1841.
528 SAMUEL SUMNER^ son of Eli« and Mary (Harring-
ton) Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 30 Oct., 1803; died there,
13 Jan., 1883; married 2 April, 1835, Mary Powers; born 4 July,
1812; died 18 Dec, 1895. Resided in Bakersfield.
SEVENTH GENERATION 397
Children, born in Bakersfield:
759 i William Oakley% b. 16 May, 1836.
ii Julia S., b. 27 April, 1839; m. Ahiva Beach of Keeseville, N. Y.,
30 Sept., 1837; they both d. s. p., in Feb., 1886.
iii Mary E., b. 24 April, 1844; m. 27 Aug., 1867, W. N. Phelps of
So. Hero, Vt.; res. East Albany, Vt. Ch. (Phelps):
1 Harold Brigham^, b. 13 Aug., 1875.
2 Oeorge Hopkins, b. 14 April, 1882.
3 Henry Wheeler, b. 2 Dec, 1883.
iv Laura E., b. 8 Oct., 1848; m. 29 Oct., 1874, H. E. Rustedt of
Richford, Vt. Ch. (Rustedt):
1 Marian Brigham", b. 4 June, 1877; grad. Univ. of Vt., 1898;
Ph. B., B. K.
2 Mary Elizabeth, b. 31 Oct., 1880; 2 years in Univ. of Vt.
3 Henry Frederick, b. 31 Dec, 1885.
529 SOPHIA^ daughter of Eli*^ and Mary (Harrington) Brig-
ham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 29 Sept., 1806; died 19 Nov., 1898;
married, 15 Jan., 1837; Niles Bushnell of Keesville, N. Y.
Children (Bushnell), born in Keeseville:
1 Orpha Sophia', b. 25 Oct., 1837; d. 29 Sept., 1893; m. 25 July,
1858, Richmond B. Marsh,
ii Mary Amanda, b. 10 Nov., 1839; m. 15 Sept., 1868, Matthew A.
Thomas; res. Keeseville. Ch. (Thomas):
1 Annie B.\ b. 1873.
iii Salome, b. 4 Aug., 1842; m. 19 Nov., 1867, Henry M. Mould.
Ch. (Mould):
1 Fred W.', b. in K., 1868.
iv Emeline, b. 1 July, 1845; res. Keeseville.
530 ELI WHITNEY^ son of Eli« and Mary (Harrington)
Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 22 Jan., 1810; died in Hebron,
111., 10 Aug., 1885; married in Dundee, 111., 20 Nov., 18 12, Mary
D. CoUson, born in Cheshire, Mass., l6 July, 1810; died in Hebron,
28 March, 1891- He was a farmer; moved to Napersville, 111.,
in 1833; thence to Hebron, 111., in 1836, where was the first white
settler.
Children, born in Hebron:
i Charles MorrisS b. 7 Aug., 1845; d. in Hebron, 23 July, 1894;
m. 13 Oct., 1869, Fannie Campbell. Ch., b. in Hebron:
1 Bertha B.\ b. 7 Aug., 1870; m. (1) 19 Nov., 1890, Loring O.
Weeks of Richmond, 111.; m. (2) 1899, M. M. Stone of
Richmond, 111. Ch. (Weeks): i Grace E.'"; ii Bernice, d. y.;
ch. (Stone) : iii Helen M.
2 Florence E., b. 22 Aug., 1872.
3 Grace C, b. 17 Sept., 1875; m. 27 April, 1898, Edgar F.
Swan of Libertyville, 111. Ch. (Swan): Morris Edgar", b.
7 June, 1905.
4 Whitney E., b. 9 Feb., 1878; m. 20 Feb., 1901, Clara Libbey
of Hebron. Ch.: i Shirley F.", b. 24 Dec, 1901; ii Joyce, b.
10 Aug., 1903; iii Jean, b. 19 June, 1905.
398 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
ii Mary A., b. 1 Oct., 1847; res. unm., in Hebron,
iii Eliza S., b. 23 Jan., 1850; d. in Running Creek, Colo., 24 Oct.,
1874; m. 7 Nov., 1872, Jefferson A. Bailey of Alden, 111. Ch.
(Bailey), b. near Denver, Colo.:
1 Charles W.^, b. 20 Oct., 1874; was grad. Med. Coll., Chicago,
1900; m. 3 Nov., 1904, Josephine Ida Groesbeck, b. in Alden, 111.,
7 Nov., 1874; res. Hebron.
531 HUBBARD^ son of Eli*' and Mary (Harrington) Brig-
ham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 28 June, 1815; died in Minneapolis,
Minn., 26 Dec, 1898; married 31 Jan., 1850, Mary B. Whiting.
He resided in Boston.
Children :
i Mary A.*, b. 7 June, 1851; m. 1 Oct., 1873, in Boston, Samuel
Mortimer Rich of Minneapolis. Ch. (Rich), the elder b. in
Boston, the 2 younger in Minneapolis:
1 Mortimer Brigham^, b. 11 July, 1874; m. 9 Nov., 1902, Halle
Johnson of Minneapolis; he is a builder in M. Ch.: Dorothy
M., b. 26 March, 1904.
2 John Hubbard, b. 5 March, 1876; an artist, and res. Boston.
3 Henry L., d. y.
4 Kenneth Whitney, b. 27 May, 1889.
5 Harold Hunter, b. 21 June, 1890; d. Jan., 1891.
ii Hubbard, b. 16 Aug., 1853; res. unm., in Cortez, Colo.
532 HOLLOWAY TAYLOR^ son of Jonas*' and Eunice (Bil-
lings) Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 4 Nov., 1807; moved to
St. Cloud, Minn., where died 9 Dec., 1894; married 8 June, 1839,
Eunice, daughter of Ira Fay, of Bakersfield; born 23 April, 1817;
resided in 1904 in St. Cloud with her son Dr. George Brigham.
Children, horn in Bakersfield:
i EUenS b. 18 June, 1841; m. J. W. Wood; res. Hutchinson, Kan.
760 ii George Stannard, b. 16 June, 1845.
iii Edward, b. 30 May, 1857.
533 ERASTUS OAKLEY^ son of Jonas« and Eunice (Bil-
lings) Brigham, born in Bakersfield, Vt., 11 Nov., 1809; died in
Brigham, Quebec, 18 April, 1878; married Bridget O'Brien.
He was a merchant and manufacturer. It was his enterprise
which founded the village of Brigham, Que., which was named for
him. He was one of the organizers of the Eastern Township
Bank and a director of the same. The Southeastern Railway was
also organized in part by Mr. Brigham, and was afterward acquired
by the Canadian Pacific Railway. He gave the right of way over
his property to the Southeastern Ry. and built the station and
freight house. He owned a large tannery and store in Brigham,
and built the Congregational church and parsonage, and gave them
together with the burial ground, to that society, and also provided
•v^ ^\ -^^
Waldo Brigham, of Hyde Park, Vt. (538)
SEVENTH GENERATION 399
for the maintenance of the property after his decease. He is in-
terred in this cemetery with his wife. After the death of his
widow, his residence was converted into a grammar school for boys.
Mr. Brigham had a brilliant mind and unusual gifts.
Child:
i Byron Oakley', b. in St. Albans, Vt., 13 May, 1837; m. 23 March,
1864, Helen S. Bell, b. in Akron, O., 26 April, 1839. He is a
business man in Toledo, O. Ch.:
1 Zella BeW, b. in Clyde, O., 14 Dec, 1867; m. 10 May, 1890,
Otto Sand, b. in Berlin, Prussia, 2 Dec, 1858. She is an accom-
plished violinist of unusual powers.
534 MOSES BARTLETT^ son of Jonas*' and Eunice (Bil-
lings) Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 18 Sept., 1823: died in
Somerville, Mass., 14 March, 1900; married in 1850, Almira
Elizabeth, daughter of James and Weltha (Piper) Fillebrown;
born in Cavendish, Vt., 20 Dec, 1833; died in Somerville, 17 Jan.,
1900. He was early in the produce business and for 40 years an
agent of the National Life Insurance Co. of Vermont; resided in
Boston, but moved to Somerville in 1868.
Child, horn in Boston:
761 i William Erastus', b. 16 Feb., 1865.
535 JEWETT BOARDMAN^ son of Jonas" and Eunice (Bil-
lings) Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 25 Aug., 1826; died 19
(or 22) Oct., 1890; married Julia R., daughter of Nathan and
Alma (Fay) Fuller; born in Bakersfield, 1833; died 14 Jan., 1875.
Resided in Boston and Ute, la.
Children, horn in Boston, except the second h. Bakersfield:
1 Frank Lawson', b. 14 Jan., 1853; res. unm., Ute, la.
ii Flora Adelia, b. 17 June, 1857; d. Jan., 1888; m. Jan., 1884,
Cyrus M. Smith, M. D.; res. Ute, la. Ch. (Smith):
1 Mabel A.', b. 19 May, 1885; d. July, 1887.
2 Daisy, b. 31 Dec, 1886.
ili Florence Mabel, b. 10 April, 1866; m. 22 Oct., 1891, WUUam
Thomas Wright, M. D.; grad. A. B., Kenyon College; M. D.,
Mich. Univ.; P. B. K.; B. T. P. Ch. (Wright):
1 Winifred W*, b. 1 Sept., 1892; 2 Alma L., b. 20 July, 1894; 3
Alice E., b. 1 Oct., 1896.
536 LEMUEL HAWLEY% son of Dr. Luther" and Eunice
(Hawley) Brigham; born in St. Albans, Vt., 17 Aug., 1816; died
in Palmer, Mass., 6 May, 1896; married (1) 22 Sept., 1836, Lu-
cinda Denison, daughter of Asa and Mary (French) Bamford,
of Lowell, Mass., born 22 Sept., 1820; died 14 Dec, 1856; mar-
ried (2) 30 June, 1870, Mrs. Maria J., daughter of Hezekiah Root
and widow of W. L. Ray, born in Ludlow, Mass., 21 Oct., 1832;
died 16 April, 1889.
400 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Mr. Brigham was a manufacturer. He was connected with the
Dwight Manufacturing Company of Chicopee, Mass., as superin-
tendent for 32 years, and in 1868 went to Ludlow, where he was
ly years agent for the Ludlow Manufacturing Company. He re-
tired from business in 1887, when he went to Springfield, Mass.,
and bought a residence, but in 1890 he went to Palmer to live
with his daughter, Mrs. E. P. Ball. He was a 32d degree ^lason,
a member of the Springfield commandery, Knights Templar, and
was a director in the Masonic Mutual Insurance company for many
years. His affiliations were with the Universalist denomination
and he was an ardent abolitionist. During his residence in Ludlow
he made every interest of the place his own, and the history of the
town, at that time, was largely a history of Mr. Brigham. Brigham
Lodge of Ludlow is named for him. The male line is extinct.
Children (by first wife), the 4 elder born in Chicopee:
i L. Mina', b. 26 Sept., 1837; m. 7 Aug., 1860, John Shepard,
son of Samuel Aitcheson, b. in Hartford, Conn., in 1836; d. in
Brooklyn, N. Y., 12 Oct., 1872; was 1st Lieut. 27th Mass. Vols.,
Civil War; Provost Marshal in Washington, N. C, under Gen.
Burnsides. Mrs. Aitcheson res. in Mechanicsville, N. Y. Ch.
(Aitcheson) :
1 Thomas Brigham', b. 1865; res. Schuylerville, N. Y.; m. 12
March, 1889, Bertha, dau. Stephen Jaquith of Hinsdale, N. H.
Ch.: John S.^», b. 1890.
2 Grace Bam ford, b. 19 Feb., 1870; m. 2 July, 1891, Adelbert
J. Harvey, b. 7 Jan., 1855; res. Mechanicsville, N. Y. Ch.
(Harvey): i Lillian'"; ii Hawley Brigham.
ii Lemuel Warren, b. 18 Sept., 1839; d. s. p., 18 Sept., 1875; m.
Ellen F. Dudley, who d. 1891 ; was an accountant in New York
and Chicopee.
iii Ellen lone, b. 9 July, 1844; d. in 1895; m. 2 Dec, 1869, Charles
Frederick, son of Ephraim Howard, b. in Chicopee, 17 Jan.,
1840. Ch. (Howard):
1 Lucinda Carolyn', b. 20 April, 1870,
2 Lemuel Frederick, b. 4 July, 1873.
iv Ada Iretta, b. 3 Dec, 1846; m. 2 Dec, 1869, Edwin Pliny, son of
William Ball, b. in Chicopee, 6 Jan., 1846. Ch. (Ball), b. in
Chicopee :
1 Mina Linda', b. 14 Sept., 1870; 2 Gertrude Ada, b. 14 Sept.,
1872; 3 Edwin Brigham, b. 22 Dec, 1876; 4 Sarah Walker,
b. 18 July, 1883.
V Mary Eva, b. 5 May, 1852; d. 26 Aug., 1852.
vi Linda Hawley, b. 6 Oct., 1856; res. Mechanicsville, N. Y., Miss
Brigham lectures on Art, and English and European literature.
Child (by second wife), born in Ludlow:
vii Arthur, b. 1 July, 1872; d. 28 Aug., 1872.
537 LUTHER AYERS% son of Dr. Luther*' and Betsey
(Ayers) Brigham; born in Ware, Mass., 7 Oct., 1832; died in
Colrain, Mass., (Elm Grove), 10 Aug., 1895; married (1) Jo-
sephine Chapin, born 5 Oct., 1837; died 3 Sept., 1862; married
**5V^^.
The leins PuVlishmg Co
SEVENTH GENERATION 401
(2) 28 P'eb., 1865, Helen Juliette, daughter of Jabez and Mary
(Boardman) Temple, born in Whitingham, Vt., 6 Oct., 1843. She
is a talented public speaker. In Spiritualist circles she is known
as an " inspirational " speaker, improvising poems, on such occa-
sions, on any given subject. She is also musical.
Mr. Brigham, in early life was a machinist in Chicopee but in
1854 he bought the estate at Elm Grove, Mass., where he after-
ward lived, and where he carried on farming. He was musical,
the leader of the Brigade Band of Spingfield, Mass. His instru-
ment was the " Kent " bugle, later changed to the cornet, when
they first came into use. He was a man of genial nature and gen-
erous disposition.
Child (by first wife), born in Chicopee:
i Josie C.\ b. 14 July, 1862; d. 1 Oct., 1863.
Child (by second wife), born in Elm Grove:
762 ii Clarence Lincoln, b. 6 April, 1866.
538 HON. WALDO", son of Asa** and Sally (Hardy) Brig-
ham, born in Bakersfield, Vt., 10 June, 1829; died in Hyde Park,
Vt., 2 April, 1900; married Nov., 1858, Lucia Ellen, daughter of
Lucius H. and Diadamia (Smalley) Noyes, born in Hyde Park,
25 March, 1837-
Mr. Brigham was graduated A. M., University of Vermont in
1854; admitted to the Lamoille Co. bar in 1857; practiced five
years in Bakersfield, then formed the law partnership of Brigham
& Waterman, later Brigham & INIcFarland in Hyde Park, where
he continued to reside and practice. He served in the Legislature
of Vermont in 1867 and 1868 and was a leading spirit in securing
the charter for the Lamoille Valley Div. of the Portland & Ogdens-
burg R. R. Was the first president of the Lamoille Valley R. R.
continuing in this position for 10 years. Was prominent in the
Democratic party in Vermont, and candidate for Lieut. Gov., U.
S. Senator, etc. He was president of the Lamoille Central Aca-
demy for 25 years; vice-president of the Vermont Bar Assn., and
trustee of the University of Vermont from 1875-'81.
Children, born in Hyde Park:
i Julia', b. 23 Aug., 1860; m. 22 Dec, 1881, Henry M., son of
Moses McFarland, b. 5 Aug., 1852; lawj^er in Hyde Park; was
grad. Univ. of Vt., A.B., 1878; admitted to Lamoille County Bar,
1881; was partner with father-in-law; vice-prest. Lamoille Co. Sav-
ings Bank & Trust Co. and Lamoille Co. Nat. Bank; secy Civil &
Military Affairs of Vt., 1890-92; G. M., I. O. O. F. of Vt..,
1897-98. Ch. (McFarland), b. Hyde Park:
1 Helen Marion^, b. 27 Nov., 1885; 2 Grace Brigham, b. 24 Sept.,
1888; 3 Brigham Wheeler, b. 5 April, 1891.
ii Mary, b. 21 June, 1870; m. 28 Aug., 1895, James, eldest son of
Matthew H. Buckham, Prest. Univ. of Vt. She was grad. L'niv.
402 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
of Vt., 1893; he is author of Where Town and Country Meet,
and several volumes of verse; res. Melrose, Mass. Ch. (Buck-
ham) :
1 Barbara^ b. 18 Feb., 1898; d. 9 Sept., 1898.
2 Waldo Brigham, b. 14 Jan., 1900.
iii Blanche, b. 15 Aug., 1875; was grad. Univ. of Vt., 1697; was
preceptress of Lamoille Academy, Hyde Park, and is (1906)
preceptress of High School in Dallas, O.
539 *ROBERT BRECK^ son of Cheney^ and Elizabeth (Brig-
ham) Brigham", born in Bakersfield, Vt., 1 Nov., 1826; died in
Boston, s. p., 2 Jan., IQOO; married 17 Nov., 1870, in Boston,
Frances Gertrude Brigham^, daughter of 342.
An ambitious student at the academy in Bakersfield, he went to
Boston at the age of 1 6 to earn money to complete his studies, but, on
a suggestion of his former schoolmaster, contiilued in the restaurant
business, in the employ of his uncle, the noted Peter Bent Brig-
ham, corner Court and Hanover Streets, remaining ten years. He
then opened a restaurant of his own farther down on Court Street,
which he conducted successfully until ill health compelled him to
sell out and go to Florida. Returning in I860, he bought the
estate and established " Brigham's " restaurant at 642 Washington
Street, Boston, tearing down old buildings and building " Brig-
ham's Hotel" in the rear about 1882.
This historic spot in 1635 was apportioned for a house and gar-
den to Garrett Bourne, who built in 1636 and set out a number of
elm trees. One he transplanted in 1646 a little northwest of his
house. The house was transformed into a tavern and in 1760 was
the meeting place of the " Sons of Liberty." Here the first pub-
lic act of resistance to British authority occurred, 14 Aug., 1765,
when the t^g,j of Andrew Oliver, the stamp officer, was hung from
the branches of the transplanted tree; the old elm thus becoming
known as the Liberty Tree and the location as Liberty Hall. The
tree was cut down by the Tories in August, 1775; at the close of
the Revolution a liberty pole was erected on its stump. In 182S-'24
the four-story brick Lafayette Hotel, built and kept by Ralph
Haskins, replaced the old tavern; and it was from what is now
Brigham's hotel that a beautiful young girl, with a silk sash of
red, white and blue draped across her shoulders, presented the
Marquis de Lafayette with his first refreshment upon entering the
* Rev. Robert Breck, son of Captain John Brack of Dorchester, was born 7
Dec, 1682, Harvard 1700, was settled at Marlboro 25 Oct., 1704. He was of
great natural powers and had remarkable skill in the learned languages (reading
from the Hebrew Bible at family prayers). He m. 8 Sept., 1707, Elizabeth Wain-
wright of Haverhill. His dau. Sarah m. Dr. Benjamin Gott of Marlboro and her
dau., Sarah Breck Gott, m. Lieut. Uriah Brigham, great-grandfather of Robert
B. Brigham. Hannah Breck, another daughter, married Rev. Ebenezer Parkman
of Westboro, and was an ancestor of the Drs. Parkman of Boston and of two
Brigham lines.
SEVENTH GENERATION 403
new City of Boston, a glass of wine, in 1824. Soon after, the
hotel was secured by Asa de Costa, who managed it for a long
time. William F. Bacon was its proprietor in I860, when he was
succeeded by Mr. Brigham, who lived there uninterruptedly until
his death, although he sold the business to Bush & Willey in 1891-
Soon after his occupancy and against the remonstrance of many
friends Mr. Brigham, as a matter of principle, abolished the open
bar maintained by his predecessor and enforced the custom, which
afterward became the law of the Commonwealth, of serving liquors
only at tables with food.
Mr. Brigham was one of the first to appreciate the movement of
business toward the " South End " of Boston and at his death owned
real property to the value of $3,000,000, all within a mile of his
hotel. His purchases included (12 June, 1883) the "Meeting
House in Hollis Street" (Unitarian), which Mr. Brigham trans-
formed in 1885 into the Hollis Street Theatre, the leading play-
house of Boston. The new Globe Theatre also forms part of the
Brigham estate.
In business life he was shrewd, honorable and reserved, but
he was naturally of a lively, cheerful disposition and he was
charitable in many quiet ways. His innate generosity will reach
its full fruition in the Robert B. Brigham Hospital for Incurables.
(See Appendix.) He is buried in Bakersfield.
540 LEANDER D^, son of Edward® Brigham, (mother's
name unknown); born in Milton, Vt., 16 Oct., 1820; died West-
ford, Vt., March, 1859; married 29 Feb., 1844, Eliza Bates of
Westford.
Children :
i Edgar Pa^kis^ b. 1845; m. 1866, Hannah Chadwick; res. St.
Johnsbury, Vt., where a farmer; has several ch.
ii (Dr.) Charles Orson, b. 23 Dec, 1847; was grad. Univ. of Vt.,
1886; res. Pittsford and Rutland, Vt.; went to Alaska gold
fields, where d. Dec., 1898; m. 35 April, 1876, Sarah A. Bishop
of Westford, who res., his widow, in Rutland, Vt. Ch.:
1 Lynn BJ', b. in W., 15 Jan., 1877; in business in Rutland,
iii Orilla Laura, twin to Charles; m. D. D. Hall of Pittsford,
Vt. Ch. (Hall):
1 Lillie*; 2 Mary; 3 Louise; 4 Mabel.
iv Mary Eliza, b. Aug., 1850; m. Geo, D. Bates of Pittsford. Ch.
(Bates) :
1 Douglas"; 2 Katherine.
V Edward Leander, b. in Ottawa, Can., 8 Dec., 1852; m. 7 Dec.,
1876, Sabina Elizabeth Thompson, b. 8 Dec, 1851, in Kane Co.,
111.; res. a farmer, in 1904, Lamont, la. Ch., b. in Lamont:
1 Guy A.", b. 25 March, 1879.
2 Grace M., b. 15 March, 1881.
3 Leon Edward, b. 25 Feb., 1883.
404 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
4 Roy Oscar, b. 9 April, 1885.
5 Robin Henry, b. 16 June, 1887.
6 George Leslie, b. 4 June, 1889.
7 Earl Eugene, b. 24 June, 1892.
8 Dorr Douglas, h. 24 Sept., 1896.
541 ADDINGTON MUNROE% son of Barnabas and Mary
(Fife) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., on the old Samuel Brig-
ham farm, 27 March, 1837; married 7 May, 1861, Mary, daughter
of John and Selecta (Gould) Estabrook of Westminister, Mass.
He was educated in the schools of Marlboro. In 1864 he enlisted
in Co. E. 5th Mass. Inf. and was stationed in Baltimore and
vicinity during most of the service. Became a dairy farmer on
the ancestral estate, which originally covered 175 acres. It has
been occupied by Brighams ever since it was redeemed from the
wilderness, having been owned by SamueP who left it to his son
George*, who left it to Ashbael SamueP, who sold it to Dr. DanieP,
who was followed by Barnabas^, and who, in turn, was followed
by Addington^. George, Ashbael Samuel and Addington, were all
born there. Also, Ulysses®, grand-son of Addington. It was a
garrison house as stated on p. 109 of the History of Marlboro.
It is in the south part of the town, three quarters of a mile from
Marlboro Junction. Addington has served the town as Road Com-
missioner and the city of Marlboro as a member of the Common
Council, of which he has also been president. He was a charter
member of the Marlboro Grange and has held the leading offices
in that and the District Grange. He is a member of the G. A. R.
He has been Curator of the B. F. A., many years, and is a member
of the Publication Committee of the Brigham Family History.
Children, born in Marlboro:
1 Abble Alice', b. 1 Feb., 1862; m. 15 March, 1893, George Fred
Nichols. They live on the homestead of Thomas^ s. p.
763 ii William Munroe, b. 24 Jan., 1864.
ill Ella Amelia, b. 14 Aug., 1866; m. 19 June, 1895, William
Aubrey, son of Harding and Annie (Lockhart) Porter of Marl-
boro, b. 9 Jan., 1872. Ch. (Porter), b. in Marlboro:
1 George Lockhart", b. IQ Aug., 1896.
2 Aubrey Brigham, b. 30 Aug., 1897.
3 Harding Lawton, b. 28 Dec, 1900.
iv Cora Estabrook, b. 27 Oct., 1868; d. unm., 2 Oct., 1892.
542 CHARLES AMORY% son of DanieP and Sarah (Bar-
nard) Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 26 Sept., 1814; died
in 1899, ae- 84; married Eliza A. Fairbanks, born in Milford, Mass.,
5 Sept., 1815; died 4 March, IQOO. He resided in Nashua, N. H.,
where he was Street Commissioner. They celebrated their Golden
Wedding.
SEVENTH GENERATION 405
Children, bom in Nashua:
i Corp. Charles L.«, b. 3 June, 1843; d. 22 Oct., 1864; enlisted 14
Aug., 1S62, Co. F, 9th N. H. Vols.; wounded 30 July, 1864,
in mine explosion before Petersburg, Va. ; 28 buckshot were taken
out of his body,
ii Corp. Edward H., b. 27 March, 1845; d. 22 Oct., 1880; enlisted
9 Dec, 1861, Co. M, 1st N. H. Vol. Cavalry; re-enlisted 1 Jan.,
1864; wounded and captured 29 June, 1864, in Ream's Sta., Va. ;
released from Libby Prison, 30 June, 1865.
iii George H., b. 28 Nov., 1846; d. 30 July, 1848.
iv Frederick A., b, 21 Feb., 1848; d. 5 June, 1849.
764 V George H., b. 1 March, 1851.
vi Albert W., b. 2 Oct., 1853; m. Minnie Davis; res. a retired mer-
chant in Weston, Mass. Ch.:
1 Johtfj 2 Paul.
vii Frank M., b. 28 Jan., 1856; d. 1860.
viii Ira S., b. 30 Dec, 1858; m. Anna Merrill; has been in Nashua
City Council; a traveling salesman, and res. Dorchester, Mass.
543 LYDIA MARIA^ daughter of Abraham Monroe*' and
Mindwell (Brigham) Brigham;^ born in Boston, Mass., 23 Nov.,
1824; married 23 Sept., 1850, Rev. Solomon, son of William Fay.
They resided in Dayton, Ohio, for a number of years, and now live
in Dorchester, Mass.
Children (Fay), born in Dayton:
i Henry Brigham', b. 18 May, 1853.
ii Ella Maria, b. 18 Nov., 1857.
iii Louis Payson, b. 24 June, 1861.
544 GEORGE OTIS', son of Otis'' and Abigail (Bates) Brig-
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 9 Nov., 1821; died 13 Feb., 1898;
he never married.
He was Treasurer of the Westboro Savings Bank for 24 years ;
cashier of the National Bank in Westboro for 26 years ; Town
Treasurer 24 years; Representative to the General Court 1878 and
1879- He was the leader of business life in the town and interested
in all public works. The " Geo. Brigham Steamer Co." of the
Fire Department was named for him.
545 JOSHUA BATES', son of Otis" and Abigail (Bates)
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 28 Sept., 1828; died in Brook-
line, Mass., 18 April, 1891; married (1) 27 Feb., 1862, Sarah
M., daughter of James Abbot Lovejoy of Billerica, Mass.; born
18 Sept., 1835; died Nov., 1866; married (2) 17 June, 1868,
Helen M., daughter of Nathaniel and Marcia (Bowen) Burgess of
Providence, R. I. She died in Brookline, 27 Feb., 19O6. Mr. Brig-
ham was a philosophical instrument maker.
406 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Child (by first wife) :
i Abbot Otis^ b. 19 Nov., 1863; d. ibid.
Children (by second wife) :
ii Agnes Otis, b. 3 Jan., 1875; a teacher,
iii Donald P., b. 4 Oct., 1877.
546 DAVID SEWALL% son of Rev. David^ and Elizabeth
(Durfee) Brigham; born in East Randolph, Mass., 17 March.,
1823; died in Fall River, Mass., Oct., 1873; married (1) 4 Dec,
1845, Elizabeth Gardner, daughter of Samuel and Eunice (Hatha-
way) Chace of Fall River; born there, 28 June, 1825; died there,
3 Feb., 1853; married (2) l6 Feb., 1854, Mary Howland Wady,
who died 5 Jan., 1864; married (3) 2 Feb., 1870, Elizabeth Wil-
liams. He was a merchant in Fall River, Mass.
Children (by first wife), born in Fall River:
i Charles A.\ b. 18 Sept., 1846; d. 3 Jan., 1847.
11 Charles A., b. 12 June, 1848; d. 23 Feb., 1850.
ill Martha Chace, b. 3 April, 1850; m. 10 May, 1870, Herbert Chase
of Newton, Mass. Ch. (Chase) :
1 Mernll B?, b. 22 Feb., 1872.
Children (by second wife) :
iv Elizabeth Gardner, b. 26 March, 1856; d. 9 Nov., 1902; m. C.
F. H. White. Ch. (White) :
1 Mary B.\ b. 8 Jan., 1884; m. 31 Dec, 1903, Robert B. M.
Knight of Fall River.
2 Sanford B., b. 4 May, 1888.
V George Sewall, b. 10 July, 1858; m. 13 Oct., 1886, Mary E. Sheen;
res. Fall River (Belmont St.).
vi James Wady, b. 9 May, 1860; m. 27 Sept., 1887, Mary Elizabeth,
daughter of James Kendall. Ch., b. in Fall River:
1 James KendalP, b. 4 April, 1889.
2 David Sewall, b. 11 Sept., 1891.
vii Kate Sawin, b. 5 April, 1862; d. 14 March, 1863,
547 CHARLES DURFEE^ son of Rev. David*' and Elizabeth
(Durfee) Brigham; born in Fall River, Mass., 21 July, 1831;
married 9 Nov., 1851, Josephine H., daughter of Thomas F. Gibbs.
He resides in Brockton, Mass.
Children:
i Annie Josephine^ b. 1 April, 1855; m. 8 June, 1882, Edgar W.,
son of Rufus Davis; res. Fairhaven, Mass. Ch. (Davis):
1 Alfred B.", b. 4 June, 1883; 2 Edna W., b. 25 Feb., 1888; 3
Lena J., b. 28 April, 1893.
ii David Foster, b. 3 June, 1859; m. Carrie W., dau. of Martin
Kingman; res. Brockton. Ch.:
1 Arthur Foster*, b. in Brockton, 18 May, 1884.
iii Mary Agnes, b. 8 Nov., 1861 ; m. 25 Dec, 1888, Oscar, son of
Warren Heath of Brockton. Ch. (Heath) :
1 Donald B?, b. 15 May, 1892.
iv Charles Angier, b. 15 Feb., 1871.
Addington M. Brigham, of Marlboro (54'
SEVENTH GENERATION 407
548 JANETTE HANNAH^ daughter of Hon. Elmer« and
Betsey C. (Parker) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 9 Jan.,
1827; married 6 April, 1848, Archelaus M., son of Luther and
Lucy (Brigham) Howe, (448), born in South Vernon, Vt., 21
April, 1823; died 26 Dec, 1905.
After engaging in the manufacture of sleighs in Westboro, Mr.
Howe established the business of manufacturing cutting dies, which
he transferred to Worcester, Mass. in I860; continued in this busi-
ness until 1897, when he retired.
Children (Howe), born in Westboro:
i Arthur L.«, b. 27 Nov., 1848; d. 13 Oct., 1849.
ii Elmer Parker, b. 1 Nov., 1851; lawyer in Boston; was grad.
Worcester Polytechnic Inst., in 1871; Yale Univ., 1876.
549 MERRICK PUTNAM^ son of Hon. Elmer« and Betsey
C. (Parker) Brigham, born in Westboro, Mass., 9 March, 1829;
died in Boston, 10 Dec, 1875; married in Boston, 21 May, 1851,
Sarah E. Wellington, born 1 Dec, 1825, who resides in Attleboro,
Mass.
Children, the eldest and youngest born in Boston:
i Edward M.«, b. 5 April, 1852; m. 24 Nov., 1874, Elizabeth C,
dau. of Thomas Brightman; he is a marketman, and res. Attle-
boro. Ch. :
1 Elsie W.^ b. 4 April, 1877; m. 1899, Robert H. Selfridge.
Ch. (Selfridge): Dorothy W.^"
2 Clara E., b. 31 March, 1879.
3 Fred M., b. 9 Jan., 1882.
4 Sarah L., b. 24 May, 1892.
ii Sabra L., b. in Illinois, 3 Nov., 1855; m. 4 Nov., 1876, George
F. Cole, who d. 22 Oct., 1885. Ch. (Cole) :
1 Ral'ph H.\ b. 5 Feb., 1878; 2 Edith L., b. 22 Aug., 1879.
iii Walter M., b. in Westboro, 16 Dec, 1857; d. in Attleboro, 27
Aug., 1882; m. 27 Feb., 1881, Julia, dau. of Darius Briggs; was
a jeweler, and res. Attleboro. Ch. :
1 Charles Wellington^, b. 9 Nov., 1881 ; a die cutter in Attleboro.
iv Alfred W., b. 4 Oct., 1859; m. 24 June, 1883, Etta L., dau. of
James Peckham; res. Attleboro. Ch. :
1 Carl A.", b. 5 May, 1884; 2 Clarence J., b. 1 Sept., 1886.
550 CYRUS% son of Capt. Holloway^ and Frances (Read)
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 27 Dec, 1838; died in Boston,
11 July, 1899; married in Boston, 6 Dec, 1865, Margaret A.,
daughter of Capt. John and Ann (Scott) Evans, of St. John, New
Brunswick; born 5 Aug., 1847; she resides a widow in Brookline,
Mass.
Mr. Brigham was the head of the well-known firm of C. Brigham
& Co., or Boston, milk contractors, said to be the largest distribu-
tors of milk, butter and cheese in the U. S. He was a tenor singer
408 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
and one of the founders of the " Apollo Club " in Boston. He
resided in Roxbury, with summer home in Nantasket.
Child, born in Boston:
i Robert Otis^ b. 19 June, 1871 ; m. Vesta Stewart of Springfield
Centre, N. Y. ; res. in Waban, Mass. Ch.:
1 Margaret S.^, b. 1899; 2 Stewart Evans, b. 1902.
551 HIRAM WRIGHT^ son of Sylvanus*^ and Amy (Cox)
Brigham; born in Florida, N. Y., 29 Dec., 1799; died in Freeport,
111.; married Mary Zeriah SutlifF. Resided in Damascus, Pa., and
removed to Freeport in 1869.
Children, born in Damascus :
i Joseph Brigham^
ii Mary Ann, b. 21 May, 1827; m. 1 Sept., 1855, George T. Piersol.
Ch. (Piersol):
1 Luther W.'>; 2 Ida O.
iii George.
iv Amy S., b. 15 Oct., 1832; m. 25 Aug., 1874, William F. Preston,
b. in GallipoUs, O., 19 June, 1819; was State Fish Warden for
111.; res. retired, in Freeport.
V Webster.
vi Hiram Truman,
vii Carrie.
viii Hattie, b. 17 Sept., 1845; m. 6 April, 1871, Byron L. Pickard, b.
in Elroy, 111., 28 July, 1844; a farmer, and res. Elroy. Ch,
(Pickard) :
1 Charles iV.^ b. 2 Feb., 1873; 2 Bert E., b. 3 July, 1877; 3
Mamie E., b. 20 Jan., 1879.
ix Luther A., b. 3 Feb., 1850; m. 17 Sept., 1872, Laura Luella Wil-
liams; res. Freeport, 111. Ch.:
1 Lillian Irene", b. 28 July, 1873; d. 20 Nov., 1874.
2 Ada v., b. 10 Dec, 1876.
3 George Adelbert, b. 27 Sept., 1879.
4 Hattie Jemima, b. 22 May, 1881.
5 Margaret Lorena, b. 20 Dec, 1891.
552 CYNTHIA M^, daughter of Sylvanus* and Amy (Cox)
Brigham; born 26 April, 1807; died 16 April, 1892; married 5
Sept., 1827, Philander, son of Elisha Fox; born in New York,
17 Feb., 1806; resided a carpenter, in Dryden, Mich., where he
died 15 Sept., 1877.
Children {Fox), the eldest horn in N. Y. State:
i Theodore B.*, b. 11 Nov., 1828; m. Lydia R. Sadler; res. Dryden.
ii WiUiam V., b. 24 Jan., 1830; m. Ann Skinner; 3 yrs. in the
Civil War, 12th Wis. Battery; res. a merchant in Kearney, Neb.
iii Sarah Ann, m. Edwin R. Clark of Shelton, Neb.
iv Ashbel C, b. 19 Feb., 1833; m. (1) Havens; ra. (2)
Skinner; res. Dryden.
V Alexander Ervin, m. Sarah Soles.
vi Amy Ann, m. Simon Hoenshett of Dryden. Ch. (Hoenshett):
1 Albert^- 2 Elizabeth.
SEVENTH GENERATION 409
vii Sylvanus B., b. 10 Sept., 1838; m. Matilda Barnum; 3 years in
Civil War, Corp. Co. H, ;21st la. Vols.; res. a farmer, Akron, la.
Ch.:
1 Horace", a dentist in Bessemer, Mich.; 2 Charles; 3 Lanira.
viii Laura A., b. 13 Feb., 1841; m. (1) Watson, who was
killed in the Civil War; m. (2) Ellsworth, a J. P. in
Dry den.
ix Elisha G., m. Elizabeth Smith.
X Louisa A., d. ae. 3 years.
553 WILLIAM C^, son of Sylvanus« and Amy (Cox) Brig-
ham; born in Florida, N. Y., 1 July, 1802; died in Lorraine, N. Y.,
June, 1879; married Polly, daughter of Thomas Cox.
Children, born in Lorraine:
i William HenryS b. 2 Sept., 1820; killed in a mill, 20 April, 1866;
owned a box factory in Lorraine,
ii Jane Kate, b. 5 April, 1624; m. 1841, Joseph M. Pooler of
Mannsville, N. Y. Ch. (Pooler), b. in Mannsville:
1 Alsom H.\ b. 1842; res. Lorraine; 2 William J., b. 1846; 3
Delancy E., b. 1849; 4 Delbert J., b. 1851; d. 1854; 5 Eddie
J., b. 1856; d. 1859; 6 3Iartha J., b. 1853; d. 1873; 7
Zelotus H., b. 1858; 8 Flora C. D., b. 1864; 9 James O., b.
1866; d. 1868.
iii Julia Ann, b. 4 Feb., 1827.
765 iv Hiram N., b. 3 May, 1829.
766 V Philip V. R., b. 27 Aug., 1831.
vi Martin V., b. 13 Aug., 1834; m. 30 Dec, 1860, Terissa Watertown,
b. in Lorraine, 23 Feb., 1843; res. Lorraine, and is a carpenter;
was J. P. for 8 years. Ch., b. in Lorraine:
1 Andrew J.", h. 7 Nov., 1861; 2 Lillian B., h. 25 July, 1865; 3
Frank E., b. 11 Sept., 1867; 4 Wallace E., b. 8 July, 1869;
5 William W., h. 22 April, 1871; 6 Ernest N., b. 20 March,
1876.
vii Sylvanus, b. 12 March, 1836; m. Polly Moore. Ch.:
1 Emery"; 2 Edwin; 3 Charles; 4 William,.
viii John M., b. 5 Nov., 1838; m. 2 June, 1861, Ellen R., dau. of
Hermon Waterman. Ch., b. in Lorraine:
1 Bosella B.", b. 28 Feb., 1865; m. 1884, .
2 Edith F., b. 23 July, 1871; m. 1893, William R. Taylor. Ch.
(Taylor): i lola M.", b. 4 Sept., 1896; ii Herman, d. y.; iii
Edwin, b. 1900; iv Leon, b. 1902.
3 Musette A., b. 23 Dec, 1878; m. 30 Oct., 1895, James D. Miller.
Ch. (Miller): i Carl J.^ b. 1896; ii Myrtle I., b. 1898; iii
Royal E., b. 1901; iv Ellen L, b. 1902.
554 PHILIP P^., son of Sylvanus^ and Amy (Cox) Brigham;
born in Springfield, N. Y., 5 Sept., 1810; died 14 June, 1887;
married 6 Dec, 1832, Jane A. Miller. Was a farmer and resided
in Galilee, Pa.
Children, horn in Oalilee:
i James L.^ b. 13 Sept., 1833; m. 1 July, 1857, Statira V. Keesler;
a farmer and lumberman in Damascus, Pa. Ch.:
1 Clara J*, b. 3 Nov., 1860; d. in Damascus; a music teacher.
410 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
2 Virgil O., b. 11 Sept., 1862; m. 12 Nov., 1888, Gertrude Mon-
ington; a lumberman; res. Damascus. Ch.: Jay L.", b. 25
Jan., 1891.
767 ii Aaron S., b. 10 Nov., 1834.
iii Mary F., b. 16 Feb., 1838; m. Julius J., son of John Keesler;
b. in Damascus, 4 May, 1837; res. Tylerville, Pa. Ch. (Keesler):
1 Melville M.^ b. Aug., 1859; d. 1871.
2 Veruleigh A., b. 20 June, 1867.
iv Orrin W., b. 20 Feb., 1840; m. 31 May, 1866, Ruth E. Marks;
a farmer, res. Galilee. Ch. :
1 Phili'p C.\ b. 15 Oct., 1877.
V Virgil D., b. 11 Nov., 1842; enlisted in 1862, Co. I, 84th Pa. Vols.;
taken prisoner at Petersburg, 1864; d. in prison, Salisbury, N. C.
vi Maletta J., b. 1 Aug., 1847; m. 26 Dec, 1866, James S. Beattie
of Rockland, N. Y. ; she was a teacher.
vii Sophie E., b. 7 April, 1850; d. in Lestershire, N. Y., 18 March,
1902; m. 18 March, 1884, John, son of Thomas Gregg of Lester-
shire.
555 ORRIN A^., son of Sylvanus® and Amy (Cox) Brigham;
born in Boylston, N. Y., 4 May, 1820; died in Damascus, Pa., 13
Feb., 1890; married 1 Jan., 1842, Rachel E. Broadhead. He was
a farmer and undertaker.
Children, bom in Damascus :
1 Orville S.S b. 26 Nov., 1842; d. in Damascus, 16 June, 1864; m.
24 Nov., 1861, Caroline, dau. of Charles Keesler; res. Damascus.
Ch.:
1 Jacob L\ b. 13 April, 1863; m. 19 Sept., 1882, Lauretta T.
Terry; res. Hancock, N. Y. Ch.: i Emma M.", b. 25 June,
1884; ii Clarence L., b. 9 Nov., 1886; iii Nora A., b. 23 Dec,
1888.
ii Jacob W., b. 17 Aug., 1844; d. 1 Aug., 1864, from bullet wound
in the Civil War.
iii William Henry, b. 14 Feb., 1846; m. 2 Oct., 1867, Sarah A., dau.
of Edward Rutledge; b. in Rutledgetown, Pa., 27 June, 1845; a
farmer, and res. Damascus. Ch., b. there:
1 Marvin N.', b. 24 April, 1868; m. 19 Oct., 1892, Hattie L.
Jackson, b. in Tylerville, Pa., 30 March, 1871. Ch.: Arthur
Willard", b. 4 Nov., 1895.
2 Floyd T., b. 17 Oct., 1872.
3 Viva E., b. 18 Jan., 1875.
iv Mary C, b. 23 Dec, 1847; d. 11 Feb., 1883; m. 2 July, 1870,
Peter K. Valentine. Ch. (Valentine), b. in Damascus:
1 Alonzo H.", b. 5 June, 1878; 2 Corwin H., b. 18 Dec, 1880.
V Hiram Wright, b. 22 May, 1853; d. in Damascus, 7 Feb., 1893;
m. 27 Sept., 1874, Hattie, dau. of Jacob Ross; b. in Callicoon,
N. Y., 1 July, 1856; res. Damascus. Ch., b. there:
1 Rose E.\ b. 9 Sept., 1875.
2 Frank V., b. 12 Sept., 1877.
3 Mary Elizabeth, b. 7 Oct., 1879.
4 Mamie C, b. 24 March, 1885; d. 13 Aug., 1886.
5 Marguerite, b. 2 Dec, 1892.
SEVENTH GENERATION 411
556 CALVIN", son of Asa^ and Lavina (Bellows) Brigham;
born in Milton, Vt., in 1805; married in 1830, Hannah Baker
of Essex, Vt. He resided in Essex.
Children, born in Essex:
i Leonard*, res. Jericho, Vt.
ii Hiram, b. May, 1837; d. ; m. June, 1859, Aletha P.
Wheeler. Ch.:
1 George S.^
2 Willis S., res. Essex.
3 Eva, d. — — ■ — ; m. . Ch.: Mae'".
4 Frank C, res. Essex Center.
557 DANIEL MORGAN^ son of Rufus« and Lydia (Morgan)
Brigham; born in Essex, Vt., 25 Sept., 1832; married 4 March,
1861, Lydia P. Card, born in Painesville, O., 4 Oct., 1840. He was
a merchant in Milwaukee, Wis., but now resides in Cleveland, O.
Children, born in Wilwaukee:
i Card?, b. 17 March, 1862; d, 1864.
li Daniel Rufus, b. April, 1865; d. in Denver, Colo., 19 Feb., 1902;
m. 1 Sept., 1896, Lillian B. Rice; she res. in Peoria, 111. Ch.,
b. in Denver:
1 Daniel Morgan^, b. 8 May, 1899.
2 Caroline Rice, b. 1 March, 1901.
iii Ann C, b. April, 1869; m. 5 April, 1899, Charles S. Britton; res.
Cleveland.
558 NELSON^ son of Silas'' and Polly (Harding) Brigham;
born in Harpersfield, O., 21 Oct., 1821; married (1) Oct., 1843,
Roxana, daughter of Nathan Jennings; married (2) 11 June,
1878, Mrs. Celia Edson, daughter of H. P. Castle. He resides in
Star, Kas.; is a farmer, mechanic. Justice of the Peace and a mem-
ber of the Kansas Legislature.
Children (by first wife), born in Geneva, O.:
1 Arthur Nelson^ b. 28 Oct., 1852; m. 4 Nov., 1873, Nettie M.
Riley; a farmer, res. Star, Kan. Ch.:
1 Balph^, b. 22 Jan., 1875; d. 5 March, 1877; 2 Ross Jay, b. 22
Oct., 1878; 3 Frank, b. 13 Sept., 1881.
ii Jay P., b. March, 1869; d. 3 Nov., 1875.
559 HIRAM^ son of Silas® and Polly (Harding) Brigham;
born in Harpersfield, O., 14 Feb., 1823; died 21 April, 1897; mar-
ried, 1850, Louisa, daughter of Nathan Jennings. Resided in
Painesville, O., a farmer and carpenter.
Children, born in Geneva, O.:
i Louis Deles', b. 22 Dec, 1850; m. 1 Jan., 1874, Osceola, dau.
of R. C. Fugit; b. 8 March, 1853; res. Emporia, Kan. Ch.:
1 Leo Jay", h. 29 Jan., 1875; m. 1900, in Emporia, Carrie Sim-
mons; res. Paola, Kan. Ch.: i Florence G., b. 16 April, 1901;
ii Edna L., b. 23 Oct., 1902; iii Arian M., b. 29 Dec, 1904.
412 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY!
2 Ava Hiram, b. 9 Dec, 1876.
3 Grace Louisa, b. 8 July, 1881.
4 Ermie Belle, b. 11 Aug., 1883; m. David Love of Emporia.
5 Mira N-, b. 24 Jan., 1889.
6 Flossie V., b. 18 July, 1891.
7 Arthur D., b. 25 Jan., 1894.
ii George Henry, b. 8 May, 1855; m. 20 Oct., 1881, Mabel, dau. of
D. Henry Gaylord; b. in Geneva, 6 Feb., 1861; res. Painesville,
O. Ch.:
1 Edith E?, b. 23 March, 1883; d. 27 March, 1885.
2 Lois M., b. 17 Nov., 1885; m. 1903, Lloyd A. Mcllvaine.
3 Leon D., b. 9 Aug., 1887.
4 Jay C, b. 20 March, 1889.
5 Ralph E., b. 14 March, 1891.
6 Ruth M., h. 23 May, 1895.
7 Philip E., b. 6 Nov., 1899.
560 ALBERT CRAWFORD^ son of Silas« and Polly (Hard-
ing) Brigham; born in Harpersfield, O.^ 13 Nov., 1828; married
4 Oct., 1855, Hannah R., daughter of Chauncey Sackett, born in
Windsor, O., 3 Oct., 1830; died in Trumbull, O., 18 March, 1889-
He is a farmer and teacher and was 10 years town clerk. Resides
in Trumbull, O.
Children, horn in Trumbull:
i Frederic Erwin^ b. 10 Oct., 1856; m. 17 Oct., 1889, Nettie Lenora,
dau. of Irving Crandall; grad. Oberlin, 1878; a teacher and
farmer; res. Trumbull. Ch. :
1 Mary Ida", b. 17 Feb., 1892.
2 Clair Crandall, b. 14 Nov., 1894.
3 Albert Henry, b. 30 July, 1896.
4 Harold Lynn, h. 9 June, 1898.
5 Robert Nelson, b. 4 March, 1900.
6 Estella Marcia, b. 14 Dec, 1902.
ii Henry Albert, b. 12 Sept., 1861; d. 31 Aug., 1375.
561 LIEUT. GEORGE WASHINGTON^ son of Silas and
Polly (Harding) Brigham; born in Harpersfield, O., 22 Sept.,
1836; married (1) 3 May, I860, Arabella, daughter of William
Marshall, who died in Oshkosh, Wis.; married (2) l6 July, 1887,
Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Oscar Lee. Was 1st Lieut, and
Quartermaster 103d O. Vol. Infantry, Civil War; a bookkeeper;
resided Croton, O., Oshkosh, and Longmont, Colo.
Children {by first wife), the 3 elder bom in Croton, the youngest in
Oshkosh:
i Nellie Inez% b. 28 July, 1861; m. and res. Perry, la.
ii Leonard Earle, b. 12 June, 1867; photographer, res. Ogden, la.
iii Harry, b. 3 Dec, 1869.
iv Edward, b. 28 Feb., 1875.
562 HON. MAVOR^ son of Dea. Sullivan" and Amanda
(Spalding) Brigham; born 16 May, 1806, in a small log house on
a farm in Westmoreland, Oneida County, New York, to which his
,yl/j, /^rz^A-.^t.^L^^v.3
SEVENTH GENERATION ^13
father had recently moved from New Hampshire; died in Toledo,
O., 8 Jan., 1897; married (1) 29 Sept., 1830, Clarissa, daughter
of Oliver Bill, born in Booneville, N. Y., 5 June, 1801; died in
Toledo, 9 March, 1842; married (2) 27 July, 1843, Malinda P.,
daughter of Jacob M. Merrell, born in Westmoreland, 21 Jan.,
1822.
The farm on which he was born, as also the two others on which
the family afterward lived, was chiefly uncleared land. With little
schooling but a brilliant mind, he so fitted himself that he taught
school for several years with great success ; learned the carpenter's
trade and until 1835 was both carpenter and building contractor,
teaching school winters; he taught himself to play the bass viol
and flute, sang well and taught singing school. In 1835, with wife
and child, he removed to the new settlement in Ohio, afterward the
city of Toledo, and resided there permanently except for a short
return to New York State. Here, for 20 years, he was a builder
and, at one time, a railroad constructor, etc. ; also bought land upon
which he built houses for sale; was in the hardware business 1858-
1868, when retired on account of ill-health but frequently acted
as executor or assignee of estates, etc. He was Justice of the
Peace 6 years, successively township clerk and treasurer, member
of the City Council and in 1853, Mayor of Toledo; also Collector
of canal tolls ; member of the first board of police commissioners
by appointment of the Governor and , later of the Water Works
Board; these positions of public trust came to him unsought. In
1 832 he organized one of the first Anti-Slavery societies in the
United States and was long its secretary; also he greatly assisted
to form public opinion against slavery ,and to aid negroes who had
secured their liberty. Always, in adult life, a devout Christian,
he was 53 years deacon and clerk of the First Congregational
Church of Toledo, holding both offices when he died. For many
years was the choir-master of his church. With mental faculties
unimpaired, he passed away in his 91st year respected and loved
by all.
Children {by first wife), the 2 elder horn in Vienna, N. Y.:
1 Harriet Eliza', b. 4 July, 1831; m. 28 May, 1851, William A.,
son of Elisha Beach; b. in E. Bloomfield, N. Y., 23 April, 1822;
d. in Toledo, 13 Dec, 1892. He was manager of the Western
Union Telegraph Co., in Toledo, from its origin. Ch. (Beach),
b. in Toledo.
1 Helen L.\ b. 28 April, 1857; m. 23 Aug., 1892, Samuel W.
Jones, who d. 12 July, 1904; res. in Toledo, where Mr. Jones
was Mayor. Ch. (Jones), b. in Toledo: Mason'", b. 3 Oct.,
1897.
2 Anna C, b. 10 Nov., 1861 ; m. 27 Dec, 1888, Selah R. Mac-
Laren, who d. 29 Jan., 1905; res. Toledo. Ch. (MacLaren):
Harriet Christine'", b. 15 Oct., 1889; d. 8 April, 1901.
414 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
ii Celina Emily, b. 19 March, 1833; d. 19 Dec, 1834.
iii Sylvania Emeline, b. in Toledo, 17 Sept., 1835; d. 9 Aug., 1838.
768 iv Charles Oliver, b. in Dundee, Mich., 9 Sept., 1838.
V Franklin Sullivan, b. in Toledo, 9 Feb., 1842; d. 29 June, 1842.
Children (by second wife), born in Toledo:
vi Stanley Faber, b. 12 Dec, 1844; m. 22 June, 1871, Emma Hague;
a clerk in Toledo,
vii Helen Cornelia, b. 7 Aug., 1846; d. 28 March, 1853.
viii George Mavor, b. 1 Feb., 1849; m. 10 Jan., 1883, Kate E. Mc-
Cormick; he is a telegraph operator in Toledo.
769 ix William Augustus, b. 21 Sept., 1853.
X Edward RoUin, b. 28 Jan., 1856; d. 6 April, 1861.
770 xi Frederick Merrell, b. 17 July, 1864.
xii Harry Chase, b. 12 Oct., 1870; a wholesale druggist, Toledo.
563 ORVILLE P^, son of Dea. John« and Susan (Moore)
Brigham; born in Ogden, N. Y., 10 Sept., 1818; died in Spencer-
port, N. Y., 22 Oct., 1885; married 27 Jan., Delia Barnard,
who died 11 March, 1904. He was a farmer and town officer and
resided in Spencerport.
Children, born in Spencerport:
i Charles U.\ b. 30 March, 1843; m. 25 Oct., 1870, Cora C. Clark.
Ch.:
1 Elizabeth C.\ b. 30 Dec, 1875; m. Charles L. Mosher, in 1903.
2 Clara, b. 3 July, 1878; d. 1887.
ii Edward D., b. 16 June, 1845; m. 23 Feb., 1887, Marie A. Munn;
he d. 20 June, 1896, in Palmyra, N. Y., where res.; hardware
merchant. Ch. :
1 Mildred C.\ b. 24 May, 1888.
iii Frederick G., b. 18 Feb., 1849; unm., a traveling salesman from
Batavia, N. Y.
iv John C, b. 9 Sept., 1853; m. 2 March, 1898, Mary L. Merz; res.
Spencerport.
V Clara B., b. 15 Aug., 1856; m. 26 Feb., 1873, Adelbert W. \Vhit-
tier; res. Spencerport.
vi Elbert W., b. 15 Jan., 1863; ra. 30 June, 1895, Hattie M. Chad-
sey; a farmer in Sweden, N. Y. Ch.:
l' William E.", b. 2 Sept., 1900,
564 JOHN D^., son of Dea. John" and Susan (Moore) Brig-
ham; born in Ogden, N. Y., 4 Dec, 1820; died 28 Oct., 1894;
married 19 Feb., 1845, Sophia Malinda, daughter of Sylvanus and
Malinda (Atchinson) .Willey; born in Ogden, 31 Oct., 1824; died
24 Nov., 1899- He was a farmer in Ogden and held town offices.
Children, born in Ogden:
i Alvan W.^ b. 25 Nov., 1845; m. June, 1888, Mary E. Girkin;
a traveling salesman; res. Rochester, N. Y.
ii Virginia Sophia, b. 7 April, 1852; m. 12 June, 1878, Allen B.
Welch of Victor, N. Y. Ch. (Welch), b. in Victor:
1 Faith Virginia", b. 27 Aug., 1879.
2 Ruby Florence, b. 23 April, 1881; m. 30 Dec, 1903, Lewis M.
Cole.
3 Bernice May, b. 27 Sept., 1884.
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iii Florence Adelia, b. 20 Feb., 1858; m. 19 Oct., 1880, Christie J.
Pierce of Ogden.
iv EUa May, b. 29 March, 1866; m. 19 Oct., 1887, Frank K. Austin
of Owasco, N. Y. Ch. (Austin) :
. 1 Florence^; 2 Blanche.
V Cora Miranda, b. 2 June, 1867; m. 29 Dec, 1892, Charles A.
Decker of Owasco, N. Y. Ch. (Decker) :
1 Gladys^; 2 Delwin B.
565 ALONZO", son of Dea. John^ and Susan (Moore) Brig-
ham; born in Ogden, N. Y., 16 Nov., 1822; died Oct., 1859; married
3 Jan., 1849, Mary F. Wyman, who died 1 Jan., 1886. Resided
in Lafayette, Ind.
Children, born in Ogden:
i Mary JanetteS b. 11 Oct., 1849; d. 1 Jan., 1885; m. Charles
Barton. Ch. (Barton):
1 Hoivard S.\ b. Oct., 1869; d. 1882.
2 Lillis A., b. 11 March, 1871; m. Fred. Castle.
3 Charles A., h. 1 May, 1877.
4 Alice H., b. 22 Jan., 1880.
5 Evelyn F., b. 38 Feb., 1882.
ii Frank A., b. 2 Sept., 1858; m. (1) 31 March, 1882, Bessie Smith,
who d. 1892; m. (2) Laura Brash; res. Rochester, N. Y. Ch.
(by 1st wife) :
1 Harry\ b. 30 Jan., 1893; 2 Pearl.
Ch. (by 2d wife):
3 Laura.
5m DEA. MILTON^ son of Dea. John« and Susan (Moore)
Brigham; born in Ogden, N. Y., 18 June, 1825; died 20 Sept.,
1897; married 25 Oct., 1850, Mary A. Finch of Spencerport, N.
Y.; born 19 July, 1830; residing in Spencerport, in 1905. Was a
farmer and resided in Spencerport; held many town offices and was
overseer of the poor; was deacon for 30 years.
Children, the eldest horn in Spencerport, others in Ogden, N. F. :
i Carrie Louise^ b. 3 July, 1855; m. 11 Jan., 1882, Willard Brower
of Ogden, N. Y. Ch. (Brower):
1 Milton Willard^, b. 11 Aug., 1885.
2 Chester Lewis, b. 1 May, 1892.
3 Henry Somerset, b. 24 May, 1893.
4 Roy Brigham, b. 15 Aug., 1894.
771 ii Henry Martyn, b. 19 Nov., 1859.
iii John Hazzard, b. 22 Sept., 1862; m. 19 June, 1895, Louise Bev-
eridge Stevenson, b. in Edinboro, Scotland, 20 July, 1875; he is
V. P. of the Rochester (N. Y.) Lamp Co., and Gen. Manager;
res. N. Y. City. Ch.:
1 Dorothy Louise', b. and d. 1896.
iv Minnie A., b. 20 Dec, 1864; m. 23 June, 187 — , George Clement
Card of Los Angeles, Cal.. Ch. (Card) :
1 Don Brigham^, b. in Minneapolis, 8 March, 1888.
2 Henry Harold, h. 1890; d. 1893.
3 Louise Du Bois, b. in Spencerport, 27 Sept., 1892.
4 Dorothy, b. 1898.
416 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY!
567 CHARLES^ son of Dea. John® and Susan (Moore) Brig-
ham; born in Ogden, N. Y., 15 March, 1827; married 7 June,
I860, Hannah Bailey. Is a fruit-grower in Spencerport, N. Y.;
Justice of the Peace doing much out-of-court legal work; ex-post-
master.
Children, born in Spencerport :
i William A.*, b. 30 May, 1861; d. 31 April, 1900; a business man
of West Superior, Wis.; ex-postmaster,
ii AUetta B., b. 16 April, 1863.
iii Hattie, b. 14 March, 1866.
568 LEWIS E.^ son of Elijah® and Lydia (Richards) Brig-
ham; born in Vernon Center, ,N. Y., 4 Dec, 1820; married, 1843,
Sophia, daughter of Warren and Sophia (Catlin) Johnson of Clin-
ton, N. Y., born 29 April, 1825. He died 22 Feb., 1907.
Children, all hut the eldest horn in Clinton:
i Frank M.% b. in Utica, N. Y., 29 Dec, 1845; m. in Syracuse,
N. Y., 8 Feb., 1872, Antoinette, dau. of Thomas and Silna (Corbin)
Allen of Mechanicsville, N. Y. ; b. IS Sept., 1850; a salesman,
res. Dorchester, Mass. Ch., b. in Utica:
1 Maud Allen^, b. 8 July, 1873; res. Quincy St., Dorchester,
ii Perry, b. 25 March, 1847; m. Nov., 1875, Julia, dau. of Nathan
and Mehitable (Russell) Jewett of Amherst, Me.; b. 12 July,
1857; res. s. p., a bookkeeper, in Los Angeles, Cal.
iii Edward, b. 21 Nov., 1850; res. a farmer, in Clinton, N. Y.
iv Walter Scott, b. 25 Feb., 1852; m. 26 March, 1890, Emma, dau.
of Norman and Catherine (Smellie) Randall of New York City;
b. 12 Oct., 1861 ; is a carpenter, in business for himself in N. Y.
City, where res. Ch., b. in N. Y. City:
1 Walter Dudley^, b. 29 July, 1893.
2 Edna Randall, b. 2 Sept., 1896.
V Newton J., b. 4 May, 1853; d. 1 Jan., 1883; m. in Utica, 13 May,
1872, Mary Piatt of Jersey City, N. J., b. 21 Jan., 1850. Ch., the
two elder b. in Utica:
1 Perry N.", b. 6 Feb , 1874; d. in Utica, 12 Aug., 1874.
2 Caroline M., b. 9 April, 1875; m. 5 June, 1895, Frank B.,
son of Robert Bishop of New Zealand; b. 5 March, 1872;
res. San Francisco, Cal. Ch. (Bishop), b. in San Francisco:
i Isal^ellai", b. 5 April, 1896; ii Carrie, b. 13 Nov., 1898.
3 Isabella, b. in Detroit, Mich., 15 July, 1877; d. in Cal., 24
Nov., 1894; m. 6 June, 1894, Augustus Haskins of Salt
Lake City, b. 6 March, 1870; res. San Francisco.
vi Caroline, b. 22 March, 1858; d. 2 Dec, 1901; m. in Boston,
Nov., 1884, James T., son of Gaylord D. Brown of Madison,
N. Y. ; b. 22 Aug., 1857; res. s. p., Somerville, Mass.
vii Robert O., b. 23 May, 1861; m. 23 Jan., 1890, Minnie, dau. of
James and Rebecca (Nicholson) McDonald of Quincy, 111.; b.
27 Sept., 1870; he is an inventor, and res. Centralia, 111. Ch.,
b. in Denver, Colo.:
1 MabeV, b. 20 Oct., 1890.
viii Frederick, b. 26 Nov., 1868; d. 18 Oct., 1897; m. 1 Sept., 1891,
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Martha, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Binnen) Harris of Danville,
Pa.; b. 11 June, 1873. Ch., b. in N. Y. City:
1 Lewis'>, b. 15 July, 1892.
2 Leroy, b. 29 April, 1895; d. 2 Sept., 1902.
ix Benjamin, b. 8 June, 1871; a farmer, Clinton, N. Y.
569 LYMAN FARWELL^ son of Dea. David*^ and Catherine
(Romaine) Brigham; born in Hartwiek, N. Y., 26 Sept., 1828; died
in Sedalia, Mo., 19 Nov., 1892 or 1896; married 4 July, 1850,
Maria, daughter of James Boroughs; born in Green, N. Y., 14
Feb., 1828. He was a builder, was Sergeant, Co. G, 15th N. Y.
Vol. Engineers, Civil War. Resided in Dryden, N. Y.
Children, born in Dryden:
i Fred% b. 11 July, 1853; m. (1) 3 Dec, 1B73, at Castle Creek,
N. Y., Sarah J., dau. of M. E. Bullock; d. 25 July, 1874; m. (2)
20 Jan., 1877, Ella, dau. of R. Shevalin; b. in Harford, N. Y.,
11 July, 1856; is a farmer in Castle Creek. Ch.:
1 Jane^, b. in Castle Creek, July, 1874; d. y.
2 Mary, b. in Harford, 24 Sept., 1882.
ii Frank, b. 20 May, 1855; m. Dec, 1874, widow Julia Porter;
res. a blacksmith. West Saticoy, Cal. Ch., b. in Chester, Pa.:
1 Frank', b. 15 May, 1876.
iii Mary Kate, b. 20 July, 1857; a teacher; res. unm., at Chenango
Forks, N. Y.
iv Mariah Elizabeth, b. 6 July, 1859; m. 1 Feb., 1882, Augustus,
son of Otis Hall; b. 24 July, 1848; a farmer, res. Chenango
Forks, N. Y.; has been town assessor. Ch. (Hall), b. in Clie-
nango Forks:
1 Lyman F.^, h. 16 June, 1883; 2 Mary Jane, b. 8 Aug., 1886;
d. 19 Sept., 1886; 3 Frank Brigham, b. 6 July, 1887; 4
Benjamin H., b. 12 Oct., 1888; 5 Lucy M., b. 14 Feb., 1890;
6 Guy, b. 2 Sept., 1891.
570 NEWTON JOSIAH^ son of Dea. David^ and Catherine
(Romaine) Brigham; born in Hartwiek, N. Y., 17 Sept., 1834;
married 25 Dec., 1856, Mary, daughter of Philip Oliver, born in
Dryden, N. Y., 22 April, 1838; died in lola, Kas., 3 Jan., 1892.
He is a farmer in Whitney's Point, N. Y.
Children, horn in Dryden:
i William*, b. Jan., 1858; d. 19 April, 1858.
ii Edwin Perry, b. 19 May, 1859; m. 6 Jan., 1886, Mary, dau. of
Vencel Rowck, emigrated from Germany to Missouri; b. 11 Nov.,
1859; res. a merchant, in lola, but formerly in Dodge City, Kan,
Ch., the elder b. in D. C, others in lola:
1 Nettie A.^, b. 10 Oct., 1886; 2 Newton J., b. 10 May, 1888; 3
Arthur Perry, b. 10 Jan., 1890; 4 May Adaline, b. 2 Nov.,
1891.
iii Henrietta C, b. 29 Aug., 1861; m. 2 Dec, 1885, Alexander
Stewart Ewart of Seda^lia, Mo., b. in Pa., 10 Oct., 1856; res. lola,
iv Charles Arthur, b. 29 June, 1864; m. (1) 31 July, 1887, Pauline
Harline, who d.; m. (2) 5 March, 1894, widow Mary Leet; res.
Denver, Colo.
418 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY!
571 STEPHEN NATHANIEL BROOKS^ son of Edmond«
and Mary (Brooks) Brigham; born in West Boylston, Mass., 18
July, 1811; died 6 June, 1856; married 30 March, 1842, Betsey
Bathia Lee; born 12 Nov., 1822; died 20 Aug., 1902.
Children:
i Ellen Ma^ia^ b. 26 Jan., 1844; d. ; m. Charles H.
Damon; 2 ch.
ii Silas Brooks, b. 11 Aug., 1845; d. 21 Oct., 1848.
iii Eunice Delpha, b. 2 July, 1848; d. 6 Sept., 1904; m. Charles
F. J. Kitchener; 3 ch.
iv Sarah Emma, b. 29 April, 1851; m. 24 Dec, 1879, Walter E.
Blanchard; res. s. p., Lynn, Mass.
V George Henry, b. 23 Jan., 1853; d. 13 Oct., 1857.
vi Herbert Irving, b. 28 Feb., 1855; d. 11 Aug., 1856.
572 MOSES^, son of Jabez*' and Nancy (Kingsbury) Brigham;
born 10 May, 1798; died 8 Feb., 1866; married (1) 3 Dec, 1818,
Chloe, daughter of Nathan Pond of Walpole, Mass.; born 1 Feb.,
1798; died 30 May, 1846; married (2) in 1847, Sarah T. Huse,
of Newburyport, Mass. He resided in Chicopee, Mass.
Children, born in Worcester:
772 i Charles Augustus Goodrich', b. 3 Dec, 1823.
ii Olivia Ann, b. 13 May, 1826; d. 1849.
573 HOSEA% son of Jabez" and Nancy (Kingsbury) Brig-
ham; born in Worcester, Mass., 6 Dec, 1802; died 26 July, 1837;
married 17 March, 1825, Mary, daughter Nathaniel Pond of Wal-
pole, Mass.; born 24 Dec, 1805.
Child, born in Worcester:
i Harriet Maria*, b. 15 Oct., 1826; d. 1 Sept., 1850; m. —
Bates. Ch., b. in Worcester (Bates):
I> Ella M.\ b. 26 Aug., 1846; d. 13 Aug., 1879; m. in Enfield,
Conn., May, 1876, .
2 Mary K., b. 13 July, 1850; m. 1 June, 1871, Henry H. Ellis
of Springfield, Mass. Ch. (Ellis): i Henry B."; ii Leon T.
574 MARGARET^ daughter of Jabez« and Nancy (Kings-
bury) Brigham; born , 1808; died 17 March, 1846; mar-
ried 30 April, 1830, William Trowbridge, son of iVlpheus and
Mary (Trowbridge) Merrifield of Worcester, Mass.; born 10 April,
1807- He married for his second wife, Maria C. Brigham, 414.
He resided in Worcester.
Children (Merrifield) :
i Ann Brigham% b. 6 Nov., 1831; d. 30 May, 1854.
ii Carohne Amelia, b. 2 Jan., 1834; d. 11 June, 1858; ra. 20 May,
1857, Rev. Edward W. French of Bergen, N. J.
iii William Frederic, b. 30 Aug., 1837; m. Susan B. Brigham, dau.
of 409; res. s. p., Brookline, Mass.
iv Henry Kingsbury, b. 21 July, 1840.
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575 LUCY A.', daughter of Stephen'^ and Lucy (White) Brig-
ham; born in Boston, 8 Dec, 1811; died 9 Sept., 1896; married 20
Sept., 1832, Benjamin Houghton of Ashland, Mass. Resided in
Ashland.
Children (Houghton), born in Ashland:
1 Henry Winslow^, b. 13 July, 1833; m. Josephine Howard; both
deceased,
ii Elizabeth, b. 1 April, 1835; d. 18 Sept., 1838.
iii George Francis, b. 14 Oct., 1837; and d.
iv Elziabeth Brigham, b. 13 March, 1839; d. 23 Dec., 1874; m.
Daniel Franklin Evans of Denmark, Me. Ch. (Evans) :
1 George F.^ b. 28 April, 1859; d. 3 Oct., 1894; m. and had 1
ch.
2 Henry Winslow, b. 3 Aug., 1863; m. Inez L. Ramsdell, 20
March, 1893; 3 ch.
3 Grace Darling, b. 6 Sept., 1867; d. 30 March, 1894; m. George
Larrabee; 1 ch.
V Benjamin Wesley, b. 10 June, 1841; d. 12 June, 1897; m. 21
Oct., 1863, Mary V. Jones of Ashland. Ch.:
1 Carrie H.', b. 2 Nov., 1874; d. 18 Sept., 1875.
2 Margaret C, b. 18 Aug., 1877.
vi Charles Wliite, b. 9 Feb., 1843; d. in 1867.
576 LEVI HENRYS son of Le\i« and Eunice (Monroe) Brig-
ham; born in Boston, 27 Nov., ,1811; died in Neve York City, 18
April, 1881 ; married 27 Feb., 1849, Zenobia, daughter of John and
Ann (Hunt) West of Bristol, Eng.; born in Bristol, 29 Dec, 1827;
died in Brooklyn, N. Y., 3 Jan., 1866. He was a merchant. The
male line is extinct.
Children, all born in Brooklyn, except the fifth:
i Harriet', b. 11 Jan., 1850; d. 29 Oct., 1852.
ii Zenobia West, b. 1 Dec, 1853; was grad. Vassar College, 1876;
was class poetess; d. unm., 10 Dec, 1900.
iii Emma Frances, b. 11 April, 1855; d. in Brooklyn, N. Y., 25 Feb.,
1881; m. 24 April, 1878, Eugene Winslow Durkee of Brooklyn;
she was grad. Vassar College, 1877; was a successful sculptor; one
work, a bust of Prof. Maria Mitchell, the astronomer, was cast
in bronze, and given to her class; is now in Vassar College.
Ch. (Durkee):
1 Emma West\ b. in Brooklyn, 17 Feb., 1879; res. New York,
and E. Patchogue, L. I.
2 Helen Winslow, b. in B., 26 Nov., 1880; res. N. Y., and E. P.,
L. I.
iv Henry, b. 27 Nov., 1857; d. 16 March, 1859.
v Ada Anne, b. in Orange, N. J., 5 July, 1860; res. unm., Brooklyn,
N. Y., and Bennington, Vt.
vi CaroUne W., b. 26 Dec, 1865; d. 28 Feb., 1866 (?).
577 JOSEPH DARWIN^ son of Joseph® and Hannah
(Hardy) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 19 July, 1807; died
in Princeton, Mass., 15 Jan., 1869; married 20 Dec, 1832, Ann,
420 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY!
daughter of Isaac Thompson; born in Princeton, 2 Dec. 1810. He
was a carpenter and resided in Princeton.
Children, born in Princeton:
i Henry*, b. 15 Oct., 1833; d. s. p., 29 Dec, 1890; m. 2 June,
1869, Emma Donnell. He was a Ry, man, and res. Cambridge,
Mass.; his widow res. Bath, Me.
ii Elizabeth, b. 31 March, 1835; d. 16 Sept., 1835.
iii Edward, b. 18 Aug., 1836; d. 15 Dec, 1836.
iv Walter, b. 8 Dec, 1838; d. 1 Feb., 1839.
V Harriet A., b. 31 July, 1840; d. 19 May, 1877; m. 4 Jan., 1865,
Charles J. Cheney, who d. 6 Dec, 1872; a Ry. man, res. Cam-
bridge, Mass. Cli. (Cheney) :
1 Grace A.\ b. 25 Jan., 1866; m. 1888, Walter Newbert of
Worcester. Ch.: Helen F.^"
vi Franklin D., b. 29 Dec, 1843; m. 6 Jan., 1870, Helen A. Bates,
who d.; m. (2) Frances, dau. of Philander Harlow of Hyde
Park, Mass.; res. provision dealer, in Hyde Park, s. p.
vil Maria J., b. 2 May, 1847; res. Hyde Park.
578 WILLIAM BELKNAP^ son of Joseph and Hannah
(Hardy) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 26 April, 1809; died
in Springfield, Mass., 14 May., 1892; married 4 Dec, 1835, Susan
Richardson, daughter of Samuel Willard; born in Sterling, Mass.,
24 Dec, 1815; died 22 July, 1892. He was a machinist and set-
tled in Worcester, Mass. about 1836, thence to Springfield, in 1844.
Children, all born in Worcester, except the youngest:
i George WiUiamS b. 25 June, 1838; d. in N. Y. City, 25 Sept.,
1892; m. (1) 1864, Josephine Pickens, who d. 1872; m. (2)
Mary Lafond of New York, who survived liim with 6 ch. Ch.
(by first wife), b. in N. Y. City:
1 William E.\ b. 2 Feb., 1865; d. 28 Oct., 1873.
2 George F., b. March, 1868; d. Sept., 1870.
3 Charles, b. May, 1872; d. June, 1872.
ii Laura Susan, b. 6 Aug., 1841; m. 24 May, 1866, Louis J.
Jenner of Springfield, Mass.
iii Sarah Jane, b. 25 May, 1847; d. unm., 4 Oct., 1871,
iv Charlotte E., b. 26 April, 1851; she adopted, 1894, Frederic
Orrin (b. Flood, in Boston, 14 Feb., 1882; changed name by Act
of Court to) Brigham.
V Nellie Estey, b. in Springfield, 26 June, 1855; d. 7 May, 1863.
579 CHARLES CORRIDEN, son of Joseph and Hannah
(Hardy) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 1 Dec, 1812; died
in Blackstone, Mass., 3 July, 1853; married, in Marlboro, Mass.,
29 Aug., 1840, Sabra Butler, daughter of Lebbeus and Mary
(Eager) Cook, born in Marlboro, 26 Dec, 1819; died in Worcester,
Mass., 2 March, 1905, at the advanced age of 85 years. (The
Cook line has been ^traced back to Walter Cook who was at Wey-
mouth, Mass., in 1643, and has been printed in comprehensive
form in the Newport Mercury during 1901). Mr. Brigham was a
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manufacturer of reeds, harnesses and other mill supplies. He was
interred in Worcester and 25 years later the body was removed to
Riverside Cemetery, Providence, R. I.
Children, the second and third born in Worcester, and the fourth and
fifth in Woonsocket, R. I.:
i Laurietta EUa^ b. 28 June, 1841, in Grafton, Mass.; d. in
Waterbury Cen., Vt, in 1896; m. in Marlboro, 12 Nov., 1864,
Benjamin Corliss Hutcliins, b. in Whitefield, N. H., 18 May,
1835. Ch. (Hutchins):
1 Ernest Eaton^, b. in Marlboro, 28 Aug., 1865.
2 Ila M., b. 11 June, 1868, in Westfield, Vt.
3 Maranda Jane, b. 22 March, 1871, in Richford, Vt.
4 Clytie, b. 23 Feb., 1879, in Waterbury.
ii Charles Elwin, b. 26 Nov., 1844; d. 29 July, 1845.
iii Charles Adalbert, b. 10 March, 1846; m. (1) 16 Feb., 1870, Alida
Clarinelle, dau. of Lorenzo and Ceha J. Wilmarth; b. in Victor,
N. Y., 29 Jan., 1851; d. in Providence, R. I., 11 July, 1876; m.
(2) 25 Dec, 1877, Mary Abbie, dau. of Abel GetcheU of Water-
ville, Me., b. 28 Feb., 1853. He is a carpenter and block-maker,
res. Norwood, R. I. Ch. (by -first wife), b. in Providence:
1 Jennie Ballard^, b. 16 May, 1871; m. 23 June, 1897, Frank
Edwin, son of Jeremiah W. and Felicia H. Andrews; b.
in Woodstock, Conn.
2 Florence Clay, b. 1 July, 1873; m. 16 Dec, 1896, Walter
Sage, son of Edwin G. and Margaret Baker; b. in Providence,
10 July, 1874. Ch. (Baker): Dorothy Deane^», b. in Provi-
dence, 15 April, 1898.
773 iv John Ohn, b. 15 July, 1648.
V Ethelyn Estella, b. 10 Oct., 1849; m. 14 Feb., 1871, Wilham
Richards, son of Samuel G. and Rhoda A. Howe; b. in West-
boro, in 1850. Ch. (Howe), b. in Norwich, Conn.:
1 Joseph Olin^, b. 16 Jan., 1875; m. 12 Jan., 1902, Anna Eliza-
beth Lawlor.
2 Winifred Eva, b. 31 Dec, 1876.
3 William BHgham, b. 23 Sept., 1887.
vi Angenette Cook, b. in Blackstone, 1 June, 1853; m. 18 Oct., 1877,
John Thompson, son of George C. and Mary M. Wheeler; b. in
Berhn, Mass. Ch., the 2 elder b. in Worcester:
1 Daisy May\ b. 31 March, 1880; d. 10 May, 1880,
2 Lois Mable, b. 14 Feb., 1882; m. 10 June, 1902, Dwight Alberty.
Ch. (Alberty): Richard Dwight'", b. 23 Aug., 1903.
3 George Brigham, b, in Marlboro, 1 Feb., 1888; d. 1 Jan.,
1889.
580 OWEN BENJAMIN^ son of Benjamin® and Lucy
(Hardy) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 27 May, 1812; died
in Cambridge, Mass., 19 Jan., 1872; married 30 Nov., 1836, Mary
Duncan, daughter of Wales Paine, born in Westboro, 22 March,
1815. Resided in Worcester and other places and later in Cam-
bridge.
Children, the 2 elder born in Worcester:
i Caroline Augusta^ b. 9 March, 1839; d. in Lyndonville, Vt.,
23 Dec, 1873; m. 10 May, 1866, Ira Wilmarth, son of J. T. G.
422 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Cunningham of Lyndonville; b. there, 22 Feb., 1843. Ch. (Cun-
ningham) :
1 Marion Brigham^, b. in Lyndonville, 25 Dec, 1870.
ii Henry Wales, b. 5 July, 1840; 3 yrs. in Civil War; res. unm.,
Cambridge.
iii Frederick Abbe, b. in Roxbury, Mass., 25 Aug., 1845; m. 19
July, 1875, Adelaide Maria, dau. of John Clark; b. in Waltham,
Mass., 26 June, 1853; res. Cambridge. Ch.:
1 Caroline Adelaide^, b. 10 April, 1876.
2 George Frederick, b. 9 Jan., 1879; d. 29 Dec, 1881.
3 Eva Jane, b. 28 July, 1883.
4 Owen Benjamin, b. 11 March, 1885.
5 Frederick Abbe, b. 24 Dec, 1887.
iv Edwin Wetherbee, b. in Dorchester, Mass., 10 April, 1848; m. 5
June, 1878, Elizabeth Ann, dau. of William F. Mcintosh; b.
in Montville, N. S., 15 April, 1859; res. Dorchester. Ch.:
1 William Ira^, b. 3 May, 1886.
V Walter Owen, b. 18 July, 1854; m. 3 Jan., 1890, Mrs. Caroline
M. (Burrill), widow of E. J. Adams of St. Johnsbury, Vt.;
res. Lyndonville, Vt.
581 MARY MJ, daughter of Willard^ and Betsey (RusseU)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 Oct., 1804, (perhaps, 1809);
died 1883; married Ebenezer Brown, born in Marlboro, 1 Oct.,
1802; died in South Boston, 1873.
Children {Brown), order uncertain in some cases:
i Mary Matilda', b. 1824, in Ashland, Mass.; m. Samuel Pillsbury; d.
s. p., in Boston,
ii George Dana, b. in Marlboro, 15 May, 1830; m. 4 May, 1851,
in Ashland, Josephine Merchants, b. 15 Oct., 1835, in Montague,
Mass. Ch.:
1 (Dr.) Eugene Merchants', b. Saugus Centre, Mass., 19 Aug.,
1860; m. in N. Y., 14 Aug., 1891, Georgiana Armstrong, b.
30 March, 1863, in Boston; res. there. Ch.: Harold Eugene",
b. 21 Oct., 1896.
iii Frank Brigham, b. in AsUand.
iv Emmons Augustine, b. in Ashland.
V Sarah Abbot, b. in Marlboro.
vi Samuel Ebenezer, b. in Marlboro; d. in Chicago; m. Sarah
Moulton, who d. in So. Boston.
582 *REV. LEVI% son of WiUard*' and Betsey (Russell) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 14 Oct., 1806; died in Marlboro,
26 Dec, 1885; married 6 July, 1838, Mary, daughter of Dea.
Dexter Fay; born in Berlin, Mass., 21 Oct., 1804.
He was graduated from Williams College 1833; Andover Theo-
logical Seminary, 1836; was ordained pastor of the Evangelical
Church in Dunstable, N. H., 15 March, 1837; dismissed in 1850,
at his own request; was elected Trustee of Pepperell Academy, 1841 ;
pastor in Troy, N. H., 8 years and supjjiied in Winchendon; resided
in Saugus, Mass., in later years.
* Vide Hist. Dunstable and Fay Family.
SEVENTH GENERATION 423
Children, born in Dunstable:
i Eliza Catherine', b. 11 Feb., 1839; m. 10 Oct., 1861, Rev. Geo.
A. Beckwith; res. s. p., Saratoga, N. Y.
ii Mary Louisa, b. 25 June, 1840; d. 23 May, 1851.
iii Edward Dexter, b. 4 Oct., 1841; d. 1 May, 1859; a student in
Williams College at time of death and stood second in class; the
first in rank d. about the same time, and the class put up a
monument to them,
iv Abby Ann, b. 13 Oct., 1844; m. 20 Aug., 1872, Dr. Carl G.
Metcalf of Marlboro, Mass., b. in E. Unity, N. H., 21 April,
1846; grad. of Albany Med. Coll., 1869; practiced in Troy, N. H.,
Middletown and Marlboro, Mass., where he d. s. p., 1 Nov., 1884.
583 GEORGE% son of Willard^ and Betsey (Russell) Brig-
ham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 12 Oct., 1808; died April, 1889;
married, 1 May, 1832, Mary Ann, daughter of Thomas Hapgood
of Marlboro, born 20 July, 1813; died 24 Nov., 1878. Resided on
the homestead of his grandfather in Marlboro.
Children, all but the eldest born in Marlboro:
i Frances Augusta*, b. in Northboro, Mass., 27 March, 1833; d.
in Westboro, 29 Jan., 1895; m. 1 July, 1849, John A., son of
Ephraim Goddard; b. in Berlin, Mass., 11 July, 1827; was in
the Mexican War and Regular Army, 1844-46, and 4th Mass.
Hea\y Art. in Civil War; res. Westboro, and d. there, 3 March,
1905. Ch. (Goddard):
1 John Edward^, b. 7 June, 1855; res. unm., Fitchburg.
2 Ada Frances, b. 29 Jan., 1859; fine vocal teacher and church
singer.
3 George Emerson, b. 22 Oct., 1862; lost in wreck of City
of Columbus off Gay Head, Mass., 18 Jan., 1884.
ii Mary Eliza, b. 9 Dec, 1834; m. 1853, Francis L. Barnard of
Marlboro. Ch. (Barnard):
1 Mary Frances*, b. 19 Dec, 1853; m. George G. Douglas,
b. in Malone, N. Y.; res. Wollaston, Mass. Ch. (Douglas):
i Stella^"; ii Grace, both d. y.; iii Carrie B., b. 1877; m.
Edwin Stone; res. Winchendon, Mass.; iv George R.
2 Martha, b. 30 April, 1855; m. 1891, Edward Webb, b. in
Dorchester, Mass., 30 Nov., 1854; res. there, s. p.
iu Caleb B., b. 14 Sept., 1836; m. 1879, Augusta Frye of Bolton,
Mass.; res. s. p., Hudson, Mass.
iv Willard Ebenezer, b. 9 April, 1839; d. 6 Nov., 1899; m. 25
April, 1861, Abby Randall, b. Aug., 1841; a railway man, and res.
Marlboro. Ch.:
1 Fred*, d. y.
2 Alice Elvira, b. Dec, 1866; m. Charles De Mover. Ch. (De
Moyer) : i Fred^"; ii Perry.
3 Oliver Francis, m. Ella . Ch.: Willard D.^ m. 1902,
Kate Richie.
4 Willard Dana, h. July, 1879; m. .
V George W., b. 9 April, 1841 ; d. 23 June, 1843.
vi Ellen S., b. 24 Dec, 1842; res. unm., Everett, Mass.
vii Harriet Newell, b. in Hudson, 17 Aug., 1844; m. 2 June, 1864,
Hiram W. Chase, b. in Holden, Mass., 21 July, 1840; d. ;
res. Hudson. Ch. (Chase) :
424 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHA^I FAMILY
1 Mabelle N.", b. 14 Nov., 1865; was grad. Smith Coll., 1888; a
teacher in Everett.
2 Aimee Florence, b. 26 Nov., 1870; m. 16 July, 1891, Charles
F. Reed. Ch. (Reed): Marion G.^", b. 5 Oct., 1892; res.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
3 Ernest Leonard, b. 23 Jan., 1879.
584 REV. WILLARD^ son of WiUard« and Betsey (Russell)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 May, 1813; died in Winchen-
don, Mass., 1 March, 1874; married (1) 4 May, 1843, Maria,
daughter of Nathaniel and Zerviah (Maynard) Davenport; born
in Boylston, Mass., 14 March, 1815; died 3 Sept., 1857; married
(2) 23 Oct., I860, Laura Cleveland, born in Medfield, Mass., 7
Feb., 1826; died 15 Jan., 1887.
Was graduated from Williams College, 1836; Andover Theological
Seminary, 1839; was pastor in Wardsboro, Vt., 12 years; also in
Bernardston, Ashfield, Wendell, South Wellfleet and Winchendon,
Mass,; was member of school committee in Wardsboro and Wendell,
where he held the office of Town Clerk.
Children (by first wife), born in Wardsboro:
1 Helen F.^ b. 27 Dec, 1844; attended the famous Sanderson
Academy in Ashfield, where fitted for Mt. Holyoke Sem., which
she attended in 1865; taught school chiefly in Boston, and retired
after 35 years; res. in Cambridge, Mass., with a summer home
at Brant Rock, Mass. Has been a loyal supporter of the B. F. A.,
and the History of the Brigham Family,
ii Albert J., b. 14 Aug., 1846; d. in Denver, Colo., 23 Sept., 1888;
he was a journalist, and unm. ; had a remarkable memory, and
keen mind; a noted wit; his untimely death cut short a life
which early gave promise of a brilliant future,
iii Herbert Willard, b. 10 Nov., 1848; m. 20 July, 1875, Emma B.,
dau. of William Pitt Brigham 397; b. in Marlboro, 24 Oct.,
1849; foreman in shoe factory, Marlboro. Ch. :
1 Maud Lavinia^, b. 8 Dec, 1880.
2 Oscar Willard, h. 28 June, and d. 30 July, 1887.
iv Mary M., b. 20 July, 1854; taught school in Greenfield, Montague,
Winchendon, and Cambridge, Mass., where res. and teaches;
has been Asst. Secretarj^ Brigham Family Assn. for several years,
and she and her sister are among its most faithful supporters.
585 AARON^ son of Willard^ and Betsey (Russell) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 7 April, i817; married (1) Salinda,
daughter of Daniel Stratton of Bolton, Mass. ; born in Harvard,
Mass., Nov., 1812; died 10 Aug., 1857; married (2) 20 March,
1857, Mrs. Sarah (Messenger) Houghton, who died; married (3)
14 Sept., 1887, Mrs. Betsey Holmes, who died; a farmer, and re-
sided in Holliston, Ashland, and later in Milford, Mass.
Children (by first wife), the 3 younger born in Holliston:
1 Delia Augusta^ b. in Oneida, N. Y., 17 Sept., 1838; d. in
Holliston, 25 Nov., 1896; m. 15 March, 1865, Asa, son of Ellery
SEVENTH GENERATION 425
Allen of Holliston; b. in Franklin, Mass., 25 Dec., 1825; d. 1
Jan., 1885. Ch. (Allen), b. in Holliston:
1 Arthur Leon", b. 21 Jan., 1866; m. 28 Oct., 1896, Annie Sinness;
res. Pittsburg, Pa.
2 Charles Vernon, b. 7 July, 1869; m. 1894, Abigail ;
res. Mexico City. Ch.: i Howard Brigham'"; ii Helen Louise.
3 Carlton Brigham, b. 3 Aug., 1880; res. unm., in Pittsburg.
ii Daniel Stratton, b. in Ashland, 17 April, 1841; d. about 1898;
was a piano dealer in Boston, and res there, unm.
iii Martha Amelia, b. 12 Aug., 1845; d. in Holliston, s. p., 1893;
m. Charles Batchelder; they adopted a son, C. Fred.
iv Alma Salinda, b. 2 Jan., 1849; res. unm., a teacher in Los Angeles,
Cal.
V Alfred Aaron, b. 23 Dec, 1850; m. 24 April, 1873, Lizzie Decker,
b. Sept., 1848; res. Worcester, Mass. Ch.:
1 Alfred BusseW, b. 1 June, 1874; res. unm., Worcester.
2 Charles Vernon, b. 28 March, and d. 2 May, 1877.
3 Ralph Willard, b. 24 Oct., 1879 ; res. unm., Worcester.
586 ELIZABETH^ daughter of Willard^ and Betsey (Rus-
sell) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 Dec, 1821; married in
Vienna, N. Y., Jonathan Randall, born in Stow, Mass., 1817; died
6 Aug., 1853.
Children (Randall), all born in Feltonville, Mass., except the eldest:
i Lester V.% b. in Vienna, 19 Nov., 1842; m. 1873, Ella S. Hunt.
Ch. the 3 younger b. in Hudson, Mass.:
1 Maud B.\ b. in Auburn, Me., Nov., 1877.
2 Chester B., b. Nov., 1883.
3 Christine V., b. 21 Jan., 1886.
4 Bernice E., b. May, 1888.
ii Herbert N., b. 21 Aug., 1846; d. 5 Sept., 1901, in Soldiers' Home,
Chelsea, Mass.; m. Annie Rogers of Boston. Ch., b. in WoUaston,
Mass. :
1 Florence M.\ b. 1 Sept., 1878.
2 E. Grace, b. 14 Dec, 1879.
iii Charles C, b. 1 Oct., 1848; m. Henrietta O. Brown, in 1869; res.
Corona, Cal. Ch., b. in Hudson:
1 Clarence L-', b. 3 June, 1870.
iv Emma E., b. 24 Aug., 1851; m. 19 Dec, 1877, Frederick W.
Trowbridge.
587 MARTHA CHAMBERLAIN^ daughter of Caleb Jr.« and
Martha (Brigham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 2 Oct.,
1803; died 20 Jan., 1883; married in Marlboro, 6 April, 1825,
Matthias, son of Capt. Eli and Lucy (Brigham) Rice, (167), born
in Marlboro, 10 July, 1802; went to Machias, Me., where he died,
8 June, 1841.
Child (Rice), born in Worcester, Mass.:
i Elvira BrighamS b. 23 July, 1837; m. Lewis G., son of Daniel
and Rebecca (Burr) Tuttle of Fitchburg; b. 13 Feb., 1821; d.
5 March, 1883. Ch. (Tuttle), b. in Fitchburg:
1 George Lewis\ b. 17 Sept., 1847; d. 23 Sept., 1851.
426 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY!
2 Frederick Gould, b. 14 Oct., 1853; d. 22 Oct., 1903; m.
25 Oct., 1877, Clara A. Cole of E. Somervllle, Mass.; 3 ch.
3 Ella Frances, b. 2 July, 1856; d. 23 Feb., 1859.
4 Francis Dana, b. 14 Sept., 1861; m. 3 Nov., 1885, Amy L.,
dau. of Jos. T. Goodwin of Fitchburg; b. in E. Boston, 12
Feb., 1859; 2 ch.
588 TILESTON^ son of Caleb Jr.*' and Martha (Brigham)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 25 Aug., 1822; died 28 March,
1896; married in Marlboro, l6 April, 1845, Maria Lovina, daughter
of Otis and Lovina (Rice) Russell, born in Marlboro 31 Dec, 1825;
died 13 Nov., 1887.
He "vras a shoe-maker and farmer; a member of the United
Brethren Lodge F. & A. M. and a charter member of the Marl-
boro Lodge I. O. O. F.
Children, bom in Marlboro:
i Frank Austin% b. 11 May, 1849; d. 22 May, 1858.
ii Alfred Winslow, b. 27 Feb., 1851; m. 7 May, 1874, Clara L.,
dau. of Joseph Proctor of Marlboro; b. 15 Dec, 1841; res.
Marlboro. Ch. :
1 Alice Augusta^ b. 6 April, 1883; d. 15 Aug., 1883.
2 Annie Howe, b. 8 Oct., 1884.
iii Otis Tileston, b. 26 March, 1856; m. 1 June, 1881, in Dubuque,
la., Nellie R., dau. of J. F. Conant of Dubuque; b. 39 Nov.,
1860; d. 28 Jan., 1900; res. Bancroft, la. Ch.:
1 Gertrude M.^, b. in Brainerd, Minn., 28 Jan., 1883; m. 13
Nov., 1903, Wilfred T. Johnson of Bancroft, la., b. 6 Aug.,
1879.
2 Frank O. J., b. in Tower, Minn., 19 March, 1885.
774 iv Caleb Lewis, b. 12 March, 1858.
V Benjie Ellsworth, b. 9 Sept., 1861; m. Leonetta F. Scruton; res.
s. p., in Marlboro,
vi Mabel Jeanette, b. 22 Dec, 1866; res. Pleasant Lake, Mass.
589 MARY LANCASTER^ daughter of ,Benajah« and Sarah
(Lancaster) Brigham; born in Boston, 28 Dec, 1808; died in Bos-
ton, 1 April, 1882; married (1) 14 Oct., 1831, Rev. Charles G.
Safford, D. D., (son of Dudley); born in Exeter, N. H., 17 Nov.,
1804; died 1846; married (2) 1849, Charles H. Estabrock of Fitch-
burg, Mass. Dr. Safford was a graduate of Dartmouth College
and Andover Theological Seminary.
Children (Saford) :
i Charles Benjamin Brigham', b. 28 Aug., 1833, in Gilmanton, N. H.;
d. in Malta, 111., 4 Oct., 1868; m. 25 Sept., 1860, Clara, dau.
of Ohver Safford; b. 6 Jan., 1845. Ch.
1 Charles G.', h. in Malta, 111., 26 Feb., 1862; d. 14 June, 1904.
2 (Rev.) George Brigham, Ph. D., b. in So. Grove, 111., 8 Aug.,
1866; m. 11 Aug., 1892, Luetta David; res. s. p., pastor
52d Ave. Presbyterian Church, Chicago, 111.
3 Clara Eliza, b. 21 Sept., 1868; d. 29 Jan., 1869.
SEVENTH GENERATION 427
ii Edward Payson, b. in Gilmanton, N. H., 14 March, 1837; m.
20 Dec, 1866, Sarah F., dau. of Henry Safford; b. 11 June,
1844; a farmer. Sycamore, 111. Ch., all but the eldest b. in
Mayfield, 111.:
1 Mary E.', b. in So. Grove, 111., 20 Oct., 1868; res. Mayfield.
2 Infant.
3 Henry S., b. 29 July, 1873; res. Roswell, N. M.
4 Charles H. E., b. 4 Oct., 1874, in Mayfield.
5 Edward Brigham, b. 14 June, 1880; m. 11 May, 1905, Edna
May Hammond; res. Albuquerque, N. M.
6 Sarah Lancaster, b. March, 1882; res. Sycamore.
Child (Estabrook) :
iii Mary E., b. 1851; d. 1853.
590 GEORGE^ son of Benajah^ and Sarah (Lancaster) Brig-
ham, born in Boston, Mass., 20 Sept., 1815; died in Bloomington,
111., 12 May, 1878; married 5 Feb., 1837, Lydia, daughter of
Joab Shinn, born in Cincinnati, O., 20 Aug., 1819- She is still
living and has 33 living grand-children and 32 great-grand-
children. He was a farmer and resided in Bloomington.
Children, born in Bloomington:
775 i Joab», b. 23 Nov., 1837.
ii Mary, b. 2 Feb., 1839; m. 35 Dec, 1866, Milton Weed of Union
Springs, N. Y., b. 30 July, 1842; res. CooksviUe, lU. Ch. (Weed):
1 Charles Seth^ h. 30 June, 1871; m. 20 July, 1892, Ettie Mc-
Cullom of Cooksville, b: 15 Feb., 1872; res. Cooksvillc Ch.:
i Seth George", b. 15 May, 1893; ii Frank Milton, b. 31 July,
1894; iii Charles Ray, b. 20 June, 1898; iv Fannie L., b. 13
Feb., 1900; v Willis, b. 17 Feb., 1905.
T76 iii Benajah, b. 3 Nov., 1840.
iv Elizabeth, b. 20 Dec, 1843; m. 25 Dec, 1879, James, son of
Arnett Poindexter; b. 10 Sept., 1843; res. Bloomington. Ch.
(Poindexter) :
1 Jamesina PearV, b. 31 Aug., 1883; m. 28 Dec, 1904, John
R. O'Neal of Bloomington.
777 V Fletcher, b. 13 Jan., 1845.
778 vi John, b. 16 April, 1847.
vii Nancy, b. 26 April, 1849; m. 23 Feb., 1876, A. T., son of Robert
T. Freeman of Monmouth, lU., b. 29 Dec, 1849; res. Bloomington.
Ch. (Freeman), b. in Bloomington:
1 C. Litney\ b. 27 March, 1877; m. 3 April, 1899, Emma Yoder,
b. 5 Feb., 1876. Ch. Gladys", b. 20 March, 1902.
2 George Brigham, b. 4 April, 1879; d. 17 Aug., 1879.
3 Asa, b. 16 Oct., 1882; m. 27 Oct., 1906, Muriel Van Scott.
4 Theodore, b. 7 April, 1884; m. 1 July, 1905, Lita Martin, b.
QQ Nov., 1887. Ch.: Dartha B.", b. 17 Oct., 1906.
5 Buth, b. 11 June, 1886.
viii Charlotte, b. 1 Dec, 1851; d. 28 Aug., 1852.
ix Asa, b. 30 May, 1853; m. 7 Sept., 1887, Sophia, dau. of J. H.
Hoffman, b. 12 Feb., 1865; res. Bloomington. Ch., the 2 elder
b. in Ellsworth, 111.:
1 Lawrence'', b. 2 Dec, 1890; d. 6 Jan., 1891.
2 Leonard, b. 30 Jan., 1892; d. 15 Dec, 1892.
428 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
3 Asa, b. in Bloomington, 8 Feb., 1894.
4 Thomas, b. in Sibley, 111., 9 Sept., 1899.
X Eliza, b. 12 Aug., 1856; d. 27 Dec, 1856.
xi Annie, b. 17 Aug., 1861; d. 24 Jan., 1897; m. 15 Dec, 1887, L.
F. Robuck of* Dayton, O., b. 14 Oct., 1861; res. Bloomington.
Ch. (Robuck):
1 Frank A.', h. 7 March, 1891; 2 Stella, b. 25 June, 1892; 3
James L., b. 2 April, 1894; 4 Elmer Brigham, b. 7 Sept.,
1895; 5 Asa, b. 19 Jan., 1897; d. 1897.
591 JOHN W.^ son of Ephraim^ and Hannah (TwitcheU)
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., l6 May, 1821; died in Boston,
April, 1890; married (1) 22 March, 1845, Anna Dana Blake of
Watertown, Mass., who died April, 1888; married (2) 10 June,
1889^ Merial L. Wilder of Maiden, Mass. He was an extensive
shoe manufacturer in Worcester; resided in Boston, after 1836.
Children (by first wife), born in Boston:
i John William% b. 16 April, 1850; m. 1 June, 1882, Frances E.
Bowen of Newton Center, Mass.; was partner with his father
23 years; then public accountant in Boston; res. Newton. Ch.:
1 Florence^ b. 7 Feb., 1886.
2 Sylvia B., b. 28 Nov., 1897.
ii Frederick Dana, b. 10 July, 1858; d. 10 Feb., 1876.
iii Arthur F., b. 27 Aug., 1859; d. Jan., 1886.
Child {by second wife), bom. in Boston:
iv Harold W., b. Aug., 1890.
592 WILLIAM AUGUSTUS^ son of Peter W.« and Lydia
(Valentine) Brigham; born in Boston, Mass., on HoUis Street,
29 August, 1808; died in Newton, Mass., 12 Oct., 1878; married
(1) 15 April, 1830, Maria, daughter of Matthew and Millicent
(Dickerman) Gray of Westboro, Mass.; born in Worcester, Mass.,
20 Oct., 1808; died 21 May, 1847; married (2) 3 May, 1848,
Hannah Smith, daughter of Daniel C. and Nancy (Smith) Chap-
man of Belchertown, Mass.; born there, 10 Sept., 1819; died in
Boston, 7 Aug., 1899-
He was a man of enormous energy, for years was with Samp-
son, Davenport & Co., publishers of Boston and other directories;
was noted for accomplishing more work than other men; a statis-
tician of note, and occupied many places of responsibility. He was
in charge of the City Agricultural Grounds at Worcester from
1855 till about 1861.
Children (by first wife), the 3 elder born in Westboro, the 3 younger in
Worcester:
i Ann MariaS b. 12 Aug., 1831; d. in Elmira, N. Y., 1902; m.
26 April, 1854, George R. Bowman; res. Elmira. Ch. (Bowman),
b. in Almond, N. Y.:
1 Louis Wellington'', b. 13 April, 1860; m. 24 Oct., 1888, Lillie
M. Buckhont, b. 25 Jan., 1869. Ch.: i Beatrix W.", b. 30
July, 1890.
Phineas Brigham, of Canton, Pa. (640)
SEVENTH GENERATION 429
2 Charles Augustus, b. 2 April, 1862; m. 29 Dec, 1886, Cora
Hagadorn, b. in Elmira, 16 Oct., 1865.
ii Augustus Appleton, b. 31 July, 1833; d. s. p., in Worcester, 23
Jan., 1868; m. 1 May, 1860, Martha E. Jones of Stafford Springs,
Conn,
iii Sarah Waldo, b. 14 Feb., 1837; m. (1) 12 Sept., 1861, Stephen
Fairfield Logee of Pascoag, R. I., b. 6 Aug., 1841; d. s. p., in
Elmira, 6 March, 1868; m. (2) 24 Aug., 1871, Edward B. Boden,
b. 17 March, 1841; res. s. p., Melrose Highlands, Mass.
iv Susan Baker Davis, b. in Northboro, Mass., 25 July, 1839; m,
9 June, 1864, Stephen J. Waite of Worcester, b. in Worcester, 11
Sept., 1841. Ch. (Waite), b. iH W.:
1 William Jennison^, b. 7 June, 1869.
V Elizabeth Valentine, b. 9 Sept., 1841; d. 13 Aug., 1849.
vi Mary Chapman, b. 30 Aug., 1844.
vii Amelia Gray Perry, b. 15 March, 1847; m. 25 Dec, 1871, James
O. Egerton, b. in Boston, 8 Oct., 1848. Ch. (Egerton), b. in So.
Boston:
1 Charles Ozro", b. 14 March, 1880.
Children (by second wife), born in Worcester:
viii Hannah Augusta, b. 22 Feb., 1849; d. 29 Aug., 1849.
779 ix William Valentine, b. 17 May, 1850. i - 2.7, A/sr- i*?<l.
780 X Louis Kossuth, b. 30 Jan., 1852.
xi Oliver Smith Chapman, b. 13 March, 1856; d. 22 Jan., 1876.
xii Georgiana Nancy, b. 2 March, 1858; res. Boston,
xiii Sylvia Augusta, b. 9 Jan., 1860; d. 1 Feb., 1860.
593 FRANKLIN^ son of Jabez« and Sophia (Hunt) Brigham;
born in Lancaster, Mass., 19 July, 1805; died in Boston, Mass.,
27 Sept., 1883; married 18 March, 1830, Ann Whitman, daughter
of John Taylor of Lancaster; born there, 3 March, 1808; died
in Boston, 14 Aug., 1882. He had the military titles of Lieut.,
Capt., and Major. During his later years was Supt. of The
Clinton Mfg. Co. of New Jersey.
Children, born in Lancaster, except the 2 youngest:
i Sarah Ann% b. 7 Jan., 1831; m. Feb., 1847, Mial, son of David
Cushman; b. in Duxbury, Mass., 19 June, 1819; d. in Winchester,
Mass., 27 Nov., 1884. Filled many town offices. Ch. (Cushman) :
1 Frank Brigham", b. 1 Jan., 1859, in Methuen, Mass.; d. 1871.
ii Almira Low, b. 27 April, 1832; m. 17 Oct., 1852, James Miller,
son of John Morehead; b. in Marshfield, Mass., 21 Aug., 1818;
res. N. Y. City; was a " 49r " in California. Ch. (Morehead):
1 Annie Taylor^, an artist, N. Y. City.
iii Francis Low, b. 22 July, 1833; accidentally killed, iij So. Orange,
N. J., 15 Dec, 1859; C. E., Knight Templar, and Knight of
Pythias.
iv Harriet Augusta, b. 2 Sept., 1835; d. s. p., in Boston, -2^ Feb.,
1897; m. 20 Dec, 1854, Daniel P. M. Cummings, b. in N. H.,
25 Aug., 1831; d. in Boston, 7 Oct., 1860; a piano manufacturer.
V Abbie Elizabeth, b. 13 Aug.. 1878, Edwin Rice, b. in Brookfield,
Mass, 11 April, 1814; d. ; was retired; owner of
extensive estate; director Quincy Mining Co. Ch. (Rice), b.
in Boston:
1 Edwin Brigham*, b. 5 Dec, 1879.
430 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY!
781 vi Daniel Taylor, b. 30 May, 1840.
vii Arthur Charles, b. in SomerviUe, Mass., 25 Dec, 1846- m in
Denver Col., 14 March, 1883, Eliza Medora, dau. of Capt. William
Tnh w°"J r '" ^i''^^^"^' ^^ ^^^•' l^^O' *g^"t for National
viii Fit T K K ^."^ J-^^-/- P-' Pittsburg, Pa.; Knight Templar,
viu Ella Josephme, b. m Cambridge, Mass.; res. Boston
594 ABIGAIL^ daughter of Jabez« and Sophia (Hunt) Brig-
ham ; born in Grafton, Mass., 24 Oct., 1807; died in Worcester
Mass., 1901;, married 12 May, 1830, Ezra K. Pratt of Grafton
Children (Pratt), born in Grafton:
i Hon. Francis B.^ b. 19 April, 1831; went to California early;
was then a planter in Madison Co., Miss., tiU 1871; lawyer in
Canton Miss., where res.; J. R, Prest. Co. Board of Supervisors-
Dist. Atty. 14th Dist., Miss.; St. Senator, 1875. P^^-visors.
u Jerome G., b. 1 Jan., 1834.
iii Adelia M., b. 27 April, 1836.
iv Henry H., b. 12 Aug., 1840.
V George D., b. 16 Aug., 1842.
595 PHEBE^ daughter of Jabez« and Sophia (Hunt) Brig-
ham; born in Boston, 2 Aug., 1810; married William Holden of
Grafton, Mass. She was living in 1904 ^with daughter. Mrs. J L
Bacon^ in Roxbury, Mass.
pl21'!7j'^"^'^'"^' '^' * ''^''* ^'"^ ^" ^'•"^^^"^ '^^' <^'h^-'> ^ Tem-
i George W.^ b. 25 Jan., 1835; m. Mary Whitney. Ch.:
1 Mary L.\ m. George Bemis.
_ii James A., b. 15 May, 1837; d. Oct., 1837.
lii Jane A., twin to James; d. Oct., 1837
iv Jane A., b^ 29 Sept., 1838; m. Joel' Bacon of Roxbury, where
they res. Ch. (Bacon): ^
1 Eellie", d. y. ; 2 Lillian.
V Rozelia V b. 17 Feb., 1843; d. 14 April, 1888; m. Albert T
Milhken of Boston. Ch. (MiUiken) :
1 Lyman^.
vi Electa A b. 25 June, 1848; d. 22 April, 1891; m. James K. P.
Wood. Ch. (Wood): o r^. r.
1 Ida^; 2 Edward; 3 Herbert; 4 Ethel
vii Harrison A., b. 22 March, 1853; m. RoseUa Gault.
r^^\. I'^^f ^ ELIZABETH^ daughter of Jabez« and Sophia
(Hunt) Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 9 Sept., 1822; married
0 June, 1849, James Allen of Putnam, Conn.; born 26 Dec, 1815-
died 23 April, 1883. He was a farmer. She resides with her son
m Boston.
Children {Allen), bom in Putnam:
' wSln ^^/S!'^-J ?'*•' ^^^^' '"• ^ •^^"•' 1^^^' Mary Elizabeth
. ,1.^^^®"''*' M^'^-' ^^« Sr^^- LL. B. from Boston Uni-
versity, 1H87; is a practicing lawyer in Boston. Ch •
1 Raymond W»; 2 Ralph C; 3 Robert B., d. y
n Mary Louise, b. 11 June. 1863; res. in Boston.'
SEVENTH GENERATION 431
597 ELISHA WARREN^ son of Leonard Warren« and Polly
(Wilcox) Brigham; born in Roxbury, Vt., 15 Nov., 1814; died
13 Oct., 1848; married 9 April, 1840, Elizabeth L., daughter of
Joseph Faunce; born in Enfield, N. H., June, 1814; died 10 Oct.,
1900. He was a farmer and resided in Brookfield and Northfield,
Vt.
Children, the second and third bom in Brookfield, Vt. :
782 1 Leonard Warren^ b. in Elmore, Vt., 25 Maj, 1841.
ii Ellen Manora, b. 25 June, 1843; m. 14 Feb., 1863, James O.
Bemles, b. 11 March, 1808, at Littleton, N. H.; res. Springfield,
Mass. Ch. (Bemles), the two elder b. in Northfield:
1 William H.\ b. 7 June, 1864; m. March, 1889, Emma Sanders.
2 Charles O., b. 19 March, 1867; m. 14 Aug., 1891, Lena Stracke.
Ch.: CarP, b. in Beaver Falls, Pa., 24 July, 1893.
3 /. F., h. in Springfield, 9 Jan., 1873.
iii Mary Elizabeth, b. 26 March, 1846; m. 1 Jan., 1870, James N.
Glover, who d. s. p., 10 Dec, 1902.
iv Elisha Newell, b. Northfield, 4 Aug., 1848; m. 14 June, 1880,
. Ch.:
1 Joseph Walter", b. 26 Feb., 1882; m. 30 Aug., 1899, .
2 Nelson Elisha, b. 9 March, 1884.
598 DR. GERSHOM NELSON^ son of Elisha'^ and So~
phronia (Ryder) Brigham; born in Fayston, Vt., 3 March, 1820;
died in Chicago, 111., 21 June, 1886; married (1) in Fayston, 23
Aug., 1846, Laura Elvira, daughter of Merrill and Zelinda (Whit-
comb) Tyler; born in Fayston, 25 Oct., 1823; died in Montpelier,
Vt., 11 March, 1873; married (2) 12 Feb., ,1875, Agnes Ruth,
daughter of Ephraim Walker; born in Springfield, Vt., 26 Oct.,
1845; died in Rogers Park, 111., 18 April, 1894; she vj^as early a
Preceptress of Vt. M. E. Female Seminary in Montpelier, and
in other schools.
Dr. Brigham had large ambitions from boyhood. Prevented
from entering college, he studied medicine, with Dr. D. C. Joslyn
of Waitsfield, Vt. ; was graduated from the Vt. Medical College at
Woodstock, in 1845. Later in life he became a practitioner of
the Homeopathic School. Was one of the founders of the Vt.
State Homeopathic Society of which he was President. He pub-
lished medical works, one on " Phthisis " and one on " Catarrh " ;
also a volume of poems entitled " The Harvest Moon and Other
Poems " ; was also a frequent contributor to Medical Journals and
the secular press. He practiced medicine in Vermont for 30 years
and in 1875 removed to Grand Rapids, Mich., where he built up a
large practice and resided until death.
Children (by first wife) :
i Julia EstelleS b. 29 July, 1847; d. ibid.
ii Julia Lena, b. 10 Nov., 1848; res. Lowell, Mass.
783 iii Homer Colby, b. in Waitsfield, 10 July, 1851.
432 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY!
iv Ida Leonore, b. 16 Nov., 1854; d. 13 Aug., 1856.
784 V Willard Irving Tyler, b. in Montpelier, 31 May, 1859.
Children (by second wife), all but the youngest born in Grand Rapids,
Mich. :
vi Miriam Allyn, b. 15 Nov., 1875; m. Harry Rindge of Grand
Rapids,
vii Ruth Rayder, b. 20 Dec, 1876; m. Dr. Frank D. Harter of Grand
Rapids,
viii Gershom Walker, b. 1 Sept., 1883; d. ibid.
ix Beulah Evangeline, b. 5 Aug., 1885.
X Breta Manning, b. in Rogers Park, 111., 5 March, 1887.
599 ELISHA ALDIS^ son of Elisha« and Sophronia (Ryder)
Brigham; born in Fayston, Vt., 22 Dec, 1821; died in Chippewa,
Mich., June, 1899; married 20 June, 1849, Celia, daughter of Hon.
Eber H. Baxter, born in Moretown, Vt., l6 March, 1826; died in
Chippewa, 17 Jan., 1897.
He was Justice of the Peace and town clerk; prominent in the
M. E. church where was a class leader; an occasional writer of
prose and verse; Mrs. Brigham often contributed to the papers,
and her brother has collected 200 of her poems.
Children, born in Fayston:
i Ziba "WTiittier*, b. 8 May, 1850; m. 27 May, 1877, Mattie J., dau.
of Perry Clark; b. 1 Oct., 1850; res. Chippewa. Ch., b. there:
1 Edwin Perry", b. 10 Oct., 1880.
2 Emily Blanahe, b. 10 July, 1882.
3 Herbert Guy, b. 13 Sept., 1883.
4 Clarence Elisha, h. 22 June, 1885.
5 Albert Glen, b. 11 July, 1887.
6 Irma Celia, h. 7 Jan., 1890.
ii Elisha Kossuth, b. 23 Dec, 1851; m. 25 Dec, 1876, Maria C.
Green, b. in Pa., 10 Dec, 1857; res. Chippewa, and thence to
Bayfield, Wis. Ch., first 5 b. in Chippewa, last 3 in Bayfield:
1 Ernest JerroW, b. 6 Aug., 1877.
2 Elisha Earl, b. 19 Aug., 1879.
3 Celia May, b. 18 May, 1883; d. 8 Sept., 1887.
4 Aldis Leonidas, b. 25 Aug., 1884. r-
5 Son, h. and d. 1886,
6 Nelson, b. 11 Oct., 1887.
7 Hazel Laura, b. 1 March, 1890.
8 Lloyd, h. 18 Sept., 1891.
iii Edwin Baxter (Dr.), b. 1 Oct., 1857; m. 27 Sept., 1885, Nina
F., dau. of H. C. Denison; b. in Cascade, Vt., Feb., 1864; res.
and practiced in Hartwick, and Rose Lake, Mich., and Indianapolis,
Ind. Ch., the 2 youngest b. in Rose Lake:
1 Fred M.", h. in Hartwick, 15 Aug., 1886.
2 Helen, b. 21 Sept., 1889.
3 Marshall H., b. 3 July, 1891.
iv Rosina, b. 4 April, 1859; d. 5 June, 1878, unm. . •■
600 EUSEBIA MIRANDA^ daughter of Elisha" and So-
phronia (Ryder) Brigham; born in Fayston, Vt., 23 Oct., 1826;
SEVENTH GENERATION 433
married 1 Jan., 1844, John ChaflPee of Fayston, who died in Day-
ton, Mich., Sept., 1886.
Children (Chaffee):
i Ewin or Edwin Elisha', b. in Chelmsford, Mass., 26 May, 1846; m.
Oct., 1885, Mary E. Perry; res. Maysville, Mich. Ch.:
1 Edwin", b. in M., 1889; 2 Ada, b. 1893; 3 Altha, d. y.
ii Oscar Herbert, b. in Fayston, 13 Sept., 1848; m. (1) 1872, Annie
Grigor; m. (2) 26 May, 1886, Emma M. Chaffee; res. Mays-
ville. Ch. (by 1st wife):
1 Geo. A."; 2 Charles A., twins, b. 1873, d. 1875.
3 Arthur, b. 1874; d. 1875.
4 Mary M., b. Feb., 1876.
. Ch. (by second wife) :
5 Cara A., b. 10 Feb., 1891.
iii John Julius, b. in Fayston, 15 Aug., 1850; res. unm., Dayton,
Mich,
iv Arthur Ernest, b. in Ogdensburg, N. Y., 21 July, 1852; d. 14
April, 1884; m. 1883, Emma M. Worth.
V Alice Florence, b. in Ogdensburg, 5 Feb., 1855; m. William
H. Ormsbee, Oct., 1876. Ch-. (Ormsbee) :
1 John C, b. 1877; 2 Mabel L., b. 1879; 3 Florence L., b.
1881; 4 Jessie E., b. 1883; 5 Alice, b. 1886.
vi Mary Frances, b. 17 Oct., 1857, in Flint, Mich.; d. 17 Oct., 1888;
m. June, 1886, Avery Worth; res. Watertown, Mich,
vli Henry Lincoln, b. in Flint, 21 Dec, 1864; m. April, 1887, Ida A.
Worth; res. Dayton, Mich. Ch.:
1 Mary", d. y.
601 REV. LEANDER HOWE% son of Elisha^ and So-
phronia (Ryder) Brigham; born in Fayston, Vt., 17 April, 1828;
married 14 Nov., 1850, Loraine A., daughter of Amasa Russ.
They reside in Warren,, Vt.
In early life he was a farmer on the old homestead. At the
age of 45 he began preaching, his work being largely that of a
missionary in central and northern Vermont. He was President,
for 10 years, of a State undenominational Christian Union Asso-
ciation. The male line is extinct.
Children, horn in Fayston, except the second and youngest:
i Mary L.^ b. 20 July, 1851; m. 10 Feb., 1869, Orlando S. Davis;
res. in Montpelier, Vt., and for a time in Randolph, Vt. Ch.
(Davis) :
1 George M.", b. in Fayston, 16 Aug., 1870; m. in M., Aug.,
1892, Lilla White; designer and engraver of granite. Ch.:
Harold W.", b. in Montpelier, 13 May, 1893.
2 Clairon A., b. in Randolph, 6 Feb., 1872; unm.; res. Montpelier.
3 Viola M., b. in Fayston, 6 April, 1873; m. 10 March, 1889, W.
R. Granfield. Ch. (Granfield) : i Raymond E.^°; ii Daphene
L.
4 Hermon O., b. in Randolph, 28 Sept., 1877; m. 2 July, 1901,
Evelyn Emerson Staples; b. 30 Sept., 1882; electrician. Ch.:
Alfred Hermon'", b. in Montpelier, 23 Feb., 1904.
5 Florence E., b. in Fayston, 17 Nov., 1886.
434 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
ii Sarah F., b. in Waitsfield, Vt., 26 Feb., 1853; m. in Fayston, 10
Feb., 1869, Edgar A. Davis of No. Fayston. Ch. (Davis), b. in
Fayston:
1 Merton £J.^ b. 7 July, 1870; m. 1 May, 1896, Minnie C. Morse
of Duxbury: Ch.: i Frank Brigham^", b. in F., 31 May, 1900;
ii Laura S., b. 21 June, 1904.
2 Gertrude M., b. 17 Jan., 1872; m. 30 April, 1889, Charles
Granfield of Fayston. Ch. (Grandfield) : i EsteUa G.^"; ii
Ralph E.
3 Ina L., b. 22 Sept., 1885; m. 13 Aug., 1902, Walter Lester
Johnson of Waterbury, Vt. Ch. (Johnson) : Ray Edgar", b.
20 Sept., 1903.
iii Sophronia A., b. in Fayston, 24 Jan., 1857; m. 1 Jan., 1873,
G«orge H. Camp of Randolph, Vt. Ch. (Camp), b. in Randolph:
1 Winifred E?, b. 2 Oct., 1873; m. 12 Feb., 1898, George Green-
slit of Warren, Vt. Ch. (Greenslit), b. Warren: i Ruth I,";
ii Evelyn Loraine, b. 15 Aug., 1901 ; iii Ivan Leander, b. 24
April, 1903; iv Ila May, b. 6 June, 1904.
iv Charles L., b. 1 Dec, 1859; d. 8 Dec, 1859.
V Hattie M., b. in Waitsfield, 22 Sept., 1864; m. 31 Dec, 1881,
William A. Collins of Lowell, Mass. Ch. (Colhns) :
1 Grace C, b. 6 April, 1882 (adopted).
602 REV. ALBERT^ son, of Elisha« and Sophronia (Ryder)
Brigham; born in Fayston, Vt., 17 Oct., 1832; married, 12 Nov.,
1853, Almira M. Durkee of Fayston, Vt, He is a farmer, but
also preaches ; is a Second Adventist ; moved from Fayston to
Grant, Mich.
Children, born in Fayston:
i Daughter*, d. y.
ii Albert Erwin,'b. 24 Feb., 1855; m. 4 July, 1874, Almeda Har-
per of Grant, Mich. ; a farmer and dealer in pine lands, and res.
Grant. Ch., b. in Grant:
1 Dora Almeda^, b. 17 Sept., 1875; m. 21 July, 1899, Joseph T.
Bell; res. Manistee, Mich.
2 Harvey Pier son, b. 5 Oct., 1877.
3 Clarence, b. 28 Jan., 1880.
4 Ralph, b. 2 Jan., 1882.
5 Gordon, b. 19 April, 1884.
6 Ellsworth, b. 8 March, 1889.
iii Glen Alcott, b. 15 Jan., 1862; m. 6 June, 1889, Kate ^oates of
Grant, Mich. ; a farmer and dealer in pine lands. Ch., b. in Grant :
1 Ethan Kinley', h. 15 April, 1896.
2 Gerald Hohart, b. 29 July, 1897.
603 SARAH^ daughter of Elisha« and Sophronia (Ryder)
Brigham; born in Fayston, Vt., 17 Oct., 1836; died in Lebanon,
N. H., 15 April, 1898; married 12 April, 1855, Martin Mansfield,
born in Fayston, 24 May, 1834; died in Lebanon, 20 March,
1903. She was an occasional contributor to periodicals, in prose
and verse, and vprote the " Roxbury " chapter in the Vermont
Gazetteer. They resided in Lebanon.
SEVENTH GENERATION 435
Children (Mansfield), born in Fayston:
i Kate M.«, b. 6 Dec, 1856; m. 12 Sept., 1874, Alverton Waterman;
res. Burlington, Vt. Ch. (Waterman) :
1 Dr. Vance W.\ b. 9 April, 1876.
2 Rex A., b. 1884; d. 1888.
ii Bessie I., b. 15 Sept., 1858; m. (1) 27 Nov., 1872, George A.
Marsh; m. (2) 1890, WiUard H. Crozier. Ch. (Marsh):
1 Nina^, b. in Roxbury, Vt., 9 Nov., 1874; d. in Lebanon, 7
Jan., 1899.
iii William R., b. 3 Oct., 1860; m. (1) Alice Bowers of Montpelier,
Vt. ; 1 ch., d. y.; moved to Mexico, where m. (2); has dau.;
Ry. Supt. in San Luis Potosi.
604 LAURA ARTEMESIA^ daughter of Elisha« and So-
phronia (Ryder) Brigham; born in Fayston, Vt., 27 Feb., 1840;
married 22 Nov., 1855, George O. Boyce of Fayston. He is a
farmer who resided on the old Boyce homestead and then moved to
Montpelier, Vt. She is an occasional writer of prose and verse and
has written poems and hymns for' the Brigham Family Association
meetings.
Children {Boyce), horn in Fayston:
i Leonore', b. and d. Sept., 1856.
ii Ida Lucinda, b. 22 Nov., 1857; m. .
iil Alice Minerva, b. 2 Sept., 1859; d. unm., 9 April, 1803.
iv Ada Leonore, b. 5 Sept., 1861 ; kiUed in Kirksville, Mo., by
cyclone, 27 April, 1899; m. 8 Aug., 1884, Dr. Herman K. Sher-
burne. Ch. (Sherburne) :
1 Theodore"", d. y.
V Lucy Lillian, b. 6 Feb., 1865; m. April, 1892, Frank A. Hayden;
res. Montpelier. Ch. (Hayden) :
1 Philip Sherburne', b. 7 Feb., 1897.
vi Clayton Brigham, b. 27 Aug., 1876; imm., in 1901; res. Mont-
pelier.
605 WILLIAM BAXTER^ son of Alvin Lucas« and Flora
H. (Baxter) Brigham; born 17 Nov., 1826; married 1 May, I860,
Sarah B., daughter of Washington Wardner; born 30 Dec, 1840.
He is a farmer and resides in Roxbury, Vt.
Children:
i George W.', b. 7 June, 1862; Ry. sta. agt., and telegrapher; res.
Matlock, la.
ii Effie F., b. 27 Dec, 1863; m. 3 May, 1893, Elmer E. Chase. Ch.
(Chase) :
1 Hazel Irene", d. young,
iii Lovette E., b. 30 Aug., 1868; d. 13 Jan., 1885.
iv Eunette A., b. 30 Aug., 1868; d. IB March, 1884.
V Flora A., b. 26 Aug., 1870; a teacher.
vi Ozro Don, b. 3 Nov., 1874; d. 10 Nov., 1874.
vii Blanche L., b. 25 June, 1878; was a teacher, Lowell, Mass.; m.
William A. Ellis, A. M., Northfield, Vt., Librarian Norwich
University.
436 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY:
606 SARAHS daughter of Alexander^ and Sarah (Whitten)
Brigham; born in Buckland, Mass., ,11 Sept., 1796; died 19 Jan.,
1867; married 1819? Elisha Wright; born in Williamstown, Mass.,
1784; died 6 March, 1852.
Children (Wright):
i Lucy B.*, b. 23 Feb., 1820; m. Norman Matteson; res. Plain-
field, N. Y. Ch. (Matteson):
1 Delia!'; 2 Elisha; 3 Mary.
4 Guy, m. Clara Chapman; res. Des Moines, la. Ch.: i Grace
Ivon^°; ii Gertrude; iii William; iv Agnes.
5 Eliza; 6 Etta; 7 O. /.; 8 Theodore.
ii Rachel, b. 15 Sept., 1821.
iii George, b. 15 July, 1823.
iv Martin W., b. 23 March, 1825.
V Josiah, b. Jan., 182T.
vi Sarah, b. May, 1828; d. 2 July, 1830.
vii Levantia, b. 23 Feb., 1830.
viii Leticia, b. 1833.
ix Elizabeth, b. 31 March, 1836.
X Menzo Deforest, b. 13 March, 1839; d. 22 Jan., 1861.
xi Fanny, b. 1847,
607 GEORGE^ son of Alexander" and Sarah (Whitten) Brig-
ham; born in Richfield, N. Y., ,6 March, 1808; died in Clayton,
N. Y., 7 Nov., 1897; married Almena, daughter of Abner Smith
of Perch River, N. Y.; born 26 Aug., 1813; died 1868. He kept
the first hotel in Limerick, N. Y., and was a pioneer of the town.
Children :
785 i Theodore S.', b. 25 March, 1833.
ii William Jasper, b. April, 1839; d. Sept., 1859.
608 LEWIS% son of Don Ferdinand^ and Lois (Palmer)
Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn., 22 March, 1809; died in Mans-
field, Conn., 17 Jan., 1873; married (1) 19 Feb., 1833, Louisa
Tilden, who died 20 June, 1849; married (2) 12 Jan., 1851,
Lucy Starkweather, who died 26 Jan., 1883.
Children {by first wife), born in Mansfield:
i Walter Tilden% b. 26 July, 1834; d. 23 April, 1861; m. (1) 13
April, 1858, Caroline Bethia, dau. of Austin Pearl of Wilbngton,
Conn.; m. (2) Warren, and res. E. Brookfield, Mass.;
was a Ry. man and merchant, Mansfield Depot. Ch.:
1 Ann Elizabeth^, h. 4 April, 1859; m. Walter Linley, 1886;
res. Spencer, Mass.
786 ii Don Ferdinand, b. 5 Jan., 1839.
iii Lewis Henry, d. y.
Children (by second wife), bom in Mansfield:
iv Lewis Starkweather, b. 27 July, 1852; m. 9 Nov., 1885, Hattie
Childs Spafford; res. Sturgis, So. D. Ch.:
1 Lucy S.^ b. 16 Dec, 1888; 2 Alice F., b. 15 Feb., 1892; 3
Pauline.
Elijah Winslow' Brigham (524)
SEVENTH GENERATION 437
V Dr. Lucy Louise, b. 2T April, 1854; d. unm., Hartford, Conn.,
1901; she was a practicing Homeopathic physician,
vi Nathan, b. 26 Feb., 1856; m. 9 July, 1889, Lena Huntington,
b. in Eagleville, Conn., 11 Nov., 186T; he is a lumberman, and
res. AVhitewood, So. Dakota. Ch.:
1 Lillmn\ b. 4 March, 1890; 2 Buth S., b. 26 July, 1893; 3
Ralph H., b. 11 Sept., 1894; 4 Howard N., b. 19 Sept., 1896;
5 Lewis H., b. 30 Oct., 1902.
vii Ida Celestia, b. 13 Jan,, 1858; d. s. p., 7 Aug., 1903; m. Frederick
E. Miller of Brooklyn, Conn,
viii Lillian Estelle, b. 12 Aug., 1860; d. unm., 2 April, 1886.
ix Dr. Walter Irving, b. 17 Feb., 1863; m. 35 June, 1890, Clara
B. Taylor; a dentist. So. Framingham, Mass. Ch.:
1 Ferditmnd^, h. 23 April, 1891.
2 Philip Taylor, b. 1892; d. 1893.
609 ROYAL^ son of RoyaP and Hannah (Tracy) Brigham;
born in Coventry, Conn., 17 July, 1805; died in Randolph, Vt.,
22 Sept., 1878; married 5 Dec., 1832, Eliza West, born 1803,
died 1866.
i Charles WestS, b. 20 Sept., 1833; at the age of 19 went to
Brazil, S. A., to oversee a large plantation, and d. in Bahia, 15
June, 1854.
ii Hannah Tracy, b. in Strafford, Vt., 21 Sept., 1836; d. in W.
Randolph, Vt., 7 Dec, 1899; m. 1861, Norman Nichols, b. in
1832. Ch. (Nichols):
1 Janette E.\ b. 1862; d. 1890; m. David Dyer.
2 Charles H., h. 1864; m. 1889, Isa Dyer; res. N. Y. City. Ch.:
i Lucy"; ii Norman; iii Charles H.
3 Martha A., b. 1867; m. 1891, Edward H. Nichols of Brain-
tree, Vt. Ch. (Nichols): i Royce"; ii Ralph; iii Ray.
4 Anna M., b. 1869; d. 1875.
5 Ruth M., b. 1871; m. 1894, Frank C. Angell, M. D., of
Randolph. Ch. (Angell): i CyriP; ii Wilmer.
6 Hannah L., b. and d. 1873.
iii William Henry, b. 31 Oct., 1843; d. 28 Oct., 1862, in U. S.
Hospital.
610 POLLYS daughter of Dr. Thomas^ and Polly (Dana)
Brigham; born in Norwich, Vt., 21 July, 1794; died ; mar-
ried, 11 Jan., 1815, Willard Hutchinson of Norwich, born in
Braintree, Vt., 22 Aug., 1792; died in Windsor, Vt., Jan., 1845.
Children (Hutchinson) :
i James Dana% b. 18 April, 1817; d. in Boston (Roxbury), ;
m. 11 Aug., 1852, Louise, dau. of Otis French of Pawtucket,
R. I.; a merchant in Boston; res. Roxbury. Ch.:
1 Fannie B.^, b. 22 May, 1653; d. in girlhood of consumption.
2 Henry Dana, b. 6 March, 1855.
3 Alice, m. William M. Seavey, who d.
ii Thomas B., b. 16 June, 1821; d. y.
iii Henry A., b. 16 March, 1826; d. y.
438 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FA^IILY
iv Mary M., b. 1 May, 1829; m. Charles E. Blaisdell of Norwich.
Ch. (Blaisdell):
1 Charles WillardP, b. 29 Dec, 1848.
2 Emma L., b. 2Q Aug., 1852.
V Martha A., b. 22 Feb., 183—; d. y.
611 LUCIA^ daughter of Dr. Thomas S.« and Polly (Dana)
Brigham; born in Norwich, Vt., 8 March, 1796; married, 17 Feb.,
ISiPj John Warner, son of Alexander ,L- Leslie, born 18 Aug.,
1791 J in Londonderry, N. H.; a descendant of the Scotch who
settled there. Mr. Leslie became a lumber dealer and later engaged
in farming.
^Children {Leslie):
i Charles BrighamS b. in WeUs River, Vt., 5 Nov., 1819; m. 15
Jan., 1845, Harriet Heaton, dau. of Smith Skinner; b. in Thet-
ford, Vt., 9 May, 1822; Judge of Probate for several years;
res. Wells River. Ch., b. in Wells River:
1 Julius Hayden^, b. 7 Nov., 1845; 2 Elizabeth Butler, b. 7
Sept., 1847; 3 Charles Edward, b. 3 July, 1854.
ii Elizabeth B., b. 19 Oct., 1822; m. 31 Aug., 1843, Julius Hayden
of St. Louis; she d. s. p., 5 March, 1845, in Memphis, Tenn.
iii Lucia Ann, b. 17 April, 1835; res. (in 1903) unm., in WeUs
River.
612 JAMES DANA% son of Dr. Thomas S.^ and PoUy (Dana)
Brigham; born 10 Oct., I8O6; died 2 March, 19OO; married Oct.,
1850, Maria R. Grant of Bath, Me.
Children :
i Carlton Baxter*.
ii Fl-anklin Pierce, m. Laura E. Hamilton of Breckenridge, Mo.
Ch.:
1 Fred H?; 2 Curtis D.; 3 Harry H.
iii Frederick Howard.
iv Laura Etta, m. Edward T. Hodgsdon of Phippsburg, Me. Ch.
(Hodgsdon) :
1 Viola M."
V Ellen Augusta, m. Frank E. Williams; res. Brooklyn, N. Y.
Ch. (Williams):
1 Edith A?
613 PAUL WOOSTER% son of Paul Wooster^ and Mary
(Ayers) Brigham; born in Sharon, Vt., 2 Nov., 1802; died in
Norwich, Vt., 4 Nov., 1898; married 3 April, 1826, Louisa M.
Slack; born 20 Sept., I8O6; died 17 Jan., 1894.
Children, horn in Norwich:
i Louisa Ann', b. 11 July, 1827; m. Jan., 1845, Stillman C.
Armstrong of Norwich, b. Aug., 1820. Ch. (Armstrong), b.
in Norwich:
1 Charles A?, b. Sept., 1847; m. 1872, Arabell Grub; res. Minn.
2 Byron D., b. April, 1849; m. 1883, Nellie Church; res.
Worcester, Mass.
SEVENTH GENERATION 439
3 Clara E., b. Feb., 1852; m. 1872, W. M. Swan of Tunbridge,
Vt.
4 Frank B., b. June, 1856; m. 1885, Nellie Huntington; res.
Lebanon, N. H.
5 Andy A., b. Feb., 1858; m. 1886, Lou Nye; res, San Jose,
Cal.
6 Willie E., b. June, 1863; m. 1884, Addie Blair,
7 Nellie A., b. June, 1863; m, 1885, John Hull; res, Lebanon,
N. H.
787 ii George C, b, 1 Jan,, 1831,
iii Mary A., b. 23 May, 1830; d. unm., 23 March, 1885.
iv Elizabeth, b, 27 March, 1834; d, 3 Oct., 1851.
V Ellen C, b. 3 June, 1838; d, 19 March, 1856.
788 vi James M., b. 11 May, 1843.
vii Abna J,, b. 27 Feb., 1846; m. George Brown; res. Tunbridge, Vt.
614 WILLI AM^ son of Paul W.« and Mary (Ayers) Brig-
ham; born in Norwich, Vt,, 20 March, 1808; died there, 18 April,
1888; married 26 Sept., 1832, Ann F., daughter of John and
Lydia (Lord) Proctor; born in Norwich, 7 June, 1812; died there,
31 March, 1887. He resided on the Governor Paul Brigham
homestead at Norwich.
Children, horn in Norwich:
i Charlotte E,*, b. 10 Aug., 1833; d. unm., 30 June, 1859,
ii Ellen A., b, 6 Oct., 1835; d. unm., 2 April 1857,
iii John P., b, 5 Jan., 1838; d, 11 Jan., 1840.
iv Francis A., b. 12 March, 1840; d. 16 Oct., 1856,
V Louisa A,, b, 18 Feb., 1843; res. unm., 1903, on the old Gov.
Brigham homestead.
789 vi Andrew William, b. 31 Jan., 1847,
vu Albert Carlton, b. 23 Sept., 1849; m. (1) 23 Sept., 1872, Alice
M,, dau. of William Maxham; b. in Worcester, 5 Oct., 1850;
d, 4 Jan., 1889; m, (2) 11 May, 1897, Mrs, Jennie F, Camp,
dau. of RoweU Bryant; b. Hanover, N. H., 2 May, 1848; res.
on the old Gov. Brigham estate, a farmer, Ch., b. in Norwich:
1 Mary A.*, b, 13 March, 1875; res. Norwich.
615 JAMES A,% son of Paul Wooster*' and Mary (Ayers)
Brigham; born in Norvrich, Vt., 24 June, 1816; died in Man-
chester, N, H,, where he resided, 31 Jan,, IQOl ; married April,
1841, Mary Wheeler who died 6 Dec, 1878.
Child, born in Manchester:
i Emfly A.^ b. 29 May, 1842; m. 5 Sept., 1867, Jasper P. George,
and res. Manchester, Ch. (George) :
1 Milton Brigham^, b, 7 Aug., 1874; m. Emma L, Furney, Ch.:
i Walter B.^"; ii Jasper.
616 CHARLES FREDERICK% son of Charles^ and Betsey
(Royce) Brigham; born in Woodstock, Vt,, 13 Nov., 1825; died in
White River Junction, Vt,, 30 Dec, 1903; married (1) 23 June,
1856, Caroline A. Havens; who died 3 June, 1862; married (2)
440 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY,
15 June, 1868, Mary Antoinette Dow, who died 15 April, 1897.
Was a bookkeeper and resided in Tampa, Fla.
Child (by first wife):
i Charles Norman', b. 30 Dec, 1858; m. 4 Feb., 1885, Eva B. Gibson;
he is a merchant and bookkeeper; res. Tampa, Fla. Ch. :
1 Anna C", b. 3 July, 1886; d. 23 Aug., 1886; 2 Norman H.,
b. 25 Dec, 1888; 3 William Ernest, b. 23 Jan., 1892; 4
Frederick H., b. 23 Jan., 1895.
Children (by second wife) :
ii Carrie Augusta, b. 28 June, 1869.
iii Herbert Dow, b. 30 April, 1871 ; res. unm., in South Woodstock,
Vt.
iv Frederick Newton, b. 14 Nov., 1873; unm.
617 CAPT. GEORGE NEEDHAM^ son of Daniel R.« and
Eliza (Needham) Brigham; born in South Coventry, Conn., 2
May., 1831; died in Rockville, Conn., 25 March, 1896; married
(1) 25 Oct., 1854, Sarah P., daughter of Henry Bodge; born in
Lebanon, Conn., 27 Aug., 1831; died 22 Oct., 1878; married (2)
27 Nov., 1879, Mary E. Bodge (sister of first wife); born 20
Feb., 1834. He learned the trade of the weaver. Was two years
in California, during the gold excitement; enlisted 20 Aug., 1862,
as Sergeant of Co. D, 14th Conn. Vol. Infantry, and became
Capt. Co. B same Regt. ; discharged because of ill health 8 Dec,
1864; wounded at Gettysburg, Morton's Ford and Reams Station.
Was Postmaster in Rockville 1866-86; tax collector and member
of the School Board; prominent in the Congregational Church.
Children (by first wife), born in Rockville :
1 Charles Henry*, b. 22 Oct., 1855; d. unm., in New Haven, Conn.,
25 June, 1893.
ii Frank Markham, b. 30 Feb., 1858; res. Rockville, where a lead-
ing clothier; m. 16 Nov., 1887, Minnie C, dau. of Isaac Sill.
Ch.:
1 Persis E.\ d.
2 Christine Sill, b. 26 Dec, 1889.
3 Marion Francis, b. 19 March, 1891,
Ai.Teressa Marjorie, b. 4 Sept., 1894.
5 George Newton, b. 13 Feb., 1896.
6 Lucille Markhaan, b. 18 June, 1897.
7 Frances Minnie, h. in Ellington, Conn., 18 Feb., 1904.
in Martyn E., b. 21 May, 1870; d. 23 May, 1870.
iv Mary E., b. 21 May, 1870; d. 14 June, 1870.
618 ABEL^ son of JoeP and Elizabeth (Brown) Brigham;
born in Sudbury, Mass., 11 Jan., 1814; died in Troy, Wis., 14
Feb., 1884; married Emeline Hibbard, born in North Hadley,
Mass., 23 Aug., 1824; died in Troy, 2 June, 1902. A farmer and
moved to Troy.
SEVENTH GENERATION 441
Children, the first 5 born in N. Hadley :
i Maria^, b. and d. 1841.
790 ii Truman E., b. 3 March, 1842.
iii Emma Salina, b. 14 April, 1844; d. 1885; m. James Hooper;
res. Troy,
iv Emerson Abel, b. Nov., 1847; m. Rose Meecham of Troy; res.
Darien, Wis.
V Susan Emeline, b. 1849; m. Emory Atkins; res. Troy,
vi Clara Levina, m. Charles Finch; res. Lincoln, Neb.
vii Allen C, b. in Troy, 1861; m. ; res. Troy.
viii Frank M., b. in Troy, 1868; m. at North Adams, Mass., Hattie
Buck; res. Lincoln, Neb.
619 CHARLES WILLIAM^ son of Danforth Phipps® and
Hannah (Walcott) Brigham; born in Lowell, Mass., 12 Aug.,
1834; married 22 June, 1870, Annie Maria, daughter of Ransom
E. Cady; born 16 June, 1850. Three years in the Civil War,
in the 7th Mass. Artillery, and Richardson's Infantry; has been
for many years in the Fire Marshall's Office, State House, Boston;
resides in Lowell,
Children, horn in Lowell:
1 Albert Danforth^, b. 13 Dec, 1870.
ii Edward William, b. 9 Jan., 1873.
iii Charles Richardson, b. 29 April, 1885.
620 WILLIAM^ son, of John* and Mary (Leveritt) Brigham;
born in Georgia, 19 July, 1819; died in Girard, Ga., 2 June, 1893;
married 10 April, 1844, Caroline M. T. White of Georgia, who
died 24 Feb., 1883. He succeeded to the ownership of his father's
plantation in Girard, where he resided.
Children, horn in Girard:
791 i John Christopher*, b, 16 June, 1846.
792 ii William Henry, b. 23 July, 1848.
793 iii Thaddeus Rudolf, b. 25 Aug., 1849.
iv Mary Ann Elizabeth, b. 12 April, 1851; m. 30 June, 1873,
Matthew M. Daniel of Ga. Ch. (Daniel):
1 William Morgan^, b. 21 May, 1874.
2 Nina Thayer, b. 13 Feb., 1876.
3 James Cochrane, b. 17 Feb., 1878.
4 Charles, b. 17 May, 1880.
5 Ethel, b. 17 March, 1882.
V Sarah Martha Jane, b. 10 Nov., 1853; m. April, 1886, Howard
S. Royal of Ga. Ch. (Royal):
1 Irene^, b. 16 July, 1887.
2 William B., b. 2 Oct., 1889; d. July, 1890.
3 Howard Seaborn, b. 2 Oct., 1891.
4 Warren B., b. 27 Dec, 1895.
vi Erasmus Horatio, b. 17 April, 1854; d. 14 May, 1864.
794 vii Clarence Russell, b. 6 Sept., 1856.
viii Infant, b. 7 Sept., 1858; d. 2 Nov., 1858.
795 ix Charles, b. 3 Oct., 1860.
442 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
796 X Walter Breckenbridge, b. 25 June, 1863.
xi Caroline, b. 3 Jan., 1865; d. 20 May, 1875.
xii Harry White, b. 21 Dec, 1871; m. 5 April, 1896, Bessie Lee
Cochrane. Ch. :
1 Caryl Bessie'', b. 7 Feb., 1897.
621 ELIZABETH ANN EUNICE^ daughter of John« and
Mary (Leveritt) Brigham; born in Girard, Ga., 15 Jan., 1824;
died in Watertown, Mass., 20 March, 1857; married 6 May, 1846,
Artemas B. Rogers, a merchant in Watertown, born in Newton,
Mass., 19 April, 1817; died in Watertown, 17 July, IQOl.
Children (Rogers), born in Watertown:
i Franks b. 3 April, 1847; d. 14 Nov., 1873.
ii George Leveritt, b. 24 April, 1849; d. 15 Dec, 1875.
iii Frederick W., b. 15 Sept., 1851; m. 18 Aug., 1874, Ella L. Frost;
res. Waltham, Mass. Ch.:
1 Artemas Bixbf, b. 8 Feb., 1876.
iv John Brigham, b. 25 April, 1854; res. unm., in Watertown.
V Lucy Maria, b. 17 April, 1856; m. 24 Aug., 1885, Albert C.
Wright, b. 13 Aug., 1857; d. in Waltham, 19 June, 1888; she
res. Watertown,
622 JOHN^, son of John® and Mary (Leveritt) Brigham;
born in Burke County, Ga., 13 Feb., 1827; died in Watertown,
Mass., 20 Dec, 1871; married 5 Jan., 1852, Mary Elizabeth,
daughter of Capt. William C. Tainter of Boston; born 3 Jan.,
1830. Was in business as a lumber merchant in Watertown, with
his father.
Children, born in Watertown:
i Cora E.«, b. 7 Oct., 1852; d. 12 Oct., 1860.
ii Nellie Maria, b. 11 Oct., 1857; d. 27 Sept., 1858.
iii Harry Webster, b. 12 Jan., 1869; m. 12 March, 1894, Ella May
Leavitt, b. in NewtonviUe, Mass., 21 March, 1869; res. Water-
town.
623 WILLIAM THEODORE^ son of William® and Adeline
(Cole) Brigham; born in Watertown, Mass., 12 Sept., 1835; mar-
ried 2 Feb., 1864, Marion Billings Cole of Baltimore, Md.
He went to Baltimore in the employ of his uncle, a prominent
hat manufacturer; later succeeded to the business and upon its in-
corporation became President of the Brigham-Hopkins Company;
retired in 1899 and resides in Shelter Island, Suffolk County,
N. Y.
Children, born in Baltimore :
i Charles Pliny', b. 3 Feb., 1867; m. 11 July, 1900, Mary Lapham
Walker of Glens Falls, N. Y.; was grad. A. B., Johns Hopkins
Univ., 1888; Ph. D., 1891; is secy, and treas. of the Greenport
Basin & Construction Co., Greenport, L. I.; res. s. p., Shelter
Island.
SEVENTH GENERATION 443
ii Walter Cole, b. 11 Jan., 1870; at Johns Hopkins Univ., 1888-91;
an artist, res. unm., Shelter Island.
iii Theodore William, b. 5 Jan., 1876; studied naval architecture at
Institute of Technology, Boston; is a naval architect, in the
employ of the Greenport B. & C. Co.; res. unm.. Shelter Island.
624 CHARLES^ son of William*' and Mary (Crafts) Brig-
ham; born in Watertown, Mass., 21 June, 1841; married 13 Dec,
1892, Rebecca S., daughter of George V. Jordan of Saco, Me.
He entered the office of an architect in Boston, to study his
chosen profession. The war coming on, he served nine months in
Co. K, 5th Regt. Mass. Vol. Infantry, at New Berne, North
Carolina. Returned to Boston, finished his architectural course,
and formed a partnership under the firm name of " Sturgis &
Brigham." After the death of the senior partner, the firm be-
came " Brigham & SpofFord." Many Boston buildings and
numerous buildings in other parts of New England and the United
States have been built after their designs. After a competition
between the leading architects of the United States Mr. Brigham
was awarded the work of building the large extension to the Massa-
chusetts State House on Beacon Hill, Boston, which work occupied a
decade, from 1890 to 1900. He resides in Watertown, a highly
respected and honored citizen; has filled the office of selectman
many times, and served on the school board. He has no children.
625 ABEL^, son of SamueP and Alethina (Howe) Brigham;
born in Boylston, Mass., 26 Oct., 1815; died there, 6 May, 1893;
married, 21 June, 1843, Charity Brewer, born in Boylston, 10
Aug., 1819; died 21 May, 1886. Was a farmer of Boylston and
his house still stands.
Children, born in Boylston:
i Walter A.^ b. 29 Feb., 1844; m. 13 Oct., 1869, Julia A., dau.
of Robert Andrews, b. in Boylston, 7 May, 1847; res. Worcester,
Mass., where a fruit grower. Enlisted in 1861 in Co. D, 25th
Mass. Vol. Inf. and served 3 years, and was in 24 engagements.
Ch.:
1 Frederick W.', b. 23 Dec, 1870; m. Vanna King. Ch.: i
Dorothy"; ii Hazel; iii Walter.
2 Lucy J., b. 1872; d. 1874.
3 Robert A., b. 1879; d. 1903.
4 Flora O., b. 4 Sept., 1875; m. J. A. Carter; res. Winthrop,
Mass. Ch. (Carter) : Kenneth Cranston".
5 Ralph H., b. 6 April, 1886.
ii Josephine C, b. 7 Sept., 1847; d. 1853.
iii Leland N., b. 4 Nov., 1850; m. 17 June, 1874, Jennie Bradley
of Dickerson, N. Y. ; res. Clinton, Mass., where shipping agent
of Clinton Wire Cloth Co. Ch.:
1 Lilian Mae"*, b. 20 Oct., 1879.
444 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
iv Orrison W., b. 11 Feb., 1854; d. s. p., 12 Aug., 1903; m. Mary
Eliza Robshaw. He was a merchant of Worcester.
V Carrie J., b. 25 March, 1857; m. 18 May, 1876, William A. Taylor
of Clinton. Ch. (Taylor):
1 Mabel F.\ b. 1 July, 1877.
2 Clara N., b. 2 Aug., 1879; m. 30 Sept., 1903, CUfton W.
Cheney. Ch. (Cheney), Barton Taylor", b. 1 April, 1905.
3 Herbert D., b. 6 Sept., 1881.
4 Leland B., b. 4 Nov., 1884.
5 Mildred J., b. 25 Sept., 1890.
626 DOLLY^, daughter of SamueP and Alethina (Howe) Brig-
ham; born 30 Oct., 1817; died 21 May, 1882; married, 5 Oct.,
1842, James F. Maynard, of the old firm of Maynard, Skinner &
Co., Wholesale Grocers, State Street, Boston.
Children (Maynard) :
i EUen% b. 27 Aug., 1843; m. 27 June, 1869, William H., son of Dr.
Hartshorn. Ch. (Hartshorn):
1 Edward H.^, b. 17 July, 1870; a physician,
2 Harry, b. 1 Nov., 1874.
ii Calvin, b. 5 Nov., 1845; m. (1) Laura Hunt; m. (2) Mary
Stickney of WilMamstown, Mass. He is a farmer in So. Lan-
caster, Mass. Ch. (by first wife) :
1 Charles A.\ b. 27 Aug., 1867.
2 Nellie P., b. 15 March, 1870.
Ch. (by second wife) :
3 Nahum ^., b. 3 Nov., 1880.
4 James Forrest, b. 6 Jan., 1888.
5 Stanley, b. 14 Oct., 1890.
6 Raymond, b. 6 April, 1898.
627 SAMUEL DAVIS^ son of SamueP and Alethina (Howe)
Brigham; born 22 March, 1821; died about 1893; married Sarah
Read of Machias, Me., where he settled for a time; returned to
Clinton and went west; was the seventh Samuel in regular succes-
sion.
Children :
i Frances^ d. ; ii Samuel, eighth in regular succession, d.; iii
Caroline, d. ; iv Josephine, d. ; v Austin,
vi Faustina, b. in Clinton, Mass., 20 Sept., 1859; m. 28 April, 1880,
Alexander Robertson; res. Clinton. Ch. (Robertson):
1 Tma», b. 7 July, 1881; m. 10 April, 1902, John Holden of
Gardner, Mass.; 2 James, b. 3 Nov., 1882; 3 Alix, b. 12
Feb., 1883; 4 Lina, b. 6 Sept., 1886; 5 William, d. y.; 6
Caroline, b. 16 Dec, 1894; 7 Grace, b. 7 July, 1898.
vii and viii Infants, d. y.
628 LEVI EDWINS son of SamueP and Alethina (Howe)
Brigham; born in Lancaster, Mass., 17 Jan., 1825; died in Clinton,
Mass., 26 Oct., 1895; married 30 March, 1850, Ann Janette Barnes
SEVENTH GENERATION 445
of Berlin, Mass. Resided in Jaffrey, N. H. from about 1863 to
1873.
Children:
i Edmund L.«, b. 18 Sept., 1851; m. 18 Sept., 1880, JuUa Paupau,
who d. 30 Oct., 1887.
11 Webster D., b. 1 Jan., 1853; d. 14 March, 1853.
ill Daniel W., b. 7 July, 1854; m. 22 Sept., 1904, Mrs. Caroline Steb-
blns.
Iv EUa J., b. 28 Oct., 1856; m. at Clinton, 24 Oct., 1888, Albert
S. Stuart of Stowe, Mass., b. 5 April, 1849. Ch. (Stuart), the
3 younger b. in Sterling, Mass., where she resides:
1 Leon E?, b. in Clinton, 9 April, 1890; 2 Harold A., b. 16
Dec, 1893; 3 Walter L., b. 22 Sept., 1896; 4 Amos E., b. 30
June, 1898.
V Isadore, b. 14 July, 1858; d. 21 June, 1882; m. 5 Jan., 1881,
Fred. Bagster; res. Clinton. Ch. (Bagster) :
1 Nellie^ b. 26 Oct., 1881.
vi Dolly A., b. 13 July, 1860; m. 3 Oct., 1883, at Clinton, William
J. Melvin, a compositor, for many years with the Boston Daily
Globe; b. in Scotland. Ch. (Melvin) :
1 Robert Levi?, b. in Boston, 22 Dec, 1889.
2 William Prescott, b. in Greenwood, Mass., 4 Nov., 1902.
vii Lizzie J., b. 25 April, 1863; m. 5 Dec, 1883, Dean S. Moulton of
Charleston, Vt., b. 1859. Ch. (Moulton), all but the eldest b. in
Clinton:
1 Vera L.\ b. in W. Burke, Vt., 20 May, 1886; m. 23 Nov.,
1904, Newell W. Wilson; res. Derby, Vt.
2 Ralph, b. 22 April, 1888; d. Aug., 1888.
3 Ray, b. 22 April, 1888; d, Sept., 1888.
4 Elsie, b. 11 July, 1890.
5 Martha, b. 2 Jan., 1893.
6 Ruth, b. 9 Jan., 1897.
7 Ada, b. 15 May, 1899; d. 18 Oct., 1901.
8 Lizzie, b. 15 May, 1899.
9 Harry E., b. 27 Sept., 1902.
viii C. Herbert, b. 30 May, 1867; d. 14 June, 1868.
629 JOHN D.% son of SamueP and Alethina (Howe) Brig-
ham; born in Machias, Me., 5 Aug., 1834; died in Clinton, Mass.,
27 Feb., 1900; married Oct., 1863, Betsey J. Cutting of Vermont,
who died in Clinton, suddenly, in the street, of heart disease, 22
Feb., 1897. He was in the Civil War and was taken prisoner;
after his release he settled in Clinton.
Child, born in Clinton:
i Mabel A.% b. 25 July, 1864; res. Clinton, unm.
630 WILLIAM EUSTIS%%on of John Gott« and Lucy
(Howe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 14 April, 1823; died
in Jamaica Plain, Mass., 8 May, 1896; married 10 May, 1855,
Eliza Ann, daughter of Jeremiah G. and Nancy C. (Parker)
Shattuck of Pepperell, Mass.; born there 12 Dec, 1830.
446 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILYi
He was Superintendent and Manager of the Jamaica Pond Ice
Co, until consolidation with the Boston Ice Co., and a member
of that firm until death. He was treasurer of the Forest Council
of the Royal Arcanum and a 32d degree Mason. He was highly
esteemed in business and private life.
Children :
i George Edward^ b. in Pepperell, 17 Feb., 1856; m. 28 Oct.,
1885, Ada, dau. of Alexander and Susannah (May) Dickson of
Jamaica Plain; he Is treasurer of Simpson Bros. Corporation,
Boston; res. Jamaica Plain. Ch.:
1 Margherita", b. 23 April, 1887.
11 Will Ellsworth, b. 11 Aug., 1864. Is in business with the Boston
Ice Co.
631 ALONZO HOWE% son of John Gott« and Lucy (Howe)
Brigham; born in Concord, Mass., 16 April, 1826; died there,
5 Jan., 1892; married 4 Jan., 1863, in Neponset, Mass., Mary,
daughter of Armory M. Parmenter of Marlboro, Mass., born 17
June, 1836. Was a farmer and resided in Concord.
Children, born in Corcord:
i Frank A.\ b. 15 Dec, 1863; d. 5 Aug., 1866.
11 Lucie Howe, b. 3 June, 1865; m. 3 April, 1888, Frank, son of
Edwin Wheeler of Concord; b. 3 April, 1855. Ch. (Wheeler),
b. in Concord:
1 Hilda", b. 15 July, 1889; 2 Esther Howe, b. 26 July, 1891; 3
Priscilla, b. 8 March, 1894; 4 Elizabeth Rice, b. 26 March,
1899; 5 Irene, b. 18 April, 1901; 6 Frances Brigham, b. 5
Dec, 1904.
lii John Burt, b. 18 Dec, 1866; m. 7 Aug., 1904, Flora Stuart of
E. Boston, b. 20 May, 1884; res. s. p., Boston; been ten years in
the Militia.
Iv Harry Winthrop, b. 22 Dec, 1868; a farmer, res. Concord;
member of the Militia.
V Amy BeUe, b. 11 Jan., 1871; d. 25 Dec, 1871.
vi Alice May, b. 14 Sept., 1877; m. 25 March, 1897, Harry Sidney,
son of George P., son of Josiah Walcott; b. in Concord, 27 May,
1871. Ch. (Walcott), b. in Concord:
1 George Brigham", b. 11 April, 1898; 2 Roger Nelson, h. 4
Oct., 1899; 3 Mary Elizabeth, b. 19 May, 1901; 4 Malcolm
Lester, b. 31 Dec, 1903.
632 MARTHA ANN^ daughter of Nathaniel Phillips* and
Martha (Gates) Brigham; born in Barre, Mass., 22 Oct., 1811;
married 22 Oct., 1835, Horatio H. Wheelock.
Children (Wheelock), born in Barre:
1 Frances E.^ b. 1 Dec, 1836; d. s. p., 5 Oct., 1863; m. 1858,
Lyman W. Adams,
il George Nelson, b. 2 May, 1838; killed at Gettysburg; was In
Co. G, 15th Mass. Vol. Infantry; unm.
ill Nancy M., b. 24 Jan., 1840; m. 1859, Elliot Howe, a farmer,
res. Barro. Ch. (Howe):
1 Martha"; 2 Nelson; 3 Henry.
Hon. Lewis Alexander Brigham (654)
SEVENTH GENERATION 447
iv Harriet A., b. 8 April, 1842; m. James E. Holden; res. Barre.
Ch. (Holden), b. in Barre:
1 Dr. George Walter^, h. 17 Sept., 1866; m. 1896, Elsie L.
Greene of Boston; was grad. M. D., Univ. of Vt., 1895; ex-
Prof, of Clinic. Med. U. Denver Med. Coll.; Supt. and Med.
Director Agnes Memorial Sanatorium, Denver, Col.
V Olivia M., b. 9 May, 1843; m. 1872, George N, Harwood; res.
Barre, where he is selectman and overseer of the poor. Ch.
(Harwood) :
1 Ethel'.
vi Everett B., b. 26 March, 1846; m. 1881, Alice Leland; a broker,
and res. Willamette, 111. Ch. :
1 Harold^; 2 Alice; 3 Mabel; 4 Earl.
vii Seymour A., b. 20 April, 1848; m. 26 March, 1872, Fannie, dau.
of Henry E. Rice; a Com. Merchant, res. Willamette, lU. Ch. :
1 Bertha C.^ b. in Barre, 9 Jan., 1873; 2 Seymour E., b. 15
July, 1879, in Chicago; 3 Bessie E., b. 30 Dec, 1882, in Chi-
cago; 4 Grace, b. 30 March, 1885, in Willamette; 5 Raymond,
b. 25 June, 1887, in Willamette,
viii Edward C, b. 10 May, 1850; a marble dealer, res. Hiawatha,
Kan.
633 WILLIAM HARRISON% son of Nathaniel PhilHps« and
Martha (Gates) Brigham; born in Barre, Mass., 16 Dec, 1814;
died there, ; married (1) 14 Nov., 1838, Hannah Nash
of Warnick, born 1818; died 7 July, 1879; married (2) 1 Sept.,
1884, Lydia F. Hodge of E. Jaffrey, N. H., born 24 Nov., 1829;
died s. p.
Children (by first wife), born in Barre:
1 Clarissa M.^ b. 12 July, 1841; m. 22 Oct., 1867, Albert Rice of
Barre; b. there, 4 Oct., 1840; res. there. Ch. (Rice), b. in Barre:
1 Franklin Harrison'', b. 27 April, 1873.
2 Frederick Dexter, b. 13 June, 1875; d. y.
797 ii Henry H., b. 8 Dec, 1846.
iil Martha Eva, b. 22 May, 1852; m. 11 May, 1875, John S. Roper,
b. 11 Dec, 1851; d. in Barre, 31 Oct., 1887. Ch. (Roper), b. in
Barre:
1 H. Louise^, b. 10 May, 1879; 2 Alice E., b. 27 Jan., 1882; 3
Grace E., b. 19 April, 1884; 4 Charles H., h. 1 June, 1887.
634 ORLANDO SIBLEY^ son of Nathaniel PhiUips^ and
Martha (Gates) Brigham; born in Barre, Mass., 16 Dec, 1816;
died in Springfield, Mass., 11 Feb., 1901; married 31 Dec, 1840,
Lucy A., daughter of William and Rebecca (Allen) Rice, born in
Hubbardston, Mass., 23 Oct., 1818; died in Springfield, July, 1895;
Resided in Hubbardston and Springfield. The male line is ex-
tinct.
Children, born in Springfield:
i Louisa A.«, b. 12 June, 1842; m. 3 May, 1864, Edward Bigelow
of Rutland, Mass. Ch. (Bigelow) :
1 Robert Edward^, b. 18 July, 1868; m. Amelia S. Gulick; res.
Worcester. Ch.: Lenox E.^"
448 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
ii Lucy Agnes, b. 4 Sept., 1843; d. 1887; m. George W. Stowe.
Ch. (Stowe):
1 Oertrude L?, b. 1869; m. Wm. H. Sanford; res. Worcester.
Ch. (Sanford): Agnes B."
2 George, b. 1871; m. Nellie M. James.
iii Stella J., b. 7 Aug., 1845; m. William G. Pond of Springfield,
Mass. Ch. (Pond):
1 Lv,cy A^, b. 28 Sept., 1876.
iv Ella S., b. 25 Dec, 1848; d. 1899; m. Leroy W. Brown of
Springfield. Ch. (Brown):
1 Ernest L?, d. y.
V Carrie Maria, b. 1 March, 1855; m. 6 June, 1877, Frank P. Frost
of Springfield. Ch. (Frost):
1 Douglas B.^, d. y.
635 LAWSON SIBLEY^ son of Henry« and Sally (Sibley)
Brigham; born in Rutland, Mass., 15 Oct., 1820; died there, 28
March, 1898; married 7 Nov., 1844, Martha Jane, daughter of
Capt. Asa Bigelow,* born in West Boylston, Mass., 3 April, 1826.
Children, horn in Rutland:
i Eliza Jane^ b. 7 Sept., 1846; m. 30 Nov., 1869, Freeland S., son
of Andrew Gleason of Hubbardston, Mass. Ch. (Gleason), b.
in Hubbardston:
1 Mabel Frances^, b. 3 June, 1871; m. 1899, Harry H. Roper
of E. Hubbardston. Ch. (Roper): i Sarah E."; ii Howard
G.; iii Harold B.
2 Alice Estelle, b. 7 Feb., 1873.
ii Edna Augusta, b. 15 Dec, 1848; d. 2 Sept., 1850.
iii Frances Ann, b. 12 Aug., 1852; m. 4 Jan., 1881, Charles M.,
son of John Hartwell of Barre, Mass. Ch. (Hartwell), b. in
Bar re:
1 Hattie Lilian", b. 23 April, 1884; 2 Edith Myrtle, b. 1 Aug.,
1886.
798 iv Herbert Elliot, b. 10 Jan., 1857.
V Henry Lester, b. 19 May, 1859; d. 22 Aug., 1861.
vl Hattie Olivia, b. 27 Jan., 1864; m. 28 June, 1893, Allen Sherman,
son of Lyman Woodward of Hubbardston, Mass. Ch. (Wood-
ward), b. in Hubbardston:
1 Gladys Sherman", b. 13 Dec, 1897; 2 Everett Brigham, b.
26 Jan., 1899; 3 Marion Ella, b. 20 Aug., 1900.
636 MONROE BOWMAN^ son of Henry« and Sally (Sib-
ley) Brigham; born in Rutland, Mass., 8 Sept., 1822; died in
Danvers, Mass., 2 May, 1874; married 15 Aug., 1845, Eliza Smith,
born 25 Aug., 1825, in Chester, Vt. Was a market-gardener
of Danvers, Mass., and deacon in the First Baptist Church.
Children, horn in Danvers:
i Henry Artemas', b. 17 Aug., 1847; d. 19 Feb., 1849.
ii Henrietta L., b. 1 Jan., 1852; d. 24 Feb., 1871.
iii Harriet E., b. 1 Nov., 1856; m. 1 Nov., 1877, Dr. I. H. Bascom,
b. in Hinsdale, N. H., 1846; res. in Hinsdale. Ch. (Bascom),
b. in Hinsdale:
* Vide Bigelow Genealogy.
SEVENTH GENERATION 449
1 Harold Irving^, b. 12 Oct., 1886; d. 4 Jan., 1887.
2 Harold Earle, b. 6 Dec, 1887; d. 14 Feb., 1888.
iv George Monroe, b. 15 Nov., 1860; ra. 10 April, 1890, Lydia A.
Balster, b. 21 May, 1863, in Peabody, Mass.; a market gardener,
and res. s. p., Danvers, Mass.
V Walter Seymour, b. 11 Oct., 1862; d. 5 Aug., 1873.
637 ALBERT GALLATIN^ son of Josiah Fay*^ and Sylvina
(Hall) Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 12 March, 1836; mar-
ried (1) 16 April, 1856, Marietta, daughter of Josiah Houghton;
married (2) 26 Oct., 1869, Celina S., daughter of George Larrabee
of Berkshire, Vt.; born 18 May, 1846. Resides in Bakersfield,
where a farmer, selectman, etc.; in 1853 moved to Boston, for
two years, where he was in business.
Children (by first loife), horn in Bakers field:
i Charles William^ b. 25 Sept., .1860; ra. 1 Nov., 1893, Mary
Darrow, b. in E. Plymouth, O., 1863; a farmer in St. Albans, Vt.
ii Fred Hamilton, b. 1 Dec.,' 1862; m. 23 Sept., 1890, Minnie ChaflFee
of Berkshire, b. 1869; a farmer, res. Waterbury, Vt. Ch.:
1 Mary Chafee^, b. in Berkshire, 19 July, 1892.
2 Frank A., b. 10 Nov., 1901.
Children (by second wife), born in Bakers field:
iii George Fay, b. 25 July, 1874; farmer, and res. Bakersfield.
iv Cynthia Jennie, b. 22 April, 1876; was a teacher; was grad. Brig-
ham Academy, Bakersfield; m. 4 Oct., 1900, Harvey A. Churchill
of Bakersfield. Ch. (Churchill):
1 Winston^ b. 1901.
638 EBENEZER DAMON% son of Timothy^ and Patty
(Damon) Brigham; born in Granville, Pa., 15 Feb., 1808; died
; married Mary Aldrich, born 4 June, 1816.
Children, born in E. Smithfield:
i Harriet Amanda^ b. 12 March, 1836.
799 ii Alasco De Lancey, b. 9 March, 1838.
iii Dwight WiUiam, b. 6 Sept., 1842; d. s. p., in Florida, in 1901;
m. Abbie Carpenter,
iv Mary Rosaile, b. 2 Aug., 1848; m. 16 Aug., 1869, John A. Murray,
b. in Geneva, N. Y., 12 April, 1847; res. Detroit, Mich. Ch.
(Murray) :
1 John Alexander', b. 2 March, 1871; d. 14 March, 1873.
2 Herbert De Lancey, b. 21 April, 1876; m. 1 Sept., 1904, Clara
Aline Harshaw.
V Frank Chfford, b. 2 June, 1851; m. Lucy Taggart; res. s. p.,
in the West.
639 GEORGE^ son of Timothy^ and Patty (Damon) Brig-
ham; born in Smithfield, Pa., l6 Oct., 1809; died in Villa Ridge,
111., 20 Sept., 1872; married ,5 May, 1831, Amy Stockwell of
Granville, Pa., born 20 Feb., 1810. Resided in Granville.
450 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY^
Children, born in Granville:
800 i Reader Smith', b. 16 June, 1833.
ii Urania, b. 9 May, 1834; m. 18 Aug., 1854, Lathan Andrews,
iii Wallace, b. 8 Oct., 1837; d. 2 May, 1864; m. 15 April, 1860,
Matilda Thompson,
iv Helen, b. 7 April, 1840; m. (1) 11 Jan., 1862, Hiram Shriver;
m. (3) 5 April, 1869, Rush Robinson.
V Mary A., b. 10 Nov., 1843; d. 9 Sept., 1880; m. 7 April, 1866,
Joseph Kendall.
vi Eaton (twin to Mary), m. 14 March, 1869, Fanny Ferguson;
was a drummer in the 31st O. Infantry; res. in Danville, 111.
vii Lucina, b. 10 April, 1846; m. 6 Sept., 1870, Henry Goe of Villa
Ridge, 111.
viii Luman P. (twin to Lucina), d. 3 March, 1846.
ix Luman P., b. 8 Dec, 1848; d.
X Julia A., b. 15 May, 1850.
xi Juliette (twin to Julia), d. 5 Oct., 1850.
640 PHINEAS^ son of Timothy^ and Patty (Damon) Brig-
ham; born in Smithfield, Pa., 22 Jan., 1815; died in Canton, Pa.,
20 May, 1889; married (1) 10 Oct., 1838, Eliza, daughter of
Ezekiel Johnson, born 10 Feb., 1822; (divorced soon after the
war and married (2) 1877, P. C. Stone of Round Grove, 111.,
whom she survives, residing with her son in Des Moines, la.) ;
married (2) Jan., 1872, Myra, daughter of ; David Andrews, born
Leroy Township, Bradford Co., Pa., 15 April, 1836; died in
Philadelphia, 8 July, 1902. i
His parents dying early, when a mere child he was placed in
the family of William Baldwin, proprietor of " Old Fountain Inn "
near Wellsburg, Pa., where he lived for several years. He ran
away after a severe flogging, returned, and at last set out for the
home of his uncle Salmon Brigham in Madison County, N. Y.,
working for his food and lodging on the way. He intended to
prepare for the Methodist ministry, but after a brief experience
as an exhorter, he abandoned the idea. He became state agent
of an insurance company and later a retail shoe merchant in
Elmira and Watkins, N. ,Y. After his second marriage he lived
at Canton, Pa., where he is interred. He enlisted in the Civil War
in Co. B of the 153d N. Y. Infantry and served three years, the
last months of his term in the Veteran Reserve Corps.
Children {by first wife), born in Cherry Valley, N. Y.:
801 i Mary Louise', b. 11 Nov., 1839.
ii William, b. 1 June, 1841; d. 3 Jan., 1843.
802 iii Johnson, b. 11 March, 1846.
iv William Loomis, b. 14 Feb., 1851; d. Jan., 1853.
Children (by second wife), born in Canton, Pa.:
V Elizabeth, b. 38 May, 1873; res. Philadelphia.
vi Anna, b. 10 April, 1875; m. in Philadelphia, 20 April, 1904,
George B. Somerville, b. in Dumferline, Scotland, 34 March, 1875;
SEVENTH GENERATION 451
was grad. Dickinson Law School, Carlisle, Pa., 1897; member of
the Philadelphia bar, with res. there; she taught the violin and
mandolin before marriage.
641 HENRY C^, son of Timothy^ and Abigail (Mason) Brig-
Lam; born in Granville, Pa., 24 March, 1825; died in Smithfield,
Pa., 31 Jan., 1892; married 6 Jan., 1848, Sally Kingsley, born
in Smithfield, 1 April, 1828; died 26 Nov., 1892. Was a farmer
of Smithfield.
Children, born in Smithfield:
1 Mariarf, b. 12 Oct., 1848; d. 2 May, 1850.
ii Howard T., b. 26 July, 1851; m. 11 Oct., 1871, Lauretta Phelps;
a farmer, and res. No. Dakota,
iii Almeron S., b. 28 Dec, 1852; m. 20 Aug., 1879, Eva M. Snyder;
a farmer, and res. Smithfield.
iv Evangeline, b. 4 March, 1855; d. 3 Feb., 1874.
V Emma J., b. 19 May, 1858; m. L. A. Courttenden of No. Dakota.
642 HORACE A.^ son of Timothy^ and Abigail (Mason)
Brigham; born in Granville, Pa., 29 May, 1828; died 14 Feb.,
1900; married 1 May, 1853, Sarah C. Young, born in Middle-
town, Conn., 15 Oct., 1834. Was a farmer of East Smithfield, Pa.
Children, born in E. Smithfield:
803 i Clarence ElmerS b. 24 July, 1854.
ii Helen Augusta, b. 19 April, 1856; d. in E. Smithfield, 15 Nov.,
1895; m. 24 Oct., 1877, Orpheus Bird Sumner of E. Smithfield,
b. 8 April, 1846. Ch. (Sumner), b. in E. Smithfield:
1 Louiie', b. 6 Aug., 1878; m. 27 Oct., 1903, E. K. Drake. Ch.
(Drake) : Charles Sumner^", b. 4 Nov., 1904.
2 Jesse, b. 29 Aug., 1882.
3 Burt, b. 24 July, 1886.
4 Fred, b. 21 Feb., 1892.
iii Harriet Louisa, b. 29 April, 1859; m. 17 Feb., 1886, Calvin Van
Kirk Woodworth, b. in Cohocton, N. Y., 1 Jan., 1856; res.
Minco, Ind. Territory. Ch. (Woodworth) :
1 Marvin Brigham", b. 25 Dec, 1889; 2 Ernest Fenivick, b. Aug.,
1895; 3 William Alexander, b. Aug., 1898.
iv Horace J., b. 23 April, 1861; d. 21 April, 1864.
V Ida May, b. 16 May, 1865; m. 15 May, 1890, Ernest Wood, b.
26 July, 1865; d. 20 June, 1892, in Elmira, N. Y.; she lives in
East Smithfield, s. p.
vi Fred Russell, b. 10 Nov., 1868; m. 5 Sept., 1890, Lena Chapel,
b. 5 Nov., 1872; a R. R. man, and res. St. Louis, Mo. Ch.:
1 Helen Francis", b. 17 April, 1892; 2 Anna, b. 3 Jan., 1894.
643 LUCY^, daughter of Phineas* and Susan (Ames) Brig-
ham; born in Southboro, Mass., 18 Nov., 1810; died in Madison,
N. Y., 20 May, 1855; married 2 April, 1829, Leonard Homes,
a farmer of Madison, He married (2) Aug., 1856, Emily, (sister
of his first wife) who was born in Eaton, N. Y., l6 Nov., 1819;
452 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
died 18 Dec, 1904; she resided a widow in Syracuse, N. Y., for
some years.
Children (Homes), by first wife, born in Madison:
i Marj-*, m. Rev. E. P. Bond, Baptist clergyman and army chap-
lain; editor and teacher. Ch. (Bond):
1 Infant*, d.; 2 Ella, missionary to Assam, Asia; 3 Alfred,
was grad. from Brown Univ., became a teacher, and d. in Mt.
Pleasant (?), Pa.
ii Chester, was a farmer, and d. in Detroit, Mich. Ch.:
1 Elvin*, res. Detroit,
iii Sarah Ann, m. Asa Hartshorn, a farmer of Lebanon, N. Y. Ch.:
1 Son*, d. ae. about 20.
iv Eliza Ann, m. Rev. Hardin Wheat, a grad. of Colgate Univ.;
she d. in Palmyra, N. Y. Ch. (Wheat) :
1 Leonard H?, photographer, Newark, N. J.
2 Leva, m. George Eveland, editor and postmaster, Franklin,
N. Y.
3 Mary E., teacher; m. Prof. Elmer G. Frail of Erie, Pa.
4 Carrie, d. se. 16.
5 Helen, m. Prof. M. Multer of Perry, N. Y.
V Fidelia, d. in North East, Pa.; m. Rev. Marcus C. Mason, Bap-
tist missionary, Assam, Asia. Ch. (Mason) :
1 (Rev.) Walter*, was grad. Colgate Univ. and Rochester Theol.
Seminary; missionary with father in Assam.
vi Ella, m. Rev. E. G. Phillips, a graduate of Colgate Univ., and
missionary, Tura, Assam, Asia.
Child {Homes), by second wife:
vii Arthur L., m. Amy Homes; machinist, res. Syracuse, N. Y.
Ch.:
1 Horace L.*, student at Syracuse Univ.; 2 Newell, architect; 3
Harold; 4 Ella; 5 JDau.
644 LUCIUS^ son of Phineas^ and Susan (Ames) Brigham;
born in Eaton, N. Y., 25 July, 1812; died in Syracuse, N. Y., 30
June, 1881; married, 1 Feb., 1840, Prudence Merchant, born in
Fenner, N. Y., 25 Aug., 1817; died 13 Aug., 1889-. Was pro-
prietor of a restaurant and hotel in Syracuse. The male line is
extinct, but the children of a daughter have assumed the name of
" Brigham."
Children:
i Emma L.S b. in Fenner, 22 Sept., 1841; m. Tyler Mason of
Indianapolis, Ind., who d.; res. in Syracuse.
ii Alice A., b. in Syracuse, 20 Oct., 1844; m. Frank Roraback,
from whom divorced; has assumed her maiden name of "Brig-
ham," as her children have also done; res. in Syracuse. Ch.,
b. in Syracuse:
1 Frederick Lucius*, b. 7 Jan., 1865; m. ; res.
Syracuse. Ch.: i Lucius W.", b. 9 Feb., 1893; ii Donald F.,
b. 29 Aug., 1894; iii Howard B., b. 24 June, 1896; iv George
K., b. 6 Jan., 1898.
2 Emma, b. 20 Oct., 1867.
SEVENTH GENERATION 453
645 HORACE AMES% son of Phineas® and Susan (Ames)
Brigham; born in Eaton, N. Y., 14 Oct., 1817; died, l6 March,
1904; married 1 May, 1845, Julia Perry of Wyoming, N. Y.,
born 31 Jan., 1819; died 30 July, 1870. Was a farmer of Perry,
N. Y.
Children, born in Perry:
i EUen A.\ b. 12 April, 1846; d. 17 Sept., 1875, unm.
ii Mary, b. 17 Aug., 1849; m. George H. Bemus; she is an
artist. Ch. (Bemus) :
1 AlberV; 2 Walter, twins, b. 1878; 3 George, b. 1883.
804 iii Albert Perry, b. 12 June, 1855.
646 REV. EDWIN PIERSON% son of Phineas" and Susan
(Ames) Brigham; born in Morrisville, N. Y., 11 Aug., 1828; mar-
ried (1) Mary Hopkins; married (2) Calista Hazen; married (S)
1 Sept., 1870, Mrs. Hannah (Halloway) McDermott, born 17 Jan.,
1837; died Q Feb., 1875; married (4) Mrs. Lucina (Armstrong)
Buck.
He was graduated from Hamilton College A. B. 1856; Theologi-
cal Seminary 1857; has had many charges in New York State and
is now preaching in Conklin Center, N. Y.; been in active service
in ministry for 46 years in 1903.
Children (by third wife) :
i EdwinS b. in LeRoy, N. Y., 31 Aug., 1872; he is an invalid,
ii Mary Hannah, b. 9 Feb., 1875; m. 20 Oct., 1897, Clarence V.
June, photographer of Addison, N. Y.; she was graduated from
Vassar College, A. B., 1897; res. Addison. Ch. (Jime) :
1 Lawrence B."
647 ORLANDO L.'^, son of Salmon® and Mary Ann (Sumner)
Brigham; born in Eaton, N. Y., 19 Dec, 1835; married (1) 8
Sept., 1862, Abigail Elizabeth, daughter of Sidney Putnam of
Madison, N. Y., born 26 Aug., 1836; died 7 Feb., 1868; married
(2) 12 Jan., 1870, Sarah Rebecca Cole, who died 15 July, 1899.
Resides in Madison.
Children (by first wife), born in St. Louis, Mo.:
i Elizabeth Gardner*, b. 22 Nov., 1863; res. Madison,
ii Arthur Putnam, b. 18 Oct., 1865; m. 24 Feb., 1898, in St.
Louis, Sidney, dau. of Lucien M. Chipley of St. Louis; res.
there. Ch. :
1 Lucien Morris", b. 13 Feb., 1899.
2 Arthur Putnam, b. 10 July, 1902.
648 JOHN BAKER^ son of Artemas' and Mary (Arnold)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 11 Aug., 1835; married 6 May,
I860, Ann Mary, daughter of Amos Gleason Jr., born in Groton,
Mass., 16 May, 1841. He enlisted in 1862, in Co. D, 35th Mass.
454 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY"
Vols.; served 3 years, and came back with broken health; resided
for a time in Wayland and Weston and West Newton, Mass.,
and now resides in Greendale, Worcester, Mass.
Children, the 3 elder bom in Wayland, 7 youngest in West Newton:
i Minnie Elizabeth*, b. 25 March, 1861; d. 1 April, 1861.
ii Emma F. S., b. 23 May, 1862.
iii Arthur L., b. 5 March, 1866; m. 1890, Nellie G. Brown; res.
Melrose, Mass.
iv Oscar Everett, b. in Weston, 27 March, 1867; m. 1895, Lizzie
Corliss; employed by Laconia Car Co., Laconia, N. H., where
res. Ch. :
1 Gertrude E.\ b. 9 Dec, 1896; 2 Allen E., b. 18 Nov., 1898; 3
Lilian E., b. 1 Aug., 1900.
V Minnie F., b. in "Weston, 22 March, 1868; d. 15 April, 1887.
vi Eugene C, b. 23 May, 1871.
vii Alden B., b. 30 Jan., 1873; farmer, and res. Worcester,
viii Ada G., b. 7 June, 1875; m. 1902, Henry Jackson; res. Chelsea,
Mass.
ix Charles L., b. 9 Feb., 1878; res. Worcester,
X Walter E., b. 22 Nov., 1880; d. 22 March, 1888.
xi Lizzie M., b. 7 Oct., 1882; res. Boston; m. 1901, John Sargent,
xii Frank W., b. 13 Feb., 1887.
649 RUFUS UJ, son of Capt. Francis*' and Sophia (Gleason)
Brigham; born in Hudson, Mass., 9 June, 1837; died there, 2
March, 1899; married 7 Nov., I860, Basha A., daughter of Moses
Mossman, born in Searsport, Me., 14 July, 1844. She resides
with her son. Gen. Brigham, in Hudson.
He was the senior member of the firm of F. Brigham & Co. at
the time of his death, having succeeded, with his brothers, to his
father's business of shoe manufacturer in Hudson; was a conserva-
tive and honorable business man. A member of the Doric Lodge A.
F. & A. M. ; the Houghton R. A. Chapter, Trinity Commandery and
Allepo Temple M. N. S. Was interested in the Fire Department
and a member of the Massachusetts State Firemen's Association.
Was Chief of Hudson's Fire Dept. and for many years foreman
of the famous Eureka Engine Co.
Child, born in Hudson:
805 i William H.\ b. 1 Feb., 1863.
650 WALDO B.^, son of Capt. Francis^ and Sophia (Gleason)
Brigham; born in Hudson, Mass., 23 June, 1841; married Ruth
A. Pedrick, born in Marblehead, Mass. Mr. Brigham succeeded
with his brothers to his father's shoe manufacturing business, but
has been retired for some years. He is a resident of Cambridge,
Mass., in the coal business.
Children :
i Frank EUsworthS b. in Hudson, 31 July, 1861; ra. 31 July,
1884, Eva Miranda Whitney, b. in Ludlow, Vt., 16 May, 1866.
SEVENTH GENERATION 455
Ch., b. in Hudson:
1 Persis Eva\ b. 11 April, 1885.
2 Alice Ruth, b. 28 Jan., 1887.
3 Mabel Florence, b. 11 July, 1888.
4 Cora Miranda, b. 29 April, 1890.
5 Rachel Whitney, b. 31 Oct., 1898; d. 9 April, 1899.
ii Florence, b. April, 1864; d. 17 June, 1866.
ill Alice, tw-in to Florence, d. 28 May, 1868.
iv Julia S., b. April, 1868; d. 9 Aug., 1870.
V AValdo D., b. Dec, 1869; d. 31 Aug., 1871.
vi Wilbur B., b. April, 1872; d. 9 March, 1877.
^di Maud, b. April, 1875; d. 20 Oct., 1876.
viii William P., b. Dec, 1876; d. 23 Aug., 1877.
ix Annie.
X Evelyn R., m. William R. Pedrick, Jr., of Hudson; res. Hudson.
Ch. "(Pedrick):
1 Laurena M.\ b. 24 Feb., 1903.
651 EDWIN W.% son of Artemas Ward^ and Sophia (Phelps)
Brigham, born in Westmoreland, N. Y., 4 Feb., 1825; died there,
1884; married 14 Dec, 1845, Louisa Hulbert of Yates County,
N. Y.
Children, horn in Westmoreland:
i Fannie S.% b. 10 Nov., 1846; m. 13 Oct., 1869, Park M. Bardin
of West Winfield, N. Y. Ch. (Bardin):
1 Edith L.\ b. 2 May, 1871; m. Clayton E. Clark of West Win-
field. Ch. (Clark)': i Valeria^"; ii Hazel B.
2 Earl C, b. 13 April, 1873; m. Rena M. Button of West Win-
field. Ch.: Dorothy".
3 Ward N., b. 15 March, 1875; m. Blanche E. Lamb of Utica,
N. Y.
ii Ellen L., b. 13 Nov., 1850; m. 3 Sept., 1883, Irwin C. Ruth of
Westmoreland. Ch. (Ruth):
1 Irma M.", b. 25 Oct., 1884; 2 Edwin Brigham, b. 26 Jan.,
1886; 3 Vincent E., b. 27 July, 1887; 4 Irwin H., b. 11
June, 1889; 5 William H., b. 13 Nov., 1892.
iii Origen S., b. 8 Nov., 1853; m. 26 Jan., 1876, Clara E. Stone of
Utica, N. Y., b. 1855. Ch.:
1 Ward E.\ b. 10 Feb., 1878; 2 Laura L., b. 5 Sept., 1880; 3
Clarence A., b. 5 Sept., 1880.
iv Carrie H., b. 18 April, 1860; m. 13 Oct., 1886, Henry D. Stebbins
of W. Winfield. Ch. (Stebbins) :
1 Reba E.\ b. 15 July, 1887; 2 Millie E., b. 7 Aug., 1888.
652 WALTER EVERTSON^ son of Rev. John Clark« and
Maria E. (Evertson) Brigham; born in New York City, 14 March,
1845; married, near Evansville, Ind., 15 May., 1877, Frances
Bryant Armistead, born in Henderson, Ky., 11 Sept., 1855. He
is an illustrator and engraver and resides in Evanston, 111.; re-
ceived an academic education.
Children :
i Elizabeth^ b. in Evansville, Ind., 30 Nov., 1878.
ii Eloise, b. in Des Plaines, 111., 3 Sept., 1883; m. 25 July, 1895,
in So. Evanston, 111. (where they res.), Carl Forster.
^56 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
653 AMARIAH WARD", son of Rev. John Clark« and Maria
E. (Evertson) Brigham; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., 14 Oct., 1850;
married there, 9 Oct., 1873, Emma Jocelyn Wilde, born 9 Sept.,
1851, in Brooklyn; died in East Orange, N. J., 24 Nov., 1904.
He is a manufacturer, doing business in New York City and re-
sides in East Orange, N. J.; received an academic education.
Children :
1 Lowell Irving*, b. in Rutherford, N. J., 14 June, 1875; church
organist, and res. with father,
ii Florence, b. in Brooklyn, 6 Dec, 1880.
654 HON. LEWIS ALEXANDER^ son of Harry« and Sarah
(Bowman) Brigham; born in Chatham, N. Y., 2 Jan., 1831; died
in Bergen, (Jersey City) N. J., 19 Feb., 1885; married 6 Nov.,
1855, Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Jacob Van Winkle, born in
Bergen, 4 Oct., 1835; died in Jersey City, 20 Sept., 1881. He
was graduated A. B. from Hamilton College 1849; taught school in
Albany and Monticello, N. Y. ; had a private school in Bergen
while studying law; lawyer in New York City, Member of Con-
gress from New Jersey in 1878-1880.
Children, born in Bergen:
1 Louis Francis*, b. 29 Aug., 1857; d. April, 1892; m. 26 May,
1881, Lavina Frost; civil engineer and surveyor. Ch.:
1 Jennie Louise^, b. 29 Aug., 1882.
11 Charles Frederick, b. 16 Aug., 1859; d. 30 Oct., 1862.
ill Harry Van Winkle, b. 9 Aug., 1861; res. unm., Jersey City;
with '" Hudson Co. Gas Co."
iv Bertie, b. 12 March, 1864; d. 6 May, 1864.
V Margaret S., b. 3 Sept., 1865; unm. 1903.
vi Arthur, b. 19 Jan., 1868; m. 30 Oct., 1890, Ella WoodhuU Brown;
connected with " The Provident Institution for Savings " in Jersey
City, where res. Ch.:
1 Arthur^, b. 12 June, 1892; 2 Lula Brown, b. 25 Jan., 1898.
vii William Clarence, b. 8 May, 1872; m. 30 Oct., 1893, Anna Chapin;
connected with the Inspection Dept. of U. S. " Rural Free
Delivery"; res. Trenton, N. J. Ch.:
1 William C, Jr.', b. 1 Aug., 1895; 2 Harold Frederick, b. 25
May, 1897; 3 Lewis Maitland, b. 24 Oct., 1900.
655 JOHN CALVIN^ son of Harry« and Sarah (Bowman)
Brigham; born in Chatham, N. Y., 15 Aug., 1833; died in New
York City, 21 Jan., 1869; married 15 Jan., 1856, Anna E. Titus
of Brooklyn, N. Y. He enlisted on the 8th of June, 1861 in
the 9th N. Y. Vols., and was honorably discharged 16 July, 1862;
resided in New York City. The male line is extinct.
Children, born in New York City:
i Catherine A.\ b. 24 Oct., 1856; d. in Newburgh, N. Y., 14 July,
1903; m. 1879, Francis F. Clark. Ch. (Clark):
1 Frank Brigham^, d. y.
SEVENTH GENERATION 457
ii Phoebe Elizabeth, b. 8 Jan., 1859; m. 1887, Rev. William E.
Scofield of the M. E. Church) of Greenwich, Conn.; she taught
12 years in the public schools of Brooklyn. Ch. (Scofield) :
1 Alice Brigham\ b. i20 Feb., 1890.
2 Gertrude E., b. 3 Aug., 1894.
iii Anna R., b. 22 Dec, 1861; d. ; m. 1884, Benj.
W. Martin of Brooklyn, N. Y. Ch. (Martin):
1 Edna G.\ b. 1884; 2 Harold W., b. 1891; 3 Herbert S., b.
1897.
656 ELIZABETH ANN^ daughter of Rufus« and Elizabeth
(Duncan) Brigham; born in Aekworth, N. H., 18 March, 1819;
died there, 10 Dec., 1865; married, 11 Sept., 1849, Daniel A.
Ryder, born 24 July, 1821; died in Ackworth, 8 Dec, 1868; he
married (2) Mrs. Harriet Dunham and had a daughter who died
young. Was a farmer of Ackworth.
Children {Ryder), born in Ackworth: -
i Herbert DanieP, b. 12 Nov., 1850; m. 30 Nov., 1881, Margaret
E. Ball, b. 3 July, 1861, in Springfield, Vt.; was grad. Dartmouth
Coll., 1876; A. D. Phi.; Principal of High Schools in Spring-
field and in Bellows Falls, Vt., 1876-1887; studied law and
practiced in Bellows Falls, where res.; has held many town
offices; is County Examiner of Schools. Ch., b. in Bellows Falls:
1 Jessie Elizabeth^, b. 18 Feb., 1884.
2 Margaret Sarah, b. 26 April, 1885.
3 Helen Winifred, b. 27 June, 1887.
4 Charlotte Divoll, b. 4 Sept., 1889.
5 Katherine Foster, h. 26 July, 1895.
6 Daniel Franklin, b. 9 Jan., 1900.
7 Mary Scott, b. 18 June, 1904.
ii Elizabeth, b. 7 Aug., 1852; m. 6 April, 1880, James E. White
of Springfield, Vt. ; he is a farmei-, and owns 600 acres; has
been St. Representative; does a large probate business, and has
held various town offices. Ch. (White) :
1 Ralph Herbert", h. 1 Jan., 1884; d. 1 Sept., 1895.
iii Clarence Delmere, b. 9 Feb., 1855; d. in Abingdon, 111., 19 Sept.,
18T8.
iv Helen Maria, b. 17 Feb., 1857; m. Osman S. Ellison of Spring-
field, Vt., who d. May, 1888; she res. Worcester, Mass. Ch.
(Ellison) :
1 Edith Helen", b. 30 May, 1878; m. William E. Putnam; res.
Birmingham, Ala.
657 MARTHA LUCINA', daughter of Rufus« and Elizabeth
(Duncan) Brigham; born in Ackworth, N. H., 23 Jan., 1831; mar-
ried 8 June, 1854, David C. Anderson of Windham, N. H., born
26 June, 1826. He is a farmer.
Children (Anderson), born in Ackworth:
i Mary Estelle*, b. 9 Nov., 1855; m. James F. Dickey, a merchant
of Holyoke, Mass. Ch. (Dickev) :
1 Christine E.", b. 1887.
ii Walter Harvey, b. 7 Nov., 1857; d. 13 May, 1859.
458 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
iii Emma Elizabeth, b. 19 Sept., 1859; m. Herbert N. Harding, a
merchant of Little Falls, Minn. Ch. (Harding):
1 Bertha A."; 2 Glen 8.; 3 Ruth A.
, iv George Weston, b. 1 Sept., 1861; m. Minnie E. Mitchell of
Boston, where he res.; was grad. Williams Coll., 1886; is a brilliant
lawyer in Boston, where he was six years on the school board.
Ch.:
1 Clara M.^; 2 Robert D.
V Alice Lucinda, b. 29 Jan., 1864; unm.; res. Windham.
658 WILLARD PROCTOR^ son of Capt. Aaron« and Susan
(Proctor) Brigham; born in Alstead, N. H., 25 Aug., 1835; mar-
ried 5 Feb., 1865, Mary J., daughter of Lucius and Cynthia
(Clay) Taft of Keene, N. H., born in Putney, Vt., 14 March,
1842; died 6 Jan., 1895. Was a farmer of Marlboro, N. H.,
thence to Surrey, N. H., and now resides with his son.
Children, horn in Marlboro, N. H.:
i Albert W.S b. 17 June, 1869; m. 19 Oct., 1892, Clara M. Stone
of Bellows Falls, Vt, b. in Keene, N. H., 20 Nov., 1872; in
1905 res. Walpole, N. H.; fireman on the Fitchburg Ry. Ch.:
1 Mary Louise^, b. 17 Sept., 1898.
2 Albert Stone, b. 13 April, 1902.
ii Belle E., b. 31 March, 1874; m. 8 May, 1901, Selwyn I. Carter,
b. 20 Oct., 1869; res. Laurel, N. H. Ch. (Carter):
1 James Brigham^.
659 MARY ELIZABETH^ daughter of William^ and Alethea
(Bream) Brigham; born 29 Jan., 1823, in Virginia; married 5 Sept.,
1841, Rev. Stuart Robinson, D. D. In 1903 she resided a widow
in Louisville, Ky.
Children (Robinson) :
i Martha Porter*, b. 2 Sept., 1846; d. 2 Dec, 1891; m. Bennet H.
Young. Ch. (Young):
1 Mary P.\ b. 7 April, 1867; m. 12 Oct., 1892, Burt McVay
Allison, b. 7 Oct., 1864; d. 25 Jan., 1905; she res. s. p.,
a widow, in Cincinnati, O.
2 Stuart Robinson, b. Aug., 1868; d. 26 Nov., 1901; m. Eliza-
beth Wymond; s. p.
3 Lawrence Andrew, b. 23 May, 1870; m. 11 Jan., 1894, Mabel
Wheeler, b. 2 Sept., 1872; res. Chicago. Ch.: i Henry
Wheeler^", b. 2 Dec, 1694; ii Alice, b. 23 May, 1898; iii
Lawrence Robinson, b. 8 Feb., 1903.
4 Josephine, b. 10 July, 1873; d. 4 June, 1892.
ii Lawrence Carr, b. 15 March, 1845; d. 2 Oct., 1869; m. Amelia
Owsley. Ch.:
1 Lalla R.", m. Embry L. Swearingen; res. Louisville, Ky. Ch.
(Swearingen) : i Amelia'"; ii Lalla; iii George,
iii Elizabeth, b. 7 Feb., 1855; m. John G. Cecil. Ch. (Cecil):
1 Mary\- 2 Stuart; 3 Martha; 4 Russell; and 2 who d. y,
660 LAVINIA VIRGINIA PATRICK^ daughter of WiUiam«
and Alethea (Bream) Brigham; born in West Virginia, 22 April,
SEVENTH GENERATION 459
1825; died in Denver, Colo,, 30 Sept., 1894; married 17 June,
1845, William Chauncey Brooks of Charleston, West Va., Frank-
fort and Louisville, Ky.
Children (Brooks), the 8 younger bom in Louisville:
i Walter Boone^ b. in Charleston, 1 May, 1846; m. Money Blat-
terman; res. Charleston. Ch. :
1 George B.'; 2 Eleanor; 3 Walter.
ii AletheaS b. in Frankfort, 20 Oct., 1848; m. 1873, Charles H.
Small of Charleston, b. 1842; res. in Denver. Ch. (Small), b.
in Charleston:
1 Lavinia Alethea Brigham Brooks^, b. 14 Aug., 1876; a teacher
in Denver,
2 Charles E., b. 28 Oct., 1879; d. 13 Sept., 1904.
iii Lavinia, d, in infancy.
iv Fanny Oden, b. 26 Feb., 1854; m. Benjamin L. James; res.
s. p., Denver; author of several books.
V Mary, d. in infancy.
vi WUliam Brigham, b. 1 Jan., 1858; unm., res. Chichuachua, Mex.
vii Chauncey, d. in infancy,
viii Nona Lovell, b. 22 March, 1861; unm., res. Denver; an ordained
minister.
ix Frederick, d, y,
X Henry Frederick, b, 12 April, 1866; m. Louise McNamara; res.
s. p., Denver,
xi Hallie, d. in infancy.
661 BETSEY M,% daughter of George^ and Betsey (Morse)
Brigham; born in Groton, Mass., 10 May, 1811; died 21 Feb.,
1836; married 12 April, 1834, Jonathan Preston of Boston.
Children (Preston), horn in Boston:
i George Brigham', b. 15 Feb., 1836; m. (1) 28 April, 1859, Annie
E. Merrill, "who d. 17 Oct., 1867; m. (2) 24 July, 1871, Mary F.
(Bowen) Merrill (sister of first wife) ; res. Medford, Mass.
Ch. (by first wife) :
1 Edith", b. 20 Sept., 1860.
2 John M., b. 9 Feb., 1863; m. 1889, Carrie Barker; 3 ch.
3 Jonathan, b. 29 May, 1865; m. 1891, Mary L. Waggott;
s. p., 1903.
4 Fannie, b. 10 Sept., 1867; unm., 1903,
Ch, (by second wife) :
5 Ethel, b. 16 March, 1874.
6 George B., b. 30 July, 1876,
7 Charles W., b. 16 Dec, 1881.
662 GEORGE DEXTER^ son of George^ and Betsey (Morse)
Brigham; born in Groton, Mass., 2 May, 1813; died there, Dec,
1892; married 23 April, 1837, Mary Jane, daughter of Isaac and
Nancy (Edgell) Brigham, of Groton, who died in 1895; was
town clerk and J. P. in Groton many years.
Children, born in Groton:
i Betsey*,
ii Emily, b. 12 Oct., 1840.
460 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
iii Emily Jane, res. Washington, D. C.
iv Ellen M., m. Col. Daniel Needham of Groton.
V George E., res. Boston.
vi Dexter,
vii Ida.
viii William K., res. Meriden, Conn.
663 EMELINE^ daughter of George^ and Betsey (Morse)
Brigham; born in Groton, Mass., 18 April, 1815; died 7 Aug.,
1903; married, 29 Nov., 1838, Johnson Carter, son of Josiah and
Ruth (Kilburn) Burrage of Leominster, Mass., born there, 20
Jan., 1816; died 6 April, 1881. Was a merchant of Boston of
the old firm of J. M. Beebe & Co., in which business he acquired
a fortune.
Children (Burrage):
i Frances Morse', b. 18 Dec, 1839; m. Benjamin J. Lang of 8
Brimmer St., Boston, who is at the head of the musical profes-
sion in Boston; he is an organist, composer, director, etc. Ch.
(Lang) :
1 Margaret Rosamond^; 2 Malcolm.
ii Edward Carter, b. 13 June, 1841; m. Julia L. Severance; is
with the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co. Ch.:
1 Severance^, Prof, of Sanitary Science in Purdue Univ., La-
fayette, Ind., and an author.
2 Caroline; 3 Emeline; 4 Bessie, d. y.
iii Herbert Emery, b. 14 Dec, 1845; m. Ruby M. Childs; res.
Boston. Ch.:
1 Francis^, with Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co.
2 Harry, Prest. Eliot National Bank, Boston.
3 Alice; 4 Eleanor.
iv Helen, b. 10 July, 1847; m. John W. Carter. Ch. (Carter):
1 Lucy^; 2 Richard; 3 Margaret; 4 Philip.
Y Emma, b. 8 Dec, 1850.
vi Marion, b. 18 Jan., 1853; m. 12 Jan., 1887, Charles T.« Morse,
son of 664.
664 MARY LORING^ daughter of George'' and Betsey
(Morse) Brigham; born in Groton, Mass., 2 Nov., 1823; died 28
Feb., 1856; married 20 Dec, 1843, Gardner Morse, a prominent
citizen of New Haven, Conn.
Children (Morse) :
i Elliot Howe', b. 31 July, 1846; m. 15 April, 1879, Grace Adele
Bowns. Ch. :
1 John M.", b. 22 Feb., 1881; 2 Gardner W., b. 30 Nov., 1883; 3
Dorothea H., b. 1 Sept., 1887.
ii Mary Adelaide, b. 5 June, 1848.
iii Joseph Bulkeley, b. 3 Oct., 1850; m. (1) 14 Sept., 1875, Annie
Basset, who d. 19 April, 1881; m. (2) 18 May, 1898, Bessie
May Jones. Ch. (by first wife) :
1 Stephen^ b. 20 July, 1879; d. 27 July, 1886.
2 Julia A., b. 26 March, 1881.
SEVENTH GENERATION 461
Ch, (by second wife) :
3 Josefh B., b. 26 April, 1899.
iv Charles Theodore, b. 4 April, 1853; m. 12 Jan., 1887, Marion
Burrage, dau. of 663.
V Reginald Brigham, b. 9 Aug., 1854; d. 5 March, 1855.
Q65 THEODORE^ son of George^ and Betsey (Morse) Brig-
ham; born in Groton, Mass.^ 29 June, 1833; killed by a cyclone,
27 April, 1899; married, 2 Jan., 1868, Sarah F. Terry of Kings-
ton, N. Y.
He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1857 and went to the
Mediterranean; enlisted in the Civil War in the 6th Mass. Vols,
and was in the Baltimore Riot. After the war was a merchant
at Napanock, N. Y. and in 1872 removed to Kirksville, Mo.,
where was city alderman, and County Treasurer. He resided
finally in Kansas City, Mo. ; was a very religious man.
Children :
i Stella F.^ b. 15 Oct., 1868; d. 27 Sept., 1888.
ii Harriet E., b. 12 Aug., 1872; d. 1 Aug., 1873.
iii Edwin Terry, b. 12 Feb., 1874; m. Bessie Sheets of Paris, 111.;
Asst. Supt. of Helping Hand Inst., Kansas City, Mo. Ch.:
1 Balph^; 2 Lawrence.
iv Herbert D., b. 4 Oct., 1876; m. Maud G. Wing.
V Theodore V., b. 17 April, 1881; at Denver Univ.
vi Mabel J., b. 10 Jan., 1883; d. 20 Jan., 1898.
t
666 CHARLES SUMNER^ son of George^ and Betsey
(Morse) Brigham; born in Groton, Mass., 15 Sept., 1835; mar-
ried, 17 Aug., 1859, Caroline Eliza Seymour, born in Salem, N.
Y., 2 Jan., 1840. Is a business man of Napanock, N. Y.
Children, bom in Napanock:
i Florence Margaret*, b. 12 Sept., 1860.
ii Ralph Sumner, b. 25 March, 1862; m. 1 Feb., 1888, Ellen Cush-
ing Ransom of Tonawanda, N. Y. ; is a designer in Topeka,
Kan. Ch.:
1 Helen Ransom", b. 28 May, 1890.
iii Jennie Seymour, b. 23 May, 1866; m. 12 June, 1888, EUis L.
Martling; res. Atchison, Kan. Ch. (Martling) :
1 Merrifield 0.\ b. 11 Oct., 1890.
iv Ernest Shattuck, b. 1 June, 1868; theater manager; res. Atch-
ison.
V Archibald Rutherford, b. 17 Dec, 1869; theater manager; res.
Fremont, Neb. .
667 HENRYS son of Capt. DanieP and Nancy (Gates) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Oct., 1811; died in Savannah,
Ga., 8 Jan., 1883; married (1) 6 Nov., 1843, Mary H. Bemis,
who died 15 Sept., 1849; married (2) 22 Sept., 1851, Mary Cath-
erine O'Brien, who died 4 June, 1887. Resided in Savannah.
462 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY,
Child (by first wife):
i Sarah Warren*, b. 3 Sept., 1845; d. 17 May, 1903.
Children (by second wife) :
ii Henry Hartstene, b. 16 July, 1855; m. 22 Oct., 1879, Minnie
Louise Day; res. E. Orange, N, J. Ch. :
1 Henry Day", b. 2 June, 1881 ; 2 Mary Lester, b. 4 March, 1886.
iii Mary Harcourt, b. 17 Jan., 1858; d. Aug., 1866.
iv Nancy Gates, b. 28 July, 1860,
V James Harcourt, b. 28 June, 1862; d. Jan., 1866.
vi "William Sinclair, b. 1 May, 1864; d. 23 May, 1906; m. 26
April, 1894, Heda Forster Schultz; res. Murray Hill, N. J.
Ch.:
1 Gertrude Louise", b. 29 Jan., 1895.
2 Helen Sinclair, b. 10 Nov., 1898.
vii Clayton Harcourt, b. 17 Jan., 1866; d. 28 July, 1897.
viii Kate O'Brien, b. 15 Sept., 1869.
ix Harcourt, b. 29 Aug., 1873.
668 DENNISON^ son of Capt. DanieP and Nancy (Gates)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 23 May, 1816; died there,
26 April, 1874; married 3 May, 1844, Sarah, daughter of Jona-
than and Sarah (Clark) Weeks, born in Marlboro, 19 Dec., 1819;
died in Maiden, Mass., 23 June, 1883. Resided on the tannery site
of Samuel in Marlboro.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i George Henry% b. 26 Feb., 1846; m. 11 Feb., 1868, Sarah E.
Rockwood; res. Marlboro,
ii Charles Dennison, b. 25 Jan., 1848; m. 16 May, 1870, Ellen
Christian ; res. Marlboro,
iii Sarah Elizabeth, b. 25 Nov., 1849; d. 13 Jan., 1874.
iv Mary Bemis, b. 8 Sept., 1851; d. 13 Aug., 1877, s. p.; m. 20
Dec, 1871, James V. Schermerhorn.
V Kate HartweU, b. 16 June, 1853; d. 21 July, 1867.
vi Nellie Gates, b. 13 Feb., 1857; m. 13 March, 1879, James V.
Schermerhorn, widower of her sister Mary; res. Maiden, Mass.
Ch. (Schermerhorn) :
1 Mary Gates"; 2 Lyman Gibbs.
vii Charlotte Warren, b. 2 Feb., 1859; m. 6 Oct., 1881, Arthur A.
Brigham, son of 670.
669 EUGENE WINSLOW^ son of Winslow« and Elizabeth
(Larkin) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 21 Dec, 1833; mar-
ried 29 Nov., 1855, Caroline Frances, daughter of Elijah Stearns.
He is a merchant in Marlboro and Manchester, N. H.
Children :
i Edward WinsloV, b. 26 Jan., 1857; d. 19 Sept., 1858.
ii Eugene Carroll, b. 16 Dec, 1860; m. 12 Sept., 1892, Fannie
Bell, dau. of Holmes Pettee, b. in Manchester, 9 July, 1861; d.
23 Aug., 1901 ; a commercial traveler, and res. Manchester,
iii Martha Alice, b. 24 April, 1865; m. 28 Feb., 1901, Charles G.
Ranno; res. Manchester.
SEVENTH GENERATION 463
iv Ella Frances, b. 18 May, 1867; m. 26 June, 1889, Nathaniel Doane,
Jr., a merchant of Manchester. Ch. (Doane) :
1 Allen N*, d. y.; 2 Bay Winslow, b. 11 Sept., 1893; 3 Na-
thaniel, h. 20 June, 1894.
670 JOHN WINSLOW% son of Col. Aaron« and SaUy (Fay)
Brigliam; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Sept., 1825; died 9 Oct.,
1901; married 4 July, 1852, Mary Rebecca, daughter of Samuel
Putnam of Worcester, Mass.; born 25 Sept., 1828; died 9 March,
1885. Was a farmer and ice dealer of Marlboro.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Arthur Amber*, b. 6 Oct., 1856; m. 6 Oct., 1881, Charlotte W.*
Brigham, dau. of 668; b. in Marlboro, 2 Feb., 1859; he was grad-
uated Massachusetts Agricultural College, 1878; Professor of
Agriculture in Imperial Agric. Coll. Sapporo, Japan, 1888-1893;
studied in George Augustus Univ., Gottingen, Ger., 1894. Ch.,
the eldest b. in Marlboro:
1 Reuben^, b. 13 Dec, 1887; 2 Buth, b. 12 Sept., 1892.
ii John Putnam, b. 4 Aug., 1859; d. 27 Sept., 1859.
iii Walter Irving, b. 10 Oct., 1863; d. 30 Sept., 1864.
iv Lottie Maria, b. 25 Jan., 1865; m. 16 Sept., 1891, Edward N.
Stratton, b. 18 Aug., 1866; grad. Mass. Agricul. Coll.; a farmer
of Marlboro. Ch. (Stratton):
1 Edward Wiiislow^, b. 16 Dec, 1900.
V Anna Rebecca, b. 9 May, 1867; d. 5 May, 1886.
671 HUMPHREY^ son of Ashley^ and Mary (Bigelow)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 5 Jan., 1830; died Dec, 1902;
married 1 Jan., 1863, Ellen, daughter of Benjamin F. Gleason.
Was a shoe manufacturer in Hudson, Mass.
Children, the eldest born in Bockbottom, 3Iass.:
i Frank L.S b. 2 April, 1864; d. 22 March, 1894.
ii Whitney Gleason, b. 3 July, 1868; m. 21 June, 1894, Gertrude L.,
dau. of John Peters, b. in Hudson, 26 Dec, 1868; was grad. Dart-
mouth CoU., B. S., 1892; is a C. E. in Hudson, Mass. Ch.:
1 Dorothy A?, b. 14 Feb., 1897; 2 Alfred G., b. 9 Dec, 1900.
iii Louisa F., b. 25 Jan., 1872; m. 25 Jan., 1894, John Melvin Lewis,
b. in Maine, 11 Dec, 1870; res. Hudson. Ch. (Lewis):
1 Franklin Brigham", b. 2 Oct., 1894.
672 HARRIETTE AUGUSTA% daughter of WiUiam Pitt«
and Lavinia (Baker) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 29 Jan.,
1836; married 1 Jan., 1857, Hon. S. Herbert, son of Samuel Howe,
born in Marlboro, 21 Dec, 1835.
He is a shoe manufacturer in Marlboro; has been selectman,
Representative to the General Court, member of the Governor's
Council, and was the first mayor of the city of Marlboro.
Children (Howe), born in Marlboro:
i Alice Baker', b. 19 Dec, 1857; d. 19 Oct., 1858.
ii Louis Porter, b. 29 May, 1858; m. 1 Jan., 1887, India Howe
Arnold; Supt. of a shoe manufactory; is a Knight Templar.
464 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY'
iii Charlotte Adelaide, b. 9 May, 1861; m. Oscar H. Stevens, a
dentist; res. Marlboro. Ch. (Stevens):
1 Herbert H?; 2 Oscar L.; 3 Louis W.
iv Annie Brigham, b. 15 June, 1871; d. 7 Sept., 1887.
673 HENRIETTA AUGUSTA^ daughter of William Pitt«
and Lavinia (Baker) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 29 Jan.,
1836; married 30 ]^ov., 1854, Freeman, son of William Holyoke,
born in Marlboro, 18 Aug., 1818; died there, 24 April, 1876. He
was a carpenter and a market-man, and they resided in Marlboro.
Children {Holyoke), horn in Marlboro:
i Charles Freeman% b. 27 Dec, 1855; m. Blanche E., dau. of
Thomas Corey, and gr.-dau. of 408; is Treas. of Marlboro Sav-
ings Bank. Ch. :
1 Thomas C.«; 2 Charles F.
ii Frank Henry, b. 6 Jan., 1857; d. 15 April, 1865.
iii Adaline Lavinia, b. 25 June, 1862; m. 31 March, 1885, Walter
P., son of John A. Frye; b. 7 Feb., 1863; he is a shoe mfr. in
Marlboro; a Knights Templar. Ch. (Frye):
1 John F.^ b. 6 April, 1886; 2 Robert P., b. 18 Aug., 1887; 3
Russell Brigham, b. 6 June, 1889.
674 HENRY AUGUSTINE^ son of WiUiam Pitt« and La-
vinia (Baker) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 21 Aug., 1837;
married Mary Plank. Is an engineer and mining expert, and re-
sides in California.
Children:
i Emma LouiseS b. in Nevada City, Cal., 22 Sept., 1862; m. Walter
S. Bigelow of Oakland, Cal., b. 19 Nov., 1859 Ch. (Bigelow), b.
in Oakland:
1 Ethel Lavinia^, b. 16 Jan., 1885; 2 Ruth.
ii Charles Francis, b. in Sweetland, Cal., 24 March, 1864; m. Ida
B. Campbell; is Supt. of a shoe factory in Marlboro. Ch., b.
in Marlboro:
1 Eleanor M.\ b. 7 May, 1887; 2 Henry, b. 2 Sept., 1888; 3
Carl, b. 4 May, 1890; 4 Robert, b. 1 Dec, 1894,
iii Edvi^ard Bigelow, b. in No. San Juan, Cal., 26 Nov., 1870; m.
1895, ; res. Baker City, Ore.
iv William P., b. in No. Columbia, Cal., 7 March, 1875.
675 ALFRED ADAMS^ son of William Pitt" and Lavinia
(Baker) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 12 March, 1848;
married, Eliza D. Marsh. Is a foreman in a shoe factory in
Marlboro, where he resides.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Frank LeRoyS b. 21 Nov., 1869; m. Nellie A. Stephenson. Ch.:
1 Dorothy L.\ b. 17 Feb., 1891.
2 Kenneth Stephenson, b. 30 April, 1896.
ii Gertrude A., b. 16 Sept., 1872; m. 1 June, 1896, Reuben Leonard;
res. Sutton, Mass.
William Dexter Brigham, of Boston (676)
SEVENTH GENERATION 465
676 WILLIAM DEXTER^ son of James Madison« and Mary
F. (Sawin) Brigham; born in Boston, Mass., 17 Oct., 1851; mar-
ried in Dorchester, Mass., 7 Oct., 1885, Lizzie, daughter of Francis
and Rebecca C. (Greene) Fuller of Boston; born 17 Oct., 1856.
Mr. Brigham was born in Bumstead PI., Boston, but has lived
in Dorchester for the last 40 years; has been connected with the
Dennison Mfg. Company for 37 years, and has been a member
of the firm since its incorporation, in 1878. Is deeply interested
in religious work; for the last 27 years has been clerk of the old
historic Second Church in Dorchester; is a member of the Boston
Congregational Club and an ardent Republican.
Children, born in Dorchester:
i Ernest Fuller^ b. 11 Oct., 1886; d. 24 Aug., 1887.
ii Arthur Dexter, b. 16 Dec, 1890.
ill William Winthrop, b. 9 May, 1893.
iv Stanley FuUer, b. 8 Jan., 1895. ~
677 LINCOLN LAFAYETTE^ son of Martin« and Mary
(Barnes)* Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 9 March, 1829; died
1899, ae- 69 years and 10 mos.; married 1851, Emily C. Perham,
born 1833.
Children :
i SamueP, b. 17 Aug., 1854; m. 13 June, 1884, Anna E. Holcomb,
b. 18 Feb., 1866; a salesman; res. Hartford, Conn. Ch.:
1 Alfred H.", b. 19 April, 1885.
2 George H. O., b. 26 March, 1887.
3 Mmj B., b. 26 May, 1889; d. 30 Sept., 1889.
4 Nettie May, b. 1 Feb., 1893.
5 Clarence D., b. 3 July, 1898; d. Feb., 1899.
6 Addie L., b. 19 Feb., 1902.
7 Robert E., and 8 Ada, twins, d. y.
ii Walter E., b. in Amherst, Mass., 1856; m. Harriet ,
b. 14 Oct., 1863; res. W. Hartford. Ch.:
1 Lucy", b. 2 Feb., 1884; 2 Myrtle Edna, b. 18 Nov., 1892."
iii Ernest A. E., res. Albany Ave., Hartford,
iv Emma L., m. Charles Morgan of Brooklyn, N. Y.
678 COL. HENRY HOBART^ son of Henry« and Mary
(Hobart) Brigham; born in Abington, Mass., 22 Jan., 1813; died
in Whitman, Mass., 16 June, 1879; married (1) 16 Oct., 1834,
Mary Ripley, daughter of John and Joan (Phillips) Corthell,
born in Abington, 19 Dec, 1816; died in Whitman, 14 July, 1847;
married (2) 12 April, 1854, Drusilla B., daughter of Daniel Keen,
born in Maine, 17 June, 1824.
Mr. Brigham was Lieut.-Col. of the 3d Regt. 1st Brigade, 5th
Div. Mass. Militia, from 1836-1839; was early a prominent anti-
* Or Eunice Gates.
466 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY!
slavery man, and for a long time Secretary of Plymouth Co. Anti-
Slavery Society; in 1855 became a manufacturer of tacks and nails
and built up a large business; retired after 30 years.
Children {by first wife), born in Whitman:
806 i Andrew CorthelF, b. 5 May, 1837.
11 Joseph Henry Hobart, b. 22 June, 1844; d. s. p., 17 Jan., 1866;
m. Eliza Ann Coed.
679 CHARLES HASTINGS^ son of Hastings^ and Nancy
(Spear) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 June, 1822; died
there, 16 Jan., 1877; married (1) Nov., 1849, Jane B., daughter
of William Felton, born in Marlboro, 25 Feb., 1822; died there,
10 Oct., 1869; married (2) 1 June, 1870, Mrs. Kessie, daughter
of John Wood and widow of Joseph P. Johnson; born 17 Oct.,
1838. By her first marriage she had a son and daughter. Mr.
Brigham was a shoemaker, and took out several patents in the
leather business.
Children {by first wife), b. in Marlboro:
i Charles H.% b. 3 Aug., 1852; m. June, 1879, Hattie A. Blodgess;
res. Leominster, Mass.
ii Eugene O., b. 25 July, 1855; m. April, 1878, Annie F., dau. of
Dea. John F. Getting of Marlboro; is Asst. Depot-master and
tax collector in Marlboro. Ch.:
1 Charles H.', b. in Marlboro, 9 Feb., 1880.
ill Morrill F., b. 5 April, 1857; committed suicide, 16 April, 1895;
m. Jan., 1883, Mary E. Grant; one child.
Children {by second wife), born in Marlboro:
iv Elbert I., b. 12 July, 1871.
V Ruth M., b. 28 March, 1874.
680 WILLIAM EUSTACE^ son of Hastings*' and Nancy
(Spear) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 10 Oct., 1823; died
6 Sept., 1894; married Lydia Russell Tobey of Sandwich^ Mass.,
born 17 Oct., 1834.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Mary E.% b. 23 June, 1855; m. Mark Wesley Fay; a banker In
St. Paul, Minn., where they res., s. p.
11 Martha T., b. 5 Feb., 1858; m. C. F. Whitney,
ill Eustace Hastings, b. 11 March, 1860; m. 8 April, 1885, Carrie
M. Whitney in Marlboro, b. 20 Sept., 1861, in Marlboro; res.
Winthrop, Mass. Ch., b. in Marlboro:
1 Alice Whitney^ b. 3 Aug., 1886.
2 Nancy Sophia, b. 31 July, 1892.
Iv Nancy Sophia, b. 29 Sept., 1862; m. 6 Sept., 1892, Herbert E.
Murdock. Ch. (Murdock) :
1 Russell B.\ b. 7 Sept., 1893; 2 Phyllis, b. 15 Nov., 1895; 3
Marjorie, b. 3 Aug., 1897.
V Anna E., b. 28 Feb., 1868; m. Charles H. Buckley of Delhi,
N. Y.; res. St. Paul, Minn. Ch. (Buckley):
1 Fay^, b. 13 April, 1890; 2 Lydia, b. 32 May, 1903.
SEVENTH GENERATION 467
681 NANCY SOP HI A^ daughter of Hastings^ and Nancy
(Spear) Brigham; born in Marlboro^ Mass., 12 Sept., 1825; died
31 March, 1891; married, 25 June, 1850, Thomas Emerson, son
of Thomas Hapgood, born in Marlboro, 11 May, 1824.
Mr. Hapgood established the firm of Hapgood & Phelps, one
of the first shoe factories in Marlboro; in 1862 removed to Pro-
vidence, R. I. to employ convicts in shoemaking; thence, in 4
years to Sing Sing, N. Y. for the same business, where he was '
also an alderman for 6 years, when he declined further service.
He was chairman of the Board of Education, etc.
Children (Hapgood), the 4 eldest born in Marlboro:
1 Alice SophiaS b. 29 April, 1851 ; m. George Washington KiflF of
Sing Sing. Ch. (Kiff ) :
1 Howard H.^, was grad. Wesleyan Univ.; 2 Dorothy.
ii Frank Emerson, b. 29 April, 1856; d. 8 July, 1858.
iii Fred Hastings, b. 12 March, 1859; d. 30 March, 1859.
iv Ben Andrew, b. 12 June, 1860; m. Emma E. Layley of New
York City.
V Annie Yerington, b. in Providence, 22 July, 1863; m. Hiram R.
Reynolds; res. Williamsport, Pa. Ch. (Reynolds):
1 Katherine'.
vi Edward Thomas, b. in Providence, 8 Dec, 1866; m. Elizabeth M.
Smith,
vii William Henrj, b. in Sing Sing, 29 Dec, 1870; was grad. Cornell
Univ.; res. Sing Sing.
682 MA J. HENRY O.', son of Hastings^ and Nancy (Spear)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 2 Sept., 1830; died in Detroit,
Mich., 22 Jan., 1868; married 30 May., 1852, Mahala Jane,
daughter of Lucas Bigelow, born in Marlboro, 4 Aug., 1833; died
there, 11 May, 1886.
Major Brigham was educated at Norwich, Vt., Military Academy.
He was a drummer boy in the Mexican War at l6 years of age;
then became 1 st Lieut. ; then government clerk at Washington ;
in 1861, a paymaster in volunteer service; at the head of the Pay
Dept. of the Gulf from 1863 to 1865; then in Regular Service,
stationed at Detroit.
Child, born in Marlboro:
i Hattie Josephine', b. 21 Aug., 1860; m. 13 Jan., 1887, Edward
C. Hawkes of Newton Center, Mass., where resides. Ch.
(Hawkes):
1 Frances B.*; 2 Jennie E.; 3 Marjorie A.
683 DR. CHARLES BROOKS^ son of WOliam^ and Mar-
garet Austin (Brooks) Brigham; born in Boston, Mass., 17 Jan.,
1845; died in San Francisco, Cal., 24 Aug., 1903; married 26
April, 1879, Alice W. Batcock of San Francisco.
Dr. Brigham was graduated from Harvard College A. B., 1866;
468 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY,
A. M., 1872; Nov., 1866, matriculated at the Harvard Medical
School; April, 1869 was House Surgeon of the Boston City Hos-
pital; M. D. Harvard, 1870; studied in Europe. Aug., 1870,
was Surgeon-in-Chief " Ambulance Internationale Francaise de
I'Ecole Forestiene de Nancy " and through 7 months of the Franco-
Prussian War. President Thiers decorated him with " Legion of
Honor " and the Emperor of Germany with the " Iron Cross,"
for his distinguished services. Also presented with cross of " In-
ternational Society " and diploma for exceptional services. He
published numerous surgical cases in France and England. In
1872 he removed to San Francisco, where he was surgeon to
the French Hospital.
Children, the 2 youngest born in San Francisco:
i Alices b. in Paris, France, 1880.
ii William B.
iii Katherine.
EIGHTH GENERATION
EIGHTH GENERATION
684 CHARLES BREWSTER^ son of Col. Bela Brewster^ and
Abby (Whitney) Brigham; born in Delaware, Ont., 10 Aug., 1827;
died in Chicago, 111., 25 Dec., 1899; married 11 Nov., I860, Sarah
Ann, daughter of Job Galloway; born in Penn., 20 April, 1831.
He was an early settler of Chicago, where he dealt in real estate.
He was a photographer by trade, and also musical. Was President
of the Union Dispatch Co. before the fire of 1871.
Children, born in Chicago:
1 Gustavus Brewster', b. 30 May, 1863; m. Catherine, dau. of Dr.
William Helton of Mt. Vernon, Ind. He was the leading bari-
tone in the Hess Opera Co. in 1883; was with the Lilhan Russell
Opera Co. in 1884; author and librettist of the comic opera
Marcella, and three other musical comedies which have had pro-
fessional presentation; also Kafoozalaam, which was recently given
in Chicago; another comic opera will be produced in the spring
of 1907, The Unkissed Son, dealing with Dowie and Zion City.
He occupies the position of superintendent of Agencies and
Branch Stores with tlie Strohber Piano Co. in Chicago. Ch.:
1 Charles David"", b. 24 Aug., 1897; d. 3 March, 1899.
ii Charles Frank, b. 11 May, 1867; m. 15 Sept., 1895, Annie E., dau.
of Watson D. Crocker, Prest. and founder of Crocker Chair
Co. of Sheboygan, Wis.; res. Superior, Wis., where he is secy,
and treas. of Webster Mfg. Co. of Superior. Ch.:
1 Marion"", b. 9 Jan., 1897.
2 Jean, b. 17 March, 1898.
3 Watson Crocker, b. 30 Sept., 1901.
iii Samuel Fred, b. 27 Jan., 1873; m. Ada, dau. of Frank G. Springer.
He is of the firm of Brigham & Emrich in Ciiicago. Ch.:
1 Florence"", b. 23 Dec, 1897.
2 Frank Brewster, b. 15 March, 1901.
685 CAPT. HENRY GUSTAVUS^, son of Col. Bela Brewster^
and Abby (Whitney) Brigham; born in Delaware, Ontario, 13
Sept., 1836; married, 13 Sept., 1871, Fanny M., daughter of Theo-
dore Hazlett; born in Zanesville, O., 7 Nov., 1849. Was Capt. in
the 107th N. Y. Vol. Regt., in the Civil War. A business man in
Florida.
Children, born in Chicago:
i Robert Seymour*, b. 5 Sept., 1874; res. Des Moines, la.; m.
ii Harry, b. 12 June, 1882.
686 ALDEN^, son of Phineas^ and Lydia (Wilkins) Brigham;
471
472 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY,
born in Marlboro, Mass., 25 June, 1809; died ; married
Asenath Hastings.
Child, born in Marlboro:
i Thomas B.», b. 4 June, 1840; d. 20 March, 1901; m. 28 Nov.,
1867, Madeline, dau. of Martin Kirwan; b. 19 April, 1848. Ch.,
b. Marlboro:
1 Charles Alden^", b. 1 Oct., 1868; res. unm., Whitman, Mass.
3 Clifton John, b. 6 Sept., 1870; m. 14 May, 1896, Mary Bour-
gious, b. 1875; he res. in Marlboro. Ch.: i Clifton William",
b. 17 Feb., 1898; ii Herbert Joseph, b. 4 Nov., 1898; iii
Ethel, b. 11 Dec, 1900; iv Evelyn, b. 19 Jan., 1903.
3 Madeline Gertrude, b. 13 Dec, 1874; is m. and res. Marlboro.
4 Gerald Nelson, b. 25 Nov., 1877; res. Marlboro, unm.
5 Mary Elizabeth, b. 16 July, 1881; m. and res. Marlboro.
6 Annie Veronica, b. 1 Aug., 1883; res. Marlboro.
7 E^e Amelia, b. 20 July, 1886; res. Marlboro.
8 Thomas Benton, b. 1 Aug., 1888; res. Marlboro, unm.
9 Asenath Hazel, b. 27 April, 1895.
687 SIDNEY^ son of Phineas^ and Lydia (Wilkins) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Aug., 1817; died in Richwood,
Minn., 30 April, 1878; married 8 June, 1839, Fanny N., daughter
of Richard Hemmingway; born 8 July, 1818; died in Spokane,
Wash., 24 Jan., 1892. Moved to Richwood in 1872, where he was
town treasurer and supt. of a shoe factory ; was a temperance worker
and sung in the church choir. The male line is extinct.
Children, the elder born in Stow, Mass.; the 3 younger in Marlboro:
i Lucy Sophia% b. 2 July, 1840; d. 2 June, 1844.
ii Sidney Eugene, b. 4 June, 1842; d. 23 Sept., 1844.
iii Clara Jane, b. 19 March, 1844; res. unm., Spokane,
iv Amelia Rebecca, b. 10 Jan., 1846; m. 1 Jan., 1875, John H.
Sutherland; s. p.
v Mary Lucy, b. 9 Nov., 1848; d. 29 May, 1854.
vi Richard Eugene, b. 17 Jan., 1851 ; d. 13 Sept., 1854.
vii Hattie Marion, b. 2 Dec, 1853; m. 19 Dec, 1875, William A.,
son of WiUiam Norcross; moved from Richwood to Spokane.
Ch. (Norcross), b. in Minn.:
1 Mildred Carlton^'', b. 2 Oct., 1876; m. 1898, Leon H. Graham
of Spokane; she is a literary worker.
2 Marion Brigham, b. 11 Oct., 1880; d. 9 Feb., 1893.
viii Nellie Frances, b. 27 Nov., 1855; m. 1876, Charles H., son of
J. A. Potter of Detroit, Mich.; moved to Spokane. Ch. (Potter):
1 Sidney Brigham"', b. in Minn., 10 Nov., 1882.
2 Millie Sutherland, b. in Wash., 29 March, 1885.
3 Fred Dart, b. 24 Sept., 1886; d. 18 Aug., 1887.
ix Angle Sophia, b. 11 Nov., 1859; m. 1887, Curtis H. Dart of
Spokane.
688 CYRUS«, son of Phineas^ and Lydia (Wilkins) Brigham;
born in Marlboro, Mass., 9 June, 1820; died there, 22 Dec, 1895;
married 17 Dec, 1840, Cynthia M., daughter of Lewis Bemis; born
Martyn Freeman Brigham, of Boston {69S)
EIGHTH GENERATION 473
in Billerica, Mass., 5 Oct., 1824; died in Marlboro, 19 Jan., 1892.
Resided in Marlboro.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Sarah Paulina', b. 21 Feb., 1841; m. 3 April, 1884, George
Balcom; res. Marlboro,
ii Cynthia E., b. 13 Jan., 1843; m. 15 Sept., 1865, Albert H., son
of Asa D. Perry; b. in Natick, Mass., 19 May, 1840; res. in
Marlboro. Ch. (Perry):
1 Lillian Brigham^", b. 28 Feb., 1874.
iii Lydia F., b. 3 Oct., 1844; m. Jan., 1867, Timothy C, son of Eben
Ordway of Marlboro. Ch. (Ordway), b. in Marlboro:
1 Frank Irvhi"", b. 17 June, 1869.
2 Cyrus, b. 11 March, 1883.
3 Maud Frances, b. 26 Aug., 1886.
iv Martha Edwina, b. 19 Jan., 1847; m. Ashley Brigham, son of
395.
V Mary Deborah, b. 1 Jan., 1849; -m. 22 Feb., 1875, Samuel Alex-
ander; res. Philadelpiiia.
vi Cyrus Waldo, b. 17 Dec, 1850; m. Ellen N. Winch, b. in Framing-
ham, Mass., 15 Oct., 1849; res. Marlboro. Ch.:
1 Archie Waldo^", b. 29 March, and d. 27 Sept., 1870.
2 Cyrus Harrison, b. 7 Jan., 1880.
3 Lester Eugene, b. 29 Sept., 1881.
4 George William, b. 10 June, 1885; d. 16 May, 1889.
vii William Henry, b. 11 Dec, 1852; m. Margaret Cosgrove; a
musician; res. s. p., Marlboro.
viii Sidney Eugene, b. 28 March, 1855; m. 24 Dec, 1885, Nettie,
dau. of Charles I. Forbush; is a musician and formerly the leader
of the " Brigham Band " ; res. Marlboro. Ch. :
1 Cynthia Mary^", b. 25 Jan., 1887.
2 Sydney Eugene, b. 16 July, 1889.
ix Caroline E., b. 28 April, 1857; unm.
X George Albert, b. 11 June, 1859; m. 17 March, 1885, Kate
LavaUe; a musician; s. p.
xi Harrison Ellsworth, b. 18 May, 1861; m. 1 Jan., 1882, Annie
E., dau. of Willard Pond. Proprietor of " Harry E. Brigham
Band " ; res. Marlboro, s. p.
xii Irvin, b. 19 April, 1864; d. 1 Aug., 1866.
xui Edith, b. 23 March, 1867; and d. 24 March, 1867.
689 ELIZA J.^ daughter of Willard^ and Betsey (Sherman)
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 8 Oct., 1813; died in W. Boyls-
ton, Mass., 28 Aug., 1894; married 4 March, 1839, Lyman, son of
Abijah and Betsey (Burden) Putnam of Sutton, Mass.; born there,
28 Jan., 1813; died in Uxbridge, Mass., 24 May, 1902. A farmer
and lived in Sutton.
Children (Putnam), born in Sutton:
i Sarah J.»., b. 4 Jan. 1840; d. in Warwick, R. I., April, 1900;
m. I860, Van Buren Dorr. Ch. (Dorr):
1 Henry L}", res. Warwick, R. I.
2 George E., m. Emma Morrell; res. Warwick; 3 ch.
474 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
3 Frederick F., m. Ellen Graves; res. Sutton; 3 ch.
4 Amy J., m. Eben Crowell; res. Warwick; 6 ch.
5 Julia A., m. William Sprague; res. Warwick; 1 ch.
6 Minnie I., m. Charles Austin; res. Warwick; 1 ch.
ii Julia M., b. 31 Dec, 1846; m. Dec. 1867, William R. Foskett;
res. a widow, in Uxbridge. Ch. (Foskett) :
1 Albert L.^", b. 4 May, 1871; res. Uxbridge.
iii Laura A., b. 12 April, 1848; m. 21 April, 1870, Stephen C. Hall;
res. a widow, in Greendale, Worcester, Mass. Ch. (Hall) :
1 Walter A}", b. 10 Aug., 1871; res. Worcester.
2 Arthur C, b. 4 Sept., 1873; res. W. Boyleston; m. 9 March,
1898, Lena Hurtle; 2 ch.
3 Robert T., b. 23 Aug., 1875; res. Worcester.
4 Charles C, b. 4 July, 1878; res. Worcester.
5 Lucius S., b. 8 April, 1880; res. Worcester.
6 Frank E., b. 27 Feb., 1889; res. Worcester.
iv Orison L., b. 17 Dec, 1850; d. 19 Sept., 1869.
V Emma A., b. 27 Nov., 1859; m. 20 June, 1883, Horace Porter
Whipple; res. Whitinsville, Mass. Ch. (Whipple):
1 Amos Earle^", b. in W., 9 Nov., 1889.
690 ELI A.^, son of Willard" and Betsey (Sherman) Brigham;
born in Westboro, Mass., 1 July, 1820; died in Russell, Mass., 20
Feb., 1892; married (1) 28 Nov., 1844, Satira B., daughter of Stiles
Stearns; born in Northbridge, Mass., 28 Feb., 1821; died in Bland-
ford, Mass., 16 March, 1859; married (2) 17 Oct., I860, Isabella,
daughter of Patrick Gillespie; born in Camohy, Ireland, 6 Nov.,
1836. He was a tanner and currier, and resided in Montague,
Worcester, Blandford, and Russell, Mass.
Children {by first wife), the 3 younger born in Blandford:
i Pliny Stearns®, b. in Montague, Mass., 15 Oct., 1845; d. in
Chicago, 111., 12 Jan., 1881; m. 2 Dec, 1875, Sarah Elizabeth,
dau. of Simeon Mayo; b. in Worcester, Mass., 21 Oct., 1853;
res. Chicago, where a paying-teller in a bank. Ch., b. in Chicago:
1 Frank Pliny^", b. 24 March, 1877; m. 17 Sept., 1900, Fannj
G. Paschal; res. E. St. Louis. Ch.: i Marjorie E.", b.
18 June, 1901; ii Frances E., b. 1903; d. ibid.
ii Serviland Theodore, b. in Worcester, 28 Feb., 1847; d. 13 July,
1847.
iii Edwin Eli, b. 6 Sept., 1850; d. in Springfield, Mass., 2 Nov.,
1904, where interred; m. 16 July, 1876, Lizzie, dau. of William
Foye; b. in Lockport, N. Y., 16 Feb., 1852; res. Chicago, Russell
and E. Longmeadow, Mass.; a bookkeeper. Ch., the 2 elder b.
in Chicago, 2 younger in E. Longmeadow:
1 Eli Edwin"", b. 18 April, 1877; m. 28 May, 1900, Ella C. Col-
lins; res. Springfield.
2 Maud Mabel, b. 18 Aug., 1881; m. QQ April, 1905, Frank T.
Tate; res. Springfield.
3 Fred Willard, b. in Russell, Mass., 27 Oct., 1883.
4 Franklin, b. 24 Dec, 1885; d. 1885.
5 Grace Estella, b. 12 Nov., 1887.
6 Viola Jessie, b. 30 April, 1892.
EIGHTH GENERATION 475
iv Emma Satira, b. 12 June, 1853; m. 25 Dec, 1873, Sylvanus W.,
son of Ansel E. Brooks; res. Westfield, Mass. Ch. (Brooks),
b. in Chicago:
1 Cora Bell"', b. 2 Sept., 1874; m. 1894, William Burlingame;
res. Westfield. Ch. (Burlingame): Emma".
2 Judson Oliver, h. 30 Sept., 1876; m. Blanche H. Harding;
res. Westfield.
3 Fra7ik Pliny, b. 25 Oct., 1882; m. Jennie E. Williams.
4 George Henry, b. 29 Sept., 1887.
5 Elsie Irene, b. 15 Feb., 1891.
V Agnes Louise, b. 29 June, 1857; d. 19 Sept., 1857.
Children (by second wife), born in Russell, Mass.:
vi Henry Oscar, b. 31 July, 1861 ; m. Millie B., dau. of William
Holmes; b. in RusseU, 30 June, 1864; res. a mfr., in Westfield.
vii Mary Isabella, b. 1 Nov., 1863; m. G«orge Murphy; res. Westfield.
viii Kate Elmira, b. 2 June, 1867; m. Homer B. Fletcher, b. Hamlin,
Pa., 8 Feb., 1871; res. in Chicopee Falls, Mass. Ch. (Fletcher):
1 Henry B}"
ix Florence Gertrude, b. 20 Feb., 1870; d. 9 July, 1870.
X Cora Adelaide, b. 6 Oct., 1872; d. 14 June, 1893.
xi Nellie Ethel, b. 28 Sept., 1875; m. Everett Bogardus; res. in
Chicopee Falls.
691 HANNAH L.«, daughter of Willard^ and Betsey (Sher-
man) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 6 Feb., 1827; married
10 April, 1848, Joseph R. Danforth of Hardwick, Mass.; born
1819; died in Worcester, Mass., 4 Sept., 1880. She resides a "widow
in Morgan Park, 111.
Children (Danforth) :
i Susan W.", b. in Montague, Mass., 14 April, 1850; m. 20 Oct.,
1873, Frank N. Wilder, Bank Cashier of Worcester, Mass.; b.
8 Aug., 1850. Ch. (Wilder):
1 Ralph E}", b. 23 Feb., 1875; m. Charlotte White of Tracy,
111., 20 Sept., 1900; a cartoonist on the Chicago Recordr-
Herald; 1 ch.
2 E. Josephine, b. 4 Nov., 1879.
3 Roland D., b. 23 May, 1888.
ii Ella J., b. in Worcester, Mass., 19 May, 1853; d. 3 Nov., 1856.
iti George L., b. in Ft. Wayne, Ind., 19 Nov., 1855; m. Catherine
De Kay of Toledo, O.; res. Toledo. Ch.:
1 Frederick E.^", b. 3 Nov., 1883.
692 JOSEPH THOMAS^, son of Joseph Clarendon^ and Han-
nah C. (Lincoln) Brigham; born in Taunton, Mass., 1 Nov., 1829;
died in Northfield, Mass., 12 Feb., 1904; married 17 Nov., 1854,
Sarah Emily, daughter of Willard Stratton.
Children, born in Northfield:
i Infant^ b. 6 Sept., 1857; d. 14 Sept., 1857.
ii Herbert Lincoln, b. 20 March, 1860; d. 1905; m. 31 Jan., 1900,
Harriet M. Moody of Fitchburg, Mass.
iii Clara Elizabeth, b. 27 March, 1863; d. 23 July, 1894; m. 3
476 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Aug., 1887, Edward E. Gallup of North Adams, Mass. Ch.
(Gallup) :
1 Buth Brigham}", b. 9 June, 1891.
iv Walter Joseph, b. 16 May, 1866; res. unm., in Northfield.
V Anna Augusta, b. 4 Feb., 1869; d. 21 Aug., 1894.
vi Alfred Clarendon, b. 28 Oct., 1872; d. 23 Jan., 1880.
vii Albert Sherman, b. 10 Maj, 1875; m. 10 May, 1899, Cora B.
Lee; res. Dorchester, Mass. Ch.:
1 Sherman L}\ b. 16 Nov., 1903.
viii Paul Printess, b. 26 March, 1884; in business in Boston.
693 *MARTYN FREEMAN^, son of John" and Rebecca
(Smith) Brigham; born in Whitingham, Vt., 19 Oct., 1809; died in
Boston (Dorchester), 17 Oct., 1897; married 12 Jan., 1836, Eliza-
beth Maria, daughter of Gamaliel and Elizabeth (Kendall) Smith
of Phillipston, Mass.; born there, 22 April, 1810; died in Boston
(Roxbury), 8 May, 1876.
He established the first tannery in Wilmington, Vt. ; removed to
Cambridge, Mass. about 1844, thence to Boston where he was in
business in partnership with his brother, John Addison (under the
firm name of M. F. & J. A. Brigham), and also for himself, over
25 years. He lived longer than any of his Brigham ancestors save
one, Lieut. Nathan*, who reached the age of 91- He was a man
of sterling character with a wonderfully sweet spirit, and was
greatly beloved. Was a member of the Roxbury M. E. church for
over 40 years, and one of the oflScial board nearly all of that time.
Children, the 2 elder born in Wilmington, Vt., the youngest in Boston:
i Francis Henry', b. 19 July, 1837; d. s. p., in Boston (Dor-
chester), after years of invalidism, which were borne with courage
and patience, 23 May, 1904; m. 8 July, 1862, Harriet A., dau.
of Adna Buxton; b. in Salem, Mass., 2 Nov., 1835; d. in Boston
(Dorchester), 4 Sept., 1870.
807 ii Ellen Maria, b. 3 Oct., 1841.
iii Emma Elizabeth, b. 12 Jan., 1852; res. in Boston. Was secre-
try of the B. F. A. during the reconstruction period, 1896-1900;
treasurer, 1900-02, and 1904 to present time. A member of the
Publication Committee of the History of the Brigham Family,
she was appointed by that Committee to compile the manuscript
left by the late WiUard I. Tyler Brigham, and in collaboration
with William E. Brigham of Somerville, Mass., one of the Com-
mittee, has edited this book. She is now (1907), compiling the
Tyler Family manuscript left by Mr. Brigham at the time of his
decease.
694 HARRIET^, daughter of John^ and Rebecca (Smith)
Brigham; born in Wliitingham, Vt., 2 Sept., 1814; died there, 29
Jan., 1872; married 4 Jan., 1840, Luke Wolcott, son of Thomas
* He was descended from Constant Freeman the emigrant and ancestor of the
Freeman family in America, and from Richard Martyn of Portsmouth, N. H., an
early settler.
Emma E. Brigham (693)
Editor of "The History of tlie Brigham Family"
EIGHTH GENERATION 477
Farnsworth; born in Halifax, Vt., 1 Oct., 1808; died in Hyde Park,
Mass., 12 Aug., 1890.
Children (Farnsivorth), born in Whitingham:
i Charles Luke% b. 24 Nov., 1840; m. 15 Jan., 1868, Nellie D.,
dau. of John and Ruth (Woodbridge) Clifford; b. in No. Edge-
comb, Me., 19 July, 1838; in business in Hjde Park; for 35
years a director in the B. F. A. Ch., all but the eldest b. in Hyde
Park:
1 Harrie Cliford}", b. in Boston, 9 Nov., 1868; m. 12 June,
1894, Florence Gordon Page of Hyde Park. Ch. i Augustus
Page", b. 15 March, 1895; ii Charles Wolcott, b. 8 May, 1899.
2 Edith May, b. 16 March, 1873.
3 Nettie Maud, b. 4 Oct., 1874; m. 29 Sept., 1896, Frederick
Whitney of Charlestown, Mass. Ch. (Nason) ; Edith Farns-
worth", b. 14 Feb., 1898.
4 Alice Brigham, b. 12 Feb., 1882; res. Hyde Park.
ii Sophia Harriet, b. 25 Aug., 1843; m. Charles E. Chase, son of
695.
iii Eliza Rebecca, b. 25 July, 1845; m. 19 Oct., 1880, Trueworthy
Heywood; res. s. p., Boston.
iv John Addison, b. 13 Jan., 1851 ; m. 21 Dec, 1881, Hannah Eliza-
beth, dau. of Thomas J. Jordan; b. in Rural, 111., 3 June, 1857;
res. Hyde Park. Ch.:
1 Nellie May'"', b. in Western, 111., 9 May, 1886.
2 Mildred Arlene, b. in Hyde Park, 18 April, 1892.
3 Myron Addison, b. in Hyde Park, 18 April, 1892; d. 19 April,
1895.
V Laura E., b. 9 May, 1856; m. 12 May, 1875, Cyrus W. Boyd
of Whitingham, who d. Nov., 1900. Ch. (Boyd):
1 Clinton^", d.
2 Ethel Jane, b. 21 March, 1885.
3 Alice May, b. 29 Dec, 1890.
vi Ellen Maria, b. 16 May, 1859; m. 5 June, 1889, Fred W., son
of Woodbridge Clifford of No. Edgecomb, Me.; b. 21 Sept.,
1856. Ch. (CHfford), b. in No. E.:
1 Ruth W}", b. 29 June, 1890.
2 Esther F., b. 16 April, 1893.
3 Woodbridge K., b. 27 Dec, 1895.
4 Rebecca E., b. 12 Feb., 1900.
QQ5 SALLY MARIA«, daughter of John^ and Rebecca (Smith)
Brigham; born in Whitingham, Vt., 12 Aug., 1816; died in Orion,
111., 16 Feb., 1897; married 11 Sept., 1835, Merrick, son of Benja-
min Chase; born in Douglas, Mass., 13 Dec, 1811 ; died in Orion, 3
Jan., 1887. He was Deputy Co. sheriff; moved from Vt. to N. Y.
State, and thence to Orion.
Children {Chase), the 4 elder born in Whittingham, the 3 younger in
Somerset, Mass.:
i Sylvester S.^ 3 Sept., 1836; ra. (1) 1859, Maria B., dau. of Benj.
Seaver of Boston; d. 1863; m. (2) Sophia Eddy; res. Chit-
tenden, Vt. Ch. (by first wife), adopted by mother's family,
and name changed to " Seaver " :
478 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY^
1 {Judge) Henry E}", b. in Boston, 1860; d. in Canton, N. Y.,
23 May, 1898; m.; 1 ch. ; was grad. Harvard Univ., 1881; ad-
mitted N. Y. bar, 1885; had high reputation as a speaker.
Ch. (by second wife) (Chase) :
2 Hattie, m. Smith.
ii Elvira Rebecca, b. 10 Feb., 1839; m. 3 April, 1856, Dr. Daniel
A. Chase, b. 13 Jan., 1830, in Athens, Vt. ; was grad. Cincinnati
Eclectic Med. Inst.; surgeon U. S. Navy, in Civil War; traveled
extensively; a remarkable botanist and natural doctor; d. in
Cambridge, N. Y., 7 April, 1899. Ch. (Chase):
1 Maria P.^", b. 13 Aug., 1858; m. 22 Nov., 1876, Albert HoUand;
res. s. p., Chelsea, Mass.
2 Estelle, b. 11 May, 1860; m. 12 Aug., 1880, Dr. Harry Black-
fan; res. Cambridge, N. Y. Ch. (Blackfan) : i Hallie M.*^;
ii Kenneth D.; iii Harry C.
3 Mary Elizabeth, b. 3 April, 1862; d. in Davenport, la., 1880.
iii John Brigham, b. 6 May, 1841; m. Ann Hay. Ch.:
1 Elwiv}"; 2 Clinton; 3 Hattie; 4 Francis; 5 Charles; 6
Herbert; 7 George; 8 Fred.
iv Charles Emerson, b. 13 Jan., 1844; m. 26 Feb., 1874, Harriet
Sophia Farnsworth, dau. of 694; a farmer and stock-raiser on
a large scale in Orion, lU.; prominent in his township. Ch., b. in
Orion:
1 Arthur Francis^'^, b. 1 March, 1879; was grad. 1901, Knox Coll.,
Galesburg, lU. ; joined father in extensive farm operations;
res. Orion; m. 20 Aug., 1902, Etta Love of Orion.
V Sarah Maria, b. 12 Oct., 1847; d. in Oakland, Neb., 30 Aug.,
1900; m. 19 Feb., 1879, at Orion, Valentine Neumann, b. 15 April,
1841 ; a banker in Oakland, and one of the leading men of the
community. Ch. (Neumann), the elder b. in Lynn, 111., the
youngest in Oakland:
1 Ernest Valentine^", b. 9 Dec, 1879; m. 11 June, 1902, Nellye
M. Lenton of Pender, Neb.; res. Pender.
2 Clyde Chase, b. 18 May, 1881; res. Oakland.
3 Cornelia Barnes, b. 6 Jan., 1884; m. 30 May, 1905, Joseph
Harker of Mitchell, S. D.; res. there.
vi Addison Martyn, b. 30 Oct., 1856; m. 5 Oct., 1892, Bertha Callo-
way of Orion, b. 17 Dec, 1869; res. a farmer and stock-raiser, in
O. Ch., b. in O.:
1 Myron Forrest^", b. 29 Aug., 1894.
2 Harold Addison, b. 10 Sept., 1896.
696 REBECCA ELVIRA^ daughter of Jolm^ and Rebecca
(Smith) Brigham; born in Whitingham, Vt., 23 March, 1820; died
in Jamaica Plain, Mass., 14 April, 1893; married (1) 15 March,
1843, Joseph Goodnow, Jr., of Whitingham; born there, 20 May,
1815; died there, 14 Sept., 1847; married (2) 11 Sept., 1858, Na-
thaniel Y., son of Gardner and Sarah (Smith) Lord of Athol, Mass.,
born there, 22 Sept., 1819; died there, s. p., April, 1876.
Child (Ooodnow) , bom in Whitingham:
i Joseph Wilson*, b. 28 Dec, 1843; m. 22 April, 1869, Helen M.
Colman; a successful business man; retired, res. in Jamaica
Plain. Ch.:
EIGHTH GENERATION 479
1 Albert Wihon">, h. 29 April, 1871; m. Henrietta F. Barton.
Ch.: Anna Hortense", b. 16 Sept., 1894; res. in Jamaica Plain.
2 Marion Colman, b. 8 Sept., 1876; was grad. Radcliffe Coll., 1900;
m. 14 June, 1904, Deen L., son of ex-Lieut. Gov. Robinson of
Mich.; res. Houghton, Mich.
697 JOHN ADDISON^ son of Jolin^ and Rebecca (Smith)
Brigham; born in Whitingham, Vt., 25 Jan., 1824; died in South
Braintree, Mass., 12 Dec, 1902; married (1) 15 March, 1855,
Emily Corinthia, daughter of Jeremiah Parmelee; born in Wilming-
ton, Vt., 19 Jan., 1826; died in Boston, 8 Feb., 1865; married (2)
7 June, 1866, Lydia Y., daughter of Paul R. Kendall; born in
Phillipston, Mass., 1 May, 1829; died in Boston, two weeks after
her marriage from a carriage accident, 23 June, 1866; married (3)
Mrs. Mary Luvia E. Harvey, born in Burke, Vt., 4 Oct., 1839, who
survives him.
He was ^ business man in Boston about 35 years, retiring in 1884
to a farm in So. Braintree. Was an Odd Fellow, a Knight Templar
and a Knight of Malta, and belonged to the Roxbury Horse Guards.
A member of the Roxbury Universalist church. Was administrator
of his father's estate.
Children {by first wife), born in Boston:
i Carrie Emily', b. 31 May, 1856; m. 19 Jan., 1881, Charles S.
Chase, b. in Whitingham, 13 May, 1855; an oflBcial court reporter,
lawyer, and State Senator, 1906-07; res. Whitingham. Ch. (Chase),
b. in Whitingham:
1 Robert Martijn}", b. 23 Feb., 1883; m. 22 April, 1904, Kate
J. Benjamin of Colrain, Mass., b. 21 July, 1882; res. Whit-
ingham.
2 Harrie Brigham, b. 9 Aug., 1889; student at Phillips Exeter
Academy.
3 Paul Addison, h. 13 Nov., 1895.
ii Gilbert Addison, b. 22 July, 1858; d. 20 Nov., 1858.
iii Addie Rebecca, b. 2 Jan., 1860; d. 17 Aug., 1882.
iv Alice Corintliia, b. 9 Dec, 1861; d. 17 May, 1878.
V John Martyn, b. 25 July, 1864; d. 9 April, 1881.
Child (by third wife) :
vi Ethel May, b. 18 April, 1878; m. 21 July, 1901, Nelson Everson
Hay den, Jr., of So. Braintree, b. 25 Dec, 1874; res. So. Brain-
tree.
698 EMELINE MINERVA^, daughter of John^ and Huldah
(Wheeler) Brigham; born in Whitingham, Vt., 16 March., 1836;
married (1) 20 Oct., 1857, Stephen H. Nelson; born in Wardsboro,
Vt., 22 Oct., 1825; died 10 Dec, 1864, from the effect of treatment
in Libby Prison; married (2) 29 Oct., 1879, Edwin Legate, a farmer
of Halifax, Vt., born in Charlemont, Mass., 29 Aug., 1817-
Children (Nelson) :
i Charles H.% b. in Wardsboro, Vt, 12 July, 1858; m. (1) 9 May,
1888, Delia Roberts; m. (2) 30 March, 1904, Emma M. Benton,
b. 27 June, 1850; res. Greenfield, Mass.
480 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAJkl FAMILY
ii George H., b. in Whitingham, 10 March, 1861; m. 21 Feb., 1893,
Gertrude F., dau. of Joseph Martin, b. in Leyden, Mass., 27 July,
1874; res. Winchester, N. H. Ch.:
1 Herbert R}", b. 18 July, 1894.
3 Evelyn D., b. 5 June, 1902.
iii Herbert S., b. in Newfane, Vt., 11 Nov., 1863; res. Cal.
Child (Legate):
iv Blanche, b. in Halifax, Vt., 20 March, 1881 ; m. Lewis Worden
Sumner, b. 16 July, 1877. Ch. (Sumner), b. in Halifax:
1 Mary E}\ b. 18 May, 1902.
699 HON. HOSEA WHEELER^ son of John^ and Hiildah
(Wheeler) Brigham; born in Whitingham, Vt., 30 May, 1837; mar-
ried, 14 Sept., 1858, Florilla R., daughter of Joseph Farnham; born
Whitingham, 4 June, 1841.
His ambition was to study law, and in 1872 he was admitted to
the Windham County, Vt., bar, and later to the Supreme and United
States circuit and district courts. Postmaster in Sadawga, Vt.,
1872-78. In 1881, removed to Winchester, N. H., and is a member
of the Keene, N. H., bar; was a member of the N. H. constitutional
convention in 1889 and in 1904; State Representative, 1893-'94;
chairman Board of Education for 15 years, and town clerk in Win-
chester for 12 years; county commissioner for Cheshire Co. at pres-
ent time and Justice of the Peace and Chancellor. Enjoys the con-
fidence of all with whom he has contact, and is widely known over
the State. Prominent in Masonry, and a member of the Royal Arch
Council and a Knight Templar.
Children, the eldest and youngest horn in Whitingham:
1 Eva Corsella', b. 14 Aug., 1661; m. 22 March, 1881, Edelbert J.
Temple, b. in "Wilmington, Vt., 3 June, 1856; a lawyer in Hinsdale,
N. H. Ch. (Temple):
1 Charles H}", b. in Winchester, 19 Feb.. 1882; was grad. Tufts
College, 1905; student Theological School, and pastor Unl-
versalist Church, Medford Hillside, Mass., in 1906-07,
3 Mabel E., b. in Hinsdale, 9 Nov., 1883.
3 Madelon M., b. in Hinsdale, 7 Aug., 1890.
ii Ulric Ulysses, b. in So. Braintree, Mass., 15 Aug., 1865; m. 29
June, 1889, Ada R., dau. of Lyman Dalrymple; b. in Whitingham,
2 Dec, 1867; a pharmacist; res. Whitingham. Ch., b. Hinsdale;
1 Christine A?", b. 5 Oct., 1890.
2 Fortice U., b. 17 March, 1894.
3 Flora J., b. 4 Jan., 1896.
iii Maude Flora, b. 22 March, 1879; was grad. Smith College, 1903.
700 CHARLES EDWARD^ son of Edward^ and Laura (Cum-
mings) Brigham; born in Heath, Mass., 4 June, 1833; married 27
Aug., 1855, Sarah A. Lake; born in Halifax, Vt., 4 Feb., 1837; died
3 Jan., 1892. Resided in Whitingham, Vt., and later in Fitchburg,
HosEA W. Brigham, of Winchester, N. H. ((^99)
EIGHTH GENERATION 481
Mass. ; moved to Longwood, Fla.^ and now resides there winters,
returning summers to No. Attleboro, Mass.
Children, the 2 elder born in Whitingham:
1 Mervin», b. 4 July, 1856; d. 20 Dec, 1858.
ii Murray Edward, b. IS Dec, 1862; m. 1 Jan., 1888, in Kansas
City, Mo., Hatty, dau. of Bethnel Roberts; an accountant; res.
s. p., Maywood, 111.
iii Arthur Henry, b. in Ashburnham, Mass., 13 April, 1867; m. 24
Dec, 1896, Eva G., dau. of Dr. Francis Prince; b. in Bessemer,
Alabama, 11 Oct., 1870; a photographer, res. No. Attleboro. Ch.:
1 Sarah Marguerite^", b. 17 Feb., 1900.
2 Edward F., b. 9 Nov., 1901.
701 *EDMUND MONIS^ son of Lewis^ and Martha (Hagar)
Brigham; born in Templeton, Mass., 21 Feb., 1837; married 11 Jan.,
1863, Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Francis and Adeline (Stearns)
Dodge; born in Newcastle, Me., 29 Oct., 1843. Mr. Brigham came
to Boston in early life and entered the employ of his cousins, M.
F. & J. A. Brigham; continued with the latter until he retired, and
has since remained in active business in the city.
Children, born in Boston:
i Martha Adeline', b. 4 Sept., 1864; m. 29 Oct., 1889, Walter G.,
son of James S. and Amelia (Corey) Crowther; b. in Concord,
N. H., 3 Feb., 1866; res. Dorchester, Mass. Ch. (Crowther),
b. in Boston:
1 Ralph Frank"", b. 2 Feb., 1892; 2 Frederick Stewart, b. 21
March, 1894; 3 Roland Lewis, b. 21 March, 1898; 4 Merton
Warren, b. 7 May, 1900.
ii Abbie Swallow, b. 28 June, 1867; m. 22 Julj^ 1890, Arthur F.,
son of Isaac Richardson; b. in Orland, Me., 8 March, 1868.
Ch. (Richardson) :
1 Albert J5.", b. 22 Aug., 1899; 2 Hazel E., b. July, 1902.
iii Otis Albert, b. 5 June, 1869; m. 31 Aug., 1899, Elsie May, dau.
of Frank Thayer of Medford, Mass.; b. 24 Feb., 1880; he is
clerk in Boston P. O. ; res. Dorchester. Ch.:
1 Marion M}", b. 22 March, 1901 ; 2 Mildred, b. 25 May, 1904.
iv Frank Edgar, b. 30 May, 1872; m. 26 Aug., 1896, Lulu Agnes,
dau. of Horace W. Littlefield; b. in Prospect, Me., 13 April,
1876; he is a bookkeeper in Boston; res. Dorchester. Ch., b.
in Boston:
1 Raymond L}", b. 20 June, 1897; 2 Ruth E., b. 28 Sept., 1901.
702 HARRISON FAY^ son of Dea. George BalF and Nelly
(Fay) Brigham; born in Waterford, Me., 10 June, 1817; died in
Westboro, Mass., 18 Sept., 1877; married in 1838 or '39, Susan
* The name of Monis came into the Brigham family because of a friendship,
formed in Harvard College, between the Rev. John Martyn (ancestor of Edmund •
Brigham's descendants), and Rabbi Judah Monis, the young Hebrew Instructor
of 1722, who retired from the college to live with Mr. Martyn, in Northboro, in
his old age. Mr. Monis married a sister of Rev. Mr. Martyn's wife, became a
Christian, and is buried in the Martyn lot in Northboro. Gifts of communion silver
from him are in the possession of the old church in Northboro.
482 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAJM FAMILr
Neat; born 19 June, 1822; died in Lynn, Mass., 9 Dec, 1906. She
resided in Westboro.
Children, the 4 elder born in Boston, the youngest in Westboro:
1 Charles R.% b. 1839; d. 15 Dec, 1886; m. 18 Aug., 1862, Mary
E. Kirkup; was in the 13th Mass. Regt. Band, Ci\il War; moved
to Wampum, Wis., where overseer in the State Prison. Ch.:
1 Charles Augustus^", res. Pa.; m. , and has 1 ch.
ii Samuel Neat, b. 15 Nov., 1843; d.'in Westboro, 28 Jan., 1872;
m. 31 Oct., 1865, Nellie A. Budd, who d. 1875, se. 32; a midship-
man in the Navy, with a res. in Westboro. Ch.:
1 Walter H.^", b. 1869; d. in Westboro, 1887.
iii Harrison Fay, b. 10 Sept., 1847; d. 10 Feb., 1896; m. 15 June,
1871, Mary Jennie Sullivan; res. Brockton, Mass. Ch.: 1 boy
and a girl, adopted by persons unknown.
iv George Cushing, b. 1849; d. in Brockton, 1889; Corporal in
the Civil War; m. (1) Etta ; m. (2) .
Ch. (by first wife) :
1 Georgie Etta^", b. in Worcester, Mass.; m. Shaw;
res. Pomfret, Conn.; ch.: 3 boys and 1 girl.
Ch. (by second wife) :
2 Infant, d. y.
V Susan Torrey, b. 23 March, 1854; d. 27 May, 1891; m. 23 March,
1874, Andrew Noble, son of Thomas Hewitt; b. 23 June, 1852;
res. Westboro. Ch. (Hewitt), b. in Westboro, except the sixth:
1 Mabel Olive^', b. 4 Feb., 1875; m. George K. Sarness of Lynn,
b. in Harpoot, Turkey, 1870. Ch. (Sarness) : Hortense Brig-
ham", b. in Haverhill, Mass., 15 June, 1900; res. Lynn, Mass.
2 Bertha Adelaide, b. 28 Jan., 1877;' m. James R. Lowe, b.
18 March, 1845. Ch. (Lowe): Mary Elizabeth", b. in Leo-
minster, Mass., 8 June, 1901; res. L.
3 Arthur Noble, b. 24 July, 1878; res. Westboro.
4 Mary Etta, b. 12 Nov., 1879; res. Worcester, Mass.
5 Flora Abbie, b. 10 Sept., 1881; res. Westboro.
6 Harvey Leroy, b. in Templeton, Mass., 12 Oct., 1888; res.
Lynn.
7 Irvin Gay Brigham, b. 23 Dec, 1889.
703 GEORGE BKUJ, son of Dea. George BaU^ and NeUy
(Fay) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 5 Oct., 1818; died there,
27 Jan., 1891 ; married (1) 10 April, 1844, Caroline Jones, daughter
of John and Sally (Bickford) Leland, of Sherburne, Mass.; born
10 Oct., 1818; died 7 Feb., 1858; married (2) Mary Phipps, daugh-
ter of Michael and Susan (Phipps) Homer of Hopkinton, Mass.,
born 25 Feb., 1838.
For 50 years the leading boot and shoe manufacturer of West-
boro, he employed two or three hundred people. In 1843, he entered
the grocery and produce business in Boston; 1849-'57 was supt. of
Newton's Shoe Factory, also in the lumber business; 1858, manu-
facturer of shoes, later taking in his sons John and Horace under
the firm name of George B. Brigham & Sons. Held town offices
EIGHTH GENERATION 483
and was Representative, 1887; was chosen one of the Committee
for publishing the town history ; very active in the Baptist Church.
Children (by first wife), the 2 elder born in Sherburne, the others in
Westboro:
i Ella Lucile*, b. 18 Jan., 1845; d. 22 Nov., 1858.
ii Atherton Fontenelle, b. 16 Oct., 1846; d. 4 Sept., 1852.
iii Carrie Georgiana, b. 14 Dec, 1853; m. 29 June, 1886, H. O.
Barr, and res. Westboro. Ch. (Barr) :
1 Ella C}"
iv John Leland, b. 11 Sept., 1855; m. 25 Dec, 1884, Aldusta Hard-
ing; boot and shoe mfr., and bank president; res. Westboro,
s. p.
€08 V George Bickford, b. 8 Oct., 1856.
vi Bertram Fay, b. 7 Feb., 1858; m. 22 Dec, 1884, Nellie M. Brew-
ster; was grad. Andover Academy, 1878; R. E. agent; res. Brock-
ton, Mass. Ch.:
1 Herbert B.", b. 9 Feb., 1887,
Children (by second wife), born in Westboro:
809 vii Frank Fontanelle, b. 15 Oct., 1859.
viii Horace Eugene, b. 27 Aug., 1862; m. 20 Oct., 1885, Sarah Crocker;
boot and shoe mfr.; was grad. Brown Univ., 1885; res. s. p., West-
boro.
ix LiUie Josephine, b. 26 Sept., 1864; unm.
X Marion Homer, b. 27 Aug., 1867; m. 24 Dec, 1891, William M.,
son of Lucius R. and Martha (Matthews) Bates; b. 15 Sept.,
1867; res. Westboro. Ch. (Bates):
1 Lucius Bay^", b. 21 Oct., 1894; 2 Oeorge Brigham, b. 3 Dec,
1897; 3 Marion, b. 22 Sept., 1900.
xi Ernest Phipps, b. 14 July, 1871 ; a dentist in Westboro.
704 DEA. CURTIS, JR.% son of Dea. Curtis^ and Lydia
(Woodbury) Brigham; born in Charlestown, Mass., 13 April, 1821;
died in Lenville, Idaho, 8 Jan., 1888; married in Sylvan, Mich., 8
Nov., 1849, Esther, daughter of Moses Metcalf; born in Ohio, 15
May, 1830; died in Washington Co., Cal., 11 Jan., 1875.
He moved from Shutesbury Mass., to Plainville, Mich., in 1834;
moved to California in 1854, via the Isthmus; tried mining then
farming in Alameda Co.; in 1880 became an Idaho pioneer in Latah
Co., where he took up a homestead of l60 acres and was a deacon in
the Baptist Church.
Children, the 3 younger born in Washington, Cal.:
i Alfred Curtis', b. in OrangeviUe, Mich., 19 May, 1851; m. 18
Oct., 1887, Mrs. May M. Sigler; a farmer; went to Placer Co.,
Cal., 1856; moved to Genesee, Latah Co., Idaho, 1878, where has
a homestead and is a fruitgrower. Ch., all d. y.:
SIO ii Ervin Frank, b. in Sylvan, Mich., 16 April, 1853.
iii Hon. John Warren, b. in Niles, Cal., 22 March, 1857; m. 31 Dec,
1893, Nellie Wilson. He went to Lenville, Idaho, 1876, where res.
s. p.; has 320 acres of orchard and farm land. Is a member
of the Legislature of Idaho, and was member of Textile Com-
mittee (Senate), and introduced the bill locating the State Uni-
484 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAJVI FAMILY,
versity in Moscow; member of the Constitutional Convention of
1889; member of the 1st State Senate, 1890; 5th and 7th Leg-
islatures, and President fro tern of the Senate of the 7th Legis-
lature; acting Lieut. Gov., 1904.
iv Ella Caroline, b. 7 Sept., 1859; m. 7 April, 1885, Rev. James
Berreman, a farmer and preacher for the United Brethren; res.
Philomath, Ore. Ch. (Berreman) :
1 Georf/e^", b. in Cameron, Idaho, 7 May, 1886; 2 Uattie; 3
Dora; 4 James W.; 5 Frank B.; 6 Joel; 7 Daughter.
V Eddie, b. 29 April, 1866; m. 24 July, 1887, Belle Sigler; a
fruit grower, res. Genesee, Idaho. Ch. :
1 Lienella^"; 2 Edna; 3 Bessie.
vi Bumice B., b. 12 Nov., 1871; m. 13 Nov., 1892, Minnie Sigler;
inherited his father's homestead, Lenville, Idaho, where a farmer.
Ch.:
1 Caddie E.", b. 24 March, 1894.
2 Boyd L., b. 22 July, 1897.
705 LYSCOM^ son of Dea. Curtis^ and Lydia (Woodbury)
Brigham; born in Shutesbury, Mass., 31 Jan., 1827; married (1)
29 Jan., 1852, Mary, daughter of Theron Norton of Cooper, Mich.,
who died 6 Nov., 1869; married (2) 26 Jan., 1870, Calista, daugh-
ter of Erastus Cressy of Prairieville, Mich.
He studied at Olivet College, Mich. ; resided in Orangeville, Mich.,
thence to Decatur, 111., where a prominent citizen and the largest
mint distiller in the state; has a 520 acre farm. He patented a
marsh shoe for horses to work in the swamp.
Children (by first wife), born in Decatur:
i Curtis L.', b. 3 April, 1855; m. Kate Lindsey; res. Plainwell,
Mich. Ch.:
1 Olive^\
ii Lydia M., b. 12 Sept., 1860; res. unm., with father.
811 iii Dexter E., b. 14 May, 1862.
iv Charles W., b. 29 June, 1867; m. Lucy Cady; res. Decatur,
Mich., where a grower and distiller of mint. Ch.:
1 Geneva B.^"
Children (by second wife), born in Decatur:
V Arthur E., b. 28 Nov., 1871; m. Mabel Culverhouse; res. De-
catur. Ch. :
1 Thomas A.^'>
vi John F., b. 29 Nov., 1877; m. AUie Willson; mint grower,
Decatur,
vii Frank M., b. 11 Feb., 1880; unm.
viii Alfred C, b. 29 Jan., 1883.
ix Leslie A., b. 31 Aug., 1886.
706 DEXTER HAMMOND^, son of Benjamin Fay^ and Abi-
gail (Hoar) Brigham; born in Shutesbury, Mass., 17 June, 1826;
died in Springfield, Mass., 14 Dec, 1898; married 6 Nov., 1849,
Lomira Cheever Forbush; born in Westboro, Mass., 17 Jan., 1829-
Resides in Springfield, Mass.
Mr. Brigham moved early to Westboro where, at 18, he was in
Dexter H. Brigham, of Springfield, Mass. (706)
EIGHTH GENERATION " 485
the firm of Fay, Brigham & Co.; at 23 he moved to Springfield, and
opened a gentleman's clothing store ; made uniforms during the Civil
War; in I860 was the pioneer in the paper collar industry; from
1888 he dealt exclusively in ladies' wardrobes. He had 80 people
on his pay-roll. He was a gentleman of the old school, courteous
and refined. He took a great interest in the movement to publish a
history of the Brigham family and his untimely death was a great
loss to the Association, with which he had closely allied himself.
He traveled abroad and at the first meeting of the Association in
Marlboro, in 1894, he presented to each person at the banquet, a
beautifully prepared copy of a picture of the old church in Brig-
ham, Cumberland Co., Eng., with a delightful note of explanation.
Children, born in Springfield:
i Emma Cheever", b. 26 May, 1853; d. in Springfield, 15 June, 1898;
m. 15 Oct., 1873, Frank May, §on of D. Leverett Bugbee; b.
in Hartford, Conn., 9 Aug., 1849; d. in Springfield, 25 March,
1892, He was a clothier in Springfield. Ch. (Bugbee), b. in
Springfield:
1 Ernest Dexter">, b. 10 July, 1874; m. 27 Oct., 1897, Maud M.
Blaisdell.
2 Harold Sprague, b. 26 Aug., 1877; d. 29 July, 1878.
3 Florence May, b. 21 May, 1879; m. 22 May. 1901, Irving
Sprague Russell.
4 Harwood Chapin, b. 4 May, 1881; d, 8 Feb., 1889.
5 Frank May, b. 20 Aug., 1883; d. 19 Jan., 1889.
ii Ella Eliza, b. 4 Dec, 1856; m, 14 Jan., 1880, Willard Morgan,
son of Joseph P. White of Springfield. Ch. (White), b. in
Springfield :
1 Howard Morgan"", b. 20 May, 1881.
2 Edith Muriel, b. 16 March, 1890.
707 ELLIOTT FAY^ son of Edmund Fay^ and Hannah F.
(Temple) Brigham; born in West Boylston, Mass., 13 Jan., 18|39;
married 1 May, 1859, Jane E., daughter of Benjamin Wadsworth
of W. Boylston. He enlisted as a private in the 4th Mass. Cavalry;
became 1st Lieut., and served until Nov., 1865. Is supt. in a boot
and shoe factory.
Children, born in West Brookfield:
1 Clifford H.S b. 8 Nov., 1859.
ii Elliott Wadsworth, b. 18 Aug., 1861; m. (1) 1890, Minnie M.
Wheeler, who d. s. p.; m. (2) her sister, Carrie Wheeler. Ch.:
1 Lester H}", b. 6 March, 1895.
2 Dorothy W., b. 2 March, 1897.
iii Harry L., b. 30 Sept., 1863; m. 16 Oct., 1886, Hattie L, Peck
of No. Brookfield, Mass.; res. Bridgeport, Conn. Ch.:
1 Francis""; 2 Minnie May.
iv Jennie T., b. 1 Feb., 1867.
V Edmund Fay, b. 15 March, 1872; m. 1895, Eva Burr of Wor-
cester, Mass.; res. Boston. Ch.:
1 Wesley Joseph"", b. 3 April, 1898.
486 THE*HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY,
708 ELI HOWARD^ son of Edmund Fay^ and Hannah F.
(Temple) Brigham; born in West Boylston, Mass., 5 Sept., 1847;
married 6 April, 1876, Augusta, daughter of Dea. WiUiam Rich-
ardson of Sterling, Mass., Mr. Brigham is a basket manufacturer
and resides in Medford, Mass. Mrs. Brigham is a newspaper cor-
respondent.
Children :
i Gertrude Rebecca", b. 1 Nov., 1876; was grad. Normal Art School,
Boston; supervisor of drawing in the public schools for several
years; res. Boston,
ii Howard Richardson, b. 27 Feb., 1878; res. Brooklyn, N. Y.
iii Frances Augusta, b. 14 Jan., 1880; res. Westboro, Mass.
iv Florence Margery, b. 28 Aug., 1881 ; res. Sterling.
V William Burpee, b. 29 Jan., 1883; res. Boston,
vi Helen Blanche, b. 27 March, 1884; res. Boston.
vli Hattie Idelle, b. 26 July, 1886.
709 LORAON^, daughter of William Chamberlain^ and Lydia
B. (Rice) Brigham; born in Wardsboro, Vt., l6 Feb., 1829; mar-
ried 14 March, 1847, Rev. Silas G., son of Silas Kellogg; born in
Oswegatchie, N. Y., 24 March, 1823; died in Hudson, N. H., 21
Dec, 1891. He resided in Wardsboro, Vt., Norwich, New Ipswich,
Claremont, N. H., and Croydon, N. Y.
Children (Kellogg), born in Wardsboro:
1 (Rev.) George NewelP, b. 2 July, 1848; was grad. Tilton Sem., N.
H.; m. 1873, Alice J. Anthony; res. MorrisviUe, Vt. Ch.:
1 Maud""; 2 Charles; 3 Nellie.
ii (Hon.) William Channing, b. 11 July, 1850; m. Emma J. Lewis;
was grad. Middlebury Coll. ; a lawyer and Judge in Yonkers, N. Y. ;
has office in N. Y. City. Ch.:
1 Lewis^"; 2 Buth.
iii Charles Prescott F., b. 24 Oct., 1856; m. Nellie B. Burnham;
was grad. from Tiiton Sem.; wholesale merchant; res. Dorchester,
Mass. Ch.:
1 Grace^"; 2 Priscilla.
iv (Rev.) Frederick Brigham, b. 9 July, 1866; was grad. Boston Univ.,
and Union Theol. Sem., N. Y.
V Florence Sophia, b. 27 Aug., 1877 (adopted).
710 ALFRED MILO^ son of Ephraim^ and Sophia (Howe)
Brigham; born in Natick, Mass., 21 Oct., 1828; killed by a shell,
before Petersburg, Va., 15 Jiuie, 1864; married Caroline, daughter
of Sewell Damon; born in Wayland, Mass., 12 April, 1828; died in
Auburn, Mass., 5 June, 1892. Mr. Brigham was a shoe manufac-
turer of Natick, and held town offices; Postmaster, 16 years; Adju-
tant 4th Regt., Colored Troops; also served in Co. I, S9th Mass.
Vols.
Children, born in Natick:
812 i Walter Damon», b. 4 Sept., 1853.
813 ii Nathaniel Maynard, b. 8 March, 1856.
EIGHTH GENERATION 487
iii Helen Sophia, b. 28 Dec, 1858; m. 1 Aug., 1877, Irving E.
Glidden; res. Natick. Ch. (Glidden):
1 Helen Half", b. 31 Aug., 1878; m. 19 Nov., 1902, William
Rowland Bassett of Bridgewater, Mass.
711 LAURA SOPHIA^ daughter of Ephraim^ and Sophia
(Howe) Brigham; born in Natick, Mass., 26 Dec, 1830; died in
Winstead, Conn., 26 June, 1905; married l6 Oct., 1853; Gilbert
Park, son of Park Fay; born in So. Framingham, Mass., 6 March,
1826; died in Chelsea, Mass., 9 May, 1893.
Children (Fay), all but the eldest born in Natick:
i Martha Fuller*, b. in Boston, 15 Sept., 1854; m. July, 1885, John
Eastman Clark; res. s. p., Winsted, Conn,
ii Brigham Park, b. 31 Jan., 1855; m. Ida M. Hemenway of
Wayland, Mass.; res. Everett, Mass. Ch.:
1 Park S.^"; 2 Lloyd W., d.; 3 Olive M.; 4 Carl G.
iii (Dr.) Irving Wetherbee, b. 30 Nov., 1861; m. Aug., 1897, Eliza-
beth Schoefel; res. Brooklyn, N. Y. Ch.:
1 Ernestine^", b. Aug., 1898.
iv Janet Williams, b. 24 Nov., 1866; m. Sept., 1888, Clarence E.
Cozzens; res. Indianapolis, Ind., s. p.
V Alfred Chase, b. 21 April, 1868; m. Henrietta Martin; res.
Bridgewater, Mass. Ch.:
1 Eliot Gilbert^", b. 20 Jan., 1902.
vi Harrison Gilbert, b. 10 May, 1869; m. 31 March, 1900, Ella
C. Colt; res. Nashua, N. H. ; Principal of High School. Ch.:
1 Henry C}\ b. <2Q Jan., 1901.
2 Priscilla Brigham, b. 22 Feb., 1902.
712 ALGERNON SIDNEY^, son of Col. Sidney^ and Eliza B.
(Stevens) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 13 March, 1826;
married 1 May, 1849, Matilda M. Hayden, born 25 July, 1828;
died 10 Jan., 1899- He is a shoe manufacturer and resides in Marl-
boro.
Children, born in Marlboro:
i Ida Matilda*, b. 15 Aug., 1850; d. 23 Aug., 1854.
814 ii Ernest Algernon, b. 29 July, 1852.
iii Percival Hayden, b. 16 Nov., 1855; m. Laura G. Hicks of New
York, 13 April, 1886; mining engineer; went to So. Africa,
where d-. of yellow fever, 28 Dec, 1887.
iv Clarence Hale, b. 23 Aug., 1857; m. (1) 18 Sept., 1879, Cora
Maria Curtis of Marlboro, who d. 3 June, 1886; m. (2) 11
Nov., 1889, Annie Louise Forbush of Marlboro, wh^e res. Ch.
(by first wife), b. in Marlboro:
1 Cora Elsie"", b. 30 May, 1886.
Ch. (by second wife), b. in Marlboro:
2 Harold Lewis, b. Feb., 1893.
3 Algernon Raymond, b. 31 Aug., 1895.
V Laurie Stanton, b. 30 Nov., 1861; m. 23 Aug., 1888, Mary A.
Talcott of Dorchester, Mass.; res. s. p., Columbus, Ga., a
druggist.
vi Elsie Hudson, b. 14 April, 1867; res. Marlboro.
488 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
vii Shirley Keeler, b. 29 May, 18T0; m. 14 Sept., 1892, Susie Elvira
Clough of So. Londonderry, Vt.; res. in St. Johnsbury, Vt. Ch.,
b. in So. Londonderry:
1 Dorothy Matilda}", b. 5 Nov., 1894.
2 Eda Sarette, b. 11 Feb, 1900.
713 LORIMAN STEVENS^ son of Col. Sidney^ and Eliza B.
(Stevens) Brigham; born in Francestown, N. H., 30 Jan., 1832;
died in Marlboro, Mass., 18 Dec., 1903; married (1) 25 Nov., 1855;
Caroline, daughter of Lyman Hovee; born in Westboro, Mass., 13
June, 1837; died in Marlboro, 28 Oct., 1865; married (2) 22 Nov.,
1869, Emma Sophia, daughter of Franklin Field of Northfield
Farms, Mass., died 20 Jan., 1871, ae. 26; married (3) 9 Jan., 1873,
Mary Snow, daughter of John Percival, a noted pharmacist of Bos-
ton; born in Cohasset, Mass., 20 June, 1847. She was a well-
known singer in her youth.
He went to Marlboro after the death of his parents, and lived
with his uncle Winslow Stevens; he learned the jewelry and watch-
repairing business and in 1857 purchased a jewelry store in Marl-
boro; when he died he was the oldest merchant in the city, senior
member of the firm of Brigham and Eager, and had a handsome
fortune. For many years was President of the People's National
Bank of Marlboro; trustee, vice-president, and later, president
of the Marlboro Savings Bank, and member of the Board of Invest-
ment for 31 years. He was a very successful organist and choir
director. His cheerful and kind disposition and love of fun rendered
his home life very happy. Though tendered him, he always refused
town offices. He crossed the continent several times. He belonged
to the Trinity commandery of Knights Templar of Hudson, and the
United Brethren Lodge, A. F. and A. M., and Houghton Royal
Arch chapter of Marlboro.
Children (by third wife), horn in Marlboro :
i Loriman PercivaP, b. 24 Oct., 1878; m. 21 Oct., 1903, Ethel
Annie, dau. of Charles H. and Anna G. (Barnes) Stone; b. in
Northboro, 19 Oct., 1877; was grad. Amherst Coll., 1900; in jewelry
business in Hudson, Mass. Ch.:
1 Loriman Stone^\ b. 7 Feb., 1906.
ii Lilla May, b. 7 Feb., 1881; m. 7 June, 1905, Russell B. Tower
of Cohasset, Mass.
iii Drusilla Percival, b. 14 Sept., 1883.
714 ELIJAH^ son of Rev. Elijah^ and Mary (Locker) Brig-
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 12 May, 1828; died in Worcester,
Mass., 2 March, 1889; married (1) 3 Oct., 1850, Fanny Augusta,
daughter of John Norcross; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 19 Jan.,
1832; died in Sutton, Mass., 17 Jan., 1878; married (2) 29 Oct.,
1884, Hassie Melissa, daughter of Richard Ware; born in Buckland,
Mass., 14 April, 1839-
EIGHTH GENERATION 489
At 17 he went around Cape Horn, on a 3 years' cruise. Was
Sergt. Co. H, 10th Mass. Infantry, Civil War; disabled and hon-
orably discharged; re-enlisted Co. C 1st Mass. Cavalry March,
1864, and served through the war. Resided in Wayland, Mass., and
then moved to Sutton.
Children (by first wife), born in Wai/land:
i Anna Augusta*, b. 3 Jan., 185^; d. 26 March, 1852.
ii Anna Frances, b. 15 July, 1853; m. 14 June, 1873, John A.,
son of Enoch Hammond of Douglass, Mass., from whom divorced;
res. unm., s. p., Spencer, Mass.
715 MARY LOUIS A«, daughter of Rev. Elijah^ and Mary
(Locker) Brigham; born in Fitchburg, Mass., 20 Oct., 1831; died
in Milford, Mass., 26 Jan., 1879; married (1) 18 Feb., 1849,, George
Taft, son of John Daniels of Holliston, Mass.; born 14 March,
1822; died 24 Oct., 1874. He was a boot manufacturer, selectman,
assessor, and a prominent 32d degree Mason. She married (2) 21
June, 1876, Stephen Mathewson of Milford, Mass. (first wife Har-
riet W. Day of Attleboro) ; born in Rhode Island, 26 July, 1820,
and died .
Children (Daniels), b. in Holliston:
1 Emma Genevieve*, b. 6 Dec, 1849; m. 1870, Albert P. Pond;
a prominent hotel man who d. in Chicago, 1892.
ii Mary Louise, b. 16 Dec, 1851; d. 15 Oct., 1887; m. Edwin
M. Battles, who was in the Civil AVar; he res. Boston. Ch.
(Battles) :
1 George E.^", res. Philadelphia, Pa. "
iii George Dexter, b. Aug., 1860; d. Jan., 1863.
716 ANNA DOROTHY^ daughter of Rev. Elijah^ and Mary
(Locker) Brigham; born in Fitchburg, Mass., 31 Aug., 1833; died
in ]Mt. Vernon, la., 26 June, 1863; married 22 Aug., 1855, Rev.
Denison Gage, Jr., of Lynn; born in Maiden, Mass., 1829; died in
Mt. Vernon, 25 July, 1862. Mrs. Gage taught languages in Amenia
Seminary, N. Y., and drawing and painting in Cornell College, Mt.
Vernon. Mr. Gage was graduated from Wesleyan College in 1855;
■was Principal of Stanstead Academy, P. Q.; Principal Amenia
(N. Y.) Seminary; Prof. Latin, Cornell College.
Children (Gage) :
i Anna Frances*, b. 17 Feb., 1857; m. "William H. Sylvester, who
was grad. from Harvard Univ., 1879. Ch. (Sylvester) :
1 Harold"", d. j.
ii Minnie Adaline, b. 3 May, 1859; m. Rev. Edgar E. Davidson of
Newtonville, Mass. Ch. (Davidson) :
1 Helen TF.", b. 1887.
717 DR. JOHN WESLEY«, son of Rev. Elijah^ and Mary
(Locker) Brigham; born in Fitchburg, Mass., 11 March, 1835;
490 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
died in Sutton, Mass., 14 Sept., 1898; married 14 Sept., 1856, Betsey
Ann, daughter of Capt. Alonzo Jelleff (a pioneer of Fon Du Lac,
Wis.) and widow of John A. Delancey of Ripon, Wis.; she was born
in Columbia, Pa., 11 Dec, 1828. Dr. Brigham was educated in
Wilbraham Academy and practiced medicine in Massachusetts, Wis-
consin, and Iowa ; later resided in Sutton where he held town offices.
Children, the second and third born in Green Lake, Wis. :
i Dea. Dexter Alonzo^ b. in Rushford, Wis., 30 Julj, 1857; m. 2
March, 1881, Jennie Abbie, dau. of John S. Burnap; b. in Sutton,
4 Dec, 1857; res. Sutton, where selectman, etc; a farmer and
mechanic Ch. :
1 Mary Ethel'", b. 13 May, 1884.
2 Alice Minerva, b. 8 Sept., 1887.
3 Minnie Ann, b. 6 Sept., 1889.
4 Mabel Louise, b. 3 May, 1891.
ii Alphonso Gilderoy, b. 5 April, 1860; m. 16 April, 1884, Sarah
Elizabeth, dau. of John S. Burnap; b. in Sutton, 1 Jan., 1865;
res. Fisherville, Mass.; with bro. Sidney; did business as con-
tractor and builder until 1893. Ch., b. in Sutton:
1 Ralph Bertram'", b. 2 Sept., 1886.
2 Bertha Gertrude, b. 30 Dec, 1891.
iii Sidney D., b. 26 Aug., 1862; m. 6 Jan., 1885, Fannie Ellen, dau.
of Pierre Chabotte; b. in Grafton, Mass., 16 April, 1867; res.
Whitinsville, Mass.; head of firm S. D. Brigham & Bros, until
1893, when dissolved. Ch.:
1 Wallace Grover">, b. 1887; d. 1888.
2 Carl Sidney, b. 3 Dec, 1889; d. 15 May, 1895.
iv Curtis Mortimer Jelleff, b. in Whitewater, Wis., 14 Aug., 1868;
m. LiUian W. Ferry, b. in Northboro, Mass., 17 Oct., 1868; a
contractor and builder; res. Fisherville.
718 MAJOR CHARLES OLIN^, son of Rev. Elijah^ and Mary
(Locker) Brigham; born in Fitchburg, Mass., 1 Dec, 1836; died,
s. p., in Derby Line, Vt., 24 June, 1890; married Clara A. Spald-
ing; born in Province of Quebec, 4 April, 1842.
Major Brigham had a fine war record. He was in Wesleyan Col-
lege, Middletown, Conn., when he enlisted, in 1861, in Co. G, 4th
Conn. Infantry; was in the Army of the Potomac until his dis-
charge in 1865; was 1st Sergt., 2d and 1st Lieut., Capt., and finally
breveted Major for bravery before Petersburg, Va. He resided in
Derby Line, Vt., where was a prominent lawyer.
719 REV. CHARLES HENRY^ son of Dennis^ and Roxor-
enna (Fay) Brigham; born in Boston, Mass., 27 July, 1820; died
in Brooklyn, N. Y., 19 Feb., 1879-
He was graduated. Harvard College, A. B., 1839, receiving the
Bowdoin prize of $40; was graduated Cambridge Divinity School,
1843, in which year he received the degree of A. M. from Harvard
College. Ordained in Taunton, Mass., 1844, he remained there many
EIGHTH GENERATION 491
years. Later was Prof, of Biblical Archaeology and Ecclesiastical
History in Meadville (Pa.) Theological Seminary. In 1865 he
organized the United Society at Ann Arbor, Mich., and remained
there until obliged from ill health to retire. He traveled ex-
tensively through the East and Europe, and wrote tirelessly for
periodicals, and published many sermons and lectures. Was Secy.
Board of Trustees Bristol Academy 15 years. He was correspond-
ing secretary of the Old Colony Historical Society for 5 years, and
was on the Executive Committee of the American Unitarian Asso-
ciation for 2 years. Before his fortieth year he had accomplished
more than many men in a lifetime.
720 LUCIEN FAY«, son of Dennis^ and Roxorenna (Fay)
Brigham; born in New York City, 9 Aug., 1842; married (1) 7
Dec, 1870, Louise, daughter of G. W.- Alexander, who died in Potts-
ville. Pa., 26 June, 1890; married (2) 18 Oct., 1892, Laura Sher-
brooke, daughter of Dr. John T. Carpenter of Pottsville, where he
resides.
Children (by first wife), the 2 elder born in Brooklyn, N. Y., the third
and fourth in Plainfield, N. J.:
i Alexander Fay", b. 21 Feb., 18T2; m. in Capetown, So. Africa,
2 Sept., 1902, Helen A. Primer; is a mining engineer; res.
Kimberly, So. Africa. Ch., b. there:
1 Fay'i b. 5 Aug., 1903.
2 Patricia, b. 12 Sept., 1904.
ii Lucien MaxweU, b. 6 June, 1874; a business manager in New
York City, where he res.
iii Charles Henry, b. 15 March, 1877; res. New York City,
iv John Gardner, b. 9 Nov., 1880; d. 9 April, 1902, unm.
V Celia Louise Caroline, b. in Pottsville, 21 June, 1890.
Children (by second wife), born in Pottsville:
vi Edward Carpenter, b. 22 Aug., 1893.
vii Adelaide Hill, b. 9 July, 1895.
viii Robert Hill, b. 23 Nov., 1896.
ix Laurence Fay, b. 4 Oct., 1903.
721 CAPT. ALFRED WILLARD^, son of Trowbridge^ and
Sarah F. (Morse) Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 19 June,
1837; married 30 May, 1876, Annie H., daughter of Col. Ruel
Hough of Boston ; she was educated in the Ursuline Convent, Co-
lumbus, O.
Capt. Brigham enlisted on the eve of the firing on Fort Sumter,
as Corp. Co. B, 13th Mass. Vols; was wounded at Antietam and dis-
charged; re-enlisted as 1st Lieut. Co. C, 3d Mass Heavy Artillery,
1863; A. A. Q. M. 3d Brigade Hardin's Div., 22d A. C. from April
to Oct., 1864; Capt. Co. C, 3d Mass. Art., Oct., 1864; Judge Advo-
cate Gen., Court Martial in Fort Stevens, D. C, Jime and July,
1865; commanded Fort Mahan, D. C, fall to spring, 1864-'65;
492 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
mustered out, Oct., 1865; retired, disabled by wounds. Resides in
Boston.
Children, bom in Boston:
i Mary Worcester*, b. 25 April, 1879; m. 30 April, 1904, Burt W.,
son of Samuel Emmes; res. Brookline, Mass. Ch. (Emmes):
1 Arthur Bertram}", b. in Brookline, 15 Aug., 1905.
ii Helen Adelia, b. 23 Nov., 1882.
722 DR. EDWIN HOWARD^ son of Elijah SparhawF and
Sarah J. (Rogers) Brigham; born in Boston, 27 Sept., 1840; mar-
ried in Watertown, Mass., Jane Spring, daughter of Moses and
Mehitable (Nye) Peiree; born in Medford, Mass., 5 Sept., 1845.
During the Civil War he was in the 13th Mass., Vols., Co. A,
from 20 July, 1861 to 24 Feb., 1864, when he became Hospital
Steward, U. S. A. He was graduated from Harvard Medical Col-
lege in 1868; in 1875 became Asst. and Resident Librarian of the
Boston Medical Library, and is head of the Nurses Directory for
Medical Library; in 1884, became Librarian of the Mass. Medical
Society.
Children, horn in Boston:
i Percy^ b. 14 July, 18T4; d. in Boston, 2 June, 1875.
ii Ethel, b. 23 June, 1878; m. 15 Oct., 1901, Albert Thompson, son
of Andrew F. and Florence (Thompson) Leatherbee; b. in Bos-
ton, 20 Dec, 1876; res. AUston, Mass.
ill Edwin Howard, b. 9 Dec, 1883; d. Q5 Dec, 1883.
iv Ralph Peiree, b. 10 June, 1888; student in Mass. Inst. Technology.
723 WILLIAM HARTWELL^ son of StowelF and Elizabeth
(Bowen) Brigham; born in Madrid, N. Y., 4 Oct., 1853; married
(1) in Watertown, N. Y., 1875, Margaret Hickey, who died 19
Aug., 1881; married (2) in Troy, N. Y., 1884, Mary F. Wallace,
who died s. p., 8 Dec, 1904.
He resides in Washington, D. C, where he is in the Government
Printing Office; is President of the Royal Arcanum Hospital Bed
Fund Association.
Children (by first wife) :
i George J.% b. 21 April, 1876; m. 17 Sept., 1899, Mary J. Mety
of Long Island City, N. Y.; b. 1 April, 1877. He is in the
R. E. and Ins. business; res. Blissville, L. I. City. Ch.:
1 Gertrude M}", b. 25 Aug., 1900.
2 John W., b. 10 June, 1902.
3 Helen, b. Sept., 1903.
ii John, on the death of his mother lived with his maternal uncle
in Watertown, N. Y., and has assumed the family name of his
mother, " Hickey " ; m. Angelina Cooper of Perth Ontario, Can-
ada. He res. New York City. Ch. (Hickey):
1 Elizabeth M}", b. Aug., 1905.
Seth E. Brigham, of Fitchburg (735)
EIGHTH GENERATION 493
724 DANA BULLARD^ son of Joseph Lincoln'' and Sally
Gay (Wheeler) Brigham; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., 25 April, 1845;
married 10 April, 1872, Frances, daughter of Edward Slade, a dry
goods commission merchant of Baltimore, Md. ; born 1 March, 1853.
Mr. Brigham is a commission merchant in New York City.
Children, the 3 elder and the youngest born in New York City:
1 Joseph Lincoln^ b. 15 Jan., 1873; d. 20 Aug., 1873
ii Dana Bullard, Jr., b. 16 Feb., 1874; a business manager; res.
Flushing, L. I.
ill EUen Slade, b. 1 Dec, 1875.
iv Edward Slade, b. in Flushing, N. Y., 23 Nov., 1877; d. 6 Aug.,
1878.
V Sally, b. in Petersham, Mass., 20 Aug., 1880; res. Flushing,
vi Francis Gorham, b. 27 Sept., 1882; in 1905 a student in Colgate
University.
725 JOSEPH LINCOLN®, son of Erastus Forbes^ and Sophia
De Wolf (Homer) Brigham; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., 3 Dec, 1840;
married in Houghton, Mich., Feb., 1868, Elizabeth, daughter of
Joseph Schnitzer of St. Paul, Minn.; born 17 Nov., 1847; died 10
April, 1893. Mr. Brigham claims a residence in St. Paul, Minn.,
but he is engaged in business in New York City.
Children, horn in St. Paul:
i Emeline Marie DeWolf, b. 5 Dec, 1870; ra. 26 Sept., 1899, Henry
M., son of Niven Agnew; res. St. Paul. Ch. (Agnew) :
1 Elizabeth /.", b. 8 Feb., 1901.
2 Janet M., b. 1 Nov., 1903.
3 Nell Brigham, b. 2 May, 1905.
ii Lincoln Flagg, b. 21 March, 1878; unm., 1905.
726 CAPT. EZRA^ son of Aaron^ and Abigail (Maynard)
Brigham; born in Charleston, Vt., 13 Sept., 1796; died there 20
March, 1883; married 26 Aug., 1821, Mary Pierce of St. Johnsbury,
Vt., who died 21 March 1888, ae. 83. He resided in Charleston, Vt.,
and was a carpenter. He was also Capt. in the militia.
Children :
i Levi P.% b. 12 April, 1822; d. in St. Johnsbury, 7 July, 1854;
m. 1844, Ann Sylvester of St. J. Ch.:
1 Emma}", m. Carlton Woodbury, and d. 8 Feb., 1882, in St.
Johnsbury.
2 Ella M., m. Charles Perrigo of St. Johnsbury. Ch. (Perrigo) :
i Lilla"; ii Robert; lii Harry.
ii Lucy, b. 14 April, 1824; d. 1 May, 1842.
iii Lewis W. b. 12 Feb., 1827; d. 28 Feb., 1873; m. EUen Garvin
of Boston, Mass. Ch.:
1 Ezra Q}", b. 1871; res. Irondale, O.
iv Lucius T., b. 6 June, 1829; d. 27 March, 1830.
V Lucian L., b. 20 Jan., 1831; d. in Dudley, Mass., 8 Dec, 1888;
m. 1874, Nellie M., dau. of Richard and Mary (Ashworth)
494 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILYf
Hargreaves of England; b. 4 Aug., 1842; she res. Peru, N. Y.,
before marriage. Ch. :
1 Nellie A.^", b. 5 July, 1876; m. 17 Oct., 1904, Fred E., son of
LaFayette W. and Lucia (Brigham) Stevens of Island Pond,
Vt., where they res.
2 Nettie L., b. 20 Oct., 1881 ; m. 30 Oct., 1900, Ralph W. Nichols
of Saundersville, Mass. Ch. (Nichols): Corjdon R.", b. 18
Feb., 1904.
vi Loren M., b. 6 Sept., 1842; d. on field of battle at Gettysburg,
3 July, 1863; he was in Co. F, 1st Vt. Cavalry,
vii Lucia A., b. 2 Sept., 1845; m. 1872, Lafayette W. Stevens, b.
14 Aug., 1850; res. Island Pond. Ch. (Stevens):
1 Fred E}", b. 3 Sept., 1872; m. Nellie A., dau. of Lucian L.
Brigham.
727 ABIGAIL M.^ daughter of Aaron" and Abigail (Maynard)
Brigham; born 30 Dec, 1798; died 28 Oct., 1876; married 27 Nov.,
1845, Leonard Gilson of East Burke, Vt. ; born 8 May, 1795; died
24 Oct., 1869.
Children (Gilson), probably born in E. Burke:
i Lucinda', b. 24 Oct., 1821 ; m. 27 Nov., 1845, John Graves,
ii David, b. 30 April, 1824; d. 21 Dec, 1897; m. 21 Oct., 1850,
Fanny Phippen.
iii Clara, b. 16 June, 1826; m. 14 Feb., 1851, HoUis Shorey.
iv Daniel B., b. 18 July, 1828; m. 22 Aug., 1858, Harriet E. Hill;
res. E. Burke, Vt. Ch., b. there:
1 Fred 0}\ b. 7 June, 1859; d. 7 Oct., 1863.
2 Alvah D., b. 28 March, 1863; m. 20 Jan., 1885, Mary E. Brown.
3 George A., b. 21 Aug., 1867; m. 7 June, 1899, Lettie B.
Stearns.
4 Eda M., b. 13 Aug., 1872; d. 29 Sept., 1883.
V Lemon, b. 21 Oct., 1830; m. Emily Kimball, 2 May, 1858; d. 11
Aug., 1863.
vi Abigail M., b. 18 Jan., 1834; d. 13 Sept., 1867.
vii Mary, b. 24 April, 1836; d. 27 July, 1852.
728 THOMAS^ son of Aaron^ and Abigail (Maynard) Brig-
ham; born in Charleston, Vt., 1816; died in Lavrrence, Mass., 1873;
married (1) in St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1843, Abigail Pierce, who died
in 1861; married (2) 1866, Phoebe Watson. Was a marble cutter
in St. Johnsbury; thence moved to Lawrence.
Children, born in St. Johnsbury :
1 Charles W.*, b. 2 Oct., 1845; m. 1870, Abbie Harvey of Burke,
Vt.; res. Pelham, N. H. Ch., b. in Concord, Vt.:
1 Sidney L}\ b. 1875.
ii Helen, b. 1851; m. 1872, in St. Johnsbury, Almon N. Bryant,
who d. in Lawrence, 1896; she res. there, a widow. Ch. (Bryant),
b. in St. Johnsbury:
1 Mary L.", b. 1873; res. Lawrence.
2 Seth P., b. 1875; res. Lawrence.
iii Sidney H., b. 10 March, 1853; d. in Lawrence, 23 Nov., 1903;
m. 1875, Sarah A., dau. of Eben Woodbury of Andover and
EIGHTH GENERATION 495
Lawrence, Mass.; b. in Andover, 1856; res. in Lawrence. He
was connected with the Lawrence Post Office over 25 years. Was
postmaster 1898-1902. Ch.:
1 Helen"", b. in Lawrence, 1886; d. 1904.
729 REV. AZEL PARKHURST^ son of Thomas^ and Mary
W. (Lacy) Brigham; born in Enosburg, Vt., 7 April, 1809; died in
Plymouth (or Lebanon), N. H., 28 Sept., 1843; married 7 April,
1834, Amanda Adams of Henniker, N. H. They resided in Hen-
niker. Mrs. Brigham resided in Lebanon, N. H., in 1905.
Children, born in Henniker:
i Carrie Augusta", b. 6 Oct., 1835; m. 1 Jan., 1857, George W. C.
Dudley of Hanover, N. H.; res. Lebanon. Ch. (Dudley):
1 Sarah Amanda^", m. Eugene C. Chase of Lebanon. Ch. (Chase):
i Helen"; ii Lyle; iii Eula; iv Lawrence.
2 Emma Gertrude, m. William H'. Jones of Nashua, N. H. Ch.
(Jones): i Rae"; ii Leon; iii Forest.
ii Emma Amanda, b. 7 May, 1843; res. 1903, unm., Lebanon.
730 WILLIAM LACY^ son of Thomas^ and Mary W. (Lacy)
Brigham; born in Enosburg, Vt., 30 Dec, 1810; died in 1893;
married, in Bath, N. H., 24 Nov., 1831, Achsah, daughter of
Enoch and Ann (Bedel) Blake (who were also married in Bath, 25
Nov., 1799).
Children, born in Exeter, N. H., except the eldest:
i Azel P.% b. in Littleton, N. H., 7 Sept., 1832; res. Milford, N. H.;
is m. and has a family. See No. 816.
ii Atlanta Ann, b. 27 May, 1837; d. at Exeter, 3 Sept., 1838.
iii Ephraim Thomas, b. 31 March, 1839; d. in Key West, Fla., 16
Feb., 1894. See No. 816.
815 iv William Henry Brewster, b. 13 Aug., 1841.
816 V George Albert Draper, b. 29 Oct., 1843.
vi Annie A., b. 28 March, 1847; d. in Tewksbury, Mass., 15 April,
1903; m. (1) Jan., 1866, Daniel W. Dudley of Exeter; m. (2)
10 May, 1877, John G. Atherton of Exeter. Ch. (Dudley):
1 Leola A}", b. 16 Dec, 1866; m. 28 June, 1884, Charles A,
Parker of Exeter. Ch. (Parker): i Dora I.", b. in Exeter,
13 July, 1887; ii Walter A., b. in S. Newmarket, N. H., 10 May,
1889.
2 George A., b. 28 Feb., 1868; m. 26 June, 1895, Grace B.
Waldron of Portsmouth, N. H. Ch., b. in Exeter: i Ralph
A.", b. 21 March, 1896; ii Gertrude M., b. 7 May, 1897.
817 vii Orange Scott, b. 15 Jan., 1852.
731 WILLIAM^ son of Aaron^ and Comfort (Valentine) Brig-
ham; born in Northampton, Mass., 1 Oct., 1812; died in Westboro,
Mass., 12 Aug., 1853; married (1) Jane C. Munroe of Boston, who
died 16 May, 1838; married (2) in Concord, Mass., 14 June, 1839,
Lucy Ann Merriam of Concord, who died 21 Jan., 1872.
496 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHA^I FAMILY
Children (by second wife), all but the eldest born in So. Boston:
i William Cleveland% b. in Boston, 2 Sept., 1840; d. 4 Dec, 1894;
m. 2 Oct., 1867, Marcia W., dau. of Samuel and Anna (Marsh-
bank) Sheppard; b. 24 Oct., 1844; d. 2 May, 1877; res. Concord,
Mass. Ch., the 3d and 4th b. in Boston:
1 Waldo^", b. in Salem, 16 June, 1869; d. 18 Nov., 1893.
2 Emma 8., b. in Cambridgeport, 27 June, 1871; d. 22 Oct.,
1871.
^ Lucy M., b. 23 April, 1873; res. Boston.
4 Louise A., b. 10 Jan., 1875; res. N. Y.
5 Anna E., b. in Medford, Mass., 9 Feb., 1876; m. 29 Jan.,
1902, Edward M. Fisher; res. N. Y.
ii Jane Munroe, b. 30 Aug., 1842; m. William Le Brun, 3 June,
1866, in Hanover, Germany; he d. in York, Me., Aug., 1883.
iii Charles P., b. 23 May, 1844; d. 28 July, 1846.
iv Alice, b. 11 Aug., 1847; d. Jan., 1893; m. George S. Parsons,
in Framingham, Mass., 31 Dec, 1868; he also d. Ch. (Parsons):
1 Lucy Brigham^"; 2 Joseph L.j 3 Alice Munroe; 4 Ethel.
732 LEVI SAMUEL^ son of Dea. AbeF and Mary (Bigelow)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Aug., 1825; died in Ayer,
Mass., 1 April, 1892; married (1)7 Sept., 1845, Sophronia, daugh-
ter of Luke and Anna (Gleason) Rice of Marlboro; born 1 April,
1828; died l6 May, 1848; married (2) 22 Jan., 1850, Elizabeth
Davenport, born 11 Feb., 1826; died 10 Nov., 1891. Resided in
Ashby and Ayer, Mass.
Children (by first wife), born in Ashby:
i Abel Rice% b. 21: Nov., 1846; d. in Milford, Mass., 18 May,
1906; m. 7 Oct., 1874, Addie, dau. of George Tabor of Rockville,
R. I.; b. 7 Sept., 1844; he was in Co. B, 6th Mass. Infantry,
Civil War, and member Post 22, G. A. R., Milford; a pattern
maker; res. Milford. Ch., b. in Woonsocket, R. I.:
1 Delia Adelaide'", b. 1 Aug., 1877; m. 26 Sept., 1900, Francis
Ballon Follet.
2 Everett Limvood, b. 24 Feb., 1880; res. Indianapolis, Ind.
Children (by second wife), born Ashby:
ii Edwin Davenport, b. 13 Nov., 1850; m. 23 Aug., 1876, Elis
Wanstrom of Sweden; res. in Ashburnham, Mass., a coal and ice
dealer. Ch. :
1 Charles Edwin'", b. in Seekonk, Mass., 12 June, 1878; d. unm., 8
April, 1902.
2 Fred W., b. in Ashburnham, 7 July, 1882; is a photographer.
iii Orison Orlando, b. 1 Aug., 1852; d. s. p., March, 1901, in Gardner,
Mass.; m. 1887, Edwina A. Chapman,
iv Mary Alice, b. 12 June, 1854; d. 7 Aug., 1855.
V Lizzie Jane, b. 15 June, 1856; d. 8 Sept., 1856.
vi Lyra Sophronia, b. 5 Dec, 1857; d. 22 Jan., 1902, in Gardner}
m. W. E., son of Samuel Knight of Harrisville, N. H.; res.
Gardner. Ch. (Knight):
1 Howard L.'"; 2 Flora 31.; 3 Harry O.; 4 Lizzie.
vii Lucien Elmer, b. 29 Dec, 1861 ; res. unm., a farmer in Gardner,
viii Bertis Bigelow, b. 17 June, 1870; m. 24 June, 1891, Mary E.,
O"
EIGHTH GENERATION 497
dau. of Samuel R. Sprag--- of Malone, N. Y.; b. 21 March, 1871;
res. a carpenter, Westboi . Ch., b. in Barre Plains, Mass.:
1 Clara EsteUd'\ b. 17 April, 1895.
733 CATHERINE ELIZABETH^ daughter of Deacon AbeF
and Mary (Bigelow) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 27 Feb.,
1831; married 5 April, 1849, Alden Phelps; born 13 Dec., 1823;
died 20 July, 1890. Resided Fitchburg, Mass.
Children (Phelps) :
i Samuel Dennis^ b. in Marlboro, 8 Dec, 1849; d. there, 19 Oct.,
1853.
ii Mary Bigelow, b. in Sterling, Mass., 9 Nov., 1851; m. 30 March,
1875, Edward M. Palmer, b. 3 Oct., 1854. Ch. (Palmer) :
1 Hattie £.", b. 8 March, 1876; m. 4 March, 1899, Chas. W.
Rumrill; 1 ch.
2 Almira E., b. 5 June, 1878; m. Herbert F. Rumrill.
3 Adelaide C, b. 1 July, 1880; m. 6 Feb., 1901, "Willis Whitten.
4 Edna M., b. 1 Jan., 1882.
5 Frank H., b. 23 Oct., 1884.
6 Kathie L., b. 2 Feb., 1886.
7 Bufus A., b. July, 1888; d. Jan., 1890.
8 Irene L., b. 29 Oct., 1890.
9 Cecil E., b. 16 Dec, 1893; d. 17 Dec, 1896.
iii Austin A., b. 22 Juh^ 1854; unm.
iv Lizzie Rebecca, b. 20 Jan., 1857; d. 4 Feb., 1905; m. 17 Feb., 1882,
Stuart J. Park, b. 10 May, 1854; d. 13 Oct., 1900. Ch. (Park):
1 Arthur Stuart^", b. 4 July, 1883.
2 Bay Silas, b. and d. 1887.
734 EDWARD^ son of Daniel" and Sophronia (Emerson)
Brigham; born in No. Bridgton, Me., 24 Jan., 1826; died in West-
boro, Mass., 14 June, 1868; married 9 June, 1859, Ellen, daughter
of Nathan and Eliza (Stevens) Whitney; born in Bolton, Mass.,
11 Dec, 1838; died in Worcester, Mass., 3 June, 1887.
Child, horn in Westboro:
i Merrill Draper*, b. 26 Jan., 1866; m. 9 Oct., 1889, Alice Gray
Brown of Newburyport, Mass., b. 27 Nov., 1863; in business
in Worcester, Mass., where he res. Ch.:
1 Lawrence Whitney^", b. 17 Oct., 1890; 2 Buth Montague, b.
24 May, 1892; 3 Harold Kingsbury, b. 1 Feb., 1894; 4
EUenore A.; 5 Margaret; 6 Alden I.
735 SETH E.^, son of DanieF and Sophronia (Emerson) Brig-
ham; born in Bridgton, Me., 2 June, 1834; married 12 Jan., 1859,
Louisa M., daughter of George and Sophronia (Houghton) Fitch
of Lancaster, Mass.; born 5 Dec, 1832; died in Fitchburg, Mass.,
after a lingering illness and great suffering, 22 Nov., 1902. He is
a blacksmith and resides in Fitchburg.
498 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Children, born in Fitchburg:
i Helen Sophronia% b. 22 Oct., 1859; res. unm., Boston, a book-
keeper, holding a very responsible position.
ii Everett Edward, b. 23 June, 1861; d. in Fitchburg, unm., 12 Dec,
1884.
iii William Emerson, b. 18 July, 1864; res. unm., Fitchburg; with
the Fitchburg Ry.
iv Melville Webb, b. 25 Feb., 1873; d. in CaUfornia, imm., 16 Feb., .
1899.
736 LOUISA^ daughter of Henry^ and Mary (Estes) Brig-
ham; born in Waterford, Me., 30 June, 1830; died in Minnesota,
7 Jan., 1892; married May, 1849, Albert Valentine Hamlin of
Waterford; born 16 June, 1821; died 17 Oct., 1864, drowned in
White River, Arkansas, while going south to join his regiment.
They removed to Wabasha Co., Minn., from No. Bridgton or Water-
ford.
Children (Hamlin) :
i Florence L.», b. in N. B., 10 Aug., 1850; m. 22 Dec, 1867, Hiram
P., son of Minot Boyd; b. 19 Oct., 1841; res. Plainview, Minn.
Ch. (Boyd):
1 Hattie E}\ b. 21 June, 1870.
2 Carrie G., b. 10 Dec, 1872; m. 26 June, 1895, Arthur Hale
Davis; 4 ch.
3 Olive B., b. 17 April, 1879; m. 8 March, 1900, William Drury;
2 ch.
4 Walton H., b. 16 Jan., 1886.
ii Isabella M., b. in Smithfield, Minn., 31 July, 1858; d. 25 Feb.,
1891.
iii Charles Lincoln, b. 27 June, 1864; m. 25 Dec, 1896, Isabelle
Woods; res. Plainview. Ch.:
1 Eva^", b. 27 Sept., 1897.
737 ELIZA MARIA®, daughter of Loring^ and Clarissa A.
(Fay) Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 30 Oct., 1821; married
15 April, 1840, Benjamin, son of Aaron Hastings; born in Boyls-
ton, Mass., 27 May, 1817; died 28 April, 1892. They resided in
Grafton, Shrewsbury, Northboro, and Boylston, Mass. She resides
now in Boylston Centre.
Children (Hastings), the 4 younger born in Boylston:
i Charles Henry», b. Grafton, 17 Jan., 1841; m. (1) 1868, EUen
O. Ball; m. (2) Mary I. Cooley. Ch.:
1 Ellen">; 2 Edward.
ii John Edward, b. in Shrewsbury, Mass., 14 Dec, 1842; d. in
Boylston, 25 Nov., 1860.
iii Clarissa Augusta, b. in Northboro, 26 Aug., 1845; unm.
iv Benjamin Eugene, b. in Boylston, 25 Jan., 1848; m. 1877, Carrie
L. Frye. Ch.:
1 Charles'^"; 2 Carrie; 3 Benjamin; 4 William; 5 Frank.
V Miriam Maria, b. in Northboro, 2 July, 1850; d. in Lewiston,
Me.; m. Daniel Lynch.
EIGHTH GENERATION 499
vi Nancj^ Sophia, b. 6 March, 1853; m. 1875, Charles F. Hale. Ch.
(Hale):
1 Ralph^"; 9 Charles; 3 George; 4 Marion.
vii Walter, b. 20 Sept., 1856; m. 1889, Emma Harland. Ch.:
1 Leslie^".
viii George, b. 29 May, 1860.
ix Ida Janette, b. 5 June, 1865 ; d. 1880.
738 FREDERICK A.^ son of Dr. Adolphus^ and Rebecca W.
(Knowlton) Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 1 April, 1835;
married 16 Oct., I860, Mary A. H., daughter of Stephen Flagg;
born in Boylston, Mass., 16 Oct., 18-i2; died 5 Sept., 1894.
Mr. Brigham is a real estate dealer in Topeka, Kansas.
Children:
1 Arthur Alden», b. 26 May, 1862; d. 12 Sept., 1863.
ii Alice Rebecca, b. 10 Jan., 1865; m'. 13 Sept., 1890, Prof. Horace
E., son of Horace L. Horton; a grad. of Harvard University;
a chemist; res. Waukegan, III. Ch. (Horton):
1 Javies E}", b. 2 July, 1891.
2 Alice C, b. 22 Sept., 1892; d. 1 Oct., 1893.
3 Margaret W., b. 13 Dec, 1895.
4 Horace B., b. 9 Jan., 1899.
iii Edward Franklin, b. 16 Oct., 1866; a singer (basso profundo) of
wide reputation; in 1902 he gave a recital before the B. F. A., and
again in 1904. Res. New York City.
739 DR. FRANKLIN WHITING^ son of Dr. Adolphus^ and
Rebecca W. (Knowlton) Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., IS
Sept., 1841; died in Shrewsbury, 28 Feb., 1899; married 14 Sept.,
1869^ Alice R., daughter of Joseph Bates of Providence, R. I.;
born 10 Feb., 1850; died 3 Feb., 1872.
Dr. Brigham was graduated from Harvard Medical School in
1865, and after serving two years as Acting Asst. Surgeon, U. S. N.
(1863-1865), settled in his native town, where he continued to re-
side, one of its most beloved and useful citizens. His father had
been known as " The Doctor of Shrewsbury," which applied with
equal force to the son. Not only Shrewsbury, but all surrounding
towns looked to hira for health when ill. Probably no physician
in central Massachusetts was so often sought in consultation; none
have been more universally mourned. He was long conspicuous in
the Massachusetts Medical Society and repeatedly at the head of
the Worcester District Medical Society, always having been a close
student. Without political aspirations, his opinions were sought,
irrespective of party lines, upon all local improvements ; chiefly to
his influence the town owed its public library; to all the needy, he
was a generous friend. His home, with its beautiful old-fashioned
furnishings, was charming, and none who ever visited there will for-
get it or the cordial greeting of the master of the house.
500 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
He was one of the officers of the Brigham Family Association
from its inception and was always present at the meetings until
1898, and none gave it a heartier " God-speed."
He was an occasional poet and essayist. The following verses,
written by him, were sung at the funeral of his mother, and were
rendered by the quartet of his choice, at his own obsequies:
" Father of all, to Thee returns ray soul,
Worn with the travail of the earthly strife;
Henceforth, Thy mansions blest shall be my goal,
And the glad leisure of celestial life.
" Friends of my heart, I will not say adieu,
For you shall follow me, ere many days ;
Impatient I shall there be waiting you,
Where funeral dirges change to songs of praise."
Child, born in Shrewsbury:
i Estella', b. 29 March, 1871 ; d. 12 Sept., 1871.
740 REV. SIDNEY S.«, son of William D.'' and Lucy (Doane)
Brigham; born in St. Albans, Vt., 15 Feb., 1836; married 27 May,
1861, Anna Beals. He is a retired minister of the M. E. Church,
and resides in Underbill, Vt. He enlisted as a private, Co. H, 3d
Vt. Vols., and was mustered out Capt., July, 1864, having been in
27 battles and skirmishes.
Children :
i William Sidney", b. in Swanton, Vt., 6 Dec, 1863; m. 8 June,
1892, Lulu V. Crowell; res. a merchant in Westfield, Mass. Ch.:
1 Wesley C}", b. 12 Dec, 1894.
ii Fannie Ainsley, b. 24 Dec, 1871 ; m. 30 Oct., 1895, R. C. Ballard,
a farmer of Fairfax, Vt. Ch. (Ballard):
1 George Kenneth'"', b. 31 Oct., 1898.
iii Winona L., b. 10 July, 1877; m. 16 Dec, 1901, R. W. Taft of
Burlington, Vt. Ch. (Taft):
1 Robert Brigham}", b. 4 Oct., 1902. '
741 SANFORD J.«, son of William D.'^ and Lucy (Doane)
Brigham; born in St. Albans, Vt., 31 Jan., 1838; married 4 Nov.,
1862, Sarah J. Bronson, who died 20 March, IPOI. He is a farmer
and resides in St. Albans.
Children, born in St. Albans:
i Henry S.", b. 20 July, 1864; m. Dec, 1892, Carrie A. Holyoke;
res. St. Albans. Ch.:
1 Marion S.^", b. 24 Aug., 1893; 2 An^e S., d. y.; 3 Dorothy, b.
30 Aug., 1899; 4 John H., b. Jan., 1901.
ii Lummus, b. 28 Nov., 1865; d. while a student at Dartmouth
Coll., 13 March, 1891.
iii Elbert S., b. 19 Oct., 1887; was grad. B. S., Middlebury Coll., 1903.
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EIGHTH GENERATION 501
742 IRA^j son of Joel' and Nancy (Brigham) Brigham; born
in Berlin, Mass., 12 Jan., 1809; died 11 Feb., 1892; married Betsey,
daughter of Luther Carter; born 20 March, 1814; died 12 April,
1856. They resided in Berlin but died in Northboro.
Children, bom in Berlin:
i George L.*, b. 5 Dec, 1835; d. y.
ii Louisa E., b. 3 March, 1838; d.
ili George Henry, b. 5 Dec, 1841; m. 5 Aug., 1863, Elizabeth Hast-
ings; res. Northboro. Ch., b. in Northboro:
1 George E^°, b. 9 Oct., 1864; m. Lillian Hastings, Boston.
2 Bessie E., b. 31 May, 1868; m. 11 Sept., 1889, Frank A.
Hadley. Ch. (Hadley): i Mildred W.", b. 29 Aug., 1892; ii
Walter C, b. 6 Feb., 1894; res. Greendale (Worcester), Mass.
3 Grace V., b. 5 Dec, 1872; m. 1 Feb., 1893, Maitland D. Bailey.
743 ABRAHAM^, son of JoeF and, Nancy (Brigham) Brigham;
born in Northboro, Mass., 23 Jan., 1816; died in Chicago, 111.,
23 Nov., 1857; married 2 Dec, 1840, Hannah A. Stone of West-
boro, Mass.; born 15 Sept., 1822; died in Berlin, 26 Dec, 1857.
He resided for a time at Berlin (Carterville) from 1852, where he
manufactured shoes under the firm name of " Brigham & Stone."
The male line is extinct.
Children, born in Northboro:
i George A.°, b. 8 Sept., 1841 ; d. from fright, 26 Jan., 1856.
ii Marion S., b. 25 Nov., 1843; married 1 July, 1860, Charles B.
Rathbun of Berlin. Ch. (Rathbun), b. in Berlin:
1 Alice M}\ b. 3 Oct., 1867; m. 3 Oct., 1893, Dr. Frank L.
Harvey of Leominster, Mass.; res. Milford, Mass.; he has a
private hospital,
iii Annie Louisa, b. 22 March, 1845; m. 18 April, 1861, Benjamin
F. Seymour; res. Ohio,
iv Henrietta D., b. 7 June, 1848; m. 28 May, 1867, Edward S.
Bryant from Hyde Park, Vt., to BerUn, Mass.; removed to
Sullivan, N. H., 1885, where he d. 23 Aug., 1889; he was in the
Civil War. After his death she returned to Berlin. Ch. (Bryant),
b. in Berlin:
1 Edith L}", b. 19 May, 1869; 2 Eva E., b. 19 May, 1869; m.
Lester, son of Rufus Wheeler; res. Sullivan, N. H.; 3 George
E., b. 15 March, 1873; 4 Lillian E., b. 2Q Aug., 1877; 5 Car-
roll W., b. 28 May, 1884.
744 JOHN*, son of JoeF and Nancy (Brigham) Brigham;
born in Northboro, Mass., 1818; died there 1 June, 1893; married
22 April, 1842, Mary S., daughter of Edward Bemis ; born in West-
boro, Mass., 5 Jan., 1820; died 19 Sept., 1892. He was a farmer
and resided in Northboro.
Children :
818 i Charles L.", b. in Berlin, 22 April, 1844.
-819 ii Walter Augustus, b. in Boylston, 22 May, 1846.
iii Ellen M., b. 3 March, 1850; m. March, 1870, Alvin Wheeler of
Marlboro; d. s. p., 3 Dec, 1872.
502 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY!
iv Delia F., b. 16 Sept., 1858; m. in Baltimore, Md., 3 Dec, 1884,
Edwin S., son of T, F. Corey; b. 31 Dec, 1861, in Brighton, Mass.;
she was grad. State Normal School; res. Northboro. Ch. (Corej),
b. in Northboro:
1 Florence E.^", b. 1 Oct., 1885; 2 Marjorie M., b. 30 July, 1889;
3 Dorothy Brigham, b. 6 Nov., 1899.
V George A., b. 17 Nov., 1859; m. 29 June, 1880, Sarah A., dau. of
Rev. Edward A. Goddard; b. 9 Sept., 1858; a farmer in North-
boro. Ch. :
1 Ellen Marion^", b. in Boylston, 27 Aug., 1883; res. in North-
boro; 2 Robert Goddard, b. in Northboro, 18 April, 1892.
vi Florence A., b. 3 Oct., 1862; m. 21 Feb., 1884, William J., son of
Cyrus Potter; res. Northboro. Ch. (Potter):
1 Raymond B-^", and 2 Norman B., twins b. 5 July 1886.
745 SAMUEL^ son of JoeF and Nancy (Brigham) Brigham;
born in Berlin, Mass., 5 April., 1822; died 9 Oct., 1878; married 3
Nov., 1857^ Mrs. Sarah E. Bemis, daughter of Asa P. and Hannah
(Pierce) Miller; born in Westboro, Mass., 25 Jan., 1826. Mr.
Brigham was a teacher of the violin in early life, and later became
a farmer. Resided in Northboro, Mass.
i Emma L.°, b. in Berlin, 27 Sept., 1860; m. 27 June, 1876, Clarence
W., son of Daniel Rowland of Boston; b. 18 Feb., 1853; was grad.
Amherst Agricultural College; d. 10 June, 1886. Ch. (Rowland):
1 Caroline"', b. 3 Sept., 1879; m. 21 June, 1906, Robert, son of
Robert MacKenzie of Auchinines-Dalbeattie, Scotland, and
of Barre, Vt. ; she is a soloist and church singer in Boston.
2 Ethel, b. 9 Dec, 1883; was grad. from Boston Normal School,
1904.
11 Lilla E., b. in Northboro, 13 Aug., 1866; m. 7 Oct., 1885, Herbert
A. Smith of Bridgewater, Mass.; s. p.
746 CHARLES H.^, son of John Swarrow^ and Parmelia
(Brace) Brigham; born near Rochester, N. Y., 30 June, 1830; mar-
ried (1) Phalla House, who died 22 April, 1873; married (2) Lelia
P. Wheeler, in 1876. He has resided in Somnauk, 111., Hamilton,
Mich., and Page Co., la.
Children (by first wife):
i Charles W.», b. 27 Sept., 1858; m. 31 Dec, 1880, Elizabeth Cain;
res. St. Joseph, Mo. Ch.:
1 Oscar Leroy^", b. 27 Nov., 1881; m. Charlotte . Ch.:
Oscar Denton", b. 1 Dec, 1901.
2 Robert, b. 22 Oct., 1883; 3 Kenneth, b. 7 Oct., 1887; 4 Charles,
b. 7 Jan., 1889.
ii Frank, b. 8 June, 1860; m. 15 Feb., 1881, Nellie L., dau. of
A. E. Ames of Somnauk, 111.; b. 17 April, 1863; res. in Fostoria,
la. Ch., the 2 younger b. in Mason City, la.:
1 Wesley Duane"", b. in Wedron, 111., 21 Jan., 1882; d. 16 Oct.,
1890.
2 Alice May, b. in Sandwich, 111., 21 April, 1884; m. 4 Jan.,
1905, Archibald Cutler of Langdon, la., b. 11 Dec, 1882.
EIGHTH GENERATION 503
3 Henry Arthur, b. in Primghar, la., 24 Dec, 1887; 4 Leslie
Harold, b. 29 Dec, 1895; 5 Harriet Dorris, b. 11 Oct., 1897.
820 iii Edward D., b. 22 Feb., 1863.
iv Ellen M., b. 29 July, 1865; d. s. p., 1 Dec, 1903; m. 29 June,
1899, Ezra H. Stevens.
V Nelson J., b. 6 Dec, 1870; d. 6 Sept., 1886.
vi Oscar Duane, b. 23 Nov., 1873; m. Rachel Mackie; res. Chicago,
lU. Ch.:
1 Mildred M}\ b. 6 Aug., 1896; 2 Marjorie M.; 3 Arthur
Brigham.
vii Mae, b. 7 March, 1879; m. 6 Jan., 1899, William W. Shannon,
Ch. (Shannon) :
1 Lloyd}", b. 3 Aug., 1900; 2 Earl, b. 29 Sept., 1902; 3 Infant, b.
18 Feb. 1905.
viii Grace, b. 6 April, 1880.
ix Harry, b. 12 May, 1881.
X Elroy C, b. 21 Feb., 1884; d. 12 Sept., 1904.
xi Flora, b. 1 Oct., 1887.
747 CHARLES FIDELIO«, son of Wesley Hervey^ and Har-
riet N. (Smith) Brigham; born in Youngsville, Pa., 18 April, 1848;
married (1) 1869, Mary Keller, born 9 June, 1851; died 23 Dec,
1884; married (2) 7 Feb., 1887, Margaret Jack, born 29 April,
1851 ; died in New York City, 4 March, 1899; married (3) 14 Sept.,
1905, Electa Groger, born 3 April, 1847. He has been employed
on the Pa. Ry. for more than 30 years, and has won meritorious
distinction. He resides in Oil City, Pa.
Children {by first wife) :
i Harry Risley', b. in Alexandria, Va., 5 Nov., 1869; m. 24 July,
1889, Cora Blakeley, b. in Corry, Pa., 7 June, 1870; Ry. Engineer.
Ch., b. in Oil City:
1 Edward L}", b. 10 May, 1891; d. 5 Oct., 1891.
2 Florence E., b. 9 Oct., 1892.
ii Harriet Louisa, b. 27 May, 1877; d. 15 Nov., 1877.
iii Harriet Louisa, b. in Oil' City, 12 Nov., 1878; m. 12 Sept, 1905,
Oliver M., son of Rev. O. C. Sherman of Plum, Pa.
Children (by second wife), b. in Oil City:
iv Charles Fidelio, b. 27 April, 1888.
V Samuel Jack, b. Feb., 1890.
vi Richard Douglass, b. 5 May, 1892.
748 EDMUND DOUGLASS^ son of Rev. George French^ and
Aurilla E. (Douglass) Brigham; born in Dunkirk, N. Y., 29 Dec,
1856; married, 12 Aug., 1879, in Republic, Mich., Edith, daughter
of Prof. John Northmore (a well-known educator in Northern
Michigan) .
He is General Freight Agent for the Chicago and North- Western
Railway and largely interested in successful gold mining properties
in Sonora, Mexico, and California. Resides in Glencoe, a suburb
of Chicago.
504 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAJ^I FAMILY
Children, the 2 younger born in Chicago:
82-2 i George Samuel', b. in Ishpeming, Mich., 27 May, 1880.
ii Edmund Douglass, Jr., b. in Fond du Lac, Wis., 13 June, 1884;
a student in Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Col.
iii John Northmore, b. 1 Sept., 1887; a student in Yale Universitj.
iv Fanny, b. 29 Sept., 1890.
749 GEORGE FRENCH, JR.^ son of Rev. George French^
and Aurilla E. (Douglass) Brigham; born in Fredonia, N. Y., 12
Jan., 1863; married in Kansas City, Mo., 14 Jan., 1891, Nellie
Carrie, daughter of James Watkins.
He is General Agent for the Freight and Passenger Department
of the C. & N. W. Ry., St. Louis,, Mo., and resides there.
Children, the 2 younger born in St. Louis:
i James Watkins*, b. in Kansas City, 20 Oct., 1891.
ii Aurilla Douglass, b. 10 May, 1895.
iii Godfrey Macdonald, b, 15 Dec, 1897.
750 HENRY HANSON^, son of Rev. George French^ and Au-
rilla E. (Douglass) Brigham; born in Sharon, Wis., 31 Aug., 1868;
married in Burlington, Wis., 27 Nov., 1894, Ethelyn Belle, only
daughter of Adams J. Hanna.
He is General Traffic Manager for the Booth Company of
Chicago, 111., and of the Booth Line of Lake Superior Steamers.
Resides in Glencoe, 111.
Children, born in Chicago:
i Frances Elizabeth", b. 22 Jan., 1896 ; d. 9 Oct., 1896.
11 Erwin Risley, b. 9 April, 1897.
iii Edith, b. 10 Jan., 1902; d. 12 Feb., 1902.
iv Edith Margaret, b. 21 Jan., 1903.
751 COL. JOSEPH HENRY^ son of Winfield Scott^ and
Mary E. (White) Brigham; born in Lodi, Ohio, 12 Dec, 1838;
died in Delta, O., at the home of his son Roy, 30 June, 1904; mar-
ried 1 Dec, 1863, in Wauseon, O., Edna Allman, who died 20 Nov.,
1903.
He enlisted as a private in Co. F, 12th O. Infantry, in 1861, for
three months, and re-enlisted in Co. A, 69th O. Infantry, of which
he became Captain; was promoted to be Lieut.-Col. of the regi-
ment and later was brevetted Colonel, but not mustered out as such
because there were too few men left in the regiment. He com-
manded a brigade on Sherman's March to the Sea. In 1873 he joined
the order of Patrons of Husbandry; was Master of the State Grange
for 10 years; Master of National Grange in 1888 and for 9 years;
S terms sheriff of Fulton Co., O. ; State Senator 1 term; trustee of
State University; member of Board of Control of Ohio Experi-
ment Station; member of Board of Managers of Ohio State Peni-
CoLOXEL Joseph H. Brigham, of Delta, O. i^l^\^ '
EIGHTH GENERATION 505
tentiary, 6 years, appointed by Gov. McKinley; member of Ohio
State Board of Agriculture of which president 1 term; appointed
U. S. Asst. Secretary of Agriculture by Pres't. McKinley, 22 March,
1897, by whom appointed Chairman Board of Management of
Trans-Miss, and International Exposition at Omaha; also of the Pan
American Exposition at Buffalo and of the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position, St. Louis. He was 6 ft. 6 in. in height, and weighed 250
pounds. He was noted as being the tallest man in official life in
Washington, D. C. He resided in Delta, O., when not in Washing-
ton.
Children :
1 Kate», b. 14 Nov., 1865; m. 18 March, 1887, William Leist. Ch.
(Leist) :
1 Henry^",
ii Georgie, d. y.
iii Bessie M., b. 12 Jan., 1873; m. Sept., 1893, Prof. R. H. Dunbar,
Prin. of School, Delta, O. Ch. (Dunbar):
1 Fred D-^"; 2 Marguerite.
iv Roy S., b. 2 July, 1874; m. April, 1896, Carrie E. Mason; he is a
farmer. Ch. :
1 Helen^".
V Harry H., b. 26 April, 1876; m. Mabel Coffin; res. Portland, Ore.
vi Mary M., b. 12 Aug., 1879; m. S. S. Cline; res. Washington, D. C.
vii Josephine, b. 22 Nov., 1882; res. with sister, Mrs. Cline, in Wash-
ington.
752 JOEL SEBASTIAN^ son of Winfield Scott' and Mary
E. (White) Brigham; born in Chatham, O., 28 Oct., 1850; married
(1) 1875, Everna E. Overman of Pleasant Hill, Neb.; married (2)
27 Sept., 1880, Carrie A. KeUogg. He resided in Welles Point,
Texas, and Toledo, O. ; is an extensive gardener in Bowling
Green, O.
Child (by first wife):
i Erie W.^ res. Lincoln, Neb.
Children (by second wife), the 2 elder born in Welles Point, the yownger
in Texas:
ii Joel Winfield, b. 22 Jan., 1883.
iii Stella May, b. 1 Dec, 1885.
iv Helen M., b. 10 July, 1887.
V Haven A., b. 13 July, 1893.
753 WALTER SCOTT*, son of Joel' and Betsey (Lyon)
Brigham; born in Lodi, O., 6 Aug., 1843; died in Wauseon, O., of
apoplexy, 1 Jan., 1906; married (1) April, 1864, Julia, daughter
of Warren Williams of Huron Co., O., who died 18 Jan., 1865;
married (2) 13 Dec, 1866, Ellen, daughter Harvey Buchanan of
Norwalk, O.
He enlisted 27 May, 1862, at the age of 18, as private; Co. I,
57th O. Vols. Inf., and was honorably discharged 3 Oct., 1862, a
506 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
paroled prisoner, having been captured in Harper's Ferry. He was
14 years Ry. P. O. clerk, between Detroit and Cincinnati; Pres't.
Mckinley, in 1897, appointed him Postmaster in Wauseon, where
he resided. It was through his influence that the first Rural Free
Delivery was established in Fulton Co. He was highly esteemed
in the community.
Children {by second wife), born in Wauseon:
1 Etta B.», b. 7 Feb., 1869; was grad. 1888, N. W. Coll Inst.; m. 8
July, 1891, Bert W. Crissey; res. Oak Park, 111. Ch. (Crissey),
b. in Wauseon:
1 Lucer, b. 7 Nov., 1893; 2 Mildred, b. 4 Sept., 1895; 3 Joel
Brigham, b. 8 Oct., 1898.
11 Richard J., b. 2 Dec, 1870; d. 18 Jan., 1871.
iii Ralph W., b. 11 Jan., 1874; expert electrician; m. Fanny Par-
sons; res. Wauseon. Ch.:
1 Walter Pearson^", b. 29 July, 1904; 2 Joel Harvey, b. 8 July,
1906.
754 HAVEN T.^ son of JoeF and Betsey (Lyon) Brigham;
born in Lodi, O., 7 May, 1846; married 28 Sept., 1876, in Madison,
N. Y., Elizabeth Harriet, daughter of John S. and Julia (Coe)
Lucas; born in Madison, 3 Oct., 1852. At 16 he enlisted as a
private in the Civil War, and served for six months; was honorably
discharged. Early in life he was a partner in a book and stationery
store; afterward became interested in telephone plants in Ohio and
Iowa. Resides in Wauseon, O.
Children, born in Wauseon:
i Laurence', b. 7 Jan., 1880.
ii Helen, b. 6 April, 1883.
755 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN^ son of SamueF and Emily
Ann (Sweet) Brigham; born in Bainbridge, N. Y., 26 Aug., 1840;
married (1) 22 Feb., 1866, Elizabeth J., daughter of Syrenus Luce;
born in Orange, O., 1845; died in Chardon, O., 30 July, 1887; mar-
ried (2) 17 June, 1891, Lynda B., daughter of H. J. Cleaves; born
in Orwell, O., 15 July, I860. He is a farmer and resides in
Chardon.
Children {by first wife), born in Chardon:
i Byron Franklin% b. 9 Aug., 1867; m. 20 Dec, 1891, Lucy Harold;
res. Windsor, O. Ch.:
1 Zelda J}\ b. 29 April, 1893; 2 Walter, b. 5 Nov., 1894.
ii Rudolph Clayton, b. 28 Dec, 1869; d. 4 May, 1886.
iii Samuel Adrian, b. 3 July, 1877; m. 13 Feb., 1897, May D. Griffin;
i res. Chardon. Ch.:
1 Jesse Franklin^", b. 5 Aug., 1902; 2 Mildred, b. 9 June, 1904.
iv Benjamin Forest, b. 5 Dec, 1880.
756 SARAH ELIZABETH^ daughter of Luther^ and Parmelia
(Barrie) Brigham; born 27 Sept., 1825; died in Northampton,
EIGHTH GENERATION 507
Mass., ^5 July, 1886; married l6 June, 1847, Sylvester J. Bos-
worth of Northampton; born in 1818; died 14 Oct., 1886.
Children {Bosworth), born in Northampton:
i Mary Ella% b. 11 April, 1848; res. Florence, Mass.
ii Helen Josephine, b. 19 Dec, 1849; d. 16 July, 1860.
iii Jennie Lind, b. 20 Oct., 1852; d. 25 Sept., 1865.
iv Herbert Sylvester, b. 22 July, 1854; d. 30 April, 1898, s. p.; m.
June, 1886, Kate Eager; res. in Florence, Mass.
V Luther Henry, b. 22 Aug., 1857; m. 5 Sept., 1882, Lillie C. King;
res. Florence. Cb.:
1 Robert A}", b. 2Q May, 1883; 2 Nettie A., b. and d. 1886; 3
Arthur K., b. 28 May, 1887.
vi Emily ParmeUa, b. 31 Oct., 1859: res. Florence, Mass.
vii Jessie Fremont, b. 1 Feb., 1863; m. 13 Nov., 1886, Louis H.
Bailey of Florence. Ch. (BaUey):
1 Henry S}", b. 1 Nov., 1887; 2 Frederick L., b. 31 May, 1889; 3
Irving, b. 8 May, 1894; 4 Helen L., b. 22 Jan., 1904.
viii Anna Josephine, b. 12 April, 1866.
757 ELIJAH^ son of Silvester^ and Mary W. (Bingham)
Brigham; born in Dover, lU., 14 March, 1843; married 5 March,
1874, Julia P. Huntley. He was in the 134th 111. Regt., Civil War;
educated University of Chicago; in Real Estate and Fire Ins. busi-
ness, Trinidad, Colo., where he resides.
Children, born in Trinidad:
i Frank Elijah', b. 27 Nov., 1877; d. 10 Jan., 1880.
ii Eva Maud, b. 11 Oct., 1882.
iii Dora M., b. 30 May, 1884.
iv Leslie Elijah, b. 17 June, 1889.
758 GEORGE^ son of Silvester' and Mary W. (Bingham)
Brigham; born in Dover, 111., 9 Oct., 1846; married 26 Feb., 1874,
Mrs. Martha E. (Canover), widow of William Lawrence. He is a
farmer and resides in Elk Falls, Kans.
Children, born in Elk Falls:
i Hattie E.^ b. 8 Feb., 1875; d. 26 March, 1889.
ii Clara C, b. 28 Dec, 1876; d. 3 April, 1877.
iii Addie M., b. and d. 1878.
iv Sylvester William, b. 24 Sept., 1879.
V Charles M., b. 31 Dec, 1881.
vi Clarence F., b. 16 Aug., 1884.
vii Ray S., b. 11 Sept., 1886; d. 6 Feb., 1894.
viu Arthur E., b. 24 April, 1889.
ix Mary E., b. 25 Dec, 1891.
759 HON. WILLIAM OAKLEY^ son of Samuel Sumner^ and
Mary (Powers) Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 16 May, 1836;
married (1 )17 February, 1864, Nella M., daughter of John Perkins;
born in Bakersfield, 6 March, 1844; died 10 Dec, 1893; married
(2) 22 Oct., 1895, Rilla (Field) Worthing; born 26 Aug., 1846.
508 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
He was educated at Bakersfield Academy; from 1858-60 was in
Illinois. Enlisted Sept., 1862, Co. G, 13th Vt. Vols.; was in the
battle of Gettysburg; honorably discharged in 1863. Is a farmer
and resides on his father's homestead in Bakersfield; he has held
many town offices, selectman, etc.; 14 years overseer of the poor;
Commander of the G. A. R. of Bakersfield; was in the Legislature
in 1882.
Children {by first wife), born in Bakersfield:
821 i Clarence Sumner*, b. 5 Feb., 1867.
ii Clara S., b. 5 Feb., 1867; m. 23 Sept., 1896, Myron C. Boutwell;
res. Shrewsbury, Mass. She was grad. from the Boston Art
School; taught several years in Brlgham Academy, Bakersfield.
Ch. (Boutwell):
1 Doris NeUa}", b. 21 May, 1898; 2 Charles M., b. 16 April, 1902.
iii John P., b. 18 July, 1872; matriculated Univ. Vt., but did not
take a degree; was grad. Boston Dental Coll.; m. 29 Dec, 1896,
Mabel A. Powers; practices dentistry in Winchendon, Mass.
Ch.:
1 Muriel Adele^\ b. 21 March, 1898.
760 DR. GEORGE STANNARD^, son of Holloway Taylor^
and Eunice (Fay) Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 16 June,
1845; married 22 June, 1875, Mrs. Benjamin Farrar (Emily Cook
Burr) ; born in Fairfield, Vt., 6 May, 1840. He is a physician with
a large practice in St. Cloud, Minn.; was graduated M. D., McGill
Coll., Montreal, 1869, and M. D., Univ. Vt., 1870.
Children, the 2 younger born in St. Cloud:
i Charles Fay°, b. in Lancaster, Mass., 29 April, 1876; was grad. M.
D., Univ. Minn., 1901; in practice with father in St. Cloud; m. 11
Nov., 1903, Frances A. Harmer of Minneapolis, Minn,
ii Florence Louise, b. 11 March, 1878.
iii Frank Taylor, b. 18 April, 1880; M. D., Univ. Minn., 1905.
761 WILLIAM ERASTUS«, son of Moses^ and Elmira E.
(Fillebrown) Brigham; born in Boston, 16 Feb., 1865; married (1)
6 Sept., 1888, Lettie Jane, daughter of Francis Mitchell; born in
Hartland, Me., 19 Nov., 1863; died in Somerville, Mass., 3 Aug.,
1891; married (2) 21 Jan., 1899, Carrie Emerson, daughter of
Jacob Everett Brown; born in Rye, N. H., 18 March, 1872.
He was graduated from the Somerville High School, 1884; 7
years on editorial staff of the Boston Globe; 2 years managing editor
Lynn Daily Press; 3 years manager Somerville Citizen; in 1898
attached to and later legislative and political writer Boston Tran-
script; since 1902 private secretary to Eugene N. Foss; is of musical
tastes and education. He was President of the Brigham Family
Association during the reconstruction period, 1896-1900; one of the
Publication Committee, and associate editor of the History of the
William E. Brigham (761)
Presiflent of the Briiihain Family Associntion, 189()-190O
EIGHTH GENERATION 509
Brigham Family; resided in Somerville since 1868. Was the chief
instrument in preparing the present accurate history of the resi-
dences of the Puritan Thomas in America, which has never before
been published.
Children (by first wife), born in Somerville:
i Editha", b. 3 Dec, 1889; d. 14 July, 1893.
ii Son, b. and d. 3 Aug., 1891.
762 CLARENCE LINCOLN*, son of Luther Ayres^ and Helen
Juliette (Temple) Brigham; born in Colrain, Mass., 6 April, 1866;
married 26 Jan., 1887, Lizzie P., daughter of William P. March;
born in Stuttgart, Germany, 17 April, 1866. He resides in Elm
Grove, Mass., on the family place; is a musician and music dealer,
also a band-master ; has been in charge of music in the public schools
of Colrain, Buckland, Shelburn, Leyden and Leverett for several
years.
Children:
i Warren Luther", b. in Brattleboro, Vt., 2 Dec, 1887; he is a
professional violoncellist; he and his father gave their services
at the meeting in 1904, of the B. F. A.
ii Arthur Temple, b. 12 Jan., 1890.
iii Rose Marie, b. 26 Dec, 1894.
763 WILLIAM MUNROE«, son of Addington Munroe' and
Mary (Estabrook) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 23 January,
1864; married 21 June, 1889, Florence Rhoda, daughter of John
and Catherine (Constable) Eyers; born in Northampton, Eng., in
1866.
He was graduated from Boston University, College of Liberal
Arts, A. B., in 1887; LL. B., in 1889; admitted to Middlesex Co. bar
in 1889; practiced law in Marlboro; appointed Associate Justice of
Marlboro Police Court; served as Representative from 21st Middle-
sex Dist. (which includes the city of Marlboro and the towns of Sud-
bury and Wayland), 1899-1907, inclusive. Was on Recess Com-
mittee for Revising Pub. Statutes ; on Committee to receive Pres't.
McKinley in 1899; chairman of Committee on Cities 6 years.
Children, the first and third born in Marlboro:
i Ulysses Addington", b. 31 Aug., 1890.
ii Alfred Estabrook, b. in Belchertown, Mass., 3 Aug., 1892.
iii William Munroe, Jr., b. 12 Dec, 1894.
764. GEORGE H.^ son of Charles Amory^ and Eliza A. (Fair-
banks) Brigham; born in Nashua, N. H., 1 March, 1851; married
Sarah M. Peaseley; born 15 Sept., 1857.
He resides in Nashua where he has been Councilman, Alderman,
State Representative, Street Commissioner, etc. In the '70s he
510 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
carried the U. S. Mail across Nebraska; carried dispatches in the
Sioux War; is a member of the Nashua Board of Trade; member of
the Legislature of New Hampshire in 1907 and in previous years.
Children, born in Nashua:
i Sadie P.^ b. 3 June, 1879.
ii Charles E., b. 29 Aug., 1882.
ill Jessie P., b. 14 March, 1887.
iv Rosabe, b. 31 July, 1895.
V Mary E., b. 8 Jan., 1898.
vi Kathryn, b. 16 May, 1900.
765 HIRAM N.«, son of William C.^ and Polly (Cox) Brig-
ham; born in Lorraine, N. Y., 3 May, 1829; married 12 Oct., 1854,
Amanda, daughter of Warren Horr; born in LeRoy, N. Y., 1 Jan.,
1835. Resides in Pilot Knob, Wis.
Children, the first 7 born in Lorraine:
i Wellington C.\ b. 12 Nov., 1855; m. 1881, ; a
farmer, res. Pilot Knob,
ii Annie, b. 15 June, 1857; d. 18 Oct., 1875.
iii Ella J., b. 24 Jan., 1859; m. 1886, Byron T. Plugh; res. Rhine-
lander, Wis., where town treasurer; 3 yrs. in 12th Wisconsin
Hvy. Arty, in Civil War. Ch. (Plugh):
1 Nellie D}", b. 6 March, 1882.
iv Etta, b. 5 Feb., 1861; m. 1885, Dimmock; res. Sackett
Harbor, N. Y.
V Orin, b. 6 March, 1863; res. Havre, Mont.
vi Byron, b. Aug., 1865; res. Westfield, Wis., where he has a
dairy farm,
vii Henry, b. 15 June, 1868; a farmer, res. Pilot Knob,
viii Minnie, b. Pilot Knob, 15 Sept., 1872; m. Farnsworth.
ix Viola, b. 16 July, 1875; d. 2 Jan., 1876.
766 PHILIP VAN RENSSELAER^ son of William C.^ and
Polly (Cox) Brigham; born in Lorraine, N. Y., 27 Aug., 1831 ; mar-
ried, Mrs. Helen Cordelia, daughter of Clark Remington and widow
of Lester Lawrence; born in Lorraine, 1830; died 1889- He resides
with his daughter in Lake Forest, 111. The male line is extinct.
Children, born in Lorraine:
822 i Brayton A. R.», b. 1 Jan., 1862.
ii Nettie May Dora, b. 3 Dec, 1872; m. (1) 17 Sept., 1892, John
D. Furlong; m. (2) John Hart; res. s. p.. Lake Forest, 111.
767 AARON S.«, son of Philip P.^ and Jane A. (Miller) Brig-
ham; born in Galilee, Pa., 10 Nov., 1834; married 10 Feb., 1858,
Clarissa, daughter of Charles Keesler.
Children, born in Galilee:
i Melitta V.°, b. 29 May, 1862; m. 21 June, 1880, Jeremiah Can-
field, a farmer, b. 21 June, 1856; res. Galilee. Ch. (Canfield) :
1 Forest L}", b. 15 March, 1881; 2 Bertha E., b. 22 July, 1883; 3
William J., b. 26 Feb., 1885; 4 Frank A., b. 15 Oct., 1888.
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EIGHTH GENERATION 511
ii Charles P., b. 23 May, 1869; m. 3 March, 1887, Jane Blackwell;
res. Tobyhanna, Pa. Ch.:
1 Howard L}", b. 20 April, 1889; 2 Lulu M.; 3 Ernest James,
b. 30 May, 1895.
iii Rockwell L., b. 25 Oct., 1871; m. 7 June, 1888, Lucy Henderson;
res. Galilee.
iv Flora Musetta, b. 19 Sept., 1877; m. 16 July, 1895, Rev. Albert
C. Brackenberry, from England to the U. S. ; res. Galilee,
V Cora May, b. 28 May, 1880.
768 CHARLES OLIVER^ son of Hon. Mavor^ and Clarissa
(Bill) Brigham; born in Dundee, Mich., 9 Sept., 1838; died in
Toledo, O., of apoplexy, 2 May, 1906; married (1) 11 October,
I860, Sarah M., daughter of Hosmer and Sarah A. (Goodman)
Graham; born 10 Sept., 184-0; died in Toledo, 9 Feb., 1870; mar-
ried (2) 23 Nov., 1871, Mary L., daughter of Perez Porter and
Clarissa (Goodman) Peck; born 21 Dec, 1834; died in Toledo, 25
March, 1903.
Mr. Brigham received the best education obtainable in a pioneer
country; at 15 entered the telegraph service with the Erie and
Mich. Telegraph Co., and upon the reorganization of the Western
Union Co., entered the Toledo office, where he continued as Manager
for 45 years, or until Oct., 1900. For 20 years he was corre-
spondent of the Western Associated Press for Northwestern Ohio;
for several years superintendent of the Toledo electrical system;
was for 18 years trustee of Central Congregational Church. He
gave time, thought, and money to charitable work in Toledo. A
man of the highest integrity, he had a keen sense of honor in social
and business life. His tastes were broad and refined. His favorite
study was ornithology. He was a brilliant, magnetic public speaker,
and his fine carriage and expressive face gave additional power to
his eloquence. He was deeply interested in the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution. Pres. of Anthony Wayne Chapter, he presided at
a banquet given by himself to this chapter in Toledo, the night
before his death, making one of his grandest addresses. Was the
first President of the Brigham Family Association, elected in 1893,
and serving until 1896; again elected in 1900 and continuing until
his death; presided at meetings of 1893, '94, '95, '96, 1902, '04,
always speaking eloquently. He was a cordial and generous sup-
porter of the History of the Brigham Family, and without his
active leadership and strong co-operation the History might not
now be written. It is impossible to estimate fully the service which
he has so freely given as President and as Chairman of the Publica-
tion Committee. Those who have been associated with him know
how large is the debt the family owes him. No finer character ever
bore the Brigham name.
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512 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Child, born in Toledo:
i Charles Graham", b. 24 Dec, 1869; m. 12 Dec, 1894, ISIinnie
Aldora, dau. of Adam Cully, b. 28 April 1874; res. Toledo.
Ch.:
1 Harriet Elizabeth}", b. 9 Dec, 1896.
769 WILLIAM AUGUSTUS^, son of Hon. Mavor^ and Malinda
P. (Merrell) Brigham; born in Toledo^ O., 21 Sept., 1853; married
22 Sept., 1875, Cora Frances, daughter of Denison and Hetty (Cole)
Steele. Mr. Brigham is Asst. Manager of the Woolson Spice Co.,
and resides in Toledo.
Children, born in Toledo:
i Cora Steele', b. 3 Oct., 1876.
ii Bessie Louise, b. '2Q Aug., 1882.
770 FREDERICK MERRELL^, son of Hon. Mavor" and Ma-
linda P. (Merrell) Brigham; born in Toledo, O., 17 July, 1864;
married in Ripon, Wis., 8 Sept., 1893, Alice BaUou, daughter of
Gustavus F. and Anna (Ballou) Horner; born in Ripon, 19 Sept.,
1866. Mr. Brigham is a lawyer in Toledo.
Child, born in Toledo:
i Robert", b. 2Q Aug., 1899.
771 HENRY MARTYN^, son of Dea. Milton^ and Mary A.
(Finch) Brigham; born in Ogden, N. Y., 19 Nov., 1859; married
in Huntington, L. I., 17 Aug., 1887, Marie Antoinette Whiting of
Spencerport, N. Y.; born 2 June, 1857.
Mr. Brigham was graduated from Rochester Univ., A. B., 1883.
Studied law in New York City and admitted to the bar in 1885;
practices in New York City, and resides in Brooklyn. Has devoted
his attention largely to patent and corporation law and has acted
as counsel for the National Lead Company and other large corpora-
tions; director Northern National Bank of New York; member of
the Crescent Athletic Club, St. Maurice Club, and Clove Valley
Rod and Gun Club.
Child, born in Brooklyn:
i Henry Whiting", b. 19 Dec, 1890.
772 REV. CHARLES AUGUSTUS GOODRICH^, son of
Moses'^ and Chloe (Pond) Brigham; born in Worcester, Mass., 3
Dec, 1823; resided and died in Enfield, Conn., 12 Oct., 1897; mar-
ried in 1853, Eleanor M., daughter of John Smith, of Middletown,
Conn. He was graduated from Wesleyan University in 1847, and
later from the Bangor Theological Seminary.
Children, bom in Enfield:
i Nellie, d. y.
i ii Charles S.C b. 1 May, 1854; m. 11 Jan., 1876, Hattie J. Ranney,
EIGHTH GENERATION 513
b. in Conway, Mass., 3 Feb., 1854; Ry. conductor, res. Hartford,
Conn. Ch. :
1 H. Eleanor">, b. 6 Oct., 1876.
2 Edna L., b. 6 Feb., 1882; d. 3 Jan., 1883.
iii William M., b. 15 Jan., 1857; m. 16 Sept., 1878, Josephine A.
Deming, b. 13 May, 1858, in Middletown ; res. Hartford. Ch.:
1 William C}", b. 20 Sept., 1879; 2 Lillian H., b. 3 July, 1884; 3
Charles, b. 18 Nov., 1889; d. ibid.
773 JOHN OLIN^ son of Charles Corriden" and Sabra Butler
(Cook) Brigham; born in Woonsoeket, R. I., 15 July, 1848; married,
14 October, 1874, Alice, daughter of Peleg and Keturah (Gavitt)
Saunders, of Westerly, R. I.; born 6 July, 1854.
In early life Mr. Brigham removed to Carolina, R. I., and
at the age of 18 came to Providence, R. I., and accepted a position
with his uncle, John Kendrick, manufacturer of harnesses. In 1873
he entered the wholesale grocery business and in 1885 with Joseph
H. Babcock established the firm of Babcock & Brigham. This firm
was dissolved in 1890 and Mr. Brigham went into the real estate
business in which he has continued to the present time.
Children, born in Providence, B. I.:
i Herbert 011n% b. 15 Dec, 1875; entered Brown Univ. in 1895, but
did not grad., owing to ill health. In 1899 became second asst.
librarian in Brown Univ. Library, and in 1903 was appointed
State Librarian of Rhode Island, which position he now holds.
He is Secy, of the R. I. Library Assn. and a member of the Am.
Library Assn. and of the Am. Hist. Assn.
ii Clarence Saunders, b. 5 Aug., 1877; entered Brown Univ. in 1895,
graduating in 1899; a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Soc. After
a short service in Brown Univ. Library, he was appointed libra-
rian of the R. I. Hist. Society in Jan., 1900, which position he
still retains. Is a member of the Am. Antiquarian Soc, Am.
Bibliographical Soc, Am. Hist. Assn., Am. Library Assn., and
the R. I. Library Assn., and numerous local clubs. Is Archivist
of Brown Univ., and an editor of Broion Alumni Monthly.
His contributions to historical literature include the following:
Memorial of Amos Perry, 1900; Records of Town of Ports-
mouth, 1901; Hist, of R. I., 1902; Bibliog. of R. L Hist., 1902;
The Harris Papers, 1903; Roger Williams and Butler's Fourth
Paper, 1903; 17th Cent. Place-Names of Providence. 1903; Re-
port on the R. I. Archives, 1904, and is a contributor to historical
and genealogical magazines.
774 CALEB LEWIS^ son of Tileston^ and Mary L. (Russell)
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 12 March, 1858; married in
Hudson, Mass., 24 Sept., 1885, Anna Eliza, daughter of Charles
H. and Ada J. (Bragdon) Robinson of Marlboro; born 7 Jan., 1865.
Mr. Brigham is the fourth of the name of Caleb. Was graduated
from the N. E. Conservatory of Music in Boston, 1876, and studied
piano and organ in the Boston University College of Music.
514 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY)
Entered the Hudson National Bank as clerk and was appointed
cashier, which position he now holds. Has been an organist for
many years and is leader of the church orchestra in the Unitarian
church of Hudson, where he resides. A member of the Doric Lodge
F. & A. M., Rawson Council, R. A., and of the Corinthian Chapter
Eastern Star.
Children, born in Hudson:
i Ada MariaS b. 12 Oct., 1887; ii Eva BeUe, b. 20 Nov., 1888; iu
Laura Grace, b. 27 Sept., 1891; iv Marion Robinson, b. 14 July,
1896; v Everett Russell, b. 9 Aug., 1898; vi Doris Ruth, b,
11 June, 1900.
775 REV. JOAB^ son of George^ and Lydia (Shinn) Brig-
ham; born in Bloomington, 111., 23 Nov., 1837; married (1) 10
Oct., 1866, Narcissa Quinn; married (2) 10 Sept., 1872, Mrs.
Mildred, daughter of John McDonald and widow of William D.
Doolittle. A minister of the Christian Church and resides in
Padua, 111.
Children (by second wife) :
1 George McDonald^, b. 20 Sept., 1873; d. June, 1876; ii Hattie
M., b. 24 June, 1875; ill P. Whitmer, b. 20 Sept., 1878; iv El-
wood, b. 15 Nov., 1881; d. 15 May, 1892; v Emma J., b. 20
Nov., 1884.
776 BENAJAH^ son of George^ and Lydia (Shinn) Brigham;
born in Bloomington, 111., 3 Nov., 1840; married 25 Aug., 1868,
Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob Sherer of Griggsville, 111. Five years
in the Civil War, Co. C, 33d IU. Vols.; wounded at Vicksburg.
Resides, a farmer, in Fletcher, 111.
Children:
i Edna M.», b. 5 Feb., 1871; m. 15 April, 1890, Marion Parr of
Cooksville, 111. Ch. (Parr):
1 Leland W.'"', b. 2 Nov., 1892; 2 Arthur E., b. 5 Feb., 1895; 3
Edith L., b. 28 July, 1901.
ii William B., b. 11 Aug., 1874.
iii Alice G., b. 2 Nov., 1876; m. William C. Pickering, 19 April,
1894. Ch. (Pickering):
1 Ethel O}", b. 19 April, 1895; 2 Elizabeth E., b. 28 Aug.,
1897; 3 Edna M., b. 31 Jan., 1900; 4 Wilbur L., b. 29 Sept.,
1903.
iv Carrie H., b. 5 Oct., 1878; m. John W. Stipp, 23 Jan., 1901.
Ch. (Stipp):
1 Muriel E}", b. 13 Dec, 1901; 2 Stanley, b. 22 Aug., 1903; 3
Eveline, b. 10 June, 1905.
V Myra P., and vi Mary B., twins b. 22 Sept., 1882.
777 FLETCHERS, son of George^ and Lydia (Shinn) Brig-
ham; born in Bloomington, 111., 13 Jan., 1845; married 19 Dec,
1872, Charlotte C, daughter of John Pray of Le Roy, 111.; was in
EIGHTH GENERATION 515
the Civil War, Co. C, 33d 111. Vols.; wounded in a railway wreck;
a farmer and resides in Bloomington.
Children, born in Bloomington:
i Dora May», b. 5 Oct., 18T3; m. (1) 16 Aug., 1893, John Woolums
of Ohio; m. (3) 30 Aug., 1899, H. Nelson Harne of Maryland.
Ch. (Woolums):
1 Lydia Esther^", b. 16 June, 1894. Ch. (Harne) : 2 Dora Mabel,
b. 15 Oct., 1901; 3 Fletcher Brigham, b. 28 July, 1905.
ii George W., b. 15 Jan., 1875; m. 20 Sept., 1899, Annie Pretzlaff
of Sibley, 111. Ch.:
1 Ruth Elizabeth^", b. 9 Aug., 1901; 2 Rachel Esther, b. 8 Aug.,
1903.
iii Rachel E., b. 10 Oct., 1876; m. 19 Feb., 1896, William H. Foster.
Ch. (Foster):
1 William Lawrence^", b. 29 April, 1900; 2 Charlotte, b. 3 Dec,
1902.
iv Nora Mabel, b. 19 Oct., 1879.
V Mary Esther, b. 22 Oct., 1881; m. 18 Feb., 1903, Fred Eastman,
Jr., of 111. Ch. (Eastman):
1 Edith Barbara'^', b. 27 Jan., 1904; 2 Fred Fletcher, b. 19 Oct.,
1905.
vi Annie, b. 29 Jan., 1885.
vii Charlotte F., b. 28 June, 1888.
778 JOHN®, son of George" and Lydia (Shinn) Brigham; born
in Bloomington, 111., 16 April, 1847; married 2 March, 1871, Louisa,
daughter of L. Fossett of Blue Mound, 111. A farmer, and resided
in McLean Co., 111., until 1892, when he removed to Tomora, Neb.
Children:
i John R.», b. in LeRoy, April, 1874, and d. 1874.
ii Gertrude, b. 20 Aug., 1876.
iii Annie, b. 4 Jan., 1878; m. 16 Feb., 1898, F. C. Vawter, Jr., of
Butler Co., Neb. Ch. (Vawter):
1 Walter F}", b. 22 Dec, 1898; 2 J. Wayne, b. 15 Nov., 1901.
iv Bertram E., b. 12 Dec, 1880; m. 5 Feb., 1902, Pearl, dau. of
John Wimberly; b. in Ulysses, Neb., 2Q Dec, 1880. Ch.:
1 Nadeen"", b. 3 Dec, 1903.
V Byron D., b. 6 Feb., 1882.
vi Walter L., b. 13 Oct., 1885.
779 WILLIAM VALENTINE®, son of William Augustus^ and
Hannah S. (Chapman) Brigham; born in Worcester, Mass., 17 May,
1850; married, 1868, Lillion Lillie of WiUimantic, Conn.; born
there, 14 May, 1846; died in Newton Highlands, Mass., 17 March,
1892. A stock broker in Boston, where he resides.
Children :
i Louis Stanhope', b. in Stanhope, N. J., 30 Aug., 1869; m. 8
Aug., 1900, Edith May, dau. of Pliny Nickerson of Newton
Highlands; b. in Boston, 14 Feb., 1873; is principal man in the
Brigham Gelatine Co. in Newton Highlands. Ch.:
1 Stanhope^", b. 18 Oct., 1903.
516 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
ii Charles Lillie, b. in Brooklyn, N. Y., 1 Jan., 1871; d. 2 Jan., 1871.
ill Oliver Henry Harrington, b. in Willimantic, 8 Oct., 1871.
iv Charles Edwin, b. in Carmel, N. Y., 26 July, 1873; m. ;
res. Lowell, Mass. ,
, V George Ernest, b. in Springvale (now Islington), N. Y., 13 May,
1875.
vi Lillie Chapman, b. in So. Boston, 23 March, 1877; d. 24 April,
1877.
vii Lotta May, b. 1 May, 1880; d. 4 Feb., 1881.
viii Ruth Chapman, b. in Newton Highlands, 15 Dec, 1881 ; m.
Leslie Briggs; res. Lowell,
ix Lillian Estella, b. 5 Feb., 1884.
X Harold Augustus, b. 22 Sept., 1887,
780 LOUIS KOSSUTH^, son of William Augustus^ and Han-
nah S. (Chapman) Brigham; born in Worcester, Mass., 30 Jan.,
1852; married 5 Jan., 1876, Abbie Ware, daughter of John and
Ellen (Cunningham) Richardson; born in Newton, Mass., 23 Sept.,
1853. A business man in Boston.
Children, born in Newton:
i Edmond Francis", b. 13 April, 1878; res. Boston,
ii Harriet Ellen, b. 18 March, 1881.
781 DR. DANIEL TAYLORS, son of Franklin^ and Ann Whit-
man (Taylor) Brigham; born in Lancaster, Mass., 30 May, 1840;
married 22 Aug., 1867^ Ellen Jane, daughter of James G. Brown;
born in Hingham, Mass. Has been, for many years, a dentist in
Boston with a large practice; resides in Dorchester, Mass.
Children, born in Boston:
i Percy Herbert®, b. 14 June, 1871 ; a dentist in Boston,
ii Arthur Winsor, b. 14 July, 1883.
782 REV. LEONARD WARREN«, son of Elisha Warren^ and
Elizabeth L. (Faunce) Brigham; born in Elmore, Vt., 25 May,
1841; married 5 April, 1862, Henrietta M. Hubbard.
Educated in Vermont; prepared for the ministry with clergymen
in active service; licensed to preach about 1865; ordained in 1868;
became a Universalist and settled in La Crosse, Wis., in 1874; held
the position of superintendent of churches in Illinois for 7 years.
For 18 years was director in an Insurance organization in Illinois,
and also, general supervisor for several years. Re-entered the
ministry in 1905, which he left on account of throat trouble. A
prominent I. O. O. F., he was grand patriarch in Vermont and grand-
master in Wisconsin, 1882-83. Resides in Chicago.
Children :
i (Rev.) Leonard Ward^ b. 21 May, 1865, in Dover, Vt.; m. 15 May,
1888, Emma Ballon; res. 1904, Brooklyn, N. Y. Ch.:
1 Warren Ballou"', b. in Munda, 111., 17 May, 1889.
2 Eva Marie, b. in Rochester, Minn., 3 July, 1901.
EIGHTH GENERATION 517
ii Bret Hugh, b. in Rutland, Vt., 6 May, 1871; m. 20 July, 1892,
Mildred Woods; a lawyer; res. Milwaukee, Wis. Ch:
1 Grace E.^", b. in Chicago, 8 Jan., 1894.
2 Cecilia H., b. Simi, Cal., 31 May, 1897.
iii Frederick Guy, b. 8 June, 1874; d. 1 Oct., 1874.
iv Paul Laflin, b. 20 June, 1882; m. 8 Oct., 1904, Eleanor Hunt;
a business man. Ch. :
1 Donald Hunt'", b. 4 Oct., 1905.
783 DR. HOMER COLBY^ son of Dr. Gershom Nelson^ and
Laura E. (Tyler) Brigham; born in Waitsfield, Vt., 10 July, 1851;
married (1) Nellie Atherton of Waterbury, Vt. ; married (2) Har-
riet, daughter of Hon. Whitman Ferrin of Montpelier, Vt.
Was graduated from the New York Homeopathic College in 1872,
and has practiced in INIontpelier, Vt., Grand Rapids, Mich., and New
York City; has been President of the Vt. Homeopathic Society, and
Vice-President of the Mich. State Homeopathic Society; also U. S.
Pension Examiner; resides in Montpelier and New York City.
Children (by first wife), born in Montpelier:
i Roy*, d. ae. about 1 year.
ii Conrad, d. as. about 1 year.
Child (by second wife), born in Montpelier:
iii Laura, d. ae. about 1 year.
784 WILLARD IRVING TYLER^ son of Dr. Gershom
Nelson^ and Laura E. (Tyler) Brigham; born in Montpelier, Vt.,
31 May, 1859; died s. p. in Auburn, Cal., 26 Sept., 1904; married 22
March, 1893, M. Hazel Morse; born in Concord, Vt., who married
after his death, her cousin, Edwin E. Nelson, and resides in Texas.
Willard was a natural leader in the local grammar school, and
class orator of Grand Rapids, Mich., High School, 1878. He
taught a year, then entered the University of Michigan, Class of
'83; elected Freshman Historian, principal contributor to the
Sophomore " Oracle," corresponding secretary Alpha Delta Phi ;
for his excellence in Greek and Natural History was advised by
the professor of each to adopt that branch of teaching for his life
work. Leaving college through ill health, he studied law in Grand
Rapids, also a year with the leading practitioner of Petosky, Mich.,
where, for services rendered the Pottowatomie Indians, he was
adopted by the tribe under the name of " Kenoshaus " (pickerel,
big-mouth — hence orator).
Long a student of Shakespeare and excelling as a reader and
amateur actor, he now accepted a flattering offer from Thomas
Keene, the tragedian. The next 5 years were spent in touring the
United States with such eminent players as Booth, Barrett, Sheri-
dan, Haworth, Marie Prescott, and under " the Frohmans." He be-
518 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
came a B. P. O. E. and a recognized " leading heavy/' with bright
prospects; but finding the life too exacting for his nervous type,
he returned to practice at Grand Rapids, incidentally writing the
chapter, " Bench and Bar," for Baxter's History of Grand Rapids.
In 1890 he removed to Minneapolis, where he continued in the law,
and was a chief assistant in the preparation of Judge Atwater's
excellent history of that city. He removed to Chicago in 1893 and
continued there until 1901, when ill health sent him to Phoenix,
Ariz. During this period he was attorney for the State Board of
Dental Examiners and interested also in important cases, one being a
division suit among minors of the real estate of his deceased father,
valued at $100,000. He went to Auburn in Sept., 1904.
Genealogically, he traced back, among others, to Richard Warren
of the Mayflower and to those early governors of Massachusetts,
Thomas Dudley and Simon Bradstreet; the latter the first public
man who dared brave the savage furies of the Salem Witchcraft in
1692 and his wife, Ajine, the first American woman of letters, whose
old mansion is still standing at Andover, Mass. Through his mother
he was descended from John^ Brigham, thus having 2 lines of de-
scent from Thomas^ Brigham. Always an eager student of history
and genealogy, Willard turned naturally to literary work along
these lines when failing health compelled him to abandon the law.
Since 1893 he continued uninterruptedly the historianship of the
Brigham Family Association, then organized (see Appendix) and
published an official report of seven reunions filled with historical
matter involving years of labor and invaluable to the family. In
1901 he was formally engaged to write the History of the Brigham
Family, and it was literally upon his dying bed that his final work
upon the present volume was done. How generously and enthusias-
tically he gave of his time and strength to the family without recom-
pense, how uncomplainingly he later bore the indifference and
discouragements incident to some phases of his work, how bravely
he battled for life that he might finish his noble, his almost self-
imposed task — all this can never be sufficiently known to his kins-
men. His editors marvel at his erudition and his industry. He
spent the summer of I9OO in Great Britain and France in re-
searches. In fact, he contracted the disease from which he died
while searching the archives in the damp stone buildings of London.
He founded the Tyler Family Association (his mother's family), of
5 of whose reunions he published complete reports; and was en-
gaged at the time of his death in tracing all the families of that
name in this country. Mr. Brigham was a member of the New Eng-
land Historic Genealogical Society, Southern History Association,
Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution, British Record
Society; also corresponding member of the New Hampshire and
EIGHTH GENERATION 519
Maine Historical Societies. With all these his rank as a genealogist
was established. He is buried in Montpelier.
785 THEODORE SMITH^, son of George^ and Almena
(Smith) Brigham; born in Clayton, N. Y., 25 March, 1833; married
3 July, 1859, Olivia Delight Porter; born 7 Nov., 1840. A farmer
and resides in Clayton.
Children, born in Clayton:
i Laura Almena^ b. IT April, 1863; d. 28 March, 1872.
ii WiUiam Jasper, b. 7 Dec, 1864.
iii Rosa Belle, b. 24 Jan., 1871.
iv George Asa, b. 30 March, 1874; m. Florence R. Graves, b. 30
Jan., 1875. Ch.:
1 Jasper Irvin^", b. 3 April, 1898; 2 Ronald Graves, b. 21 Sept.,
1899; 3 George Asa, b. 12 Oct., 1900; 4 Theodore William, b.
5 Feb., 1902. .
V Maud Louisa, b. 26 Nov., 1876; d. 10 Oct., 1887.
786 DON FERDINAND^ son of Lewis^ and Louisa (Tilden)
Brigham; born in Mansfield, Conn., 15 Jan., 1839; died 27 Feb.,
1888; married 26 Nov., 1863, Harriet Maria Storrs; resided in Hart-
ford, Conn.
Children:
i Herbert Storrs*, d. j.
ii Ernest Ward, b. 13 Feb., 1869; m. Edith Bennett. Ch.:
1 Ferdinand B."; 2 Robert B.
iii Clement Hugh, b. 20 June, 1873; m. Lilian Talcott. Ch.:
1 Storrs Talcott^".
iv Alice, b. 9 Aug., 1876; was grad. Wesleyan Univ., 1900; a teacher.
V Clara, b. 8 Oct., 1878; m. Arthur P. Bennett; he attended
Amherst Coll., 1859-61; res. Oxford, N. J. Ch. (Bennett):
1 David B}"
787 GEORGE CARLETON^ son of Paul Wooster^ and Louisa
M. (Slack) Brigham; born in Norwich, Vt., 1 Jan., 1831 ; died there,
18 Sept., 1900; married 28 Feb., 1858, Wealthy C, daughter of
Joseph Rogers; born in Norwich, 1 Jan., 1832. Was a farmer and
resided in E. Randolph, Vt.
Children, born in Norwich:
i George Edward*, b. 13 Oct., 1858; m. 28 Dec, 1880, Phena F.
Burroughs; res. E. Randolph. Ch.:
1 Phelina May'"', b. 30 Aug., 1885; 2 Frank George, b. 27 Oct.,
1887; 3 Paul Andrew, b. 3 March, 1896; 4 Lillian M. Spragtie,
b. 15 June, 1898.
ii Nellie Elizabeth, b. 10 June, 1865; m. 28 Dec, 1886, George
Arthur Robinson of E. Randolph. Ch. (Robinson) :
1 Nellie Ethel}", b. 20 May, 1888; 2 Jermie Welthea, b. 6 June,
1894; 3 Ina May, b. 30 Sept., 1898,
iii Jennie May, b. 13 Sept., 1872; m. 3 Jan., 1893, Gilbert Morrill
Blaisdell of E. Randolph. Ch. (Blaisdell) :
1 Ernest Gilbert^", b. 9 Oct., 1893; 2 Infant, b. and d. 1896.
520 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
788 JAMES M.% son of Paul Wooster^ and Louisa M. (Slack)
Brigham; born in Norwich, Vt., 11 May, 1843; married 25 Dec,
1872, Harriet, daughter of L. S. Partridge; born in Norwich, 5 May,
1854. A farmer and resides in Norwich.
Children, born in Norwich:
i James B.% b. 6 June, 1873; m. 18 Nov., 1896, Mattie B. Hutchin-
son; res. New London, Conn., where manager for Swift & Co.
(packers).
ii Paul W., b. 26 Sept., 1874; d. 4 April, 1881.
iii Laughton E., b. 25 March, 1878; res. Fitchburg, where manager
for Swift & Co.; removed to Burlington, Vt.
iv EHzabeth Ellen, b. 13 May, 1880; res. Medford, Mass.
V Charles R., b. 4 July, 1883; buyer for Swift & Co.; res. Man-
chester, N. H.
vi Frederick Lewis, b. 28 Aug., 1885.
vii Nina Ethel, b. 26 Sept., 1887.
viii Minnie Maud, b. 9 Oct., 1889.
ix Bessie Edith, b. 4 Oct., 1891.
X Lillian Margaret, b. 2 Feb., 1892.
xl Vivian Rosetta, b. 21 Oct., 1895.
789 ANDREW WILLIAM^ son of William^ and Ann T.
(Proctor) Brigham; born in Norwich, Vt., 31 Jan., 1847; married
4 Feb., 1868, Abbie S., daughter of Edson Johnson; born in Straf-
ford, Vt., 29 Nov., 1848. Resides (1903) on the Governor Brigham
homestead in Norwich.
Children, born in Norwich:
i Annie A.^ b. 3 Feb., 1869; m. 31 Dec, 1896, Arthur L. Douglass
of Norwich; s. p.
ii Grace L., b. 5 March, 1872; m. 21 Aug., 1895, Grant C. Thornton,
who d. 15 May, 1898; res. Lawrence, Mass. Ch. (Thornton):
1 Gladys^", b. 6 Feb., 1896.
iii WiUiam E., b. 12 June, 1875; m. 7 Jan., 1903, Myra Parrizo;
a teacher and res. Lawrence,
iv Paul A., b. 9 Feb., 1883; res. unm., in Norwich.
790 TRUMAN ELBRIDGE^, son of Abel" and Emeline (Hib-
bard) Brigham; born in North Hadley, Mass., 3 March, 1842;
married 10 May, 1866, Harriet Newell Hibbard; born in North
Hadley, 2 June, 1845. He resides in Amherst, Mass.
Children, born in No. Adams, Mass.:
i Laura Belle^ b. 23 Feb., 1867; d. 8 Feb., 1875.
ii Clarence Truman, b. 4 Dec, 1869; m. 4 Oct., 1892, Estelle Wet-
more; res. No. Adams. Ch.:
i 1 Willard Clarence^", b. 2 Nov., 1893; 2 Buth Estelle, b. 8 Aug.,
1895; 3 Carolyn, b. 14 May, 1898; 4 Proctor K., b. 5 Jan.,
1902.
iii Allen Eugene, b. 27 Aug., 1872; m. 8 Oct., 1895, Helen Beatty;
res. No. Adams. Ch.:
1 Leonard Allen'"', b. 22 Feb., 1898.
2 Bal'ph Armond, b. 20 Feb., 1900; d. 8 April, 1901.
EIGHTH GENERATION 521
iv Harriet Emeline, b. 19 Feb., 1875; m. 19 Dec, 1900, Ransom P.
Nichols; res. San Juan, P. R. Ch. (Nichols):
1 Doris Adelaide^", b. in Amherst, Mass., 16 Oct., 1901.
2 Ransom Brigham, b. in San Juan, P. R., 8 Dec, 1903.
V Ethel Clara, b. 1 Aug., 1879; d. N. A., 29 July, 1881.
vi Arthur Abel, b. 7 April, 1883; d. 1907.
vii Ralph Hibbard, b. 10 Oct., 1883.
791 DR. JOHN CHRISTOPHER^ son of William^ and Caro-
line (White) Brigham; born in Girard, Ga., 16 June, 1846; mar-
ried 17 Oct., 1872, Julia D. Odom. He is a physician in Girard.
Children, born in Girard:
i William RandalP, b. 17 Jan., 1874.
ii Annie Beulah, b. 2 Oct., 1875; d. 6 Feb., 1900; m. 11 Dec, 1895,
George F. Brinson.
iii John Christopher, b. 5 Aug., 1877; d. 22 June, 1885.
iv Arthur Julian, b. 19 May, 1879; m. 28 Oct., 1902, Josie Parnell;
res. a farmer, in Girard.
V Jennie Freeland, b. 28 March, 1885.
vi Savannah, b. 7 April, 1887.
vii Ernest Talmadge, b. 11 July, 1889.
viii Julia Pauline, b. 9 March, 1893.
792 WILLIAM HENRYS son of ^yilliam^ and Caroline
(White) Brigham; born in Girard, Ga., 23 July, 1848; married (1)
8 Feb., 1877, Mary E. Cochran; married (2) 7 April, 1881, Jennie
F. Rutherford of Augusta, Ga.
Child (by first icife), born in Girard:
i James Cochran', b. 31 Oct., 1877; d. 3 May, 1878.
Children {by second tcife), born in Girard:
ii Charles Stanley, b. 26 June, 1882; d. 25 Dec, 1887.
iii William Henry, b. 13 June, 1883; d. 10 Oct., 1887.
iv Constantia Louise, b. 27 Oct., 1884.
V Eugenia B., b. 13 Nov., 1887.
vi Grace, b. 20 Jan., 1891.
vii Jennie Rutherford, b. 18 Aug., 1892.
793 THADDEUS RUDOLF^, son of William^ and Caroline
(White) Brigham; born in Girard, Ga., 25 Aug., 1849; died 1 May,
1898; married, 25 Jan., 1894, Mary Burton Powell of Georgia.
Children:
i Thaddeus PowelP, b. 11 Jan., 1895.
ii Gladys, b. 23 March, 1896.
iii Aramintha, b. 9 Nov., 1897.
•
794 CLARENCE RUSSELL^, son of William^ and Caroline
(W^hite) Brigham; born in Girard, Ga., 6 Sept., 1856; married 19
Dec., 1878, Georgia V. Odom.
522 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY,
Children :
i Carrie Maud», b. 1 Feb., 1880.
ii Infant, b. 12 Sept., 1882; d. y.
iii Clarence Evans, b. 13 Sept., 1884; d. 1 March, 1887.
iv Horace, b. 17 Feb., 1886.
V Clifford, b. 24 Feb., 1889.
vi Essie, b. 30 Oct., 1890.
vii Harold, b. 17 Oct., 1892.
viii Hazel, b. 18 Nov., 1894.
ix Russell, b. 2 Nov., 1897; d. 24 April, 1899.
X Infant, b. 25 April, 1900; d. j.
795 CHARLES^ son of William^ and Caroline (White) Brig-
ham; born in Girard, Ga., 3 Oct., I860; married (1) 6 May, 1886,
Julia Rowland, who died 26 June, 1890; married (2) 15 Dec.,
1891, Ada Mariah Lewis, who died 10 May, 1896.
Child (by first wife) :
i Alma^ b. 15 July, 1889; d. Sept., 1889.
Children (by second wife) :
ii Ada Ruth, b. Dec, 14, 1892.
iii William Le^vis, b. 19 June, 1893.
iv Sarah Caroline, b. 20 Nov., 1895; d. 20 June, 1903.
796 WALTER BRECKENBRIDGE^, son of WiUiam^ and
Caroline (White) Brigham; born in Girard, Ga., 25 June, 1863;
married, 29 July, 1884, Lillie Ann Tabb of Georgia. He is a
wholesale grocer in Augusta, Ga.
Children:
i Walter Breckenbridge', b. 26 May, 1885; m. 1 June, 1905, Susie
Wood of Aiken, Ga.
ii Eugene Foster, b. 4 Oct., 1886.
iii Tulia Loween, b. 28 Dec, 1888.
iv Lillie May, b. 29 July, 1890; d. 9 Aug., 1892.
v and vi Twins, b. 15 May, 1892; and d.
vii Mary Freeland, b. 12 July, 1893; d. 6 Sept., 1896.
viii Lillian, b. 26 Nov., 1895.'
ix John Christopher, b. 31 Dec, 1897.
X Dorothea, b. 13 Oct., 1899.
xi William Roscoe, b. 9 Feb., 1902.
797 HERBERT ELLIOT^ son of Lawson Sibley^ and Martha
J. (Bigelow) Brigham; born in Rutland, Mass., 10 Jan., 1857; mar-
ried 30 Nov., 1876, Olive Augusta, daughter of Homer M. and
Olive (Houghton) Adams of Hubbardston, Mass.; born 27 July,
1852. Is a farmer and resides in Hubbardston.
Children :
1 Stella Hattie«, b. in Hubbardston, 14 Oct., 1877; m. 29 May,
1904, Anson E. Nutting.
ii Edith Augusta, b. in Oakham, Mass., 3 Sept., 1879; m. 14 Oct.,
1897, Herbert A., son of Aaron Ware of Barre, Mass.
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iii Jennie Henrietta, b. 21 Jan., 1881.
iv Bertie Lawson, b. 21 June, 1884; d. 6 Oct., 1884.
V Herbert ElUot, b. 17 Oct., 1891.
798 HENRY HARRISON^, son of William Harrison^ and
Hannah (Nash) Brigham; born in Barre, Mass., 8 Dec, 1846; died
there, 24< March, 1891; married 22 Oct., 1867, Olive, daughter of
Henry E. and grand-daughter of Francis and Nancy (Brigham)
Rice (339), born in Barre, 5 Jan., 1851. He was a farmer and
resided in Barre where his widow now lives.
Children, the eldest born in Huhbardston, Mass.:
i Francis Henry", Rev., b. 3 Nov., 1873; m. 6 May, 1899, Alice
Shock of Sedalia, Mo., b. 1 March, 1872.
He was grad. from Lawrence Univ., Wisconsin, in 1904; was a
very noted football player and athlete; is 6 feet, 2| inches in height,
and weighs 200 pounds. Was in charge of the gymnasium work
and out-door athletics at Lawrence Univ. before graduation.
Represented Mass. at the athletic event in connection with the
31st International Convention Y. M. C. A. of No. America, in
1895, at which he was the winner. In the mile run he " beat
the field so badly he seemed to be running alone." He was or-
dained an elder in the M. E. Church in 1903. He has been preach-
ing 10 years. Ch.:
1 Dorothy^", b. in Green Bay, Wis., 21 May, 1900.
2 Jean, b. in Appleton, Wis., 14 Sept., 1901.
3 Btith, b. in Kankanna, Wis., 8 April, 1904.
11 Myron Pinkerton, b. 13 Aug., 1883; drowned in a lake in
Waupaca, Wis., 9 July, 1906. He was a student at Lawrence
Univ., and had completed the sophomore year; he excelled in
athletics, oratory, languages and mathematics. Was in charge
of an M. E. Church in Detroit Harbor, Wis., in the summer of
1905, and in the spring of 1906 received a call to the Congre-
gational Church in Chilton, Wis., where he preached the day before
his death. His young life, so suddenly cut short, was full of
promise in his chosen profession, and his loss is irreparable to a
large circle.
iii Henrietta Harrison, b. 21 June, 1891; res. Barre.
799 ALASCO DE LANCEY^ son of Ebenezer Damon^ and
Mary (Aldrich) Brigham; born in E. Smithfield, Pa., 9 March,
1838; died in New York City, 10 Nov., 1881 ; married 4> April, 1870,
Ella Eudora, daughter of William H. Grey; born in Geneva, N.
Y., 9 Nov., 1849. He was editor of the "Weekly Underwriter,"
in New York City, where he resided. Was vestryman in St. Ignatius
Church, W. 40th street.
Children, born in New York City:
i Rose Ella», b. 28 April, 1871; m. 26 April, 1893, William F., son
of WiUiam H. Coxford of New York City; b. in 1848; he is a
manufacturer of firearms, and they res. s. p., in New York City.
Mrs. Coxford has taken a great interest in the B. F. A., and with
her mother has attended most of the meetings.
ii Grey Mills, b. 8 Nov., 1873; d. 17 May, 1881.
524 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
800 DR. READER SMITHS son of George" and Amy (Stock-
well) Brigham; born in Granville, Pa., 16 June, 1832; died in New
Albany, Ind., 11 March, 1890; married, 10 April, I860, Mary,
daughter of John Goe; born in Ohio, 5 Oct., 1835. She resides a
widow in New Albany. Dr. Brigham was one year in the U. S. N.
as surgeon; practiced in Weston, Mo., Cairo, 111., and Indianapolis,
Ind.
Children :
i Frank Payne®, b. 28 June, 1861 ; a druggist in Louisville, Ky.
ii Birdie, b.'s May, 1866; d. 18 April, 1870.
iii Fred Lincoln, b. 22 Aug., 1871 ; a druggist in New Albany,
iv Pearl, b. 30 July, 1873.
V John Goe, b. 4 Sept., 1875.
vi Lieut. Claude Ernest, b. 14 April, 1878; was grad. West Point
Military Academy, 1901; thence to the Philippines, 31st Co., Coast
Art.
801 MARY LOUISE^ daughter of Phineas^ and Eliza (John-
son) Brigham; born in Cherry Valley, N. Y., 11 Nov., 1839; mar-
ried 6 March, 1856, Norris M. Compton; born in SuUivanville, N.
Y., 26 April, 1836. They reside in Horseheads, N. Y., and he is
Deputy U. S. Marshal, West District, N. Y. ; is a veteran of the Civil
War.
Children (Compton) :
i Ida Brigham", b. 31 July, 1857, in SuUivanville; m. in Alpine,
N. Y., 3 July, 1873, James Robert Fitzgerald, b. 1850; res. Sugar
Grove, 111. Ch. (Fitzgerald), the 4 youngest b. in Oswego, 111.:
1 Cliford Compton^", b. in SuUivanville, 23 Oct., 1876; res.
Sugar Grove.
2 Mary Belle, b. in W. Almond, N. Y., 4 Sept., 1881; res.
Morgan Park, 111.
3 Anna Maude, b. 19 Jan., 1885.
4 James Robert, b. 8 Nov., 1892; d. 25 Aug., 1893.
5 Wilbur Norris, b. 17 Dec, 1896.
6 Harold Leon, b. 17 Dec, 1898.
ii Hon. WiUiam R., b. 8 April, 1860; m. (1) Alice Forshea; m. (2)
27 April, 1699, Helen R., dau. Samuel M. Tubbs, b. 8 Dec,
1877; he is U. S. Marshal, West Dist. N. Y., and real estate
dealer; res. Horseheads. Ch. (by first wife):
1 Amy^\ b. in Elmira, N. Y., 23 March, 1882; d. Aug., 1882.
2 Isabelle, h. in E., 11 Jan., 1884.
3 Leon, b. in SuUivanviUe, 25 Sept., 1886; res. Wichita, Kan.
4 Fasset Briyham, b. 8 June, 1889.
Ch. (by second wife) :
5 William B., b. in Horseheads, 9 July, 1902.
iii Johnson Brigham, b. 9 June, 1863; d. 4 March, 1886.
iv Mary Edith, b. 1 April, 1875; m. 10 Oct., 1900, Lewis Henry
Lent, b. in Tompkins Cove, N. Y., 27 July, 1871; res. New York
City. Ch. (Lent):
1 Worthington Compton"", b. 14 Nov., 1902.
V Lena May, b. 12 March, 1879; m. 1 Feb., 1898, Rev. John Ford
Leffler, of Shelbyville, Ind., b. 28 Sept., 1867; he is a member
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of the Genesee Conference of the M. E. Church; res. Niagara
Falls, N. Y., in 1905. Ch. (Leffler) :
1 Compton Alba"", b. 26 May, 1900.
802 HON. JOHNSON% son of Phineas' and Eliza (Johnson)
Brigham; born in Cherry Valley, N. Y., 11 March, 1846; married
(1) 1 Sept., 1875, Antoinette Gano, in Watkins, N. Y. ; married
(2) 20 Dec., 1892, Lucy H., daughter of William W. Walker;
born in Cedar Rapids, la., 17 Jan., I860; Mrs. Brigham studied at
Wellesley College.
In 1869? Mr. Brigham studied at Cornell University, where he
was an organizer of A. D. Chapter and its first president; at
Hamilton College in 1871. Became a journalist and was editor
and proprietor of the Cedar Rapids Republican and founder
and inanaging editor of the Midland Monthly. Was Collector of
the Port of Brockport, N. Y., and one term U. S. Consul at Aix la
Chapelle, Germany, under Pres't. Harrison. In 1898 became State
Librarian of Iowa, with a residence in Des Moines, la., which posi-
tion he now holds. Was Pres't. of the Iowa Library Com., 1890-
04; Pres't. Iowa State Library Association, 1902-03; and Chair-
man Iowa Fifth Congressional Committee and Pres't. of the Iowa
State Republican League, 1892, etc., etc. Contributes both prose
and poetry to the leading magazines of the country, and has pub-
lished a novel, " An Old Man's Idyll," under a nom de plume. Mr.
Brigham is now, 1907, editing the papers of the late Senator Harlan,
of Iowa, at the request of his daughter, Mrs. Robert T. Lincoln,
preparatory to writing the Senator's biography for the State His-
torical Society.
He is an occasional speaker before colleges and institutions and
on public occasions; has contributed poems for the B. F. A. meet-
ings; in 1895 delivered the address at the banquet of the Asso-
ciation in Boston, and in 1904 delivered the address at the meeting
in St. Louis. He has traveled extensively in America and Europe,
and has resided at Elmira, Watkins, Brockport, and Hornellsville,
N. Y., and Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, la. He has taken a
deep interest in the family history. As first Vice-President of the
Association he became, by the death of President C. O. Brigham,
President of the Association and Chairman of the Publication Com-
mittee. The following verses were written for the B. F. A. in 190P:
THOMAS BRIGHAM, THE PURITAN
I
No " doubting Thomas " was our family's founder;
In faith he rode the wide Atlantic's waves.
On yonder rock-ribbed shore he lived, expounder
' Of simple creed that Service only Saves.*
* A free translation of our Brigham Family Association motto, " In Cruce Salus."
526 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY!
II
His name shall stand with us for strenuous living,
For honest thinking, and for righteous laws;
For humble doing and for noble giving
Of self for conscience or for freedom's cause.
Ill
Soul calls to soul, by kinship's ties united;
From out the past we hear a hale godspeed;
Soul answers soul, hj trials unaffrighted, —
"We, too, would serve, or bravely do the deed.
IV
Our course should mark the way of progress plainly,
And bid the true and daring walk therein;
Against it must detraction war but vainly, —
"Wlio strives for progress can but grandly win.
Child (by first wife) :
i Anna Gano", b. 17 Jan., 1877; m. Charles P. Hartley, asst. in
Physiology and Plant Breeding, Dept. of Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C.
Children (by second wife):
ii Ida Wilkinson, b. 22 Aug., 1895.
iii Mary Walker, b, 27 Jan., 1898.
803 CLARENCE E.^ son of Horace A.'^ and Sarah (Young)
Brigham; born 24 July, 1854, in Smithfield, Pa.; married 19 Jan.,
1876, Ophelia M. Bourne; born in Burlington, Pa., 2 Aug., 1854.
Is a farmer of Athens, Pa.
Children, born in Athens:
1 Russell Elmer', b. 9 Dec, 1877; unm. 1905; res. a jeweler,
Oneonta, N. Y.
ii Alice May, b. 10 Jan., 1879; m. 21 March, 1904, Albert F. A.
Schlotzhauer of Canajoharie, N. Y. ; res. Briarclif, Manor, N. Y.;
i he is manager of Dairy Dept. of Briarclif Manor. Ch. (Schlotz-
hauer) :
1 Grace Louise^", b. 13 Feb., 1905.
ill Arthur Bourne, b. 13 Aug., 1880; m. 21 Jan., 1904, Charlotte
Williams; res. Athens. Ch. :
1 Ernest Lee"", b. 21 March, 1905.
iv Clarence Ray, b. 25 Aug., 1885; d. 19 Dec, 1891.
V Sarah Effie, b. 16 Oct., 1887; d. 22 Dec, 1891.
vi Horace D., b. 30 Oct., 1888.
vii Agnes Ora, b. 9 June, 1892.
Hon. Johnson Brigham, of Des Moines, Ia. (1
President of the Brigham Family Association, 1906 —
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804 REV. PROF. ALBERT PERRY% son of Horace Ames^
and Julia (Perry) Brigham; born in Perry, N. Y., 12 June, 1855;
married in Amsterdam, N. Y., 27 June, 1882, Flora Winegar of
Amsterdam, born 1 July, 1861.
Prof. Brigham was graduated from Colgate (then Madison) Uni-
versity, A. B., 1879; from Hamilton Theological Seminary 1882,
and received degree of A. M. Was ordained to the ministry in
1882; was pastor of the Baptist Church in Stillwater, N. Y., 1882-
1885; pastor Tabernacle Baptist Church, Utica, N. Y., 1885-1891;
graduate student of Harvard University, 1891-1892, receiving de-
gree of A. M.; Prof, of Geology in Colgate University, 1892 to
present time; Instructor in Geology, summer sessions. Harvard
Univ., 1891, 1894, 1895, 1900; Prof, of Geology, Colorado Summer
School, 1893; Prof, of Geology and Geography, Cornell Univ.,
summer sessions 1901-02-03-04; has been Chairman of the Com-
mittee of Physical Geography, National Educational Association;
Associate Editor Bulletin American Geographical Society; Pres't.
N. Y. State Science Teachers' Assn. ; secretary and treasurer Asso-
ciation of American Geographers ; Follow of the Geological Soc. of
America and of American Association for the Advancement of
Science; member of the Association of American Geographers and
of the National Geographic Society. Has contributed many papers
to leading journals of a scientific and educational character, and is
a contributor to the New International Encyclopaedia. He has
published " Text-hook of Geology "; " Introduction to Physical
Geography "; " Geographic Influences in American History ";
" Student's Laboratory Manual of Physical Geography."
Children :
i Charles Winegar», b. in Stillwater, N. Y., 22 Oct., 1883; d. 2
Jan., 1899.
ii Elizabeth, b. in Hamilton, N. Y., 3 Aug., 1895.
805 GEN. and HON. WILLIAM H.«, son of Rufus H." and
Basha (Mossman) Brigham; born in Hudson, Mass., 1 Feb., 1863;
married in Hudson, 25 Nov., 1884, Cora Belle, daughter of Benja-
min Dearborn; born in Stowe, Mass., 1 March, 1863.
Gen. Brigham is the Pres't. of the F. Brigham and Gregory Co.,
of Hudson and Boston, the oldest shoe manufactory in the U. S.
He is a director in various banks and of the N. E. Shoe & Leather
Assn. Was a member of the Mass. House of Representatives in
1892-93, serving on the committee of Military Affairs and Banking.
Was a member of the Mass. Senate in 1897-98 in the sixth Middle-
sex Dist. and served on the committees for rules, towns, education,
railroads and military affairs. Was a member of the Board of
Selectmen of Hudson 1890-96, inclusive. Has been connected with
the Mass. Militia for many years, as follows:
528 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY'
First Lieut, of Co. M, 5th Infantry, 1887; Major and Asst.
Inspector of Rifle Practice on staff of the first Brigade; was Lieut.
Col. and Inspector Gen. Staff of Gov. Crane, 1900; Brig. Gen. and
Inspector General staff of Gov. Crane, 1901-03; Brig. Gen. and In-
spector Gen., staff of Gov. Bates, 1903 and 1904; staff of Gov.
GuHd, 1906.
He resides in Hudson.
Children, born in Hudson:
1 Mildred EUen^ b. 29 April, 1888.
ii William Mossman, b. 5 July, 1896.
806 HON. ANDREW CORTHELL«, son of Col. Henry Ho-
bart" and INIary Ripley (Corthell) Brigham, born in Whitman,
Mass., 5 May, 1837; died there, 4 Feb., 1907; married, 23 Oct.,
1857, Helena Sophia, daughter of Martin L. and Maria P. (Bearse)
Peterson; born 13 Nov., 1840.
He was superintendent of a tack factory in Whitman, his father
having been a manufacturer of tacks. Was in the Civil War, 4th
Mass. Infantry. Was a member of the Mass. Legislature, and was
on the board of selectmen for the town of Whitman for 7 years;
always resided in Whitman, where he was greatly respected.
Children, born in Whitman:
i Albert Henry', b. 25 Feb., 1860; m. 25 Feb., 1882, Hannah Jane
Stevens, b. April, 1859; a tack maker and inventor; res. s. p..
Whitman,
ii Mary Hobart, b. 4 Jan., 1873; m. 4 Jan., 1894, Harry, son of
George H. Stanley, b. in Manchester, Eng., 19 April 1870; res.
Whitman. Ch. (Stanley):
1 Henry Brigham^", b."4 March, 1896.
2 Donald Hobart, h. 14 Feb., 1901.
iii Herbert Andrew, b. 8 Nov., 1876; d. 8 July, 1903.
iv Stella, b. 16 June, 1881; d. 14 July, 1884.
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NINTH GENERATION
807 ELLEN MARIA^ daughter of Martyn Freeman^ and
Elizabeth M. (Smith) Brigham; born in Wilmington, Vt., 3 Oct.,
1841 ; married in Boston, 27 May, 1867, Thomas D,, son of William
and Mary (Watson) Cook of Scotland; born in East Boston, 1 July.
1840; died in Dorchester, Mass., 26 Jan., 1906; a business man in
Boston about 40 years; she resides in Dorchester.
Children (Cook), born in Boston:
i Walter Freeman'", b. 20 July, 1868; m. 13 Aug., 1900, Minnie
Louise, dau. of John A. Crotty of Boston; was grad. from the
Institute of Technology, Boston, 1890; carries on the business
and is administrator of the estate of his late father. Ch. :
1 Frank Brigham^^, b. in Dorchester, 1 July, 1901.
ii Frank William, b. 20 July, 1870; d. 14 Jan., 1876.
iii Ernest Brigham, b. 31 Jan., 1875; d. 21 Sept., 1875.
iv Marion Brigham, b. 9 Nov., 1877; m. 10 Sept., 1900, Benjamin
Simpson, son of Thomas Frost of Boston; b. 21 June, 1873; of
the firm of T. D. Cook & Co., Boston. Ch. (Frost):
1 Katherine^^, b. in Dorchester, 1 Jan., 1902.
V Emma Eleanor, b. 2Q May, 1879; d. 4 Jan., 1880.
vi Ellen Maria, b. 20 Aug., 1881; d. 13 Jan., 1882.
808 GEORGE BICKFORD^ son of George BalP and Caroline
J. (Leland) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 8 Oct., 1856; mar-
ried 30 Oct., 1884, Lottie B. Mathewson of Millbury, Mass. Was
graduated from Brown University, A. M., 1881. Is a boot and shoe
manufacturer in Ayer, Mass.
Children :
i George B.'", b. 1889.
ii Flora B., b. 1886.
iii Roger W., b. 1897.
809 DR. FRANK FONTANELLE^ son of George BalP and
Mary Phipps (Homer) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 15 Oct.,
1859; died in Lynn, Mass., 10 March, 1903; married 26 April, 1888,
Ida McDonald.
Dr. Brigham was graduated from Brown University in 1882,
Harvard University, M. D., 1885; was house surgeon of Lynn Hos-
pital 1885-86; member board of health of Lynn, 1887-91; School
Board 1894-98. He was a practicing physician in Lynn until his
untimely death, and jDrominently identified with the pliilanthropic
and Christian movements of the city.
Children, horn in Lynn:
i Ruth McD.^ b. 1889; ii Frank D., b. 1889.
531
532 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
810 ERVIN FRANK^ son of Dea. Curtis® and Esther (Met-
calf) Brigham; born in Sylvan, Midi., 17 April, 1853; died in Len-
ville, Idaho, 3 June, 1893; married in Moscow, Idaho, 5 Oct., 1880,
Emma, daughter of William Overacker of Iowa; born 22 July,
1859; she resides a widow in Kipling, Wash. Was a fruit-grower in
Idaho, Justice of the Peace and Sunday School superintendent.
He was 6 ft 1^ in. in height.
Children, all but the eldest born in Lenville:
i William Curtis", b. in Moscow, 4 Sept., 1881; educated Univ. of
Idaho; a teacher and medical student; in 1905 went to Des
Moines, la., and thence to Los Angeles, Cal., to study Osteopathy,
ii Frank Howard, b. 17 May, 1883; d. 17 July, 1894.
iii Harrison Benton, b. 11 Nov., 1888.
iv Fleda Adaline, b. 18 Dec, 1891.
V Ella Gladys, b. 20 Oct., and d. 14 Nov., 1893.
811 DEXTER E.», son of Lyscom® and Mary (Norton) Brig-
ham; born in Decatur, Mich., 14 May, 1862; married 27 Jan., 1892,
Clara W., daughter of William and Olive (Wait) Lindsey; born
in Prairieville Township, Mich., 9 Sept., 1861. He resides in De-
catur, Mich., where he is a grower and distiller of essential oils;
is a member of the Village Council.
Children, born in Decatur:
i Margaret Wait", b. 15 Aug., 1893.
ii Doris Mary, b. 15 June, 1895.
iii Lyscom Dexter, b. 2 Oct., 1901.
812 WALTER DAMON^ son of Alfred MiW and Caroline
(Damon) Brigham; born in Natick, Mass., 4 Sept., 1853; married
in Manchester, N. H., 17 July, 1879^ Carrie B., daughter of Charles
Brigham; born E. Kingston, N. H., 2 Sept., I860. He resided in
Willimantic, Conn., for many years, where he was superintendent
in the factory of the Willimantic Linen Co. ; was also Postmaster
and alderman. Removed to Plymouth, Mass.
Children, all but the eldest born in Willimantic:
i Abbie Wood", b. in Lowell, Mass., 22 Oct., 1881.
ii Helen Idora, b. 21 Sept., 1884.
iii Barbara Louisa, b. 26 Nov., 1884.
iv Paul Goodrich, b. 25 Sept., 1894.
813 NATHANIEL MAYNARD^ son of Alfred Milo« and
Caroline (Damon) Brigham; born in Saxonville, Mass., 8 March,
1856; married 18 June, 1894, Mrs. Luella Cobb Young of Salt
Lake City, Utah.
He is a graduate of Harvard University in the famous class of
1880 (Roosevelt) ; a member of the 'Varsity crews of 1877, '78, '79,
Mr. and Mrs. Dexter E. Brigham (811)
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'80^ and celebrated as the tenor soloist of the Harvard Glee Club.
His beautiful voice made him famous all over the country. Resided
in Utah for 9 years, and for 4 years (1893-97) was United States
Marshal for the territory and warden of the Territorial Peniten-
tiary. For the last 5 years he has been on the illustrated lecture
platform. Resides in Chicago.
Children:
i Nathalie Frances'", b. 10 Jan., 1896.
ii Virginia Howe, b. 23 Nov., 1898.
814 ERNEST ALGERNON^ son of Algernon S.« and Matilda
M, (Hayden) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 29 July, 1852;
married 2 Oct., 1870, Adeline Frances, daughter of Otis and Frances
(Fond) Cole; born in Ashland, Mass., 22 Feb., 1853. Resides in
Los Angeles, Cal.
Children, born in St. Louis, Mo.:
i Archie Valentine'", b. 26 April, 1871; m. in Hot Springs, Ark.,
11 Nov., 1896, Elaine Bryant McCarter; is the Gen. Baggage
Agt. in St. Louis for the Mo. Pacific Ry. Co., and res. there.
Ch.:
1 David Balston^\ b. 26 Oct., 1897; d. 29 Jan., 1899.
2 Elizabeth Townsend, b. 3 Aug., 1900.
3 Natalie Adeline, b. 24 Sept., 1905.
ii Ethel Percy, b. 5 Nov., 1873; res. Chicago,
iii Amy Frances, b. 26 Feb., 1876; res. St. Louis.
815 WILLIAM H. BREWSTER^ son of WiUiam Lacy« and
Achsah (Blake) Brigham; born in Exeter, N. H., 13 Aug., 1841;
married Aug., 1871, Mary E. Spead, born in New Market, N. H.,
3 May, 1847. See No. 81 6. In 1863-4 was on the U. S. S. Ohio.
He resides in Wakefield, Mass.
Children:
i Annie Gertrude'", b. 3 May, 1877; d. 27 May, 1879.
ii Harry, b. 13 Jan., 1881; res. Summersworth (Great Falls),
N. H.
816 GEORGE ALBERT DRAPER^ son of William Lacy«
and Achsah (Blake) Brigham; born in Exeter, N. H., 29 Oct.,
1843; married (1) April, 1868, Ida R. Albee, who died; married (2)
Mrs. Mary E. Carver. Mr. Brigham and his 3 elder brothers enlisted
as musicians in the Civil War, 27 April, 1861, in the 11th Mass. regi-
ment. After the first Bull Run battle their regiment was formed
into Hooker's Brigade. Saw service on lower Potomac at Budd's
Ferry, Md., and then were in the Peninsula campaign under Mc-
Clellan. They oflBciated at the Siege of Yorktovm, battles of Wil-
liamsburg, Seven Pines, Savage Station, Glendale, ]\Ialvern Hill,
and lay at Harrison's Landing when discharged 8 Aug., 1862, under
534 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
a general order doing away with regimental bands. They came
home and all re-enlisted; Azel P. in the N. Y, Cavalry, and William
H. B. in the 15th N. H. George then spent 2 years on U. S. S.
Ohio, and then joined the army in front of Petersburg, 1 Oct., 1864,
attached at headquarters of Gen. Mott's Div. of (the 2d) Hancock's
Corps. Was at Appomattox at Lee's surrender. Discharged 8 June,
1865. He does business in Charlestown, Mass., where he has long
resided.
Children (by first wife) :
i Ida Florence^", b. in Somerville, Mass., 13 Sept., 1869; a violin-
ist of repute,
ii Ethel May, b. 13 Sept., 1871; d. Feb., 1873.
817 ORANGE SCOTT% son of William Lacy^ and Achsah
(Blake) Brigham; born in Exeter, N. H., 15 Jan., 1852; married,
1884, Ida Bell Glover; born in Exeter, 14 March, 1866. Resides in
Exeter.
Children, the first and third born in Boston:
i Carl Eugene'", b. 29 Jan., 1885.
ii Florence Leola, b. in Exeter, 10 March, 1886.
iii Anna Atalanta, b. 24 Dec, 1888.
iv Abby Elizabeth, b. in Exeter, 16 Nov., 1891.
818 CHARLES LEWIS^ son of John^ and Mary S. (Bemis)
Brigham; born in Berlin, Mass., 22 April, 1844; married 1 Sept.,
1868, Laura A., daughter of Nathaniel Hastings; born in Clinton,
Mass., 16 June, 1850. A farmer in Northboro, Mass.
Children, born in Northboro:
i Charles Montford^", b. 26 July, 1873; married at W. Somerville,
Mass., 15 Sept., 1897, Helen E., dau. of Rev. Edward A. God-
dard of Northboro; b. in Huntington, Mass., 15 Jan., 1872; res.
s. p., in Northboro.
i Walter O., b. 14 Sept., 1877; m. 22 Dec, 1897, Alice L., dau.
of James Bowes; b. in Northboro, 22 Jan., 1878; res. Northboro.
Ch.:
1 Charles Clayton"^, b. 16 Aug., 1898.
2 Harold Montford, b. 6 April, 1900.
3 Ernest Lynden, b. 9 April, 1902.
819 WALTER AUGUSTUS^ son of John^ and Mary S.
(Bemis) Brigham; born in Boylston, Mass., 22 May, 1846; died 23
Aug., 1903; married 29 March, 1868, Jennie M., daughter of Alex-
ander Smith; born 22 Jan., 1878. For 6 years he was superinten-
dent of the Northboro Town Farm ; for several years in the milk and
ice business in Boston.
Child, born in Boylston:
i Herbert Augustus'", b. 6 April, 1869; m. in Westboro, Alice
C, dau. of John Oilman; b. 5 Aug., 1866; res. Boylston Cen.,
Nathaniel Maynard Brigham, of Glen Ellyn, III. (813)
NINTH GENERATION 535
P. O., Northboro. Ch., the eldest and 2 younger b. in Medford,
Mass.:
1 Charlotte E}\ b. 26 Sept., 1888.
2 Walter Oilman, b. in Boylston Cen., 25 Jan., 1890.
3 Hazel A., b. in Boylston Cen., 13 Aug., 1892; d. 10 Oct., 1892.
4 Herbert L., b, 21 July, 1894.
5 Marion E., b. 19 June, 1896.
820 HON. EDWARD D.^ son of Charles H.« and Phalla
(House) Brigham; born in Somnauk, 111.^ 22 Feb., 1863; married
(1) 5 July, 1887j Mary, daughter of Michael Corcoran; born in
Boscobel, Wis., 1867; died 17 Dec, 1889; married (2) 8 Dec, 1892,
Clara L., daughter of Charles A. McCoy of Seattle, Wash. ; born in
Monteith, la., 8 Dec, 1873.
Mr. Brigham is the Labor Commissioner for the State of Iowa,
appointed to his second term in 1905. He began at the age of fifteen
in the railway service and worked up to conductor; was employed
from 1890 to 1902 by the Chicago Great Western Railway Co. In
1902 left active service to become Commissioner of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics. Resides in Des Moines, la.
Child (by first rcife) :
i Jay Edward D.'", b. Mason City, la., 7 April, 1888; d. 12 Dec,
1899.
Children (by second wife):
ii Leon Herbert, b. in Des Moines, 8 Feb., 1896.
iii Lyle Duane, b. iii St. Joseph, Mo., 5 Oct., 1899.
821- DR. CLARENCE SUMNER^ son of William Oakley^ and
Nella M. (Perkins) Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 5 Feb., 1867;
married (1) 20 Sept., 1893, Anna H. Tracy of Hamburg, N. Y.,
who died 27 Feb., 1898; married (2) 7 Nov., 19OI, Mrs. Jennie B.
Kinney of Los Angeles, Cal. Was graduated A. B. Univ. of Vt.,
1889; M. D., same 1891; post-graduate N. Y. Polytechnic School,
1896; practiced in Jamaica, Vt., and in 1903 resided in Leominster,
Mass.
Children (by first wife) :
i Paul Tracy", b. IT Sept., 1896.
ii Helen Pearl, b. 28 Oct., 1897.
822 GEORGE SAMUEL^ son of Edmund Douglass^ and Edith
(Northmore) Brigham, born in Ishpeming, Mich., 27 May, 1880;
married in New Haven, Conn., 1902, Christine, only daughter of
Mrs. Anne Hempstead. He is a Yale graduate, 1901, and took up
Engineering and Maintenance of Way on the C. & N. W. Ry. upon
leaving College. He is now General Manager of the Blue Ridge
Copper Co., at Stanleyton, Va., where he resides.
Children, born in Mankato, Minn, 1 :
i Edmund Hempstead", b. 1905.
536 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
823 DR. BRAYTON ALVARO REMINGTON% son of Philip
V.^ and Helen C. (Remington) Brigham; born in Lorraine, N. Y.,
1 Jan., 1862; died in Lake Forest, 111., Oct., 1901; married 15 Feb.,
1887, Mrs. Amanda, daughter of J. T. McManus and widow of J.
B. Blackwood, from whom he was divorced in 1893.
Dr. Brigham was the founder of the Brigham Family Association,
1893. He was connected with the Battle Creek Sanitarium 2 years.
Was graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons,
Chicago, 111., and was a lecturer at the Harvard Medical College in
Chicago. His specialty was Gynecology; was considered a good
operator; had several medical works planned but none published.
Began a history of the Brigham Family, which was unfinished at
his death ; the results are embodied in this volume.
Children, bom in Chicago:
i Mabel OUve", b. 24 March, 1888.
ii Henry Cox, b. 1889; d. ibid.
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Dr. B. a. R. Brigham, of Chicago (823) N^i^A^x
First Secretary of the Brigham Family Association, 1893-1896
APPENDIX
APPENDIX A.
" BRIGHAM FARME ON YE ROCKS."
In 1648 there was laid out by the town of Cambridge to Thomas^
Brigham " 72 acres on ye Rocks on Charlestown line." In view
of the important error of Mr. Morse in locating upon this plot the
homestead in which Thomas died in 1653, the place has borne a dis-
tinction in Brigham family history which is unwarranted by its
actual position as a Brigham possession. Morse, mistaking the well-
known ledges of Clarendon Hill for " ye Cambridge Rocks," de-
clares that the last habitation of Thomas was in Somerville. Having
done this, he easily draws a graphic picture of the Brigham Farm
as it might have appeared in the last days of its owner ; and he even
goes so far as to offer the baseless conjecture that Thomas was
buried in Medford.
The " Cambridge Rocks " were, as Morse says, a well-known
ancient landmark, but they were not where Morse places them.
They begin in Cambridge on the Watertown line, at a point which
is now the corner of Pleasant Street and Concord Avenue, Bel-
mont. They skirt the western boundary of Pleasant Street to the
corner of Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, where the public library
now stands. This site was originally the corner of the old Water-
town road. Thence they cross Massachusetts Avenue and, follow-
ing the line of the present Water Street, extend to Fowle's Mill
Pond and thence northwesterly along the mill pond and brook, and
northerly across the brook to the Charlestown line. (This brook,
Sucker Brook, was originally Alewive Meadow Brook, and should
not be confounded with the present Alewive Brook, flowing out of
Fresh Pond, originally the Menotomy [a] River.) " The Rocks "
continued along the Charlestown line to a point near the present
Lexington and Arlington line. The territory to the west — Lexing-
ton since 1713 — was originally known as Cambridge Farms.
It was colloquial to refer to the grants in this immediate vicinity
as the " small farms "; hence the item in the inventory of the prop-
erty of Thomas^ Brigham, " a small farme at Charlestown line,
£10." The ancient use of the term "farm" did not imply that
the land was under cultivation.
It will thus be seen that all the present Arlington Heights, also
539
540 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
the well-known Turkey Hill (which is half an inch lower), was in-
cluded in what was anciently known as the Cambridge Rocks.
Of the 72-acre grant to Thomas^^ Brigham, it may be said, in
modern terms, that it is now in a northwest part of Arlington.
While originally bounded on the north by Charlestown line, a
change in the line at the incorporation of Winchester (originally
Woburn) in 1850 left a triangular piece in the northwest corner
lying in Winchester. Turkey Hill is near the center of the grant.
Forest Street runs across the property, about a mile from Massa-
chusetts Avenue, where one leaves the electric car.
The 48-acre grant of Nicholas Wyeth, which adjoined that of
Thomas^^ Brigham on the northwest, later passed into possession of
Henry Dunster, first president of Harvard College, and was held by
his descendants many years. In a bill of sale of the Dunster piece
given by John Steadman, county treasurer, to Thomas Danforth,
in 1674, the lot is described as bounded " n. (n.e.) by Woburn line
. . . e. (s.e.) by a small farm layed out to Thomas Brigham."
The Brigham grant also adjoined, on the Charlestown line, a 300-
acre farm of Increase Nowell and also the 480 acres of " Squa
Sachem," which the Colony reserved to her when settlement was
made with the Indians for the territory comprising Charlestown and
Cambridge. The familiar Indian monument on the Peter C. Brooks
place in West Medford was erected by Mr. Brooks in memory of
the son of Squa Sachem, Sagamore John.
Thomas^ Brigham died 8 Dec, 1653, leaving this 72-acre grant,
with all his other property, to his widow and five children. In 1656
the General Court gave the overseers of his will the right to sell all
his real estate. It would appear that this " Brigham Farm," as
many ancient deeds refer to it, was bought for £l6 by Hon, Thomas
Danforth, an executor of the will, although no deed of the property
is recorded. In 1695 the farm on the Rocks figures in the suit
brought by the children of Thomas Brigham to recover, apparently,
all the property which the overseers of their father's will had sold.
In the formal ceremony of claiming the " Brigham Farm," as
quaintly attested by the witnesses in the chapter on " Thomas Brig-
ham the Emigrant," it will be noted that the " ffarme " is de-
scribed as " upon the Rocks within the bounds of Cambridge."
Settlement was reached apparently in 1703, when on 26 Feb.,
T^homas", SamueP and John^ Brigham quitclaimed " that tract or
p'"cell of land commonly called or known by y® name of Brighams
farme: Scituate, lying and being on y® Rocks neer Oburn line within
the Township of Cambridge . . . containing by Estimation
Seventy Two acres be the same more or less . . . ," to Francis
Foxcroft, Esq., Samuel Sparhawk and Daniel Champney, joint
executors of the will of Hon. Thomas Danforth. This deed was
APPENDIX 541
given " in consideration of the Sum of Sixteen Pounds pd to y^
Children of Thomas Brigham late of Cambridge Dece'd by Thomas
Danforth Esq. and Thomas Fox called Overseers of y® Estate of
s*^ Thomas Brigham Dece'd: and Thirty pounds in money to us in
hand etc." From this document^ and others affecting the other
properties, it might be inferred that the suits grew out of the dis-
satisfaction of the children of Thomas, now of age, with the disposi-
tion of their property while they were yet minors.
In 1706 the property was bought by Thomas^ Prentice for £68.
It was then bounded " N.E. by Charlestown line, N.W. by Na-
thaniel Patten Senor and John Carter of Oburn, W. by Walter^
Russell E. and S. E. by the land of Jason Russell." Thomas^
Prentice was a brickmaker and resided on what is now the west
side of Garden Street opposite the Botanical Garden. He died
7 Dec, 1709; and the inventory shows: "72 acres, Brigham's
Farm, £68." In the distribution of his property the Brigham
Farm went to his son, Rev. Thomas* Prentice (b. 1702, H. C.
1726, d. 1782), who made his first sale, of nine acres, in 1724, as
if to aid him through Harvard, to Andrew Mallet, who built the
Old Powder House in Somerville. A second purchaser, of twenty
acres, was Deacon John Bradish, a celebrated real estate trader of
his day. He always styled himself, even in his deeds, " glazier of
Harvard College," and he held this unique position for forty years.
By 1753 Rev. Thomas Prentice had disposed of more than 70 acres
of the original grant for £443. Much of the property remained
within the Prentice family.
In 1773 John^ Hutchinson, whose descendants at the present
time own all but about ten acres of the original grant, made his first
purchase from the Brigham tract, paying Henry Prentice, an uncle
of the Rev. Thomas, £50, 13s. 4d. for 9i acres " on * Turkey Hill "
— the first mention of this name in the deeds. John Hutchinson
owned and occupied the Nowell-Broughton-Gardner farm of about
70 acres adjoining on the Charlestown side of the line, and at his
death in 1783 had acquired also some 40 acres of the Brigham place.
In 181 7 his son Thomas®, to whom the farm later descended,
bought 22^ acres more, 20 of which were " Brigham land," of
Daniel Reed of Charlestown, making all but about eight acres, on
the southwest side, of the original grant. At the death of Thomas^
in 1863, the property was divided among his six children, and most
of it is still held by their heirs. No building ever has been erected
on the land originally owned by Thomas Brigham. It is now partly
tilled. The Hutchinson homestead, on the original Charlestown
side on the old Nowell farm and replacing the buildings erected in
* In olden times this was a favorite sighting point for vessels making
Boston Harbor, as it was heavily wooded and Arlington Heights was not.
542 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
1743-45 and burned a few years ago, stands on the corner of Ridge
Street and Hutchinson Road (Fruit Street), Winchester. It is
occupied by Mrs. Mary A., widow of Thomas^ O. Hutchinson, a
daughter. Miss Mary A., and a son, Thomas^ M. Hutchinson, the
well-known antiquarian, to whose generosity and exhaustive re-
searches, covering many years, the writer is indebted for many of
these authenticated facts relative to the " Brigham Farme on Ye
Rocks."
APPENDIX B
BRIGHAMS IN THE EARLY WARS
In every stage of the nation's progress whenever it has become
necessary to resort to arms, the Brigham family has loyally re-
sponded to every call for volunteers. The colonial and revolutionary
periods brought to the front a remarkable quota of Brighams, and
the roll of honor is a heritage which their descendants may justly
transmit with pride to coming generations. The civil war, the
greatest conflict of modern times, found earnest defenders of the
Union among the Brighams, and the intelligent bravery displayed
by them on various battlefields would furnish an interesting chapter
of history. We have not attempted to give a complete list of the
Brighams in this war, but where known the records have been
entered under individuals.
In the Black Hawk war, which was one of the incidents of
the early settlement of the western section of the United States,
Sylvester Brigham (519), who was a pioneer from Massachusetts,
did his part in opening to civilization that vast region, which has
since furnished many of the largest and most prosperous States
to the Union.
About the same period Asa (403) and Benjamin (403-iii)
served in the war with Mexico under Major Morse; and Henry O.
(682), who entered the service as a drummer boy, earned by merit
the ranks of lieutenant and major — a great distinction in view of
the fact that regular troops of the United States preponderated in
that contest and junior officers from that branch were usually se-
lected for promotion.
In the war with England, 1812-15, the Brigham family sent
the following named representatives:
Dexter B. (189), pri.; Pierpont (186), capt.; Elijah (198),
capt.?; Jonas (208-iv), officer?; John (278), pri.; Josiah (251),
(Morse, p. 43); Bela (415), capt. (Morse, p. 54); Uriah (147-iii)
(Morse, p. 76); Pliny (153-iii); Joel (227), lieut.; Silas (274);
APPENDIX 543
William C. (446), sergt,; Ephraim (192), col.; Ebenezer (179),
capt. ; Curtis (434), captured as a civilian; Thomas (476), killed
Chippewa Plains, Canada, after three years' service; Orleans (307) ;
Asa (403), Maj. Morse; Benjamin (403-v) ; Henry (682) drum-
mer boy, lieutenant and major.
It is difficult to present satisfactorily a story of the revolu-
tionary heroes, as the records of that period are incomplete and
probably inaccurate. Every known source of information, however,
has been sought in securing the list and every means of verification
has been tjried. It is interesting to note that the " minute men "
of 1775 had a remarkable percentage of Brighams, who not only
marched to Lexington and Concord but also to other points which
were threatened by English troops.
BRIGHAMS IN THE REVOLUTION.
Aaron, Marlboro (163), pri., Capt. Edward Langley's Co.,
Col. Cogswell's Regt. ; served three months in fortifications around
Boston; later six months in Continental Army.
Abel, Sudbury (51-i), pri., Capt. Andrew Haskell's Co., Col.
Thomas Marshall's Regt.; served from 23 June, 1776, to 1 Dec,
1776, 5 mos., 9 days; also in Capt. Moses Barnes' Co., Lieut.-Col.
Pierce's Regt., from 29 May, 1779, to 1 July, 1779 in Rhode Island;
served in Continental Army for 6 mos.; in Capt. Ashael Wlieeler's
Co., Col. Read's Regt., 41 days' service with Northern Army, in
1776; in Capt. Edward Langley's Co., Col. Cogswell's Regt., 3
mos. service in 1778, to guard and fortify posts around Boston.
Abijah, Sudbury (51), sergt., and reported with the "minute
men" at Cambridge by the way of Concord 19 April, 1775; 2nd
lieut. 7th Sudbury Co., Capt. Ashael Wheeler, of Col. Ezekiel
Howe's Regt.; commissioned 5 July, 1776; also served as 2nd lieut.
in Capt. Amasa Cranston's Co., Col. Denny's Regt. ; enlisted 30
Oct., 1779, discharged 23 Nov., 1779-
Abner Croyden (residence not given) (79-i)> corp. in Capt.
Luke Drury's Co., Col., Jonathan Ward's Regt., enlisted for service
in Quebec under Col. Arnold; was sergt. in 1779 under Col. Chase.
Abraham (residence given as Bolton), (62), joined Capt. Barnes'
Co., Col. Timothy Bigelow's Regt., in Continental Army; enlisted
for 3 years in 1777 and promoted to sergt.
Amariah, Sutton (12 under 77), pri. in Northern Department
of Continental Army and did duty in Rhode Island for eight months.
Antipas, Westboro (106), marched to Cambridge on 19 April,
1775, and marched to Hadley to reinforce the Northern Army; in
the army in 1775, 1777, 1778 and 1779-
544 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Antipas, Marlboro (64)^ corp. in Capt. Daniel Barnes' Co.;
marched on alarm of 19 April, 1775; also served for 13 weeks, 6
days as sergt. with Capt. Barnes; promoted from corp. to sergt.
9 Jmie, 1775.
Artemas, Northboro (85), pri., Capt. Sam Wood's Co. of "min-
ute men " in Gen. Ward's Regt., which marched on alarm of 19
April, 1775; later was sergt. in Lieut. Seth Rice's Co., of Col. Job
Cushing's Regt.; saw service with the Northern Army in Berkshire
County.
Artemas, New Marlboro (153), pri. in 1775, and marched on
alarm at Lexington 19 April, 1775; promoted to corp. and saw
service in New York State; served in several other organizations
and discharged l6 Oct., 1780.
Asa, Westboro (40-vii), pri., Capt. Reuben Sibley's Co., Col.
Josiah Whitney's Regt. ; on duty in Rhode Island.
Barnabas, Westboro (105), pri., Capt. Edward Brigham's Co.
of " minute men " in Gen. Ward's Regt., which marched to Cam-
bridge on 19 April, 1775; in Capt. Todd's Co., Col. Crafts' Regt.
of Artillery; in fortifications around Boston from 1 Feb. to 8 May,
1776.
Benjamin, Westboro, pri., Capt. Seth Morse's Co., Major-Gen.
Ward's Regt., marched to Cambridge on alarm 19 April, 1775.
Benjamin, Upton, Col. Thomas Marshall's 10th Regt. of Con-
tinental Army; also served with Capt. Caleb Brooks in Col. Dike's
Regt.
Daniel, Marlboro (209), pri., Capt. William Morse's Co., of
Col. Jonathan Read's Regt., which marched to reinforce General
Gates; later served six months in Continental Army in western part
of Massachusetts; in Capt. Barnes' Co., Col. Cyprian Howe's Regt.
from 24 May, 1779, to 1 July, 1779-
Daniel, Jr., Marlboro, pri., Capt. William Morse's Co., Col.
Jonathan Read's Regt. ; marched to reinforce General Gates ; may
have been the Daniel who served at age of fifteen as waiter in Capt.
John Gleason's Co., Col. Josiah Whitney's Regt.
Daniel, Westboro (107), surgeon's mate. Col. John Rand's Wor-
cester County Regt., served 3 mos., 12 days, and was at West
Point when Major Andre was captured.
David, Shrewsbury (97), Capt. Ross Wyman's (Artillery) Co.,
of Col. John Wood's Regt., which marched to Cambridge on 19
April, 1775; also in Capt. John Maynard's Co., Col. Job Cushing;
marched to Hadley 21 Aug., 1777, by order of Col. Denny on alarm
from Bennington.
Ebenezer, Northboro( ?), pri., Capt. Joseph Warren's Co., Lieut.
Col. Wheelock's Regt. ; also saw service of several months in
APPENDIX 545
Rhode Island and marched to the western part of Massachusetts
when Bennington, Vt., was threatened; his enlistments covered from
1777 to 1779 inclusive.
Edmund, Westboro (73), capt. of Company of "minute men,"
Major-Gen. Ward's Regt., which marched to Lexington 19 April,
1775; also Capt. in Col. Job Cushing's Regt., which marched to re-
inforce Northern Army by order of General Stark and General
Lincoln; remained in service until February, 1779, when resigned
on account of injuries received by kick from a horse.
Edmund, Westboro, son of Capt. Edmund (181), pri., Capt.
James Myrick's Co., Col. Nathan Sparhawk's Regt.; was in fortifi-
cations around Boston for 2 months and 3 days.
Edward, Westboro (104), pri., Capt. Moses BuUard's Co., Col.
Ebenezer Thayer's Suffolk County Regt.; responded to the alarm
from Lexington; promoted to corp. and sergt., and served 4f mos.
in New York and 8 mos. at Dorchester.
Edward, pri. (probably of Westboro, same as 104), Capt,
Moses Bullard's Co., Col. Ebenezer Thayer's Suffolk County Regt.;
did duty in Rhode Island for 3 mos. ; as member of another organiza-
tion marched on 40 days' expedition by order of His Excellency
John Hancock.
Elijah, Southboro (76), lieut, Capt. Josiah Fay's Co., of "min-
ute men " which marched to Cambridge, 19 April, 1775.
Elisha, Brookfield (93), pri., Capt. Asa Danforth's Co., Col.
Converse's Regt. ; served in the army of Gen. Gates and was at
Battle of Saratoga.
Gardner, Northboro (215), pri., Capt. Nathaniel Wright's Co.,
Col. Denny's Regt.; served 3 mos., 20 days at West Point.
George, Marlboro (54), pri., Capt. Gates' Co.; did duty around
Boston; also served in Company of Capt. Homes, Col. Jonathan
Read's Regt.; was member of committee from Middlesex County to
raise men for New York and Canada.
George, Jr., Marlboro (54-ii), pri., Capt. William Brigham's
Co., Col. Jonathan Ward's Regt.; marched on alarm of 19 April,
1775, to Cambridge.
Gershom, Marlboro (125), marched to Cambridge in Capt.
William Brigham's Co.
Gershom, Marlboro (120), was on the alarm list and did duty
with Capt. Benjamin Monroe.
Henry, Marlboro (146?), sergt., Capt. William Brigham's Co.,
which went to Cambridge on 19 April, 1775; also sergt. in Capt.
Silas Gates' Co., Col. Ward's Regt.
Hosea, Bolton, pri., Capt. James Mirick's Co., Col. Whitney's
Regt.; went to reinforce Gen. Gates at Saratoga.
546 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Isaac, Grafton (206), pri., Capt. Luke Drury's Co., Gen. Ward's
Regt. ; marched to Cambridge 19 April, 1775; also at the alarm at
Bennington; later reinforced Continental Army; was promoted to
Corp. and sergt.
Ithamar, Marlboro (81), lieut., Capt. William Brigham's Co.,
Gen. Ward's Regt., which marched to Cambridge; also Capt.
William Morse's Co., Col. Read's Regt.; went to reinforce Gen.
Gates.
Ithamar, Marlboro (208), pri., Capt. William Morse's Co., Col.
Jonathan Read's Regt., in 1777; pri., Capt. Joshua Leland's Co. of
Guards in 1779, under Major Nathaniel Heath; manned forts
around Boston by order of Governor Hancock.
James, credited to the 3rd Precinct of Brookfield as having
served for 8 mos. in 1778.
Joel, Sudbury (135), pri., Capt. Aaron Haynes' Co.; marched
to Cambridge 19 April, 1775; served in Continental Army and pro-
moted to sergt.; was in the army nearly 7 years and attached to
several organizations.
Joel, Jr., Marlboro, served in Capt. Barnes' Co., Col. Howe's
Regt. for 9 mos. ; afterwards made commissary.
John, Sudbury (141), pri., served 3 mos. at Claverack, and was
also stationed at White Plains, N. Y. ; his term of service was
between 1776 and 1779-
John, pri.. Col. John Rand's Worcester County Regt.; did duty
at Princeton, N. J,
John, pri., Capt. Daniel Bowker's Co., Col. Webb's Regt.; went
to reinforce the Continental Army.
John, Templeton, pri., Capt. Joel Fletcher's Co. of " minute
men " and probably responded on alarm 19 April, 1775.
John, Bolton and Princeton (155), corp., James Mirick's Co.,
from 2 to 18 Oct., 1777; corp. in Capt. Homes' Co. from 1 April,
1778 to 4 July, 1778.
John, pri., Capt. Timothy Brigham's Co., 27 July, 1777, to 29
Aug., 1777; at Bennington.
John, pri., Capt. Ephraim Lyons' Co., from 24 June, 1778, to
13 July, 1778, at Rhode Island; also in Capt. Manasseh Sawyer's
Co. from 30 July, 1778, to 13 Sept., 1778.
John, pri., Capt. Ephraim Stearns' Co., from 11 July, 1780, to
11 Oct., 1780.
John Gott, Marlboro (145), Capt. Morse's Co., Col. How's Regt.;
marched to reinforce the Continental Army.
Jonas, Sudbury (136), pri., Capt. Jonathan Rice's Co., Col. Sam-
uel Willard's Regt. ; served 4 months in Continental Army.
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Jonas, Westboro (352), probably capt.; saw 7 mos.' service at
Dorchester and 3 mos. at New York.
Jonas, Brookfield (103), sergt, Capt. Jonathan Barnes' Co. of
" minute men," Col. Jonathan Warner's Regt., which marched on
alarm of 19 April, 1775; then 2nd lieut., Capt. Daniel Gilbert's
(Ninth) Co., Col. James Converse's (Fourth Worcester County)
Regt. ; promoted to 1st lieut. and marched to relief of Gen. Gates.
His term of service began April, 1775 and ended 9 Sept., 1779-
Jonathan, Brimfield, sergt., Capt. John Ferguson's Co., Col.
Timothy Danielson's Regt.; did duty around Roxbury.
Jonathan (94) served to the credit of 3rd Precinct of Brookfield;
30 June, 1778, list dated.
Jonathan, Marlboro (probably 89), pri-, Capt. Daniel Barnes'
Co.; marched to Cambridge on alarm 19 April, 1775; also guarded
stores in Boston and later marched to reinforce Gen. Gates.
Joseph, Jr., Marlboro (119), sergt. Capt. William Brigham's Co.,
Col. Ward's Regt., which marched to Cambridge 19 April, 1775;
saw service in Rhode Island as 2nd lieut.
Josiah, Grafton, pri., Lieut. Seth Rice's Co., Col. Job Cushing's
Regt.; went on 21 Aug., 1777, on alarm to reinforce Northern
Army, but on arriving at Hadley found services not wanted; served
3 mos. in other parts of the army.
Levi (38), lieut.-col. of Col. John Goulding's (6th Worcester
County) Regt., raised in Southboro, Westboro, Shrewsbury, North-
boro and Grafton.
Lewis, Marlboro (l69), pri-, Capt. William Brigham's Co.; re-
sponded at Cambridge on alarm of 19 April, 1775.
Lovewell, Marlboro (151), pri., marched to Cambridge 19 April,
1775; also served in Northern Army in Rhode Island and in the
Continental Army.
Ober, Northboro, pri., Capt. Thomas Fisk's Co., Col. Nathan
Tyler's Regt.; saw service in Rhode Island.
Origen, New Marlboro (57-iii), surgeon's mate, enlisted for 3
years, Capt. Simeon Smith's Co., Col. Seth Werner's Regt.; saw
service in Continental Army.
Paul, Marlboro (82), 2nd lieut., Capt. Daniel Barnes' Co.;
marched to Cambridge 19 April, 1775; rose to rank of capt. and
was in Army of Northwest.
Paul, Marlboro (211), served under Capt. Thomas Pritchard in
Continental Army.
Phineas, Marlboro (149), on 2nd July, 1776, engaged to march
to New York and remain in service until 1 Dec, 1776, unless sooner
discharged; on 26 June, 1777, found in Capt. John Gleason's Co.,
548 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Col. Josiah Whitney's Regt.; 27th Sept., 1777, enlisted in Capt.
Joseph Warren's Co., Lieut.-Col. Wheelock's Regt.; discharged 23
Oct., 1777; probably enlisted 17 Oct., 1778, as pri. in Capt. Joseph
Cole's Co., Col. John Jacobs' Regt, enlistment expired 1 Jan.,
1779; next served until 1 July, 1779, in Col. Cyprian Howe's Regt.
at Tiverton, R. I.; completed term of service in Capt. Moses
Barnes' Co.
Phineas, pri., Capt. Jonathan Houghton's Co., Col. Smith's Regt.;
year not given.
Phineas, Westboro (177), pri., Capt. Edmund Brigham's Co. of
" minute men," Maj .-Gen. Ward's Regt. ; marched to Cambridge
19 April, 1775; made sergt. and was stationed at North Kings-
ton, R. I., for 6 mos. and 12 days.
Phineas, Marlboro (149), pri., Capt. Joseph Cole's Co., Col.
John Jacobs' Regt.; did duty in Rhode Island; promoted to ser-
geant.
Roger, (82), pri., Capt. Seth Newton's Co., Col. Elijah Stearns'
Regt.; saw service for 3 mos. and 2 days in Roxbury; was a corp.
in Capt. Isaac Harrington's Co., Col. Samuel Denny's Regt.; joined
Continental Army at Claverack.
Samuel, Sudbury (48v), pri., Capt. John Nixon's Co. of "minute
men," Col. Abijah Pierce's Regt.; marched to Cambridge 19 April,
1775.
Samuel, Marlboro, pri., Capt. Caleb Brooks' Co., Col. Dike's
Regt.; S mos. guarding stores in Boston; also under Capt. William
Morse; Col. Jonathan Read's Regt.; marched to reinforce Gen.
Gates.
Samuel, Shrewsbury, pri. in Capt. Job Cushing's Co. of " minute
men," marched to Cambridge 19 April, 1775.
Samuel, Westboro, also given Grafton, fifer; later served in Capt.
Josiah Fay's Co., Col. Jonathan Ward's Regt. at Dorchester; also
member of Capt. Edward Brigham's Co. and served in the West.
Samuel, was in Capt. Samuel Monroe's Co., Col. Sprout's Regt.;
in Rhode Island in 1778; muster roll dated at Stow.
Samuel, lieut., was detached from militia and sent to reinforce
Continental Army in June, 1779; commissioned 30 June, 1780.
Seth, Westboro, marched to Cambridge and later was on duty in
New York.
Stephen (probably 118), pri., Capt. John Maynard's Co., Col.
Job Cushing's Regt.; went to Bennington, Vt., Aug., 1777.
Tilly (92), on list of men who served to credit of 3rd Precinct
of Brookfield, dated 30 June, 1778, term of service 13| mos.
Timothy, Northboro, 1st lieut., Capt. Samuel Wood's "minute
men"; marched to Cambridge 19 April, 1775; did duty at Dor-
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Chester; and reinforced the Northern Army when Bennington was
threatened by attack; promoted to capt. in 1775.
Uriah, Jr. (147), pri., Capt. Silas Gates' Co., Col. Ward's Regt. ;
did duty at Dorchester and in the army of Gen. Gates.
William, Marlboro (74), capt.. Col. Jonathan Ward's Regt.;
marched to Cambridge on alarm from Lexington.
Winslow, pri., Capt. Seth Morse's Co., Major-Gen. Ward's Regt.;
marched to Cambridge on alarm 19 April, 1775.
Winslow, on 2 July, 1776, agreed to march to New York and
continue in service until 1 Dec, 1776. Nothing in the records con-
flicts with the belief that both these men may have been the Winslow
who follows:
Winslow, Northboro (101), pri., Capt. Silas Gates' Co., Col.
Ward's Regt.; was in service in Rhode Island 6 mos. and 12 days;
also a member of Capt. Timothy Brigham's Co., Col. Cushing's
Regt.; Capt. Ebenezer Belknap's Co.; and Capt. Nathan Fisher's
Co. of Col. Wade's Regt.; service in North Kingston, R. I., from
23 June, 1778, to 1 Jan, 1779; also on muster roll Jan. — Nov., 1778.
The New Hampshire contingent was:
Don C. (132), Capt. Moulton's Co., 1781; pensioner 1832-1840.
Elnathan (45), Rudd's Co.; took part in battles of Newport and
Long Island, 1778; with Capt. Waterman at New London, 1781.
Paul (128), 2nd lieut., Oct., 1776; capt. 7th Co., 12th Conn. Regt.
Dec, 1776; in Col. Chandler's Regt., Feb., 1777; in 8th Regt.,
" Conn. Line," raised for entire war ; camped at Peekskill, spring
of 1777; at Germantown and Fort Miflin; wintered 1777-78 at
Valley Forge and at White Plains; resigned 22 April, 1781.
Stephen (432), ensign 8th Co., 5th Regt., 1779-
Alpheus (110), Smith's Co., Hale's Regt., 1776.
Asa (40), Cheshire Co., 1776; MeUin's Co., Hale's Regt., at
Ticonderoga, 1777; also served in Major Nichols' Regt.
Asaph (110-i), Philip Thomas' Co., 1781.
Abner (79-i)j sergt.. Chase's Regt.; reinforced Ticonderoga,
1777.
Asa (40-vii), Lewis' Co., Moor's Regt.; at Saratoga, 1777.
Isaac (206), Chase's Regt.; at Ticonderoga, 1777.
Jonathan (273), Chase's Regt.; at Ticonderoga, 1777.
Leonard (112), Parker's Co.; at Ticonderoga, 1776.
Samuel (144), Chase's Regt.; at Saratoga, 1777.
Stephen (113), Whitcomb's Co., 1775.
The list from Connecticut was:
Daniel C, Coventry, Capt. Wm. Moulton's Co., 1781.
Don C, Hartford.
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550 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Elnathan, Capt. Rudd's Co., Tyler's Brigade; took part in at-
tempt to dislodge British from Newport; was in battle of Long
Island.
Nathan B., Capt. Waterman's Co.; on duty at New London.
Paul B., Coventry; commissioned capt. 1 Jan., 1777, in 8th Regt.,
" Conn. Line " ; took part in defense of Fort Mifflin ; was in battle
of Monmouth; wintered at Valley Forge and White Plains; com-
mended by Connecticut Assembly for bravery.
Stephen B., Mansfield; 26 Sept., 1777, rendered distinguished
service by transporting supplies to Boston much needed by army.
BRIGHAMS IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS.
(From Massachusetts Archives.)
Aaron (77), Grafton, on Train Band, 25 March, 1757 (Capt.
Warren) .
Abijah, Sudbury (85), pri. on Crown Point Expedition, 1755-6,
13 weeks, Capt. Samuel Dakin.
Abijah, Sudbury (28), 1758, Capt. Henry Spring, Col. Abraham
Williams; served 22 days.
Artemas, Westboro (85), pri. in Train Band, 1757, Capt. Beza-
leal Eager.
Asa (40), Shrewsbury, ensign on Train Band, 28 March, 1757;
Capt. Artemas Ward.
Asa, Marlboro (63), corp., 26 April, 1757; Capt. (Col.) Abra-
ham Williams' Co.
Antipas, Marlboro (64), 26 April, 1757; Capt. (Col.) Abraham
WiUiams' Co.
Benjamin, Marlboro (44), sergt., 26 April, 1757; Capt. (Col.)
Abraham Williams' Co.
Charles, Grafton (21), 25 March, 1757; Capt. Sam Warren
(prob. 1725); " Centinel " 3 weeks, 1 day in Capt. Nathan Brig-
ham's troop of horse.
Daniel, Grafton (21-ii), 25 March, 1757, Capt. Sam Warren;
1759, pri., Whipple's Co., Ward's Regt.; 18§ days at Pontosook
(Pittsfield) to recruit forces.
Ebenezer, Southboro (75), pri., 1759, Capt. Maynard's Co., Col.
Williams' Regt., 8 mos., 15 days.
Edmund, Southboro (19-iii)j under Capt. Timothy Brigham.
Elisha, Grafton (80), 25 March, 1757, on Train Band, Capt.
Warren.
George, Marlboro (54), 26 AprU, 1757; Col. Abe Williams.
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Gershom, Westboro (43), 1 April, 1757; Capt. Fay's Train Band.
Ithamar, Marlboro (81), Corp., 1757, 1st Marlboro Co., Col.
Williams; ensign, Capt. Jesse Rice's Marlboro Co.
James (35), corp., 9 Aug., 1757; marched to Kinderhook, 17
days.
Jesse, Westboro (33), ensign. Train Band, 1757, 2nd Co., Capt.
Bezaleal Eager, capt., 2nd Westboro Co., Col. Ward, 1762.
John (14-iv), on alarm list and in Sudbury Co., Capt. Josiah
Richardson, 1757.
John, Shrewsbury (36), 1757, on alarm list, Capt. Artemas Ward;
in Oct. and Nov., 1759, returned from army as invalid; went into
service again (ce. 19) Col. Abe Williams' Regt., invasion of Canada;
pri., 1760, Capt. Maynard's Co., to westward, 8 mos., 21 days;
" Centinel," Capt. Josiah Brown's troop of horse.
John, Jr., Shrewsbury (95), 1757, Capt. Ward, Train Band.
Jonas, Westboro (39), lieut., Train Band, Capt. Benjamin Fay,
1757; lieut. (acting capt.), 1758, Capt. Fay, Col. Williams, 14
days; on relief Fort William Henry.
Jonathan, Jr. (32), 1757, in Col. Abe Williams' (1st Mr'l.) Co.
Joseph (42), (1725 prob.) " Centinel " under Capt. Nathan Brig-
ham, 3 weeks, 1 day.
Levi, Shrewsbury (38), cornet, 1757, Third Regular Troop
Horse, Capt. Benjamin Eager.
Nathan (71), on alarm list under Capt. Timothy Brigham; lieut.,
1759, Capt. Taplin, Col. Bagley, 8 mos., 25 days; lieut., 1760, 8
mos., 21 days, Capt. Stephen Maynard; capt., 1761, 28 weeks, 2
days; capt., 1763, 43 weeks, 3 days.
Nathan, Jr. (22), (prob. 1725) " Centinel," Capt. Nathan Brig-
ham, 3 weeks, 1 day.
Noah (83), Marlboro, 1st Co., under Col. Abe Williams; 1759,
Lieut. Rice, Col. Williams, 14 days on relief of Fort William Henry.
Paul, Marlboro (82), 1757, 1st Co., Col. Abe Williams.
Samuel (52), surgeon, 1755, 14 weeks, 1 day on Crown Point
Expedition, Col. Josiah Brown.
Samuel, Sudbury (48), Capt. Josiah Richardson's 2nd Sudbury
Co.; 1759 (<P. 42), Col. Elisha Jones, invasion of Canada,
Silas (37), pri., Train Band, 1757, Shrewsbury 1st Co., Capt.
Ward.
Stephen (59), 1757, 2nd Marlboro Co., Capt. J. Weeks, Train
Band.
Thomas (23), (prob. 1722), "Centinel," Col. Buckminster, 1
week, 4 days, with detachment of Shrewsbury men under Sergt.
Nahum Ward, Westboro and Shrewsbury scout.
Timothy, Westboro (84), Train Band, Capt. Bezaleal Eager,
552 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
1757; 1758, 46 days, Capt Maynard, Col. Williams; 1759, Capt.
Maynard, 7 mos., 20 days, for reduction of Canada.
Timothy, Southboro (20), capt. and colonel in 1757.
Uriah (53), lieut., 1762, 3rd Marlboro Co., Capt. Thomas How,
Jr., Col. Ward.
William (74), Southboro Co., Train Band, Col. Timothy Brig-
ham, 1757; Grafton, 1757, Train Band, Capt. Sam Ward.
Winslow (60), pri., 1756, Rutland ( ? or pos. Mr'l.), Capt. Sam-
uel How, 15 weeks, 1 day; in Col. Willard's Regt., Crown Point;
1757, pri., 2nd Marlboro Co., Capt. J. Weeks, Train Band.
APPENDIX C.
AMERICAN BRIGHAM PLACES.
Brigham City, a hamlet in Apache Co., Arizona, whose P. O. is
Winslow.
Brigham, a hamlet in Greenwood Co., Kansas, whose P. O. is Flint
Ridge.
Brighamville, a hamlet in Red River Co., Louisiana, whose P. O.
is East Point.
Brigham Hill and Brigham School, Grafton, Worcester Co.,
Mass.
Brigham, a hamlet in Allegany Co., N. Y., P. O. Spring Mills.
Brigham, a hamlet in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., P. O. Fredonia.
Brigham, a hamlet in Clinton Co., N. Y., P. O. Black Brook.
Brigham, a hamlet in Franklin Co., N. Y., P. O. Saranac Lake.
Brigham, a post village in Brome Co., Quebec, on the Canadian
Pacific Ry., having saw mills, a tannery and sash fac-
tory, population, in 1895, 275.
Brigham Junction (near the above), a station on the Canadian
Pacific Ry.
Brigham City, post town, capital of Boxelder Co., Utah, at west
foot Wahsatch Mts., on Southern Pacific, Utah Northern
Branch U. P., and Cent. Pac, Rys., (2^ miles from
" Brigham Station ") 56 miles north of Salt Lake
City; has a church, seminary, public library, flour mill,
woolen factory and a bank; engaged in fruit-growing
and agriculture; waterworks owned and operated by the
municipality. Population, in 1900, 2859-
Brigham Hill, a delightful viewpoint near Burlington, Vt.
Brigham Prairie, a hamlet in Dunn Co., Wisconsin, P. O. Me-
nomonie.
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APPENDIX D.
BRIGHAM YOUNG NOT A BRIGHAM.
Because of Brigham Young's Christian name, the author of this
work often has been called upon to explain a seeming consan-
guinity. Fortunately, the truth is not far to seek. Brigham Young
was a son of John Young, once of Hopkinton, Mass., who married
Abigail Howe, daughter of Phineas Howe of Hopkinton. Said
Abigail had a sister Susanna Howe, who married Phineas Brigham
of Southboro, Mass., and Eaton, N. Y. Susanna and her race were
such estimable people that Brigham Young was honored by being
christened after his Brigham aunt. This {Deo laudamus!) is the
utmost opprobrium the Brigham family has to bear in the matter of
" The Prophet."
APPENDIX E.
TWO BRIGHAM HOSPITALS.
It is a matter of profound pride with the Brigham Family that
the name of Brigham is to be perpetuated by two of the noblest
charities the spirit of beneficence could devise; that the two men
of the Brigham name who won the greatest success, from the material
point of view, should have sought to outrival each other in generous
provision for the helpless and suffering of posterity.
The careers of Peter Bent Brigham and his nephew, Robert Breck
Brigham, were singularly alike in many respects. Both men came
from the country without means and laid the basis of their fortunes
in the restaurant business. Both owed their greatest financial suc-
cess to their foresight in the purchase and development of real
estate. Both confined their investments to property within a short
distance of their places of business. Both were men of the highest
integrity and correct personal habits, kindly, unassuming and little
influenced by ambitions outside their own sphere of activity.
Neither sought public life, yet both were keenly interested in the
issues of the day and contributed materially to the upbuilding of
the community in which their business lives were passed. Alike in
life and effort, in death each made identically the same disposition
of his property for the benefit of humanity.
Peter Bent Brigham died at his home in Boston 24 May, 1877,
leaving a will which was duly admitted to probate 17 Oct., 1877.
According to the inventory of his estate, filed in 1877, the real
554 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
estate was valued at $690,000, and the personal estate at $659,-
075.74, as follows:
Real Estate:
Land and bldgs. 79 to 89 Causeway st. and 178 to 210
Portland st $75,000.00
Land and bldgs. 166 to 176 Portland st 65,000 . 00
Land and bldgs. 36 to 46 Canal st. and 36 to 46 Friend
St. (Mortgaged for $100,000) 130,000.00
Land and bldgs. 217 to 229 Friend st 30,000.00
Land and bldgs. 61 to 63 Blackstone st 21,000.00
Land and bldgs. 11 Charlestown st 25,000.00
Land and bldgs. 5 to 10 Tremont Row 185,000.00
Land and bldgs. 90 and 92 Court st 85,000.00
Land and bldgs. 223 and 225 Washington st 70,000.00
4 shares in Chardon St. Club stable at $750 3,000.00
Tomb in Mt. Auburn Cemetery 1,000 . 00
$690,000.00
Personal Estate:
$50,000 U. S. 5.20 bonds 1865 *$52,000.00
$21,000 U. S. 5.20 bonds 1867 *22,260.00
$29,000 U. S. 5.20 bonds 1868 *31,030.00
$5,000 currency 6s (U. S.), $120 6,000.00
1000 Lancaster R. R. bonds, $40 40,000.00
312 sh. Fitchburg R. R., $106 33,072.00
1000 sh. Lancaster R. R., shs., $10 10,000.00
183 shs. Nashua, Acton & Bos. R. R., $1 183.00
5 sh. Framingham & Lowell, $1 5 . 00
64 sh. Boston Gaslight Co., $800 51,200.00
15 sh. Union Nat'l Bk., $136 2,040.00
7 sh. State Nat'l Bank, $107 749.00
Note of Fitchburg R. R 100,000.00
Note of Fitchburg R. R 100,000.00
Note of Fitchburg R. R 88,000.00
Note of Fitchburg R. R 14,000.00
Mtg. note Henry Famum et ux 20,000.00
Mtg. note Harvey D. Parker 30,000.00
Mtg. note John F. WeUs 30,000.00
Note of Devlin 200.00
Horses, carriages, etc 1,500 . 00
Watch and chain in possession of Mrs. Jacobs 40 . 00
Gold watch and chain 100.00
Cash 26,696.74
Total $659,075.74
There were debts of about $150,000, personal bequests of $55,500,
personal annuities of $14,600; and provision also was made for the
distribution of $138,000 among the children of the annuitants, if
living, at the death of the latter. The sum of $40,000 was be-
* Pledged to secure notes of P. B. Brigham for $100,000.
APPENDIX 555
queathed to the Town of Bakersfield, Vt. ; the income of $10,000
to be expended for the care of the graves of the parents, brothers
and sisters of the testator and of the burying ground generally, and
the remaining $30,000 to be invested as a permanent fund, " which
shall be called the Brigham School Fund and the income thereof shall
be expended for educational purposes, either in the district schools
or for a school of higher grade, as the said town shall from time to
time determine."
The supremely important provision of the will was as follows:
" At the expiration of said term of twenty-five years from time
of my decease, my said Executors shall dispose of said rest and
residue of my property and estate, and of all the interest and ac-
cumulations which shall have accrued thereon, for the purpose of
founding a hospital, in said Boston, to be called the Brigham Hospi-
tal, for the care of sick persons, in indigent circumstances, residing in
the said County of Suffolk, in the following manner, that is to say;
they shall procure the formation of a corporation to be called the
' Brigham Hospital,' with suitable provisions as to officers, their
powers and duties for control, direction, conduct and administration
of the corporation and the care and management of the funds in its
charge; and upon the legal formation and organization of said cor-
poration, my said Executors shall transfer to it all the property and
estate provided for it as aforesaid, to be by it used and employed
for the purposes above declared, and I give, devise, and bequeath said
rest and residue of my property and estate accordingly,"
The Executors were given full power as to sale, lease and man-
agement of the real estate, to change and alter investments, and to
treat stock dividends, in their discretion, as belonging either to the
principal or income of the estate.
The will was witnessed by J. P. Healy, C. F. Kittredge, and
Fisher Ames. Robert Codman and Joseph Healy of Boston were
appointed Executors of the will; and it was expressly directed by
the testator that no bond should be required of either of them.
Mr. Healy died soon after the testator, and the property remained
in the sole control of Mr. Codman until his death in January, 1901.
In all the annals of trusteeship, there is no more splendid example
of faithful and able administration of a trust than was exhibited
by Robert Codman in his management of the property of Peter B.
Brigham. It was not Mr. Codman's nature to speculate, and it is
said of him that in the various and important trusteeships with which
he was honored, he never lost a dollar. With property representing
$1,349, 075.74 committed to his care in 1877, Mr. Codman's Twenty-
second Annual Report, made just before his death, showed a book
value of $2,846,718.47, or representing an actual value considerably
in excess of this figure.
556 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
Upon the death of Robert Codman, his son, Edmund D. Codman,
and Laurence H. H. Johnson were duly appointed trustees under
the will, 25 January, 1901. On 8 May, 1902, they procured the
formation of a corporation called the " Peter Bent Brigham Hos-
pital." On 22 May, 1902, the General Court, by Chapter 418 of
the Acts of 1902, authorized the Hospital to hold, " for the purposes
for which it was incorporated, real and personal estate, to an amount
not exceeding $5,000,000 in value, including the amount that it is
already authorized by law to hold " ($1,500,000).
On 24 May, 1902, exactly twenty- five years after the death of
the testator, the Peter B. Brigham Hospital took over the real and
personal estate, amounting to $4,323,168 appraised value. On 24
May, 1906, this immense property had appreciated more than $700,-
000, and had a book value of $5,045,255.54.
The Peter Bent Brigham Hospital is composed (1907), as orig-
inally, of the following named: Alexander Cochrane, president;
Edmund D. Codman, treasurer; Laurence H. H. Johnson, secretary;
Eben S. Draper, Augustus Hemenway, Walter Hunnewell, Henry
S. Howe, and William Ropes Trask.
Except for litigation upon certain technical points, the outcome
of which is not feared by the Trustees, the Peter Bent Brigham
Hospital already would be an established institution. The corpora-
tion has made an agreement to purchase of Harvard College, upon
advantageous terms, a site adjoining the new Harvard Medical
School on the Back Bay Fens. The corporation has made a friendly
arrangement with the Harvard authorities which, it is expected, will
be mutually beneficial to the Hospital and the Harvard Medical
School. In view of some misunderstandings created by this action,
it may be said that the Peter B. Brigham Hospital will remain
wholly independent of the Harvard authorities in point of purpose
and administration. The terms of the alliance- between the Peter
B. Brigham Hospital and Harvard College are sufficiently illus-
trated by the following extract from a letter of the Trustees to the
authorities of Harvard:
" So far as the charitable purposes of this trust shall in our
opinion permit, we hereby declare our desire to promote the objects
of your Medical School by seeking advice from its Faculty, and by
giving careful consideration to its nomination in making appoint-
ments to our Medical StaflP, and by permitting access for students
to the Hospital. Except for the purchase of the land, subject to
the defeat, as above stated, of all claims of the Brigham heirs, we do
not enter into any agreement or contract in any sense, but we are
ready if you so desire to spread this letter upon our records."
y Robert Breck Brigham died 2 Jan., 1900, leaving a will wherein
APPENDIX 557
he appointed Charles O. L. Dillaway, Halsey J. Boardman and
Sylvester G. Willey as Trustees. Mr. Boardman and Mr. Willey
have since died and their places were filled by William E. L. Dilla-
way and Hiram M. Burton who, with Charles O. L. Dillaway, con-
stitute the present (1907) Trustees under the will. Charles O. L.
Dillaway acts as surviving Executor, the others having died. The
Trustees are to be succeeded, after ten years, by the New England
Trust Company as Trustee.
Mr. Brigham left an estate valued at about $3,000,000. This
was represented by about $750,000 of personal and about $2,250,-
000 real estate, the latter including, besides Brigham's Hotel, the
Hollis Street Theatre and much of the remainder of the property
on Hollis Street, Burroughs Place and Hollis Place; the building
occupied for years by Cobb, Aldrich & Co., corner of Washington
and Kneeland Streets; the building formerly occupied by Cobb,
Bates & Yerxa, corner Washington and Beach Streets, now the site
of the Globe and a smaller theatre; a large block on Eliot Street,
and a block on Beach Street; parcels corner Shawmut Avenue and
Dover Street and elsewhere.
The will provided for small bequests to individuals ranging from
$100 to $1000, amounting to about $15,000; two personal life
annuities of $200 each and one of $300; a gift of $2000 to the
Boston Emergency Hospital and an annuity (in perpetuity) of
$1000, payable every year, to each of the following named
charitable institutions : Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear
Infirmary, Associated Charities of Boston, Boston Dispensary,
Boston Provident Association, Channing Home, Children's Hos-
pital, Children's Mission to the Children of the Destitute, City
Missionary Society, Home for Aged Men, Home for Aged
Women, Massachusetts Infant Asylum, New England Home for
Little Wanderers, Home for Aged Couples, Boston Children's Aid
Society, Boston Home for Incurables, Perkins Institution and
Massachusetts School for the Blind, New England Hospital for
Women and Children, Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children, Boston Lying-in Hospital, Home for Aged
Colored Women, Burnap Home for Aged Women, all of Boston;
and the Warner Home of St. Albans, Vt.
In line with the tender solicitude of the testator for the help-
less, whether by reason of extreme youth, old age, or other in-
firmity, the will provided also that the balance of the net income
from the estate should be paid to the " Robert B. Brigham Hospital
for Incurables " ; said corporation to be organized " for the purpose
of maintaining an institution for the care and support and medical
and surgical treatment of those citizens of Boston who are without
necessary means of support and are incapable of obtaining a com-
558 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY
fortable livelihood, by reason of chronic or incurable disease or
permanent physical disabilities."
All the net income of the estate over and above the annuities —
these amounting to $22,000 — is to be invested by the Trustees and
held by them for accumulation until the accrued income, with
interest thereon, is of an amount which is large enough, in the
opinion of the Directors of the Hospital, for the purchase of land
in the city of Boston and the erection and thorough equipment of a
building or buildings of size and capacity adequate for the pur-
poses of said Hospital. On the erection of the Hospital, the
Trustees are to convey the same, together with the land, to the
Robert B. Brigham Hospital for Incurables, and thereafter the
Trustees under the will are to pay all the rest, residue and re-
mainder of the net income from the estate as the same shall be
collected to the Robert B. Brigham Hospital for Incurables forever.
In accordance with the direction of the will that " said Trustees
shall select not less than seven citizens of Boston, well known and
of high character and reputation, who shall associate themselves
together and form a corporation under the provision of Chapter
115 of the Public Statutes of Massachusetts, or under a special act
of the Legislature, if deemed advisable," the Robert B. Brigham
Hospital for Incurables was organized 11 Feb., IQOS, with the
following named persons as incorporators: John Shepard, Charles
J. Lincoln, Francis H. Manning, Andrew J. Bailey, Michael J.
Anagnos, Hiram M. Burton, Ubert K. Pettingill, Eugene N. Foss
and Charles F. Whittemore. The following named are directors
of the Hospital: Andrew J. Bailey, Miss Elizabeth F. Brigham,
Eugene N. Foss, William S. Crosby, Francis H. Manning, Ubert
K. Pettingill, Wallace L. Pierce, John Shepard, C. F. Whittemore.
The foregoing, with the following named, compose the present
(1906) membership of the Corporation: John Quincy Adams,
Hiram M. Burton, James S. Conant, Ernest W. Cushing, M. D.,
Charles O. L. Dillaway, Wm. E. L. Dillaway, Robert B. Dixon,
M. D., William J. Fegan, Charles H. Olmstead, John F. Souther.
In 1902 the Trustees under the will purchased about ten acres
of land on the top of Parker Hill, Roxbury District, as a site for
the Hospital. The site is about 230 feet above sea level and is one
of the highest and most commanding locations in the city of Boston,
within whose limits, according to a provision of the will, the build-
ings must be erected.
Under the terms of the will, the total net income after the con-
struction of the buildings must be applied to the maintenance of
the Hospital; thus precluding, inferentially if not absolutely, addi-
tions, whether of land or buildings, to the original Hospital estate.
The Trustees under the will are restrained also, except on order
APPENDIX 559
of the Court, from acquiring or disposing of real estate except for
the Hospital purposes specified. The estate is now free of litigation,
but for the reasons stated, and others, the Directors of the Hospital
are awaiting a sufficient accumulation of the fund before beginning
construction. The Trustees under the will have accummulated a
large surplus for Hospital purposes, and expect to begin construc-
tion within a very few years. It is provided in the will that on the
completion of the Hospital a tablet of stone or bronze bearing the
inscription " Erected by Robert B. and Elizabeth F. Brigham "
shall be set in an appropriate place in the building or in one of the
buildings if there be more than one.
APPENDIX F.
BRIGHAM FAMILY ASSOCIATION.
* The Brigham Family Association owes its origin to the late Dr.
Brayton A. R. Brigham of Chicago, upon whose call Brighams resi-
dent in Chicago met in his office 15 Aug., 1893, to consider " the ques-
tion of holding a reunion of the Brigham Family in Chicago during
the Columbian Exposition." Besides Dr. Brigham, Rev. Leonard
W., and Messrs. Edward D. and Gus. B. Brigham attended, and
took action which led to a gathering of 107 persons, representing the
Brigham name, held in the Illinois State Building of the Exposition
18 Oct., 1893.
The Brigham Family Association was then organized with these
officers: President, Charles O. Brigham of Toledo, O.; vice-presi-
dents. Captain H. G. Brigham of Chicago, O. A. Brigham of
Lowell, Mass., Hon. Johnson Brigham of Des Moines, Iowa,
Thomas Brigham Rice of Barre, Mass., James R. Brigham of
Corry, Pa.; secretary, B. A. R. Brigham, M. D., of Chicago; treas-
urer, E. D. Brigham of Chicago; historian, Willard I. Tyler
Brigham of Chicago; librarian, Emma E. Brigham of Boston;
orator. Rev. George F. Brigham of Sharon, Wis. ; and a board of
trustees consisting of these and Charles W. Brigham of Lowell,
Mass., Gus. B. Brigham of Chicago, H. C. Brigham, M. D., of
Grand Rapids, Mich., Colonel J. H. Brigham of Delta, O., and
Jerome R. Brigham of Milwaukee. The features of the meeting
were a description, by Hon. Johnson Brigham, of a visit to the
town of Brigham, Cockermouth, England ; an address, " The Line-
age of Brigham," treating of the English origin and heraldry of
* This sketch is an abstract of an article by William E. Brigham (Presi-
dent B. F. A., 1896-1900), published in the "Official Report of the First
Six Meetings of the American Brigham Family Association," in 1900.
560 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY'
the Brigham Family, by the Historian, W. I. T. Brigham; an ad-
dress by Rev. George F. Brigham of Sharon, Wis.; an exhibition
of relics, deeds and other heirlooms; and the singing of a quartet,
" Brigham," the words and music by the venerable Mavor Brigham,
father of the first President of the Association. A Constitution was
adopted (superseded in 1898); and a full coat of arms exhibited,
as follows : Ar. a fleur de lis within an orle of martlets sable ; crest,
a boar's head bendways couped sa; motto. In cruce salus. From the
address of the Historian it was learned that " Dr. B. A. R. Brig-
ham has in his possession a letter elicited from an English-American
Brigham, who can trace his descent through very many generations,
who speaks of this motto as being won in Palestine in the time of
the Crusades for acts of bravery on the part of an ancestor." *
The valuable pamphlet descriptive of this meeting is now out of
print.
The second meeting was held at Marlboro, Mass., 12 Sept., 1894,
with Loriman S. Brigham as Local Chairman. It was voted to
adopt the coat of arms, crest and the motto, " In Cruce Salus,"
as the emblem of the Association. Mayor William M. Davenport
welcomed the Association at the dinner in City Hall.
All Odd Fellows Building was utilized for the reunion held in
Boston, 5 Oct., 1895, William E. Brigham of Somerville, Mass.,
Local Chairman. Not less than 500 persons attended the banquet
in the afternoon and the ball in the evening. Thanks to Miss
Emma E. Brigham, the first, and Addington M. Brigham, the
present Librarian- Curator, the general display of antiquities at
Marlboro in 1894 and the portrait show in Boston in 1895 consti-
tuted two of the most noteworthy exhibitions of the kind ever given
under the auspices of a family association in this country. Among
these family treasures were the carved oak box in which Mercy
Hurd, wife of Thomas Brigham the Emigrant, brought her caps
from England; the original deed, in parchment, by Benjamin Rice
to Thomas^ Brigham, of the Thomas Brigham farm in Marlboro;
a silver salt cup which belonged to a daughter of Mary Chilton,
the first woman to land on Plymouth Rock in 1620 — it having been
held in the Brigham Family for generations ; the chair in which
Thomas^ Brigham died; and scores of other priceless articles. Of
the portrait show, one writer has said: " The opportunity to trace
the Brigham characteristics in those old portraits was improved
with eagerness; and it was clearly shown that two or three types
have come down to the present day with great persistence. The
peculiar droop of the eyelids, noticed in many of the visitors, was
seen also in a large number of the portraits." The Committee on
* For reasons stated in an early chapter of this volume, the Brigham
Family Association never has claimed for the family a title to arms.
APPENDIX 561
Family Badge made a report, showing a pin of design picked out
from a Brigham coat-of-arms, already described, which was for-
mally adopted.
The Worcester reunion of 14 Oct., 1896, Lucius L. Brigham,
Local Chairman, was held in the Y. M. C. A. building and Salis-
bury Hall. It was noteworthy as being the last held under strictly
local auspices and at the personal expense of local residents ; and
for an important change in administrative policy. President
Charles O. Brigham, an ideal official, voluntarily retired, and Wil-
liam E. Brigham of Somerville was elected president and Miss
Emma E. Brigham of Boston secretary.
The new administration entered upon its duties with a well-
defined policy, prominent in which was the purpose to raise the
B. F. A. to an independent financial position, thus relieving indi-
viduals of the heavy expense incident to the reunions ; and to insist
that the Association fulfil its original mission of undertaking the
preparation and publication of a History of the Brigham Family.
It was with great satisfaction, therefore, that the Treasurer was
able to report to the fifth meeting, held in Marlboro, 14 Sept., 1898,
that all bills had been paid by the Association, and nearly $100
remained in the treasury. A simplified Constitution, providing for
biennial, instead of annual, reunions was adopted; the President
outlined plans looking to the ultimate publication of a History of
the Brigham Family, and urged also the preservation, in pamphlet
form, of the admirable historical papers prepared by the Historian,
W. I. T. Brigham, for every meeting of the Association.* At this
meeting, as at Worcester in 1896, a successful group picture of the
Association was taken.
Charles O. Brigham reassumed the presidency and Willard I.
Tyler Brigham was elected Secretary-Historian of the Association
at the sixth meeting held in the American House, Boston, 10 Oct.,
1900. At the dinner, the Historian exhibited photographs and
gave an interesting account of his recent visit to historic Brigham
places in England. f Upon the menu was a poetic illumination of
the family motto, " In Cruce Salus," by Hon. Johnson Brigham.
The seventh reunion, held in the American House, 10 Sept., 1902,
marked an epoch in the history of the Association and the great
work it had undertaken. In I9OO President William E. Brigham
had said: " The past of the Brigham Family Association has been
such that we review it with inexpressible pride. Our greatest suc-
cesses, however, must be of the future. For a year or two after its
* These papers were gathered in a pamphlet in 1900, and form the
basis of the historical chapters of this volume.
t The Historian was aided materially in extending his British researches
by the special contributions of members of the Brigham Family Asso-
ciation.
562 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY.
organization, the B. F. A. held hopefully to its original plan of
making itself the means of the publication of a " Lineage of Brig-
ham," which should complete the honorable work so well begun by
Rev. Abner Morse, A. M., in 1859; but an unexpected change of
circumstances rendered the immediate consummation of this project
impracticable, and the oflScers, abandoning with regret the earlier
proposition, concentrated their efforts upon a development of the
social features of the organization; depending upon time and
strength gained from social contact to indicate the way toward a
fresh start. This policy has proved its own wisdom. . . . The
Brigham Family Association, as such, is in a position to authorize
the preparation of a ' Lineage of Brigham,' under its own
auspices."
Confidence had been restored; and at this meeting in 1902 it was
reported that a sufficient guaranty fund had been raised to secure
the preparation of a History of the Brigham Family. The details
of the plan were worked out by President C, O. Brigham. A Com-
mittee on Publication was appointed and Willard I. Tyler Brigham,
secretary-historian of the B. F. A. and a trained genealogist, was
engaged to prepare the book. His own painstaking researches had
continued, modestly and without reward, since 1893; and no better
choice could have been made. The valuable genealogical docu-
ments collected by the late Dr. B. A. R. Brigham were purchased
by the B. F. A., thus materially shortening the task of the
Genealogist.
At the eighth meeting of the B. F. A., held in the American
House, 14 Sept., 1904, none of the social features which had made
all the reunions so successful were lacking.* At the seventh and
eighth reunions, papers were read as follows, in addition to the
regular contributions of the Historian : " Hon. Lincoln F. Brig-
ham, Jurist and Scholar," by Hon. William T. Forbes of Worces-
ter ; " Dr. Amariah Brigham, a Distinguished Specialist," by Dr.
D. R. Burrell of Canandaigua, N. Y. ; " Nicholas Brigham," by
Hon. William T. Forbes. Secretary Willard I. T. Brigham had
planned a " Brigham Day " at the St. Louis Exposition, which was
held, but without his presence, Hon. Johnson Brigham making an
address; and at the time of the Boston reunion he lay upon his
death bed, writing to the last. He died within a few days; his
work unfinished, but so far advanced that it was practicable for
others to attempt its completion. How well this duty has been per-
formed by Miss Emma E. Brigham of Boston and her associates,
* It is deeply regretted that there is not space to treat herein of the
social features of the B. F. A. reunions and to give due credit to the
many talented Brighams and others who made them so delightful. These
were described in the published report of 1900.
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APPENDIX 563
the present volume attests. C. O. Brigham, the first and last presi-
dent of the Association, here greeted his kinsmen for the last time,
for he died in May, 1906. He is succeeded by Hon. Johnson Brig-
ham of Des Moines, State Librarian of Iowa. At this writing, the
ninth meeting of the Association is called to take place at Marl-
boro, Mass., June 6, 1907, when it is expected that " The History
of the Brigham Family " will be ready for distribution.
In closing this imperfect sketch of a noble organization, its
diflScult task and its measurable achievement, can more fitting words
be used than those of the beloved President C. O. Brigham in his
magnificent and what proved to be farewell address to the Brig-
ham Family Association in 1904:
" No one, I think, can look back over the history of our Associa-
tion without discovering the fact that since its organization in
Chicago at the time of the World's Fair in 1893, up to the present
hour, we have easily enjoyed a position at the head of the family
associations of America; and I cannot doubt that even if many of
the older ones, myself included, are to be swept aside in the all-
devouring process of time, there will be raised up to this association
another generation who will take up the work where we are com-
pelled to lay it down. Our lips shall teach this to our sons, and
they again to theirs, that generations yet unborn may teach their
sons, and so shall we hand down this work to succeeding genera-
tions; adding to its interest and value as times goes on."
So mote it be!
ADDENDA
EUNICE^ daughter of Lieut. Nathan (See 22-ii) and Dina
(Rice) Brigham, b. in Marlboro 4 Oct., 1721; m. 8 Sept., 1742,
Hezekiah Newton, son of Isaac and Sarah Newton of Marlboro, b.
28 July, 1719, Marlboro, d. 4 Feb., 1786, in Paxton, Mass.
Children, {Newton) the 3 eldest born in Southboro, the -ith in
Leicester, the others in Rutland:
i Persis Newton, b. 14 June, 1743; m. 16 April, 1766, in
Rutland, Mass., Daniel Estabrook, Jr., who d. in Rutland
11 Sept., I8I6, in his 75th year. She d. 25 Dec., 1828, in
Rutland.
11 Silas, b. 10 Dec, 1744.
Ill Catherine, b. 10 Jan., 1746-7, prob. d. young,
iv Mehitable, b. 22 Feb., 1748-9.
V Catherine, b. I6 May, 1751.
vl Ruth, b. 25 April, 1753; m. 1772, John Stewart, (after-
ward General) and removed to Brattleboro, Vt. He d. In
1812 and she survived him 8 mos.
vli Hezekiah, b. 25 June, 1755; m. 8 Oct., 1783 in Rutland,
Lucy Cogswell of Paxton. He d. in Rutland 6 Jan., 1848.
He was a Revolutionary pensioner,
vili Eunice, b. 17 March, 1758
ix Nathan Brigham, b. 28 March, 1760; m. Mary Stewart of
Paxton, (sister of Gen. John Stewart, above) and settled in
Royalston, Mass. He d. in Royalston 18 Dec, 1843, ce.
84 and she d. 15 Dec, 1842.
X Elizabeth, b. 4 Feb., 1763; m. Samuel Richardson, Jr., of
Leicester, int. pub., 15 March, 1781. He d. in Leicester,
11 Oct., 1838 <r. 84, and she d. 5 Jan. 1840.
xl Edmund, Capt., b. 9 June, 1765.
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INDEX
INDEX
This index refers only to the genealogical section, and to numbers, not pages. The lettei u pre-
ceding a number indicates that mention of the person is to be found under or in connection with the
record carrying that number. The letters / u signify reference to a fcotnon undtr the number.
-, u 303
Abrams, —
Ackermann, Jonathan
Bartlett, u 237
Adams, , u 327
Albert, u 312
Allen, u 304
Andrew, Jr., u 66
Amanda, u 729
Benjamin H., u 221
Caroline, u 142
Caroline M., u 580
Carolyn E., u 277
Cephas B., u 277
Cornelia, u 132
D. J., u 312
Dulcena, u 304
E. J., u 580
Ellas, u 417
Elmer, u 132
Emily, u 221
Eunice, u 142
Frederick Brigham, u
277
Homer M., u 797
Isaac, Jr., u 277
John, u 142
John F., u 142
Joseph B., u 142
Josephine, u 142
Josiah H., u 142
Lucy, u 66
Lyman W., u 632
Mary, u 398
Olive, u 797
Olive Augusta, u 797
Polly, u 67
Rebecca, u 142
Roxana, u 146
Adsitt, Angeline E., u 291
Agnew, Elizabeth J., u
725
Henry M., u 725
Nell Brigham, u 725
Niven, u 725
Aiken, Mary Adaline, u
369
Aitcheson, Grace Bam-
ford, u 536
John S., u 536
John Shepard, u 536
Samuel, u 536
Thomas Brigham, u 536
Akerman, William, u 275
Albee, Abby W., u 167
Ida R., u 816
Mabelle, u 437
Alberty, Dwight, u 579
Richard Dwight, u 579
Aldrich, Addison A., u 161
Addison L., u 161
Anna Eliza, u 161
Hannah Maria, u 161
Margery, u 388
Mary, u 638
Mary Wilder, u 246
Roy, u 388
William Henry, u 388
Alexander, Celia G., u 464
G. W., u 720
Harriet, u 417
Louisa, u 86
Louise, u 720
Mary L., u 420
Samuel, u 688
Allard, Mary A., u 418
Allen, Antoinette, u 568
Arthur Leon, u 585
Asa, u 585
Benjamin W., u 395
Benjamin Weeks, u 169
Boutelle E., u 179
Brigham Elijah, u 179
Carlton Brigham, u 585
Carrie A., u 243
Charles Edgar, u 596
Charles H., u 395
Charles "Vernon, u 585
Elijah, u 179
Ellen D., u 179
Ellery, u 585
Elvira W., u 179
Halsey L., u 132
Helen Louise, u 585
Howard Brigham, u 585
Jacob, u 179
James, u 169, 596
John J., u 239
Julia P., u 179
Kezia A., u 239
Levi, u 133
Lewis, u 169
Lewis H., u 395
Mary, u 125, u 169, u 198
Mary A., u 217
Mary Louise, u 596
Miriam, u 83
569
Allen, Ralph C, u 596
Raymond, u 596
Rebecca, u 634
Robert B., u 596
Samuel, u 125
Sarah, u 125, u 179, u
493
Silna, u 568
Susan, u 169
Thomas, u 568
Allhouse, Lila, u 513
Allison, Burt McVey, u
659
Allman, Edna, u 751
Alsworth, Mary, u 115
Ames, A. E., u 746
Joseph, u 286
Lewis, u 286
Lucinda, u 286
Lucy, u 286
Lydia, u 286
Martha L., u 3, u 42, u
73, u 120, u 286
Moses, u 286
Nancy, u 286
Nellie L., u 746
Robert, u 286
Stephen, u 2i86
Susan, u 350
Amsden, Susan, u 463
Susan R., u 311
Anderson, , u 521
Alice Lucinda, u 657
David C, u 657
Elvira, u 255
Emma Elizabeth, u 657
George Weston, u 657
James, u 144
Mary Estelle, u 657
Ola, u 370
Walter Harvey, u 657
Andrews, Adeline P., u
450
Amelia Rebecca, u 517
Calvin Henry, u 517
Caroline Frances, u 285
Charles, u 295
Charles C, u 295
Elmer L., u 219
Erasmus Jones, u 285
Felicia H.. u 579
Florence Helen, u 517
Frank Edwin, u 579
Harriet Ball, u 285
570
INDEX
Andrews, Jeremiah W., u
579
John, u 86
John T., u 517
Julia A., u 625
Lathan, u 639
Mary Elizabeth, u 517
Robert, u 625
Angell, Cyril, u 609
Frank C, u 609
Hannah L., u 609
Wilmer, u 609
Anthony, Alice J., u 709
Archibald, , u 429
Armington, Betsey Brig-
ham, u 357
Edith Blanche, u 357
Eliphalet I., u 357
Armistead, Frances Bry-
ant, u 652
Armstrong, Andy A., u
613
Byron D., u 613
Clara E., u 613
Charles A., u 613
Frank B., u 613
Georgiana, u 581
Lucina, u 646
Nellie A., u 613
Stillman C, u 613
Willie E.. u 613
Arnold, , u 26
Aaron, u 368
Ann, u 358
Douglass Luther, u 502
Fanny, u 502
Harold A., u 502
India Howe, u 672
James, u 183
Lucy, u 139
Luther S., u 502
Willard Henry, u 502
Ashcroft, , u 332
Ashworth, Mary, u 726
Atchison, Malinda, u 564
Aten, Mary Adaline, u 369
Atherton, John G., u 730
Nellie, u 783
Atkins, Carra, u 331
Elias C, u 331
Emma L., u 331
Emory, u 618
Henry C, u 331
Mary D., u 331
Roama V., u 170
Atwood, Evelyn M., u 370
Lucy P., u 345
Austin, Blanche, u 564
Charles, u 689
Florence, u 564
Frank K., u 564
Mary, u 410
Avery, Harriet, u 466
John, u 466
Nancy, u 175
Axtell Charles S., u 417
Ayer, Nancy H., u 242
Thomas, u 59
Ayers, Adelaide A., u 318
Betsey, u 256
Ayers, Catherine, u 375
Francis W., u 318
Henry W., u 318
Mary, u 312
Ayling, Henry, u 24:8
Maria R., u 248
Ayres, Curtis, u 255
Matilda, u 255
Metcalf, u 255
Babbitt, Eugene H., u 266
Babcock, Azubah, u 213
Elizabeth S., u 403
William, u 213
Bacheller, Susannah, u
36
Bacon, David, u 449
Elbridge, u 242
Ella, u 337
Francis, u 337
Frank, u 337
George U., u 242
Henry E., u 242
J. L., u 595
Joel, u 595
John H., u 242
Lila, u 337
Lillian, u 595
Maria, u 339
Mary R., u 242
Nancy Helen, u 449
Nellie, u 595
Badger, Angeline E., u 155
Charlton, u 155
George K., u 155
Badgley, Charles W., u
518
Bagnall, Anna Theresa, u
166
Charles Dana, u 166
Edwin Elijah, u 166
Elijah H., u 166
Emma Brigham, u 166
Florence May, u 166
Henry Ward, u 166
Wilbur Fisk,- u 166
Bagster, Nellie, u 628
Fred, u 628
Bailey, Amherst, u 58
Asenath, u 212
Barnabas, u 212
Bertha, u 58
Calvin, u 58
Charles W., u 530
David, u 199
Elizabeth, u 241
Francis Everett, u 521
Frederick L., u 756
George Emery, u 404
Hannah, u 58. u 567
Harriet M., u 404
Helen L., u 756
Henry S., u 756
Holloway, u 58
Irving, u 756
Jefferson A., u 530
Bailey, Levina, u 58
Lewis, u 58
Louis H., u 756
Lucinda, u 58
Lucy, u 58
Maitland D., u 742
Parmelia, u 514
Persis, u 58, u 144
Ruth Nye, u 521
Sampson, u 404
Sarah, u 58
Silas, u 58, u 82
Timothy, u 58
William, u 58
Zilpah, u 58
Baker, Abigail, u 175
Dorothy Deane, u 579
Edward, Jr., u 6
Edwin G., u 579
Hannah, u 129, u 556
Jane, u 175
John, u. 397
Lavinia, u 397
Levi, u 162
Margaret, u 579
Persis, u 39
Samuel, u 6
Sara, u 190
Walter Sage, u 579'
Balcom, George, u 688
James L., u 148
Joseph G., u 148
Lucy, u 139
Sally, u 129
Samuel, u 48
Baldwin, Angeline A., u
86
Charles H., u 437
Edwin Niles, u 166
Elias Briggs, u 166
Henry Pay, u 437
Henry W., u 263
Jacob, u 166
Julia Anna, u 166
Ziba, u 290
Ball, , u 84
Abigail, f u 249
Catherine, u 249
Dolly, u 249
Edwin Brigham, u 536
Edwin Pliny, u 536
E. P., Mrs., u 536
Elizabeth, u 249
Ellen O., u 737
George, u 217
Gertrude Ada, u 536
Harriet F.. u 285
J , u 388
John, f u 249
Jonas, f u 249, 336
Joseph, f u 249, u 461
Levi P., u 463
Lewis F.. u 164
Lucy, u 152
Lydia, u 183, u 461
Lydia A., u 490
Margaret E. u 656
Mary, u 144
Mina Linda, u 536
Nixon, u 181
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571
Ball, Ollie W., u
166
Peter, f u 24i9
Rebecca, u 74
Reuben, u 118
Samuel S., u 285
Sarah, u 249
Sarah Walker, u 536
Silas, u 249
Stephen, u 144
William, u 536
Ballard, Albert Willard,
u 460
Elizabeth Forge, u 460
George Kenneth, u 740
Helen Brigham, u 460
Joseph, u 460
R. C, u 740
Rutherford Carlton, u
460
Sarah, u 4i60
Ballou, Abner, u 251
Anna, u 770
Emma, u 782
Bamford. Asa, u 536
Lucinda Denison, u 536
Mary, u 536
Banister, Sophia, u 64
Bannister, Martha, u 12
Barber, Edwin A., u 510
Frank, u 510
George E., u 510
Henry, u 306
Henry E., u 510
Rosa B., u 510
Ruth, 510
Barbour, George, u 237
Bardin, Dorothy, u 651
Earl C, u 651
Edith L., u 651
Park M., u 651
Ward N., u 651
Bardwell, Rebecca, u 423
Barker, , u 183
Asa A., u 187
Carrie, u 661
Charles A., u 187
David, u 187
Electa, u 277
Hendrick, u 183
Henry, u 183
Olive E., u 187
Barnard, , u 65
Benajah, u 128
Daniel, u 117
Delia, u 563
Edward, u 117
Elizabeth, u 117
Francis, u 117
Francis L., u 583
George, u 117
Joel, u 117
Jonathan, u 123
Julia, u 123
Lavinia, u 42
Loring, u 117
Martha, u 583
Mary, u 117
Mary Frances, u 583
Robert, u 117
Barker, Sarah H., u 360
Sarah M., u 262
William, u 117
Barnes, Abigail, u 61, f u
343
Anna G., u 713
Anna Janette, u 628
Betty, u 163
Catherine, u 165, u 208
Charles W., u 170
Charlotte, u 165
Daniel, u 61, u 119, u
122, u 168
Daniel, Jr., u 42
Edward, u 163, u 170
Edward F., u 170
Edward Forbes, u 354
Elizabeth, u 165, u 395
Elizabeth Forbes, u 354
Emilia, u 165
George H., u 395
Hannah, u 122 -
Henry, u 170
Hepsibah, u 64
John, u 42, u 165
Jonathan, u 26, u 61
Josephine A., u 354
Judith, u 165
Lucy, u 63, u 79, u 165
Lydia, u 58, u 119, u 165
Marion, u 395
Martha, u 42, u 168
Mary, u 400
Paul, u 74
Rachel, u 26
Samuel, u 62, u 165
Sarah, u 261
Silas, u 74
Solomon, u 165
Stella B., u 395
Submit, u 163, u 170
William, u 165
William, Jr., u 395
Wlnslow, u 165
Zerviah, u 119, u 122
Barnum, Matilda, u 552
Barr, Ella C, u 703
H. O., u 703
Barret, Erastus, u 319
Rebecca, u 319
Barrett, Benjamin, u 92
Emma S., u 402
George E., u 402
Henry P., u 92
Sophia A., u 92
Thankful, u 116
Barrie, Parmelia, u 514
Barrows, Brigham, u 308
Elmer, u 308
Henrietta, u 308
Sarepta, u 307
Walter, u 308
Bartlett, Anne De Wolf,
u 410
Clarissa, u 86
Franklin D., u 86
Hollaway, u 86
Joel, u 86
John, u 86
Jonathan, u 86
Bartlett, Jotham, u 76,
u 86
Josiah, u 76
Lavinia, u 58
Lawson, u 86
Lois, u 479
Mary E., u 86
Salina, u 86
Sarah, u 86
Sophia, u 86
Thirza, u 64
William L.. u 86
Bartley, Joseph, u 520
Barton, Alice H., u 565
Charles, u 565
Charles A., u 565
Evelyn F., u 565
Henrietta F., u 696
Howard S., u 565
Lillis A., u 565
Bartow, Maggie, u 338
Vernon, Mrs., u 351
Bascom, Harold Earle, u
636
Harold Irving, u 636
I. H., u 636
Basset, Anne, u 664
Daniel H., u 252
Eugenia L., u 252
Fred E., u 252
Bassett, Henry B., u 346
Henry M., u 346
Ina Loretta, u 346
Jane Sigourney, u 338
Leslie Walter, u 346
Stella M., u 346
Walter Artemas, u 346
William Howland, u 710
Batchelder, Charles, u 585
C. Fred, u 585
Batcheller, Anna, u 392
Batcock, Alice W., u 683
Bates, , u 573
Abigail, u 265
Adeline, u 265
Alice R., u 739
Bathsheba, u 326
Douglas, u 540
Edgar N., u 433 ,>
Eliza, u 540
Ella M., u 573
George Brigham, u 703
George D., u 540
Helen A., u 577
Joseph, u 739
Joshua, u 265
Katherine, u 540
Lucius R., u 703
Lucius Ray, u 703
Marion, u 703
Martha, u 703
Mary K., u 573
William M., u 703
Zealous, u 265
Bathrick, David, u 177
L. E., u 321
Lydia, u 177
Battles, Edwin M., u 715
George E.. u 716
Baxter, Aurilla S. D., u
300
572
INDEX
Baxter, Bernard, u 300
Bernard Nelson, u 300
Celia, u 599
Charles F., u 251
Charles Fuller, u 251
Bber H., u 300, u 599
Elizabeth F., u 251
Flora H., u 302
Langdon, u 251
Lucy Irene, u 300
Timothy, u 302
William A. C, u 300
Bayard, Louis P., Jr., u
473
Bayles, Clara M., u 251
Baylis, Annie T., u 332
Mary, u 332
Nicholas, u 171
Susanna, u 171
William, u 171
William B., u 332
William W., u 332
Beach, Ahiva, u 528
Anna C, u 562
Charles, u 349
Elisha, u 562
Helen L., u 562
Lucilia, u 349
William A., u 562
Beals, Anna, u 740
Beaman, Abraham, u 81
Anna, u 209
Mary, u 81
Olive, u 41
Beattie, James S., u 554
Beatty, Helen, u 790
Beckwith, Arthur M., u
155
Fanny O., u 155
Flora H., u 155
Forest P., u 155
Gertrude, u 155
George A., u 582
Henry, u 368
Herbert H., u 155
Jared, u 155
Joel, u 155
John, u 155
Lewis, u 368
Lucy M., u 155
Lydia A., u 155
Milan Sumner, u 155
Silas H., u 155
Vera V.. u 155
Walter E., u 155
William, u 155
Bedel, Ann, u 730
Beeton, Azubah, u 289
Thomas, u 296
Belcher, Mary L., u 166
Phebe, u 488
Belden, Galen, u 520
Belknap, Anna, u 429
Austin, u 268
Ebenezer, u 120
Esther, u 120
Eunice, u 120
Frances R., u 268
George, u 120
Howard P., u 268
Belknap, Jennie M., u
268
Louisa, u 120
Martha, u 120
Robert Wlilliam, u 268
Seth, u 429
Stearns E., u 268
Bell, Eliza James, u 294
Helen S., u 533
Isaac, u 294
Joseph T., u 602
Bellows, Lavina, u 271
Newell, u 196
Bemies, Carl, u 597
Charles O., u 597
James O., u 597
William H., u 597
Bemis, Abbie Maria, u 523
Almira, u 490
Annie Hudson, u 523
Calvin, u 241
Charles A., u 523
Charles Brigham, u 523
Cynthia, u 395
Cynthia M., u 688
Deborah, u 241
Edward, u 744
Emma A., u 523
Emma Augusta, u 523
George, u 311, u 595
Harland, u 3'11
Ida M., u 340
Lewis, u 523, u 688
Lewis T., u 523
Maria, u 241
Mary, f u 38
Mary Brigham, u 523
Mary H., u 666
Mary S., u 744
Sarah E., u 745
Bemus, Albert, u 645
George, u 645
George H., u 645
Walter, u 645
Bender, Abigail, u 65
Betsey, u 65
Henry, u 65
Jacob, u 65
John, u 65
Jotham, u 65
Louisa, u 65
Peter, u 65
Samuel, u 65
Stephen, u 65
Benjamin, Kate J., u 697
Bennett, , u 219
Arthur P., u 786
Asa, u 317
Charles E., u 507
Charles W., u 427
David B., u 786
Edith, u 786
Florence, u 507
Fred H.. u 507
Frederick, u 317
J. H., u 507
Lucy, u 41
Lucy A., u 164
Mary Lizzie, u 317
Walter, u 507
-, u 74
Bent, —
Abigail, u 123, f u 343
Betty, u 113
Carrie F., u 330
Hyman, u 239
John, f u 343
Mary, f u 343
Peter, u 123, f u 344
Robert, f u 343
Susan, u 239
Thomas Albert, u 330
Bentley, Edwin, u 497
Lynn, u 497
Benton, Emma M., u 698
Bentz, Barbara Jean, u
474
Berreman, Dora, u 704
Frank B., u 704
George, u 704
Hattie, u 704
James, u 704
James W., u 704
Joel, u 704
Bettis, Addie, u 214
Henry, u 214
Stephen, u 214
Bevel, Elizabeth, u 73
Bevins, John, u 318
Bickford, , u 302
Lomelia, u 302
Sally, u 703
Bidwell, Lois, u 153
Bigelow, Abel, u 78, u 283
Abigail, u 64
Abraham M., u 86
Ada, u 286
Adelaide, u 391
Adeline, u 64
Alfred, u 394
Andrew, u 41
Angle H., u 164
Ann, u 286
Anna, u 41
Amariah, u 78
Artemas, u 64
Arthur, u 286
Asa, u 64, u 635
Augusta B., u 394
Augustus, u 479
Bernard, u 394
Caroline, u 394
Charles, u 41, u 283
Clarence, u 64
Comfort, u 42
Cordelia, u 286
David, u 31
Dexter, u 151
Edgar, u 394
Edward, u 64, u 634
Edwin, u 286
Electa, u 286
Elijah, u 64
Elizabeth Ann, u 151
Ellen, u 283
Elmer, u 64
Elnathan, u 78
Enos, u 151
Ephraim, u 31, u 283, U
395
Erastus Brigham, u 283
INDEX
57»
Blgelow, Ernest, u 64
Brwin, u 394
Francis, u 64, u 78
Freedom, u 42
George, u 64, u 151
George William, u 151
Gershom, u 31, u 394
Gertrude, u 394
Harriet, u 464
Henry, u 283
Horace, u 286
Horatio Nelson, u 283
Ivory, u 64
Jane S., u 100
Jerusha, u 41
John, u 41, u 42, u 64,
u 355
Joseph, u 41
Josiah, u 464
Jotham, u 64
Julian, u 286
Lambert, u 286, u 391
Leander, u 286
Lenox E., u 634
Levi, u 64, u 78, u 87,
u 286
Lucas, u 682
Lucy, u 243
Luther, u 64
Lydia, u 23, u 31, u 55,
u 78, u 286
Lydolf Willis, u 394
Lyman, u 394
Lyman Waldo, u 394
Mahala Jane, u 682
Martha, u 41, u 79, u
635
Mary, u 31, u 41, u 81,
u 90, f u 90, u 169, u
286, u 479
Mary B., u 395
Mary D., u 355
Mary Louisa, u 394
Mehitable, u 25, u 41
Nathaniel, u 151
Robert Edward, u 634
Rosella, u 182
Samuel, u 78, u 79
Sarah, u 78, u 110
Sidney, u 64
Solomon, u 4il
Sophia, u 64
Stephen, u 41, u 64
Timothy, u 31
Waldo, u 394
Walter S., u 674
William, u 64, u 286
William A., u 394
Windsor, u 64
Bill, Clarissa, u 562
Oliver, u 562
Billings, Eunice, u 255
Sarah, u 166
Timothy, u 13
Bills, Phebe, u 226
Bingham, Mary W., u 519
Binnen, Mary, u 568
Bishop, Amasa, u 165
Carrie, u 568
Clarence Brigham, u 310
Bishop, Edward, u 310
Frank B., u 568
Isabella, u 568
Joseph Snelling, u 310
Julia, u 310
Robert, u 568
Sarah A., u 540
Thomas Brigham, u 310
Bissell, Horace, u 446
Ida M., u 446
Bitzer, Henry E., u 506
Black, , u 183
Charlotte, u 417
Blackfan, Hallie M., u 695
Harry, u 695
Harry C, u 695
Kenneth D., u 695
Blackwell, Jane, u 767
Blackwood, Amanda, u
823
J. B., u 823
Blair, Addie, u 613
Blaisdell, Abel, u 311
Amanda, u 311
Bell, u 311
Bessie, u 311
Carrie, u 311
Charles E., u 610
Charles Willard, u 610
Dennis, u 311
Edward, u 311
Egbert, u 311
Elizabeth, u 311
Ellen, u 311
Emma L., u 610
Ernest Gilbert, u 787
Franklin, u 311
George, u 311
Gilbert Morrill, u 787
Henry, u 311
Lizzie, u 311
Mary E., u 311
Maud M., u 706
Michael, u 311
Nettie, u 311
Blake, Achsah, u 730
Ann, u 730
Anna Dana, u 591
Edmund, u 408
Enoch, u 730
Fanny, u 408
Frank D., u 260
Henry, u 3i89
Mary, u 408
Walter, u 408
Blakeley, Cora, u 747
Blanchard, Abiathar, u
338
James E., u 303
George, u 256
Walter E., u 571
Blanford, Sarah, u 5
Blanpied, Lauren J., u
250
Blatterman, Money, u 660
Blight, , u 65
Bliss, Aaron, u 106
Brigham, u 238
George, u 300
Henry, u 112
Bliss, Hiram, u 112
Horace G., u 238
James, u 83
Mary P., u 238
Pliny C, Mrs., u 220
T. F., u 214
Blodgess, Hattie A., u 679
Blodgett, Mary, u 490
Louisa C, u 164
Blossom, Edmund Dwight,
u 353
Henry Martin, u 353
Henry M., Jr., u .'553
May, u 353
Russell Nelson, u 353
Susan Sumner, u 353
Blood, , u 130
Lucy, u 183
Bly, Ella Katherine, u 311
Harriet Osgood, u 311
Henry Osgood, u 311
James, Jr., u 311
James Brigham, u 311
Boardman, Anna Sophia
Brigham, u 99
Joseph F., u 99
Maria Ann, u 99
Mary, u 537
Bock, Carl, u 506
Gertrude E., u 506
Wyman C, u 506
Boden, Edward B., u 592
Bodge, Sarah P., u 617
Mary E., u 617
Henry, u 617
Bogardus, Everett, u 690
Bolster, Loren, u 417
Lydia A., u 636
Bond, Alfred, u 643
Charles, u 506
Ella, u 643
Hannah, u 2i67
Mary, u 643
Boroughs, James, u 569
Maria, u 569
Bosworth, Anna Joseph-
ine, u 756
Arthur K., u 756
Emily Parmelia, u 756
Helen Josephine, u 756
Herbert Sylvester, u 756
Jennie Lind, u 756
Jessie Fremont, u 756
Luther Henry, u 756
Maria, u 377
Mary Ella, u 756
Mather, u 377
Nettie A., u 756
Robert A., u 756
Sylvester J., u 756
Bouker, Sibilla, u 30
Bourgious, Mary, u 686
Bourne, Helen M., u 149
Ophelia M., u 803
Boutelle, Sarah, u 179
Boutwell, Charles M., u
759
Doris Nella, u 759
Helen A., u 311
Myron C, u 759
574
INDEX
Bowdoin, William, u 253
Bowen, Elizabeth, u 470
Frances E., u 591
Marcia, u 545
Mary F., u 661
Bowers, Alice, u 603
Bowes, Alice L., u 818
James, u 818
Bowker, Charles, u 448
Charles H., u 448
Charlotte, u 524
Edwin, u 524
Edwin H., u 524
Elizabeth, u 15
Frank, u 448
Frank S., u 448
George H., u 524
Mary, u 448
Persis, u 51
Sarah, u 4
Sewall H., u 448
Bowles, Albert Morse, u
471
PYances Elizabeth, u
471
Joseph Brigham, u 471
Mary, u 471
Robert Brigham, u 471
Robert C. M., u 471
Sallie, u 471
William Cushing, u 471
Bowman, , u 175
Alexander, u 364
Beatrix W., u 592
Charles Augustus, u 592
George R., u 592
H. S., u 208
Louis Wellington, u 592
Persis G., u 175
Sarah, u 364
Boyce, Ada Leonore, u 604
Clayton Brigham, u 604
George O., u 604
Ida Lucinda, u 604
Leonore, u 604
Lucy Lillian, u 604
Maria, u 299
Boyd, Alice May, u 694
Annie Frothlngham, u
388
Carrie G., u 736
Carrie Warren, u 388
Clinton, u 694
Cyrus W., u 694
Delia Bucklin, u 388
Ethel Jane, u 694
Fannie Brigham, u 388
Florence Augusta, u 388
Hattie E., u 736
Henry Irving, u 388
Hiram P., u 736
Isaac M., u 148
Lydla, u 164
Lydia Sophia, u 388
Martha, u 56
Minot, u 736
Olive B., u 736
Samuel, u 388
Walton H., u 736
William, u 164
Boyden, Mary L., u 31
Boynton, Nellie C, u 148
Brace, John C, u 504
Parmelia, u 491
Brackenberry, Albert C,
u 767
Bradford, Laura G., u 255
Bradley, Augustus L., u
214
Charles E., u 214
Edwin, u 214
Jennie, u 625
Lyman, u 214
Mary A., u 214
Bragdon, Ada J., u 774
Bragg, Abiel, u 30
Abram R., u 254
Ebenezer, u 30, u 54
Elizabeth, u 30
John, u 30
Hollis R., u 254
Lovisa, u 30
Lydla, u 30
Mary, u 30, u 54, u 162
Moses, u 30
Nathaniel, u 30
Samuel, u 277
Sumner A., u 254
Timothy, u 30
Thankful, u 30
Zerviah, u 30
Brainerd, Charles, u 230
Branch, Henry, u 230
Mary E., u 230
Viola E., u 230
Branding, Polly, u 243
Braman, Amasa, u 69
Brash, Laura, u 565
Bream, Alethea, u 373
Breck. Hannah, u 99, u
100, f u 539
John, f u 539
Robert, u 53, f u 539
Sarah, u 53, f u 539
Brewer, Alfred D., u 454
Arthur L., u 454
Asa, u 243
Caroline E., u 174
Charity, u 625
Deborah, u 241
Eliza, u 402
Frank W., u 454
Harriet R., u 243
Leon, u 454
Leonard, u 454
Leonard W., u 454
Mabel H., u 454
Nellie W., u 454
Ruth E., u 454
Samuel, u 454
Brewster, Nellie M., u
703
Bride, Hannah, u 217
Bridge, Charles, u 144
Lowell, u 466
Mattie A., u 466
Watson, u 466
Watson W., u 466
Bridges, Rebecca, u 345
William, u 345
Bridgman, Daniel H., u 92
Emily F., u 92
William P., u 92
Briggs, Abigail, u 460
Darius, u 549
Edward P., u 455
Esther C, u 174
Hannah, u 347
Julia, u 549
Leslie, u 779
Nancy A., u 100
Brigham, , u 262
Aaron, u 23, u 60, 77, u
77, u 82, 161, 163, 393,
475, 477, 481, u 4«1.
585
Aaron Augustus, u 393
Aaron E., u 475
Aaron G., u 159, 369, 377
Aaron S., 767
Abbie A., u 3
Abbie Alice, u 541
Abbie Ann, u 460
Abbie Elizabeth, u 593
Abbie H., u 229
Abbie Howe, u 392
Abbie L., u 336
Abbie Swallow, u 701
Abbie Wood, u 812
Abbot Otis, u 545
Abby Ann, u 582
Abby B., u 527
Abby Elizabeth, u 817
Abby F., u 452
Abby Frances, u 452
Abby H., u 365
Abby Louisa, u 462
Abby Lucinda, u 428
Abel, u 51, 270, 4i79,
618, 625
Abel, Jr., u 51
Abel Rice, u 732
Abigail, u 10, u 14, u
16, u 19, u 50, u 53,
u 64, 65, u 74, u 95,
u 169, u 181, 226, u 257.
u 261, f u 343, u 424,
458, 594
Abigail Adeline, u 265
Abigail C, u 407
Abigail Fisk., u 251
Abigail M., 727, u 727
Abigail Martyn, u 233
Abigail Rudd, u 232
Abijah, u 4, 51, u 142, u
205, 327
Abner, u 18, u 23, u 51,
u 79, u 81, 157, u 157,
210, u 293, 484
Abraham, 62, u 81, u 168,
743
Abraham Fay, u 233
Abraham Munroe, 264
Abram, 372
Achsah, u 270
Achsah Elizabeth, 442
Ada, u 677
Ada Anne, u 576
Ada Iretta, u 536
Ada Maria, u 774
INDEX
575
Brigham, Ada Ruth, u
795
Ada v., u 551
Adaline A., u 452
Adaline E., u 311
Adaline Stevens, u 462
Adaliza, u 198, u 433
Addie A., u 527
Addie Champion, u 308
Addie L., u 677
Addie M., u 758
Addie M. S., u 301
Addie Rebecca, u 697
Addington Munroe, u 3,
u 107, 541
Addison M., u 349
Adelaide Fidelia, u 415
Adelaide Hill, u 720
Adelia, u 211
Adelia Augusta, u 467
Adelia L., u 481
Adeline F., u 361
Adeliza, u 468
Adeliza Lewis, u 403
Adelia Bell, u 498
Adolphus, u 121, 4i85
Adoniram Judson, u 519
Agnes L., u 353
Agnes Louise, u 690
Agnes Ora, u 803
Agnes Otis, u 545
Alanson, u 142, u 333
Alasco DeLancey, 798
Albert, u 281, u 312, u
433, u 493, 602
Albert Carlton, u 614
Albert Crawford, 560
Albert Danforth, u 619
Albert Erwin, u 602
Albert Gallatin, 637
Albert Glenn, u 599
Albert Henry, u 560, u
806
Albert Hillard, u 464
Albert J., u 584
Albert Perry, 804
Albert Quincy, u 397
Albert Sherman, u 692
Albert Smith, 382
Albert Stone, u 658
Albert W., u 542, u 658
Alden, u 23, u 40, u 81,
u 210, u 293, 686
Alden B., u 648
Alden L, u 734
Aldis Leonidas, u 599
Aleathia Maria, u 281
Alethea B., u 373
Alexander, 306, 512
Alexander Fay, u 720
Alfred, u 229, u 230, u
324, u 358, u 395
Alfred Aaron, u 585
Alfred Adams, u 675
Alfred C, u 705
Alfred Clarendon, u 692
Alfred Curtis, u 704
Alfred Estabrook, u 763
Alfred G., u 671
Alfred H., u 677
Brigham, Alfred Mile,
710
Alfred Russell, u 585
Alfred W., u 549
Alfred Willard, 721
Alfred Winslow, u 588
Algernon Raymond, u
712
Algernon Sidney, 712
Alice, u 86, 250, u 259, u
264, u 267, u 352, u 488,
u 650, u 683, u 731, u
786
Alice A., u 424, u 644
Alice Augusta, u 588
Alice Corinthia, u 697
Alice Eliza, u 352
Alice Elvira, u 583
Alice F., u 608
Alice Fay, u 449
Alice G., u 776
Alice Louise, u 500
Alice M., u 223
Alice Marie, u 500
Alice May, u 261, "u 631,
u 746, u 803
Alice Minerva, u 717
Alice Rebecca, u 738
Alice Ruth, u 650
Alice Whitney, u 680
Allen C, u 618
Allen E., u 648
Allen Eugene, u 790
Allen J., u 511
Alletta B., u 567
Alma, u 795
Alma J., u 613
Almary, u 223
Alma Salinda, u 585
Almand, u 274
Almira, u 417
Almira A., u 199, u 282
Almira Low, u 593
Alonzo, u 179, u 269, 565
Alonzo Gleason, u 302
Alonzo Howe, 631
Alonzo P., u 374
Alpheus, 110
Alphonso Gilderoy, u 717
Alphonso Rice, u 302
Alvah D., u 727
Alvan W., u 564
Alvin Lucas, u 302
Alvin Ozro, u 302
Alvina, u 481
Alzina, u 298
Amanda, u 231, u 257
Amanda S., u 220
Amanda W., u 486
Amariah, u 60, u 77, u
162, 365
Amariah Ward, 653
Amelia Gray Perry, u
592
Amelia Rebecca, u 687
Amos Leslie, u 310
Amy, u 269
Amy Belle, u 631
Amy Frances, u 814
Amy S., u 551
Brigham, Andrew A., u
512
Andrew B., u 183
Andrew Corthell, 806
Andrew J., u 318, u 107
u 553
Andrew LePierre H., u
472
Andrew William, 789
Angelina, u 481
Angeline, u 89, u 189, u
438, 440
Angeline A., u 198
Angenette Cook, u 579
Angie Sophia, u 687
Anice S., u 741
Ann, u 166
Ann C, u 557
Ann D., u 220
Ann E., u 507
Ann Elizabeth, u 462, u
608
Ann Frances, u 265
Ann Gott, u 144
Ann Janette, u 164, u
293, u 354
Ann Maria, 248, u 467, u
592
Ann P.i u 153
Anna, u 38, u 62, 67, u
79, u 98, f u 99, u 107,
u 126, 131, u 132, 137,
u 409, u 433. u 640, u
642
Anna Allen, 526
Anna Atalanta, u 817
Anna Augusta, u 692, u
714
Anna C, u 616
Anna Dorothy, 716
Anna E., u 186. u 314, u
409, u 680, u 731
Anna Eliza, u 409
Anna F., u 305
Anna Frances, u 714
Anna Gano, u 802
Anna Gott, u 102
Anna Matilda, u 464
Anna Parker, u 267
Anna R., u 655
Anna Rebecca, u 670
Anna Scammell. u 471
Anna Sophia, u 99
Anna T., u 311
Annah D., u 255
Annah Eliza, u 409
Annas, u 123
Anne, u 53, u 83, u 306,
u 490
Anne Fisher, u 388
Annie, u 590, u 6.50, u
765, u 777, u 778
Annie A., u 476, u 730, u
789
Annie Beulah, u 791
Annie Gertrude, u 815
Annie Howe, u 588
Annie Hubbard, u 457
Annie Josephine, u 547
Annie Louisa, u 743
576
INDEX
Brigham, Annie Veron-
ica, u 686
Ansel Merrlam, u 446
Anson Orlando, u 300
Antipas, u 61, u 39, 64,
u 73, 106, u 106, f u
106, u 183, u 211
Antoinette Gibson, u 363
Aramintha, u 793
Archibald, u 307
Archibald Rutherford, u
666
Archie Valentine, u 814
Archie Waldo, u 6S8
Arethusa, u 108, u 113, u
203, u 216, u 276
Arethusa Ann, u 203
Arethusa Augusta, u
483
Arian M., u 559
Artemas, u 33, u 56, u
60, u 74, 85, 153, 166, u
217, 346, 358, u 491, u
492
Artemas "Ward, 361
Arthur, u 157, u 536, u
654, u 746
Arthur A., u 668
Arthur Abel, u 790
Arthur Alden, u 738
Arthur Amber, u 670
Arthur Austin, u 410
Arthur Bourne, u 803
Arthur Bryant, u 520
■ Arthur Charles, u 593
Arthur D., u 559
Arthur Dexter, u 676
Arthur E., u 515, u 705,
u 758
Arthur F., u 591
Arthur Foster, u 547
Arthur Gay, u 443
Arthur Henry, u 700
Arthur Julian, u 791
Arthur Knowlton, u 485
Arthur L., u 353, u 648
Arthur Lee, u 315
Arthur Nelson, u 558
Arthur Perry, u 570
Arthur Putnam, u 647
Arthur Temple, u 762
Arthur "Wells, u 324
Arthur "Willard, u 555
Arthur "Winsor, u 781
Asa, u 26, 40, u 40, 63,
u 157, 158, u 158, 257,
271, u 271, 318, 403, u
590
Asa Dewey, u 220
Asa M., u 157
Asa "Witter, u 511
Asaph, u 110
Asenath, u 92, u 126
Asenath Hazel, u 686
Ashbel, u 54, 354
Ashbel S., u 356
Ashbel Samuel, u 76, 150,
u 541
Ashley, 395, u 395, u 688
Atherton Fontenelle, u
703
Brigham, Atlanta Ann, u
730
Augusta, u 164
Augusta A, u 425, u 506
Augusta Hannah, u 421
Augusta Louisa, u 409
Augusta Olivia, u 289
Augustus, u 316, u 418
Augustus Appleton, u
592
Augustus E., u 494
Augustus Kendall, u 258
Augustus Perry, u 474
Aurelius, u 418
Aurilla Douglass, u 749
Aurora Cordelia, u 302
Austin, u 210, u 308, u
416, u 481, u 627
Austin Dana, u 488
Austin P., u 293, u 361
Ava Hiram, u 559
Azel P., u 730
Azel Parkhurst, 729
Azuba, u 85
Azubah, u 213
Baker, u 104, 445
Barbara Louise, u 812
Bama, 228
Barna Lovering, u 228
Barnabas, u 3, 105, u
150, 261, 488. u 541
Bathsheba, u 92, u 228
Baxter, u 257
Beatrice, u 338
Bela Brewster, 415, u
416, u 419
Belinda, u 240
Belle E., u 658
Benajah, 123, 294, f u
343, 776
Benjamin, u 3, 44, 121,
u 125, u 216, 288, u
294, u 488, u 568
Benjamin Baxter, u 301
Benjamin D., u 492
Benjamin F., u 219, u
407
Benjamin Fay, 435
Benjamin Forest, u 755
Benjamin Franklin, u
121, u 232, 755
Benjamin Gott, 344, u
344
Benjamin Keene, u 301
Benjamin Rice, u 403
Benjamin Thomas, u 3,
u 488
Benjamin "Warren, u 488
Benjie Ellsworth, u 588
Beriah "W., u 155
Bertha B., u 530
Bertha Blanche, u 419
Bertha C, u 419
Bertha E., u 506
Bertha Emeline, u 275
Bertha Emily, u 494
Bertha Gertrude, u 717
Bertha Hamilton, u 378
Bertha L., u 437
Bertie, u 654
Brigham, Bertie Lawson,
u 797
Bertis Bigelow, u 732
Bertram E., u 778
Bertram Fay, u 703
Bessie, u 518, u 704
Bessie E., u 374 u
742
Bessie Edith, u 788
Bessie L., u 219
Bessie Louise, u 769
Bessie M., u 751
Bethiah, u 5, u 18, u 56,
130
Betsey, u 59, u 73, u 84,
u 85, u 94, u 103, u
134, u 135, u 146, u 152,
u 155, u 157, u 159, u
170, u 181, u 182, u 195,
u 205, u 215, u 283, u
305, 362, 376, u 423. u
428, u 461, u 662
Betsey, M., 661
Betsey "Winslow, u 26, u
164
Betty, 61, u 87, u 163, u
204
Beulah, u 420
Beulah Evangeline, u
598
Beulah L., u 481
Birdie, u 800
Blanche, u 538
Blanche B., u 374, u 419
Blanche L., u 605
Bostwick, 510
Boyd L., u 704
Bradley, u 257
Brayton Alvaro Rem-
ington, 823
Breck, u 147
Breta Manning, u 598
Bret Hugh, u 782
Bryant, 430
Burnice B., u 704
Byron, u 338, u 765
Byron A., u 424
Byron Franklin, u 755
Byron D., u 778
Byron Oakley, u 533
Caddie E., u 704
Caleb, u 74. 122
Caleb B., u 360, u
583
Caleb, Jr., 293
Caleb Lewis, 774
Calvin, u 84, u 112
Calvin Henry, u 517
Calvin L., u 355
Calvin Lloyd, u 267
Calvin Oaks, u 420
Candace, u 57. u 318
Card, u 557
Carl, u 674
Carl A., u 549
Carl Eugene, u 817
Carl Sidney, u 717
Carlos Buddington, u
446
Carlton Baxter, u 612
INDEX
577
Brigham, Caroline, u 277,
U 284, u 447, u 496. 566,
u 568, u 620, u 627
Caroline Adelaide, u 580
Caroline Augusta, u 393,
580
Caroline C, u 192, u
389
Caroline E., u 2i78, u 374
Caroline Elizabeth, u 464
Caroline Emmons, u 521
Caroline Frances, u 285
Caroline K., u 372
Caroline Louisa, u 322
Caroline M., u 527, u
568
Caroline Maria, u 180
Caroline Matilda, u 264,
u 352
Caroline Rice, u 557
Caroline Sophia, u 478
Caroline W., u 353, u
410, u 576
Caroline Whitney, u 415
Carolyn, u 790
Carrie, u 346, u 374, u
551
Carrie Augusta, u 616, u
729
Carrie B., u S12
Carrie E., u 374
Carrie Elizabeth, u 515
Carrie Emily, u 697
Carrie Georgiana, u 703
Carrie H., u 653, u 776
Carrie J., u 625
Carrie Louise, u 566
Carrie Maria, u 634
Carrie Maud, u 794
Carroll, u 301
Caryl Bessie, u 620
Catherine, u 50, u 57, u
64, u 94, u 138, u 148, u
208, u 211, u 307, u 312
Catherine A., u 655
Catherine Ball, u 525
Catherine Elizabeth, 733
Catherine Jones, u 477
Catherine Maria, u 222
Catherine Martha, u 99
Catherine M., u 417
Catherine Warren, 438,
u 440
Cecilia H., u 782
Celia A., u 507
Celia Louise Caroline, u
720
Celia May, u 599
Celina Emily, u 562
Cephas, 133, u 319
Charles, u 6, u 20, 21, u
21, u 56. u 67, u 80, u
88, u 138, u 159, 171, u
186, u 216, u 220, u 259,
u 260, u 293, u 310, 313,
u 314, 318, u 319, 333,
356, 360. u 374, 381, u
405, u 406, 409, u 484,
u 520, u 553, 567, u 578,
624. u 746. u 772, 795,
u 812
Brigham, Charles A., u
259, u 42S, u 512, u
546
Charles Adalbert, u 579
Charles Albert, u 437
Charles Alden, u 686
Charles Amory, 542
Charles Angler, u 547
Charles Arthur, u 494, u
570
Charles Augustus, u 494,
u 702
Charles Augustus Good-
rich, 772
Charles Austin, u 293,
u 435
Charles B., u 349, u 445
Charles Brewster, 684
Charles C, u 157, u 192
Charles Corriden, 579
Charles Clayton, u 818
Charles Dana, u 293
Charles David, u 684
Charles Dennison, u 668
Charles Dexter, u 483
Charles Durfee, 547
Charles E., u 219, u 356,
u 418, u 467, u 478, u
510, u 764
Charles Edgar, u 499
Charles Edmund, u 378,
443, u 446
Charles Edward, u 217,
700
Charles Edwin, u 732, u
779
Charles Elmer, u 267
Charles Elwin, u 579
Charles F., f u 3, u 228,
456, u 482
Charles Fay, u 760
Charles Fidelio, 747, u
747
Charles FVancis, u 674
Charles Frank, u 684
Charles Frederick, 616,
u 654
Charles G., u 360
Charles Gould, u 460
Charles Graham, u 768
Charles H., u 431, u 482,
u 492, u 563, u 679,
746
Charles Hanson, u 496
Charles Hastings, 679
Charles Henry, u 348, u
381, u 617, 719, u 720
Charles Ilsley, u 515
Charles Joseph, u 520
Charles L., u 83, u 354,
u 424, u 400, U 542, u
601, u 648
Charles Lee, u 170, u
406
Charles Lewis, u 231, u
293, 818
Charles Lillle, u 779
Charles Lincoln, u 471
Charles M., u 758
Charles Montford, u 818
Charles Morris, u 530
Brigham, Charles Nixon,
u 325
Charles Norman, u
616
Charles Olin, 718
Charles Oliver, 768
Charles Orson, u 540
Charles P., u 220, u 731,
u 767
Charles Perry, u 281
Charles Philip, u 352
Charles Pierpont, u 409
Charles Pliny, u 623
Charles R., u 375, u 702,
u 788
Charles Reed, u 384
Charles Richardson, u
619
Charles S., u 519, u 722
Charles Sewall, u 266
Charles Stanley, u 792
Charles Sumner, 666
Charles Taylor, u 233
Charles Vernon, u 585
Charles W., u 155, u 203,
u 223, u 492, u 705, u
728, u 746
Charles Wellington, u
549
Charles Wesley, u 446
Charles West, u 609
Charles William, 619, u
637
Charles Winegar, u 804
Charlotte, u 117, u 223,
u 270, u 294, u 427,
390, u 590, u 777
Charlotte Adelaide, u
521
Charlotte E., u 383, u
578, u 614, u 819
Charlotte Fay, u 384
Charlotte M., u 387
Charlotte Rice, u 256
Charlotte Romelia,
u 308
Charlotte Stearns, u 382
Charlotte Warren, u 668
u 670
Cheney, u 147, 258
C. Herbert, u 628
Chesley, u 203
Chester Albert, u 395
Chester E., u 437
Chester Goodell, u 310
Chester Russell, u 266
Chloe, u 40, u 50, u 95
Christine A., u 699
Christine E., u 506
Christine Sill, u 617
Christopher, u 318
Clair Crandell, u 560
Clara, u 352, u 563, u
727, u 786
Clara B., u 563
Clara Belle, u 275
Clara C, u 758
Clara E., u 219, u 255. u
549
Clara Elizabeth, u 692
Clara Estella, u 732
578
INDEX
Brigham, Clara J., u
554
Clara Jane, u 687
Clara Lawrence, u 457
Clara Levina, u 618
Clara S., u 759
Clare, u 429
Clarence, u 348, u 602
Clarence A., u 651
Clarence D., u 677
Clarence E., u 507,
803
Clarence Elisha, u 599
Clarence Evans, u 794
Clarence F., u 758
Clarence Hale, u 712
Clarence J., u 549
Clarence H., u 424
Clarence L., u 555
Clarence Lincoln, 762
Clarence Ray, u 803
Clarence Russell, 794
Clarence S., u 301
Clarence Saunders, u
773
Clarence Sumner, 821
Clarence Truman, u 790
Clarinda O., u 419
Clarissa, u 57, u 126, u
153, u 216, u 327
Clarissa Augusta, u 483
Clarissa Damon, u 236
Clarissa E., u 429
Clarissa M., u 483, u 683
Clarissa N., u 344
Claude Ernest, u 800
Clayton, u 349
Clayton Harcourt, u
667
Clement Hugh, u 786
Clifford, u 360, u 474, u
794
Clifford H., u 707
Clifton, u 463
Clifton John, u 686
Clifton William, u 686
Collins, u 307
Comfort, u 42, u 44
Conrad, u 783
Constance Dexter, u 439
Constantia Louise, u 792
Cora, u 360
Cora Adelaide, u 690
Cora E., u 622
Cora Elsie, u 712
Cora Estabrook, u 541
Cora L., u 313
Cora May, u 767
Cora Miranda, u 564, u
650
Cora Steele, u 769
Cordelia P., u 161
Cornelia Antoinette, u
171
Cornelia Jane, u 270
Cornelia Melvina, u 280
Cornelia S. Thayer, u
291
Crosby, u 253
Curtis, u 162, 434, 462
Brigham, Curtis D., u
612
Curtis Dunbar, u 520
Curtis Freeman, u 462
Curtis, Jr., 704
Curtis L., u 705
Curtis Mortimer Jelleff,
u 717
C. Waldo, u 688
Cynthia, u 137, u 153, u
311, u 395
Cynthia E., u 688
Cynthia Jennie, u 637
Cynthia M., 552
Cynthia Mary, u 688
Cyrus, u 395, 550
Cyrus Harrison, u 688
Daisy, u 319
Daisy G., u 346
Damaris, u 32, u 83
Dana, u 22, u 74, u 166,
u 319, u 446, 463
Dana BuUard, 724, u 724
Dana E., u 463
Dana Ward, u 99
Danforth Phipps, 322
Daniel, u 6, u 21, u 54,
u 60, 107, 162, u 209,
u 212, 386, 480, u 541
Daniel B., u 727
Daniel Edward, u 265
Daniel F., u 386
Daniel J., u 272
Daniel L., u 262
Daniel Morgan, 557, u
557
Daniel P., u 259
Daniel R., 314
Daniel Rufus, u 557
Daniel Stratton, u 585
Daniel Taylor, 781
Daniel W., u 628
Daniel Watson, u 314
Daniel Webster, u 471
David, f u 3, u 3, 9, u 9,
97, u 97, u 107, 108, u
108, u 122, u 132, 159,
238, 266, 280, 371, u 727
David B., u 272
David C, u 377
David Foster, u 547
David Ralston, u 814
David Sewall, 546, u 546
David Trowbridge, u 235
David William, u 266
Doris Ruth, u 774
Dean Nason, u 325
Deborah, u 9, u 36
Delia, u 496
Delia Adaline, u 499
Delia Augusta, u 585
Delia F., u 744
Delia Harriet, u 499
Delivan Dwight. u 353
Delia Adelaide, u 732
Demis Morey, u 160
Dennis,, u 196, u 318,
464
Dennis S, u 40
Dennison, u 6. 668
Brigham, Dexter, u 73, u
162, u 166, u 181, u 182,
u 186, 189, 433, u 452,
u 462, 505, u 662
Dexter Alonzo, u 717
Dexter E., u 233, 811
Dexter Elbridge, u 446
Dexter G., u 386
Dexter Hammond, 706
Dexter Jr., u 100, 439
Dexter Pierpont, u 433
Diadema, u 205
Diantha, u 307
Dina, u 22, u 46, 197
Dolly, u lis, 626
Dolly A., u 628
Dolly Ann, 523
Don A., u 311
Donald, u 384
Donald F., u 644
Donald Hunt, u 782
Donald P., u 545
Don Alphonso, u 302
Don Carlos, 132, u 313
Don Ferdinand, 308, 786
Don Josephus, u 311
Dora Almeda, u 602
Dora M., u 757
Dora May, u 777
Dorcas, u 333
Doris Mary, u Sll
Dorothea, u 796
Dorothy, 55, u 77, u 122,
u 204, u 474, u 625, 741,
u 798
Dorothy A., u 671
Dorothy L., u 675
Dorothy Louise, u 566
Dorothy Matilda, u 712
Dorothy W., u 707
Dorinda, u 199
Dorr, u 319
Dorr Baxter, u 257
Dorr Douglas, u 540
Drusilla Percival, u 713
Dudley E., u 352
Dwight, u 319
Dwight Stillman, u 516
Dwight W., u 353
Dwight William, u 638
Earl Eugene, u 540
Eaton, u 639
Eben, u 179
Ebenezer, u 71, 75, u 97,
179, u 185, 195, u 420,
u 434
Ebenezer B., u 179
Ebenezer Damon, 638
Ebenezer Prescott, u 236
Eber, u 84, 139
Eda M., u 727
Eda Sarette, u 712
Eddie, u 704
Edgar, u 211, u 311
Edgar C, u 319
Edgar Morse, u 467
Edgar Parkis, u 540
Edgar W., u 481
Edith, u 291, u 327, u
688, u 750
INDEX
579
Brigham, Editha, u 761
Edith Augusta, u 797
Edith D., u 513
Edith E., u 559
Edith Eldora, u 498
Edith P., u 553
Edith Lucretia, u 325
Edith Margaret, u 750
Edmond, 282
Edmond Francis, u 780
Edmund, u 19, f u 53, 73,
u 73, u 89, u 104, u
105, u 106, u 177, 181,
u 186, u 428, u 433, f
u 701
Edmund D., u 437, u 487
Edmund Davis, u 437
Edmund Douglass, 748
Edmund Douglass Jr., u
748
Edmund Fay, u 188, 437,
u 707
Edmund Hempstead, u
822
Edmund L,., u 336, u 628
Edmund Monis, 701
Edmund Reed, u 430
Edmund Sanford, 378, u
382
Edmund Thomas, u 430
Edmund Trowbridge, 235
Edna, u 704
Edna Augusta, u 635
Edna Josephine, u 348
Edna L., u 559, u 772
Edna M., u 315, u 776
Edna Randall, u 568
Edward, f u 39, u 89,
104, 148, u 152, u 219,
u 222, 259, u 259, 348
425, u 532, u 561, u
568, u 577, 734
Edward A, u 203, u 338,
u 478, u 483
Edv/ard Austin, u 410
Edward Bigelow, u 674
Edward C, u 219
Edward Carpenter, u
720
Edward D., u 563, 820
Edward Dennis, u 464
Edward Dexter, u 582
Edward Elkins, u 416
Edward F., u 262, u 700
Edward Francis, u 348
Edward Franklin, u 738
Edward Frederick, u 432
Edward G., u 374
Edward H., u 346, u 446,
n 552
Edward Harris, u 449
Edward Henry, u 483
Edward L., u 418, u
402, u 747
Edward Leander, u 540
Edward Levi, u 500
Edward M., u 549
Edward Marshall, u 464
Edward Morris, u 434
Edward R., u 161
Brigham, Edward Rollin,
u 562
Edward Sawyer, u 387
Edward Slade, u 724
Edward T., u 348
Edward Tilly, u 509
Edward Tyler, u 348
Edward William, u 619
Edward Winslow, u 669
Edwin, u 291, u 383, u
553, u 600, u 646
Edwin Baxter, u 599
Edwin Davenport, u 732
Edwin Eli, J 690
Edwin Eugene, u 397
Edwin G., u 314, 315
Edwin Howard, 722, u
722
Edwin Perry, u 570, u
599
Edwin Pierson, 646
Edwin Terry, u. 665
Edwin W., 651
Edwin Wetherbee, u 580
Effle Amelia, u 686
Effle F., u 605
E. Harriet, u 285
Elbert, u 315
Elbert I., u 679
Elbert S., u 741
Elbert W., u 563
Elbridge, u 191, u 211, u
527
Elbridge G., u 319, 383
Eldon Tappan, u 498
Eleanor, u 4i94
Eleanor E., u 277
Eleanor L., u 402
Eleanor M., u 674
Eleanora, u 356
Eleazer, u 95
Electa, u 113, u 115
Elenora P., u 211
Eler Elmer J,, u 418
Eli, u 39, u 73, u 82, u
144, u 177, u 182, 188, u
188, u 212, 254, 478
Eli A., 690
Eli Edwin, u 690
Eli Howard, 708
Eli Whitney, u 179, 530
Eliakim, u 17
Elijah, u 38, u 50, f u 52,
u 73, u 75, 76, 99, u 100,
u n<l, 138, u 138, u 144,
u 150, u 176, u 195, 198,
247, 279, 452, 714, 757
Elijah Augustus, u 235
Elijah Dana, u 200, u
211
Elijah Parkman, 521
Elijah Sparkhawk, 468
Elijah W., u 219
Elijah Winslow, 524
Elisha, u 23, 80, u 80,
93, u 94, u 125, u 126,
u 204, u 211, 291, 300,
u 520
Elisha Aldis, 599
Elisha Earl, u 699
Brigham, Elisha Kos-
suth, u 599
Elisha Newell, u 597
Elisha Warren, u 597
Eliza, u 89, u 151, u 219,
u 240, u 270, u 273.
u 276, 366, u 480, u
520, u 590
Eliza A., u 402
Eliza Ann, u 161, u 183,
u 371, u 415, u 489
Eliza Chandler, u 180
Eliza Catherine, u 582
Eliza J., 689
Eliza Jane, u 159, u 233,
u 322, u 635
Eliza L., u 153
Eliza Maria, 737
Eliza Ripley, 132
Eliza Roosevelt, u 363
Eliza S., u 530
Eliza Stowe, u 308
Elizabeth, u 6, u 21, 24,
u 50, u 51, u 52, u 58,
u 60, u 63, 70, u 73, U
77, 114, u 135, u 147,
u 162, 165, u 202, u 212,
u 213, u 230, u 258,
304, u 317, u 378, u
481, u 486, u 577, 586,
u 590, u 613, u 641,
u 652, u 804
Elizabeth A., u 404, u
424
Elizabeth Abigail, u 435
Elizabeth Ann, u 251,
u 256, 656
Elizabeth Ann Eunice,
621
Elizabeth B., u 262
Elizabeth C, u 563
Elizabeth Caroline, u
160
Elizabeth D., u 284
Elizabeth Durfee, u 266
Elizabeth Ellen, u 78S
Elizabeth F., u 344
Elizabeth F\iy, u 258
Elizabeth Frost, u 206
Elizabeth G., u 201, tf
388
Elizabeth Gardner, u
546, u 647
Elizabeth Maria, u 460
Elizabeth M., u 371,
u 407
Elizabeth Newton, u 217
Elizabeth S., u 432,
u 434
Elizabeth Townsend, u
814
Elizabeth Valentine, u
592
Ella, u 203, u 327, u 726
Ella Abba, u 401
Ella Amelia, u 541
Ella Caroline, u 704
Ella Eliza, u 706
Ella Frances, u 293, u
669
580
INDEX
Brigham, Ella Gladys, u
810
Ella J., u417, u628, u765
Ella Josephine, u 593
Ella Louise, u 500
Ella Lucile, u 703
Ella Maria, u 524
Ella May, u 564
Ella Munroe, u 460
Ella S., u 634
Ella Sophia, u 433, u 500
^ Ellen, u 494, u 532
Ellen A., u 614i, u 645
Ellen Althea, u 393
Ellen Augusta, u 409, u
612
Ellen C, u 437, u 613
Ellen Deering, u 518
Ellen E., u 88, u 372
Ellen Elizabeth, u 267
u 353
Ellen lone, u 536
Ellen L., u 651
Ellen M., u 662, u 744. u
746
Ellen Maria, u 322. u
571, 807
Ellen Manora, u 597
Ellen Marion, u 744
Ellen S., u 583
Ellen Slade, u 724
Ellen Sophia, u 371
Ellenore, A., u 734
Elliott Fay, u 707
Elliott Wadsworth, u 707
Ellsworth, u 602
Elmer, u 108, 267
Elmer Adelbert, u 513
Elmer W., u 219
Elmer William, 301
Elmina, 504
Elmina S. R., u 348
Elmira, u 505
Elnathan, u 3, u 5, 11,
46, u 45
Eloise, u 652
Elroy C, u 746
Elsie Hudson, u 712
Elsie W., u 549
Elva Maria, u 257
Elvira, u 148, u 311
Elvira I., u 507
Elwood, u 775
Emeline, u 231, 663
Emeline A., u 420
Emeline B., u 269
Emeline DeWolf. u 472
Emeline F., u 297
Emeline Frances, u 322
Emeline Marie De
Wolf, u 725
Emeline Minerva, 698
Emelus, u 513
Emerson Abel, u 618
Emery, u 101, u 553
Emery Gushing, u 101
Emery P., u 355
Emily, u 133, u 196,
u 255, u 319, u 350.
379, 469, u 643, u 662
Brigham, Emily A., u 220,
u 232. u 616
Emily Alice, u 206
Emily Ann, u 513
Emily Blanche, u 599
Emily Elizabeth, u 325
Emily J., u 527
Emily Jane, u 662
Emily M., u 417
Emily Maria, u 382
Emily Wright, u 314
Emma, u 51, u 57, u
153, u 2/11, u 259, u
383, u 644, u 726
* Emma A., u 449
Emma Almira, u 330
Emma Amanda, u 729
Emma Augusta, u 189
Emma Baker, u 397,
u 584
Emma Cheever, u 706
Emma Gornelia, u 275
Emma Elizabeth, u 693
Emma F., u 505, u 648
Emma Frances, u 256,
u 376
Emma Isabella, u 452
Emma J., u 510, u 641,
u 775
Emma Josephine, u 281
Emma L., u 644, u 677,
U 745
Emma Louise, u 428,
u 674
Emma M., u 555
Emma O., u 277
Emma S., u 731
Emma Salina, u 618
Emma Satira, u 690
Emma Winifred, u 426
Emmons, u 419
Emory C., u 228
Enid, u 327
Enoch A., u 418
Ephraim, u 23, 28, u 28,
u 71, 192, 204; u 204,
u 295, 449
Ephraim Harris, u 449
Ephraim Thomas, u
476, u 730
Erasmus Horatio, u 620
Erastus Forbes, 472
Erastus Oakley, 533
Erie W., u 752
Ermie Belle, u 559
Ernest A., u 677
Ernest Algernon, S14
Ernest Fuller, u 676
Ernest James, u 767
Ernest Jerrold, u 599
Ernest Lee, u 803
Ernest Lord, u 325
Ernest Lynden, u SIS
Ernest N., u 553
Ernest Phipps, u 703
Ernest Shattuck, u 666
Ernest Talmadge, u 791
Ernest Ward, u 78r,
Ervin Frank, u 810
Erwin Risley, u 750
Brigham, Essie, u 794,
Estella, u 384, u
739
Estella Marcia, u 560
Esther, u 135
Esther H., u 142
Esther Louisa, u 330
Ethan Kinley, u 602
Ethel, u 327, u 484, u
686, u 722
Ethel Glara, u 790
Ethel L., u 219
Ethel May, u 697, u 816
Ethel Percy, u 814
Ethelinda. u 204
Ethelyn Estella. u 579
Etta, u 765
Etta B., u 753
Eubulus H., u 219
Eucla. u 216
Eugene Barney, u 500
Eugene G.. u 648
Eugene GarroU, u 669
Eugene Foster, u 796
Eugene O., u 679
Eugene Winslow. 669
Eugenia B.. u 792
Eugenia Maria, u 415
Eunette A., u 605
Eunice, u 22, u 51. u 89,
u 95, u 126, u 127, u
255, u 273, u 298, u 306,
u 307, 331, u 333
Eunice Delpha, u 571
Eunice E., u 282
Eunice Harriet, u 285
Eunice Jane, u 256
Eunice Johnson, u 399
Eunice Susan, u 308
Eusebia Miranda. 600
Eustace Hastings, u 680
♦ Eva. u 291. u 311. u 556
Eva Belle, u 774
Eva Gorsella, u 699
Eva E., u 425
Eva Marie, u 782
Eva Maud, u 757
Evangeline, u 641
Evelina Fidelia, u 369
Eveline L., u 133
Evelyn, u 686
Evelyn R., u 650
Everett Edward, u 735
Everett Eldon, u 498
Everett P., u 416
Everett Linwood, u 732
Everett Russell, u 774
Ezekiel, u 23, 79, u 172,
u 205
Ezra, 726
Ezra G., u 726
Faber, u 276
Faith Crosby, u 353
Fannie Ainsley, u 740
Fannie S., u 651
Fanny, u 76, u 92, u
121, u 199, u 211, u 223,
u 306, u 404. u 748
Fanny Amelia, u 502
Fanny A. W., u 418
INDEX
.^81
Brigham. Fanny E., u
219, u 506
Fanny Elnora, u 396
Fanny H., u 211
Fanny J., u 380
Fanny Jane, u 4i96
Fannie Josephine, u 517
Fanny L., u 487
Fanny Lucinda, u 176
Fanny M., u 310
Fanny McD., u 486
Fanny Risley, u 502
Faustina, u 627
Fay, u 422, u 720
Ferdinand, u 608
Ferdinand B., u 786
Ferdinand Palmer, u
308
Fidelia, u 282
Fidelio Wesley, u 501
Fidelio Williams, 499
Fitch, u 149
Fleda Adaline, u 810
Fletcher, 777
Flora, u 746
Flora A., u 233, u 605
Flora Adelia, u 535
Flora Ann, u 302, u 501
Flora B., u 808
Flora G., u 625
Flora Halton, u 396
Flora J., u 699
Flora Musetta, u 767
Florence, u 211, u 591,
u 650, u 653, u 684
Florence A., u 744
Florence Adelia, u 564
Florence Alice, u 378
Florence Clay, u 579
Florence E., u 530, u
747
Florence G., u 559
Florence Gertrude, u 690
Florence Lefferman, u
524
Florence Leola, u 817
Florence Louise, u 760
Florence Mabel, u 535
Florence Margaret, u666
Florence Margery, u
708
Florence Tyler, u 348
Flossie v., u 559
Floyd T., u 555
Fortice U., u 699
Fortunatus. u 42, 168,
u 219, u 490
Frances, u 54, u 71, u
432, u 446, u 627
Frances Ann, u 308, u
635
Frances Augusta, u 583,
u 708
Frances Belinda, u 348
Frances E., u 228, u 506,
u 690
Frances Elizabeth, u 750
Frances Felicia, u 355
Frances Gertrude, u 342,
u 539
Brigham, Frances Homer
u 472
Frances L., u 211
Frances Minnie, u 617
Francis, 57, u 57, u 122,
u 152, u 297, 359, u
437, u 707
Francis A., u 614
Francis Augustus, u 189
Francis D., u 358
Francis Dana, u 293
Francis Edmund, u 423
u 446
Francis Eugene, u 337
Francis Gorham, u 724
Francis Henry, u 693,
u 798
Francis Lincoln, u ISO
Francis Low. u 593
Francis Otis, u 260
Francis Stanton, u 465
Francis Stevens, u 462
Francis W., u 360
Frank, u 83, u 327, u
337, u 558, u 569, u
74i6
Frank A., u 565, u 631,
u 6S7
Frank A. H., u 220
Frank Austin, u 588
Frank Brewster, u 684
Frank C, u 462, u 556
Frank Clifford, u 275, u
638
Frank Gushing, u 500
Frank D., u 809
Frank E., u 553
Frank Edgar, u 701
Frank Elijah, u 757
Frank Ellsworth, u 650
Frank Eugene, u 420
Frank Fontanelle, 809
Frank George, u 787
Frank Howard, u 810
Frank L., u 380, u 527,
u 671
Frank Lawson, u 535
Frank LeRoy, u 675
Frank Lewis, u 424
Frank M., u 374, u 542,
u 56S, u 618, u 705
Frank Markham, u 617
Prank O. J., u 588
Frank Payne, u 800
Frank Pliny, u 690
Frank S., u 319
Frank Seymour, u 352
Frank T., u 231
Frank Taylor, u 760
Frank V., u 555
Frank W., u 223, u 648
Frank Winslow, u 524
Franklin, 593, u 690
Franklin D., u 577
Franklin Pierce, u 612
Franklin Sullivan, u 562
Franklin Whiting, 739
Fred, u 255, u 300, u
569, u 583
Fred A., u 346
Brigham, Fred B., u
481
Fred Clarence, u 515
Fred H., u 612
Fred Hamilton, u 637
Fred Holbrook, u 371
Fred L., u 512
Fred Lincoln, u 800
Fred M., u 549, u 599
Fred O., u 727
Fred R., u 436
Fred Russell, u 642
Fred W., u 732
Fred Willard, u 690
Fred William, u 85, u
378
Frederic Erwin, u 560
Frederic Orrin, u 578
Frederica, u 211
Frederick, u 231, u 568
Frederick A., u 542, 738
Frederick Abbe, u 580
Frederick Augustus, u
285
Frederick Benton, u 314
Frederick C, u 511
Frederick Dana, u 591
Frederick E., u 314
Frederick G., u 563
Frederick George, u 378
Frederick Guy, u 782
Frederick H., u 616
Frederick Howard, u
612
Frederick Hubbard, u
436
Frederick I., u 492
Frederick L., u 282
Frederick Levi, u 416
Frederick Lewis, u 788
Frederick Lucius, u 644
Frederick Matteson, u
501
Frederick Merrell, 770
Frederick Newton, u
616
Frederick S., u 219
Frederick W., u 352, u
625
Frederick William, u
217
Freeman, 389
Garaphelia M., u 281
Gardner, u 62, 215
Geneva B., u 705
Genevieve Z., u 510
George, u 20, u 51, 54,
u 54, u 57, u 94, u
136, u 137, u 149. u
150, u 162, u 223, u
310, u 312, u 319, u
329, 385. u 387, u 404,
u 416, u 436, u 491,
u 493, u 541, u 551. 583.
590. 607, 639, 758
George A., u 401, u 494,
u 727, u 743, u 744
George Adelbert. u 551
George Albert, u 382, u
515, u 688
582
INDEX
Brigham, George Albert
Draper, 816
George Alfred, u 387
George Allen, u 301
George Asa, u 785
George B., u 301, u 808
George Ball, 429, 703
George Bickford, 808
George C, u 312
George Carleton, 787
George Chandler, u 380
George Chase, u 219
George Clifton, u 462
George Gushing, u 702
George Dana, u 293
George Dean, u 176
George Dexter, u 446,
662
George B., u 336, u 425,
u 662i, u 74'2
George Edward, u 233,
u 630, u 787
George Ernest, u 779
George P., u 356, u 578
George Fay, u 637
George Fitch, u 352
George Frederick, u 260,
u 580
George French, 502
George French, Jr., 749
George G., u 492
George H., u 352, u 372,
u 404, u 511, u 542, u
677, 764
George Henry, u 467, u
539, u 571, u 668, u 742
George Homer, u 256
George Howe, u 337, u
350, 352
George J., u 723
George John, u 511
George K., u 644
George L., u 742
George Leslie, u 540
George Lewis, u 426
George McDonald, u 775
George Mavor, u 562
George Merrick, u 380
George Monroe, u 636
George Morey, u 380
George Morrow, u 275
George Munroe, u 371
George N., u 314
George Needham, 617
George Newton, u 617
George Otis, 544
George Raymond, u 223
George S., u 556
George Samuel, 822
George Sewall, u 546
George Stannard, 760
George T., u 437
George Taylor, u 203
George W., u 155, u 312,
u 377, u 389, u 492, u
583, u 605, u 777
George Washington, u
277, 561
George Webber, u 478
George Wesley, u 500
Brigham, George William,
u 578, u 688
George Winslow, u 354
Georgiana, u 324
Georgiana Dexter, u 203
Georgiana Nancy, u 592
Georgie, u 751
Georgie Etta, u 702
Gerald Hobart, u 602
Gerald Nelson, u 686
Gershom, u 3, 10, 43,
f u 43, u 47, 120, 125
Gershom Nelson, u 49,
598
Gersham Walker, u 598
Gertrude, u 506, u 778
Gertrude A., u 675
Gertrude C, u 325
Gertrude E., u 648
Gertrude Louise, u 667
Gertrude M., u 588, u
723
Gertrude Rebecca, u
708
Gilbert Addison, u 697
Gladys, u 420, 793
Glen Alcott, u 602
Godfrey MacDonald, u
749
Gordon, u 602
Grace, u 360, u 519, u
746, u 792
Grace C, u 530
Grace E., u 782
Grace Estella, u 690
Grace F., u 311
Grace Hunter, u 382
Grace L., u 219, u 789
Grace Louisa, u 559
Grace M., u 540
Grace May, u 519
Grace V., u 742
Grey Mills, u 799
Gurdon, u 132
Gustavus Brewster, 684
Guy A., u 540
Haley Forester, u 419
Halloway, u 39
Halloway Baxter, u 203
Hannah, u 1, u 4, 5, u
11, u 14, 27, u 28, u
39, u 48, u 60, u 93,
u 103, u 108, u 122,
124, u 126, 129, u 148,
241, 244, u 287, u 292,
u 310, 412, u 427, u
434
Hannah Augusta, u 592
Hannah B., u 262
Hannah Bride, u 217
Hannah Elizabeth, u 322
Hannah Farrar, u 268
Hannah Halloway, u 39
Hannah L., u 164, 691
Hannah Lucinda, u 260
Hannah M., u 256, u 295
Hannah R., u 161
Hannah Tracy, u 609
Hanson Hutchinson, u
501
Brigham, Harcourt, u
667
Harold, u 794
Harold Augustus, u 779
Harold Frederick, u 654
Harold Kingsbury, u
734
Harold Lewis, u 712
Harold Lynn, u 560
Harold Montford, u 81S
Harold W., u 591
Harriet, u 109, u 120, u
196, u 201, u 213, u 222,
u 278, u 292, u 349,
391, u 41S, 450, u 464,
u 470, u 491, u 520, u
576, 694
Harriet A., u 188, u
437, u 507, u 577
Harriet Ann, u 4i66
Harriet Amanda, u 280,
u 348, u 638
Harriet Augusta, u 593
Harriet Gushing, u 249
Harriet D., u 429
Harriet Dorris, u 746
Harriet E., u 389, u 400,
u 636, u 665
Harriet Eliza, u 453, u
562
Harriet Elizabeth, u
453, u 768
Harriet Ellen, u 780
Harriet Emeline, u 790
Harriet Frances, u 268
Harriet H., u 360
Harriet J., u 356
Harriet Jane, u 300
Harriet L., u 307
Harriet Louisa, u 642,
u 747
Harriet M., u 463
Harriet Maria, u 573
Harriet N., u 486
Harriet Nellie, u 348
Harriet Newell, u 583
Harriet O., u 427
Harriet S., u 404
Harriet Sophia, u 353
Harriet T., u 277
Harriette Augusta, 672
Harris, u 449
Harrison Benton, u 810
Harrison Ellsworth, u
688
Harrison Fay, 702, u
702
Harrison Gray, u 337
Harrison M., u 336
Harry, 364, u 561, u
565, u 685, u 746, u
815
Harry A., u 481
Harry Austin, u 324
Harry Blossom, u 353
Harry Chase, u 562
Harry E., u 219, u 481
Harry H., u 613, u 751
Harry L., u 707
Harry Prescott, u 457
INDEX
583
Brigham, Harry Prescott,
Jr., u 457
Harry Risley, u 747
Harry Van Winkle, u
664
Harry Webster, u 622
Harry Winthrop, u 631
Harry White, u 620
Hartwell, u 199
Harvey, u 153
Harvey Carpenter, u
275
Harvey Duncan, u 367
Harvey Pierson, u 602
Harvey S., u 220
Hastings, u 63, u 407
Hattie, n 551, u 567
Hattie E., n 353, u 478,
u 519, u 75S
Hattie F., u 342
Hattie Idelle, u 708
Hattie Jemima, u 551
Hattie Josephine, u 682
Hattie M., u 319. u 601
u 775
Hattie Marion, u 687
Hattie Marsh, u 378
Hattie Olivia, u 635
Hattie S., u 262
Hattie Sophia, u 371
Haven, u 89. u 227
Haven A., u 752
Haven E., u 505
Haven T.. 754
Hazel, u 626, u 794
Hazel A., u 819
Hazel B., u 510
Hazel I., u 437
Hazel Laura, u 599
H. Eleanor, u 772
Helen, u 60, u 365, u
470, u 483, u 599, u
639, u 723, u 728, u
751, u 754
Helen Adelaide, u 397
Helen Adelia, u 721
Helen Ann, u 465
Helen Augusta, u 281,
u 642
Helen Belle, u 498
Helen Blanche, u 708
Helen Church, u 255
Helen Cornelia, u 562
Helen E., u 513
Helen F., u 584
Helen Fanny, u 501
Helen Francis, u 642
Helen Harriet, u 224
Helen Idora, u 812
Helen Katherine, u 219
Helen M., u 509, u 752
Helen Pearl, u 821
Helen R., u 311
Helen Ransom, u 666
Helen Sinclair, u 667
Helen Sophia, u 387, u
710
Helen Sophronia, u 735
Henrietta, u 308
Henrietta A., u 265
Brigham, Henrietta Au-
gusta, 673
Henrietta C, u 570
Henrietta D., u 743
Henrietta Eliza, u 308
Henrietta Frances, u
464
Henrietta Harrison, u
798
Henrietta L,., u 636
Henrietta Marsh, u 396
Henrietta Martyn, u
517
Henry, u 1, u 105, u 137,
146, u 203. 217, u 223,
u 228, u 307, u 314, u
318, 340, 405, u 425,
482, 492, u 493, u 576,
u 577, 667, u 674, u 765
Henry A., u 336, u 400
Henry Albert, u 560
Henry Artemas, u 636
Henry Arthur, u 746
Henry Augustine, 674
Henry Augustus, u 57
Henry Bigelow, u 284
Henry C, 641
Henry Clay, u 500
Henry Cox, u 823
Henry Day, u 667
Henry E., u 494
Henry F., u 418
Henry Foye, u 460
Henry G., u 86, u 510
Henry Grey, u 314
Henry Gustavus. 685
Henry H., u 339, u 683
Henry Hanson, u 224
750
Henry Harding, 517
Henry Harrison, u 274,
u 322, u 393, 798
Henry Hartstene, u
667
Henry Hobart, 678
Henry J., u 490
Henry Lyman, u 264
Henry Lester, u 635
Henry M., u 417
Henry Martyn, 771
Henry O., u 87, 682
Henry Oscar, u 690
Henry Pierpont, u 189
Henry Quincy, u 488
Henry Randolph, u 344
Henry S., u 741
Henry Wales, u 580
Henry Whiting, u 771
Henry W. R., u 155
Hepsibah, u 6, u 43, u
72. u 73, u 106, u 145,
201
Hepzibah Collins, u 337
Herbert Andrew, u 806
Herbert Augustus, u 819
Herbert B., u 703
Herbert Clarence, u 325
Herbert D., u 665
Herbert Dow, u 616
Herbert E., u 478
Brigham. Herbert Elliot,
797, u 797
Herbert Fay, u 342
Herbert Guy, u 599
Herbert Irving, u 571
Herbert Joseph, u 686
Herbert Lincoln, u 692
u 819
Herbert Olin, u 773
Herbert S., u 319
Herbert Storrs, u 325,
u 786
Herbert W., u 397
Herbert Willard, u 584
Herman Corless, u 352
Hester L., u 282
Hiram, 275, u 307, u 556,
559
Hiram N., 765
Hiram Truman, u 551
Hiram Wright, u 551,
u 555
Hollis, u 74, u 254
Hollis B., u 417
Holloway, 268
Holloway Taylor, 532
Homer Colby, 783
Horace, u 206, u 319, u
360, u 794
Horace A., 642
Horace Alfred, u 377
Horace Ames, 645
Horace D., u 803
Horace Eugene, u 703
Horace J., u 642
Horace Wait, u 260
Horatio, u 141
Horatio G., u 228
Hosea, 134, 573
Hosea Wheeler, 699
Howard, u 436
Howard B., u 644
Howard L., u 767
Howard N., u 608
Howard Richardson, u
708
Howard T., u 641
Hubbard, 531, u 531
Hubbard Hammond,
436
Huldah, u 79
Humphrey, 671
H. W., u 187
Ida, u 223, u 662
Ida A., u 307, u
463
Ida Celestia, u 608
Ida Florence, u 816
Ida Leonore, u 598
Ida M., u 359
Ida Matilda, u 712
Ida May, u 642
Ida Wilkinson, u 802
Ira, 742
Ira S., u 542
Irma Celia, u 599
Irvin, u 688
Irving, u 360
Irving Arthur, u 432
Irving D., u 492
584
INDEX
Brigham, Isaac, u 138,
206, u 206, u 662
Isabel "Wanetta, u 325
Isabella, u 568
Isadore, u 628
Isannah, u 428
Ithamar, u 23, 81, 20S,
u 209
Ivers Jewett, u 265
Ivory, 152
Jabez, 283, 297, u 297,
Jackson, u 223
Jacob, u 79
Jacob L., u 555
Jacob W., u 555
James, 35, u 77, u 92,
u 139, 230, 224, u 509
James A., u 418, 615
James B., u 314, u 78b
James Cochran, u 792
James Dana, u 612
James Edward, 511
James Harcourt, u 667
James Henry, u 183, u
398, u 462
James J., u 527
James Kendall, u 546
James L., u 554
James Lawson, u 334
James Lewis, u 426
James M., 788
James Madison, 398
James Moore, u 141
James O., u 506
James R., u 352
James Risley, u 224, u
500
James Sullivan, u 231
James Sumner, u 148
James Wady, u 546
James Watklns, u 749
Jane, u 136, u 159, u
3'33, 394, u 481, u 569
Jane Electa, u 399
Jane Elizabeth, 455,
508
Jane Kate, u 553
Jane Laura, u 385
Jane M., u 188
Jane Maria, u 199
Jane Newton, u 460
Jane Putnam, u 26S
Jane Sophronia, u 346
Janette H., u 448
Janette Hannah, 548
Jason Stephen, u 493
Jaspar Irvin, u 785
Jay C, u 559
Jay Edward D., u 820
Jay L., u 554
Jay P., u 558
Jean, u 530, u 684, u
798
Jedediah, u 6, 18, u 18,
u 57, u 60, 164, u 164
Jedediah Thomas, u
309
Jefferson, u 166
Jemima, u 9, u 37
Jennie Ballard, u 579
Brigham, Jennie Free-
land, u 791
Jennie Henrietta, u 797
Jennie Louise, u 654
Jennie Madge, u 275
Jennie May, u 787
Jennie O., u 512
Jennie Rutherford, u
792
Jennie Seymour, u 666
Jennie T., u 707
Jenny A., u 153
Jerusha, u 11
Jesse, 33, u 85, u 120
Jesse C, u 325
Jesse Franklin, u 755
Jessie, u 433
Jessie L., u 511
Jessio P., u 764
Jerome, u 491
Jerome Ripley, 518
Jewett Boardman, 535
Joab, 775
Joel, u 31, 34, u 85, 88,
u 92, 135, u 155, u 168,
227, 229, 319, u 319,
396, 490, u 506, 507, u
509
Joel E., u 482
Joel F., u 482
Joel Harvey, u 753
Joel Sebastian, 752
Joel Winfield, u 752
John, u 1, f u 3, 4, 14,
u 14, 36, u 48, 50, u
50, u 51, u 79, 90, 95,
u 95, u 123, u 135, u
137, 141. u 146, u 154,
u 155. 155, u 159, 216,
223, 233, u 233, 278, u
305, u 307. 328, u 328,
u 329, u 330, 375. 406,
u 406, 423, u 424. u
491, u 520, u 542, 622,
U 723, 744. 778, u 784
John A., u 355
John Addison, u 426,
u 693, 697
John Baker, 648
John Burt, u 631
John C, u 354, u 447,
u 563
John Calvin, 655
John Christopher, 791,
u 791, u 796
John Clark, 363
John Cotton, u 363
John D., u 356, 564,
-_ 629
John E., u 374
John Edward, u 337
John F., u 705
John G., u 231
John Gardner, u 720
John Goe, u 800
John Gott, 145, 337
John H., u 231, u 404,
u 419, u 741
John Hartman, u 176
Brigham, John Haze!-
tine, 419
John Hazzard, u 566
John Herman, u 275
John Knox, u 363
John L., u 219
John Leland. u 703
John Lowell, u 465
John M., u 380, u 553
John Martyn, u 697
John Mason, 516
John Morey, 380
John Northmore, u 748
John Olin, 773
John P., u 614, u 759
John Palmer, u 30N
John Putnam, u 670
J. Quincy Adams, u
277
John R., u 219, u 778
John Rufus, u 423
John Spencer, u 365
John Stillman, u 516
John Stratton, u 4S6
John Swarrow, 491
John Tyler, u 253
John W., u 418, u 434,
591, u 723
John Warren, u 256, u
327, u 704
John Wells, u 296, u
419
John Wesley. 717
John William, u 591
John Williams, u 223
John Winslow, u 60,
670
Johnson, 802
Jonah, u 42
Jonas, u 9. 39. 103, 136,
u 136. u 208. 255
Jonas C, u 256
Jonas Draper, u 254
Jonas Edward, u 478
Jonas Michael, u 255
Jonathan, u 3, 8, 32, u
34, u 83, 89, u 89, 94,
u 94, u 269, 273, u
354
Joseph, u 3, u 38, 42, u
42, u 43. u 73, u 77,
u 92, 109, u 110, 118,
142, 180. u 218. 240,
u 286, 287. u 310, 317,
u 333, u 349. u 491, u
509, u 519, u 520, u
551
Joseph A., u 311
Joseph B., u 208
Joseph C, u 153
Joseph Clarendon, 421
Joseph D.. u 166, u 356
Joseph Darwin, u 577
Joseph Edward, u 261
Joseph H., 520
Joseph Henry, u 260,
751
Joseph Henry Hobart,
u 678
INDEX
585
Brigham, Joseph How-
ard, u 310
Joseph L.., u 425
Joseph Lincoln, 471, u
724, 725
Joseph Thomas, 692
Joseph W., u 229, u 405
Joseph Walter, u 597
Joseph Warren, u 120
Joseph Webb, u 519
Josephine, u 300, u 627,
u 751
Josephine C, u 625
Josephine E., u 312
Josephine Elizabeth, u
378
Josephine Maria, u 409
Joshua Bates, 545
Joshua Leland, u 336
Josiah, u 38, f u 99, f u
100, u 115, u 211, 251,
289, u 289
Josiah Fay, 342
Josiah Merriclt, u 453
Josiah Newton, 115
Josiah Sanford, u 211
Josiah Quincy, u 249
Josie C, u 537
Jotham, u 6, 19, u 170
Joyce, u 530
Judith, u 179, u 208, u
420
Julia, u 95 u 120, u 133,
u 211, u 223, u 805, u
319, u 349, u 475, u
538
Julia A., u 639
Julia Ann, u 553
Julia Estelle, u 598
Julia F., u 219, u 229
Julia L., u 374
Julia Lena, u 598
Julia Pauline, u 791
Julia Porter, u 396
Julia Roxallna, u 291
Julia S., u 528, u 650
Julia Angellne, u 432
Juliette, u 316, u 639
Julius, u 227. u 475
Justin, u 316
Justinian Holden, u
375
Kate, u 457, u 465, u
752
Kate Adallne, u 499
Kate Elmira, u 690
Kate Hartwell, u 668
Kate O'Brien, u 386, u
667
Kate Sawin, u 546
Katherlne, u 315, u
474, u 494, u 518
Katherlne J., u 465
Kathryn, u 764
Kenneth, u 746
Kenneth Stephenson, u
675
Keston, u 513
Kezlah, 29
Kitte, u 84
Brigham, Lambert, u
418
Laughton E., u 788
Laura, u 125, u 166, u
273, u 310, u 446, u
665, u 783
Laura A., u 188
Laura Almena, u 785
Laura Ann, u 210, u
293
Laura Artemesia, 604
Laura Belle, u 790
Laura E., u 528
Laura Etta, u 612
Laura Grace, u 774
Laura H., u 230
Laura Kendall, u 313
Laura L., u 651
Laura Muzzey, u 323
Laura S.. u 359
Laura Sophia, u 711
Laura Susan, u 578
Laurence, u 754
Laurence Fay, u 720
Laurence S., u 432
Laurens Orlando, u 223
Laurie Stanton, u 712
Laurietta Ella, u 579
Lavantia, u 270
Lavenla K., u 476
Lavlna, u 76, 117
Lavina S., u 389
Lavlnia Moore, u 327
Lavinla Virginia Pat-
rick, 660
Lawrence, u 590, u
665
Lawrence Whitney, u
734
Lawson Sibley, 635
Leander, u 319
Leander D., 540
Leander Howe, 601
Lebina S., u 389
Le Grand Bliss, u 472
Le Grand S., u 404
Leland N., u 625
Lemon, u 727
Lemuel Hawley, 536
Lemuel Warren, u 536
Lena, u 336
Lena Isabelle, u 360
Leo Joy, u 559
Leon D., u 559
Leon E., u 401
Leon Edward, u 540
Leon Herbert, u 820
Leonard, 112, u 112, u
556, u 590
Leonard Allen, u 790
Leonard B., u 417
Leonard Barle, u 561
Leonard R., u 272
Leonard Warren, 298,
782, u 782
Leonella, u 436
Leonora Wellington, u
138
Leroy, u 89, u 568
Leslie, u 319, u 360
Brigham, Leslie A., u
705
Leslie Elijah, u 757
Leslie Harold, u 746
Lester Alfred, u 395
Lester Eugene, u 688
Lester H., u 707
Lestina Amanda, u 369
Levi, 38, 98, u 136, u
208. u 220, 242, u 242,
285, u 297, u 431, 501,
582
Levi Edwin, 628
Levi Hanaford, u 501
Levi Henry, 576
Levi L., u 183
Levi P., u 726
Levi S., u 431
Levi Samuel, 732
Levinah. u 2, u 11, u
31, u 40, u 44
Lewis, u 51, u 84, u
154, 169, 330, 338, 426,
u 430, u 490. u 568,
608
Lewis Alanson, u 330
Lewis Alexander, 654
Lewis D., u 273
Lewis B., 568
Lewis Frederick, u 522
Lewis H., u 608
Lewis Hastings, u 511
Lewis Henry, u 608
Lewis L., u 424
Lewis Maltland, u 654
Lewis Starkweather, u
608
Lewis W., u 301, u
726
Lienella, u 704
Lllia M., u 301
Lilian E., u 648
Lilian Mae, u 625
Lllla E., u 745
Lllla Frances, u 462
Lilla May, u 713
Lillian, u 608, u 796
Lillian B., u 553
Lillian Estella, u 779
Lillian Estelle, u 608
Lillian H., u 772
Lillian Irene, u 551
Lillian Margaret, u 788
Lillian M. Sprague, u
787
Lillian Susan, u 432
Llllie, u 319. u 337
Lillie Chapman, u 779
Llllie Josephine, u 703
Llllie May. u 796
Lily, u 494
Lincoln, u 71, 200, 401,
432
Lincoln Flagg, 474, u
474, u 725
Lincoln Forbes, u 474
Lincoln Lafayette, 677
Lincoln Sumner, u 211
Linda Hawley. u 536
Lizzie, u 417
586
INDEX
Brigham, Lizzie E., u 312
Lizzie J., u 628
Lizzie Jane, u 732
Lizzie M., u 150, u
262. u 456, u 648
Lloyd, u 599
L. Mina, u 536
Lock. "Wells, u 419
Lodasca, 495
Loella J., u 387
Lois, u 112, u 216, 261
Lois Genevieve, u 399
Lois M., u 559
Lomelia Ann, u 302
Lora, u 182, u 433
Loraon, 709
Loren M., u 726
Lorenzo, u 228, u 319
Lorenzo D., u 400
Loriman Percival, u
713
Loriman Stevens, 713
Loriman Stone, u 713
Lorin, u 104
Lorinda S., u 486
Loring, u 288, 483
Loring W., 527
Lot, u 94, u 475
Lottie, u 230
Lottie Adella, u 498
Lottie Maria, u 670
Louis Delos, u 559
Louis Francis, u 654
Louis Kossuth, u 780
Louis Stanhope, u 779
Louisa, u 51, u 54, u
149, u 156, u 157, u
201, u 204, u 210, u
284, u 312, u 316,
736
Louisa A., u 614, u 634
Louisa E., u 742
Louisa Ann, u 613
Louisa C. u 511
Louisa Dorinda, u 199
Louisa F., u 671
Louisa M., u 338
Louise, u 365, u 518
Louise A., u 734
Lovell, 218
Lovette E., u 605
Lovewell, 151
Lovina, u 211, u 255.
u 271
Lovina N. Ward, u
486
Lovisa Jane, u 486
Lowell, u 109, 466
Lowell Irving, u 653
Luceba Augusta, u 369
Lucetta, u 222
Lucia, u 133, 611. u
726
Lucia A., u 726
Lucian, u 259
Lucian L., u 726
Lucian N., u 259
Lucian T., u 402
Lucian V., u 259
Brigham, Lucie E., u
230
Lucie Howe, u 631
Lucien Elmer, u 732
Lucien Fay, 720
Lucien Maxwell, u 720
Lucien Morris, u 647
Lucilia S., u 447
Lucille Markham, u 617
Lucina, u 639
Lucinda, u 85, u 113,
u 115, u 118, u 135,
u 212, u 218, u 276,
290, u 727
Lucius, u 4, u 157, u
229, u 374, u 475, 644
Lucius A., u 229
Lucius Algernon, u 291
Lucius L., 457
Lucius T., u 726
Lucius W., u 644
Lucretia. u 57, u 64, u
126, u 427, u 475
Lucretia Augusta, u
460
Lucretia Jane, u 325
Lucretia L., u 203
Lucretia M., u 256
Lucy, u 42, u 47, u 58,
u 59, u 60, u 61, u 62,
u 77, u 85, u 119, u
121, u 155 u 157, u
164, 167, u 168, u 170,
u 183. 221, u 240, u
254, u 282, u 294, u
300, u 327, u 333, u
475, u 488, u 519, u
548, u 587, u 677, u
726
Lucy A., u 318
Lucy Abigail, u 171
Lucy Agnes, u 634
Lucy Ann, u 137, u
183, u 270, u 309, u
428
Lucy Churchill, u 232
Lucy Gushing, 252
Lucy E., u 157
Lucy Elizabeth, u 375
Lucy Forbes, u 471, 473
Lucy H., u 295
Lucy Harrington, u
108, u 265, u 266
Lucy J., u 231, u 625
Lucy Jane, u 337, u
404
Lucy Louise, u 608
Lucy M., u 208, u 734
Lucy Malinda, u 176
Lucy Maria, u 200
Lucy R., u 407
Lucy Rice, u 231
Lucy S., u 212, u 608
Lucy Sophia, u 687
Lula Brown, u 654
Lulu M., u 767
Luman P., u 639
Lummus, u 211, u 487,
u 741
Brigham, Lura, u 327
Luther, u 84, u 97, u
1:12, 256, 514
Luther A., u 551
Luther Ayers, 537
Luther Harvey, u 275
Lydia, 17, u 42, u 44,
u 59, u 60, u 74, u
77, 78, u 79, u 83, u
84, u 87, u 89, u 92,
u 106, u 110, u 128. u
144, u 151, u 155, u
163, u 164, u 166, u
177, 239, u 257, 286,
u 293, 370, u 395, u
428, u 446, 454
Lydia A., u 175, u 358
Lydia Ann, u 89, u 296,
u 416, u 427, u 461
Lydia Gushing, u 101
Lydia P., u 688
Lydia M., u 705
Lydia Maria, u 225, 543
Lydia S., u 311
Lydia Vose, u 180
Lydia W., u 434
Lyle Duane, u 820
Lyman, u 40, u 168, u
179, u 196, u 271. u
279
Lyman Farwell, 569
Lyman H., u 420
Lyman M., u 268
Lynn B., u 540
Lyra Sophronia, u 732
Lyscom, u 73, 185. u
423, 424, 428, 705
Lyscom Dexter, u 811
Mabel, u 518, u 568
Mabel A., u 629
Mabel Florence, u 650
Mabel J., u 481, u 665
Mabel Jeanette, u 588
Mabel Louise, u 717
Mabel Olive, u 823
Madeline Gertrude, u
686
Mae, u 746
Maletta J., u 554
Malinda, u 255
Mamie G., u 555
Marcia, u 89
Marcia A., u 228, u
230
Marcia E.. u 510
Marcus Marcellus, u
291
Margaret, u 414, 574, u
654, u 734
Margaret Ann, u 385
Margaret Lorena, u 551
Margaret S., u 550
Margaret Wait, u 811
Margherita, u 630
Marguerite, u 555
Maria, u 84, u 120, u
133, u 144, u 159. u
176. u 216, u 318, u
328, u 333, u 618
INDEX
587
Brigham. Maria Caroline,
414, u 574
Maria E., u 170, u 268,
u 393
Maria Elizabeth, u 354
Maria J., u 577
Maria Louisa, u 372, u
373
Maria Sarah, u 302
Maria Theresa, 341
Mariah Elizabeth, u
569
Marian, u 641
Marianne Elizabeth, u
238
Mariette, u 395
Marilla. u 395
Marinda, u 367
Marion, u 684
Marion E., u 819
Marion Francis, u 617
Marion Homer, u 703
Marion Kathryn, u 501
Marion M., u 701
Marion Ray, u 381
Marion Robinson, u
774
Marion S., u 741, u
743
Marion Sophia, u 433
Marjorie E., u 690
Marjorie M., u 746
Marshall H., u 599
Marshall W., u 155
u 314
Martin, u 348, 400
Martin A., u 301
Martin Gilson, u 399
Martin Greenleaf, u 205
Martin Tyler, u 348
Martin V., u 553
Martha, u 14, 41, u 42,
u 47. u 48, u 71, u 74,
u 79, u 97, 102, u 108,
u 118, u 162, u 167, u
168, u 185, 202, u 203,
u 271, u 293, u 301, u
427, u 428, u 481, u
490, u 491
Martha A., u 229, u
355
Martha Adeline, u 701
Martha Alice, u 669
Martha Amelia, u 585
Martha Ann, u 138. u
266, u 330. 632
Martha Augusta, u
375
Martha Barnes, u 168
Martha Chace, u 546
Martha Chamberlain,
u 236, u 514, 587
Martha E., u 395
Martha Edwina, u
688
Martha Eliza, u 256.
327
Martha Elizabeth, u
466
Brigham, Martha Eva, u
633
Martha Fay, u 434
Martha Lucina, 657
Martha Moriah, u 375
Martha R.. u 513
Martha T., u 680
Martha W., u 186, u 433
Martha "Washington, u
83, u 354
Martyn E., u 617
Martyn Freeman, 693
Marvin N., u 555
Mary, 2, u 3, u 4, u 8,
13, u 13, u 16, u 21, u
32, u 33, u 37, u 43,
u 48, u 50, u 54, u
63, u 67, u 69, u 71,
u 83, u 84, u 88, u
92, u 106, u 115, u
123, u 128, u 132, u
138, u 147, u 162, u
166, u 168, u 169, u
201, u 211, 214, u 219,
u 222, u 240, u 254,
u 279, u 282, u 294, u
307, u 312, u 315, u
328, 334, u 337, u 350,
u 352, 357, u 424, u
425, u 428, u 434, u
451, u 462, u 519, u
520, u 538, u 569, u
590, u 645, u 727
Mary A., u 166, u 229,
u 314, u 340, u 418,
u 400, u 530, u 531, u
613. u 614. u 639
Mary Adaline, u 500
Mary Agnes, u 266, u
547
Mary Alice, u 732
Mary Angeline, u 521
Mary Ann, u 60, u 148,
u 160, u 161, u 183, u
261. u 297, u 305, u
337, u 349, u 404, u
419, u 420, 441, u 490.
503, u 506, u 521, u
551
Mary Ann Elizabeth, u
620
Mary Augusta, u 494
Mary B., u 776
Mary Bemis. u 668
Mary Brooks, u 410
Mary C, u 555
Mary Caroline, u 375
Mary Chaffee, u 637
Mary Chapman, u 592
Mary Douglas, u 363
Mary E., u 188, u 301,
u 311, u 319. u 336,
u 356, u 482, u 519. u
528, u 617, u 680, u
758, u 764
Mary Edna, u 430
Mary Eggleston, u 521
Mary Eliza, u 448, u
467, u 540. u 583
Brigham, Mary Elizabeth
u 138, u 199, u 430. u
433, u 451, u 555, U
597, 659, u 686
Mary Ella, u 377
Mary Ellen, u 409, u
499
Mary Elmina, u 507
Mary Elsie, u 310
Mary Emma, u 398
Mary Esther, u 777
Mary Ethel, u 717
Mary Eva, u 507, u
536
Mary F., u 183, u 374,
u 407, u 437, u 554
Mary Frances, u 378, u
399
Mary Freeland, u 796
Mary Grant, u 375
Mary H., u 136, u 192
Mary Hannah, u 646
Mary Harcourt, u 667
Mary Hobart, u 806
Mary Hubbard, u 449
Mary Ida, u 560
Mary Isabella, u 308, u
690
Mary J., u 228, u 354, u
355
Mary Jane, u 265, u
310, u 352, u 377, u
884, u 431, u 462, u
662
Mary Janette, u 565
Mary Kate, u 569
Mary L., u 284, u 355, u
365, u 383, u 420, u
601
Mary Lancaster, 589
Mary Lester, u 667
Mary Louisa, u 54, u
371, u 582, 715
Mary Loring, 664
Mary Louise, u 274, u
501, u 658, 801
Mary Lucy, u 687
Mary Luella, u 275
Mary M., u 337, u 527,
581, u 584, u 751
Mary Martha, u 426
Mary Matilda, u 352
Mary Mills, u 71
Mary Parker, u 288
Mary Prentice, u
249
Mary R., u 317
Mary Ripley, u 518
Mary Rosalie, u 688
Mary S., u 358
Mary Sophia, u 198, u
247
Mary T., u 305
Mary Upton, u 382
Mary W., u 284
Mary Walker, u 802
Mary Wattles, u 353
Mary Wheeler, u 471
Mary Worcester, u 721
588
INDEX
Brigham, Matilda u 155,
u 447
Matthias, u 32, 447, u
449
Matthias Rice, u 83
Mattie, u 230
Mattie B., u 383
Maud, u 519, u 650
Maud Allen, u 568
Maud Ella, u 313
Maud Lavinia, u 584
Maud Louisa, u 785
Maud M., u 511
Maud Mabel, u 690
Maude Flora, u 699
Mavor, 562
May Adaline, u 570
May Fay, u 233, u 342
May R., u 677
Mehitabel, u 42, u S4,
178
Melinda L., u 273
Melissa, u 89
Melitta V., u 767
Melville Sidney, u 462
Melville Webb, u 735
Melvina, u 417
Melzar Williams, u 430
Mercy, u 1, u 4, u 97,
237
Meriva Jane, u 94
Merrick Putnam, 549
Merrill Draper, u 734
Mervin, u 700
Micajah R., 384
Michael, 253
Mildred, u 701, u 755
Mildred C, u 563
Mildred Ellen, u 805
Mildred M., u 746
Miller, u 104
Millicent, u 79
Milton, 566
Mindwell, u 37, u 38, f u
99, f u 100, 245, u 261,
u 264
Minerva A., ti 223
Minnie, u 230, u 319, u
492, u 765
Minnie A., u 566
Minnie Ann, u 371, u
717
Minnie Elizabeth, u
648
Minnie Frances, u 437
Minnie L., u 300
Minnie Maud, u 788
Minnie May, u 707
Mira N., u 559
Miranda, u 139
Miranda A., u 199
Miriam, u 79, u 82, u
83, u 95
Miriam A., u 123, u 151
Miriam Allyn, u 598
Miriam C, u 276
Molly, u 80, 111, u 195
Monroe Bowman, 636
Morrill F., u 679
Morris, u 377
Brigham, Moses, u 38, 69,
u 77, u 144, u 168, u
175, 176, u 180, u 208,
219, 420, 572
Moses Bartlett, 534
Moses W., u 211
Moses Woods, u 180
Muriel Adele, u 759
Murray Edward, u 700
Musette A., u 553
Myra J., u 316
Myra P., u 776
Myron Pinkerton, u 798
Myrtle Edna, u 677
Nabby, u 84, u 112, u
151, 226, 497
Nadeen, u 778
Nahum, u 95, u 10(5, u
150, u 177, u 183, u
257
Nahum B., u 354
Nahum Ball, u 144
Nahum^ G., u 183
Nancy, u 1, u 76, u 101,
u 105, u 142, u 157,
u 159, u 168, u 209, u
2il0, u 240, u 282, u
283, 345, u 311, 321,
339, u 4i82, u 490, u
590, u 662, u 798
Nancy E., u 386
Nancy Elizabeth, u 330
Nancy Gates, u 667
Nancy Jane, u 260
Nancy M., u 230
Nancy Maria, u 249
Nancy Phillips, u 338
Nancy Sophia, u 680,
681
Natalie Adeline, u 814
Nathalie Frances, u 813
Nathan, f u 3, u 6, 7,
f u 21, 22, f u 22, u
23, fu 42, u 54, 71,
u 71, u 73, u 76, u
179, u 205, u 208, u
43a, u 461, u 463, u
608, u 693
Nathaniel, u 53, u 120
234, 249
Nathaniel Maynard, 813
Nathaniel Nelson, u 338
Nathaniel Phillips, u 338
Nathaniel Sumner, u
249
Nathaniel Walley, u 249
Nehemiah H., u 228
Nelhe, u 429, u 519, u
772
Nellie A., u 726
Nellie B., u 338
Nellie E., u 433
Nellie Elizabeth, u 787
Nellie Estey, u 578
Nellie Ethel, u 690
Nellie Eva, u 437
Nellie Frances, u 687
Nellie Gates, u 668
Nellie Inez, u 561
Nellie Maria, u 622
Brigham, Nelly, u 106
Nelson, 498, 558, u 599
Nelson B., u 153
Nelson Elisha, u 597
Nelson J., u 746
Nettie, u 319, u 570
Nettie Gertrude, u 310
Nettie L., u 726
Nettie May, u 677
Nettie May Dora, u 766
Newell, u 276
Newton Curtis, u 374
Newton J., u 568, u 570
Newton Josiah, 570
Nicholas H., 411
Nina A., u 311
Nina Cleone, u 275
Nina Ethel, u 498, u
788
Niva Hattie, u 501
Noah, 83, u 257
Noble S., u 301
Nora A., u 555
Nora Dell, u 521
Nora Mabel, u 777
Norman, u 47, u 132
Norman C, u 346
Norman Carlos, u 313
Norman H., u 616
Norman O., u 512
Norman R., u 384
Octavia, u 395
Olga, u 484
Olive, u 311, u 705
Olive A., u 318
Olive C, u 354, u 408
Olive D., u 402
Olive L., u 310
Oliver, u 19
Oliver Francis, u 583
Oliver Henry Harring-
ton, u 779
Oliver M., u 205
Oliver Smith Chapman,
u 592
Oliver Sumner, u 353
Olivia Ann, u 572
Ollie, u 301
Omer Allen, u 275
Ora Leach, u 500
Orange Scott, 817
Oreb, u 141
Origen, u 57
Origen S., u 361, u 651
Orilla Laura, u 540
Orin, u 765
Orison Orlando, u 732
Orison W., u 417
Orissa Amber, u 393
Orlando, 496
Orlando Sibley, 634
Orleans, 307. u 307
Orman H, u 273, u 498
Orrin A., 555
Orrin W., u 554
Orrison W., u 625
Orville, u 269
Orville P., 563
Orville S., u 555
Oscar Denton, u 74b
INDEX
589
Brigham, Oscar Duane, u
746
Oscar Erastus, u 255
Oscar Everett, u 648
Oscar Leroy, u 746
Oscar Willard, u 584
Oshea Stowell, u 384
Otis, u 81, u 135, u 196,
265, u 404, u 480, u 481
Otis Albert, u 701
Otis Holbrook, u 426
Otis Lowell, u 467
Otis Tileston, u 588
Owen Benjamin, 580, u
580
Owen W., u 418
Ozro Don, u 605
Parkman, u 188
Parley, u 153, u 307
Patricia, u 720
Patty, u 75, u 103, u
120, u 151, u 282
Paul, u 23, 46, u 58, u
76, 82, u 119, 128, 211,
u 211, u 213, u 450, u
475, u 542, u 614
Paul A., u 789
Paul Andrew, u 787
Paul Goodrich, u 812
Paul Laflin, u 782
Paul Printess, u 692
Paul Tracy, u 821
Paul W., u 788
Paul Wiooster, 312, 613
Paulina, u 222
Paulina Lois, u 274
Pauline, u 608
Pauline Wight, u 344
Pearl, u 565, u 800
Penniman Mason, u 517
Percival Hay den, u 712
Percy, u 281, u 722
Percy Herbert, u 781
Perle, u 220
Perry, 281, u 307, u 568
Perry N., u 568
Persis, u 6, u 19, u 22,
u 33, u 39, u 53, u 59,
68, u 76, u 82, u .S4,
u 106, u 150, u 156,
174, u 297
Persis A., u 229
Persis Baker, u 107, u
262
Persis E., u 617
Persis Elizabeth, u 431
. Persis Eva, u 650
Persis P., u 355
Peter, u 74, 316, 453
Peter Bent, 343, fu 343,
u 422
Peter Fay, u 188
Peter Maynard, u 453
Peter W., 296
Phebe, u 14, u 48, u 91,
u 115, u 168, u 228,
u 279, u 490, 595
Phebe Ann, u 154
Phebe C, u 311
Phebe Elizabeth, u 655
Brigham, Phebe L., u
511
Phebe Maria, u 488
Phelina May, u 787
Philena Warren, u 224
Bhilip C, u 554
Philip E., u 559
Philip P., 554
Philip Taylor, u 60S
Philip Van Rensslaer,
766
Phineas, u 16, u 22, u
54. 149, 177. 350, 416.
640
Phineas Forbes, u 417
Phineas P., u 259
Pierpont, u 73, u 82,
186, u 189, u 409, u
4i28, u 433, 486
Pliny, u 153
Pliny Stearns, u 690
Polly, u 40, u 74, u 112,
u 113, u 126. u 153. u
168. u 183, u 205. 214,
u 219, u 223, u 240,
u 283. 299, 320, 368,
422, 610
Polly A., u 273
Polly Wood, u 232
Porter Elmer, u 219
Pranza B., u 510
Prescott, u 97, 236
Priscilla, u 11
Proctor K., u 790
Prudence, u 11
Pulaski, u 216
P. Whitmer, u 775
Rachel E., u 777
Rachel Esther, u 777
Rachel Whitney, u 650
Ralph, u. 416, u 558, U
602, u 665
Ralph Armnnd, u 790
Ralph Bertram, u 717
Ralph E., u 559
Ralph H., u 456, u 608,
u 625
Ralph Hibbard, u 790
Ralph Peirce, u 722
Ralph Sumner, u 666
Ralph T., u 492
Ralph W., u 360. u 753
Ralph Willard, u 585
Rased A., u 418
Ray S., u 758
Raymond L., u 701
R. E., u 338
Read Oshea, u 384'
Reader Smith, u 639,
800
Rebecca, u 77, u 115. u
135, 191, u 257, u 270,
u 271, 332, u 475
Rebecca Elvira, 696
Rebecca Haynes, u 330
Rebecca K., u 230
Rebecca M., 303
Rebekah, u 204
Rensselaer, u 106
Reuben, u 51, u 670 ^
Brigham, Reuben, Jr., u
51
Rhoda, u 491
Rhoda Martha, u 382
Rhoda S., u 301
Richard Douglass, u 747
Richard Eugene, u 687
Richard Henry Lee, u
277
Richard J., u 753
Risley Hanson, u 4^99
Robert, u 53, u 147, u
674, u 746, u 770
Robert A., u 625
Robert B., u 786
Robert Breck, u 53, u
342, f u 343, 539
Robert E., u 677
Robert Goddard, u 744
Robert Hill, u 720
Robert McMann, u 225
Robert Morris, u 148
Robert Nelson, u 560
Robert O., u 568
Robert Otis, u 550
Robert Seymour, u 685
Robin Henry, u 540
Rockwell L., u 767
Rockwood. u 439
Roger, u 47, u 73, 182
Roger W., u 808
Rollin, u 276
Rollin W., u 456
Romanzo, u 212
Ronald Graves, u 785
Rosa Belle, u 785
Rosalee Elizabeth, u
501
Rosalie, u 764
Rosalinda M., u 198
Roscoe Fidelio, u 500
Rose E., u 555
Rose Ella, u 799
Rose I., u 494
Rose Marie, u 762
Rosella R., u 553
Rosina, u 599
Ross J., u 558
Rowena, u 144
Roxana, u 148, u 181,
u 287, u 342, u 480
Roxanah, u 95
Roxey, 326
Roy, u 783
Roy Emerson, u 498
Roy Oscar, u 540
Roy S., u 751
Royal, u 307. u 309
Ruby E., u 425
Ruby Inez, u 325
Rudolph Clayton, u
755
Ruel, u 136
Rufus, u 98, u 240, u
271, 272, u 318, 325,
367, u 519
Rufus H., 649
Russell, u 794
Russell Elmer, u 803
590
INDEX
Brigham, Ruth, 31, u 81,
u 92, u 17, u 150, u 169,
u 196. u 209, u 211, u
307, u 313, u 480, u
798
Ruth Anna, u 481
Ruth Chapman, u 779
Ruth E., u 701
Ruth Elizabeth, u 500,
u 777
Ruth Estelle, u 790
Ruth Forbes, u 474
Ruth M., u 559, u
679
Ruth McD., u 809
Ruth Montague, u
734
Ruth Rayder, u 598
Ruth S., u 608
Sabra, L., u 549
Sabrina. u 64
Sadie P., u 764
Salem, u 92
Salem Tilly, 509
Salinda, u 127
Sally, u 40, u 50, u 84,
u 94, u 99, u 103, u
113, u 115, u 120, u
126, u 133, u 135, u
144. u 151, u 158, u
163, u 169, 173, u
182, u 190, u 726
Sally Clarinda, u 180
Sally Maria, 695
Sally Sophronia, u 99
Sally Smith, u 423
Salmon, 353
Samantha, u 269, u
274, u 470
Samuel, u 1, f u 3, u 4,
6, u 6, 16, u 16, u 22,
u 36. u 38, 48, u 48,
52, u 54, u 73, u 84,
u 87, u 89, 91, u 91,
96, f u 99, u 134, 137.
u 137, 144, u 159, u
168, 183. 212, 232, 324,
335, u 374, u 386, 399,
u 403. 427, u 428, 461,
513, u 541, u 627, u
677, 745
Samuel Adrian, u 755
Samuel Allen, u 300
Samuel AugTistus, u
233
Samuel Davis, 627
Samuel Dexter, u 424
Samuel Edward, u 266
Samuel Fred, u 684
Samuel Granger, u 160
Samuel Jack, u 747
Samuel Leander, u 399
Samuel Neat, u 702
Samuel R., u 429
Samuel Sumner, 528
Samuel T., u 228
Sanford J., 740
Sara Eliza, u 375
Sara M., u 277
Brigham, Sarah, u 4, 12,
u 15, u 21, u 23, 25, u
48, 49, u 53, u 71, u 77,
u 79, u 82, u 83, 86, u
89, u 106, 116, u 118,
u 125, u 137, u 140,
u 146, u 147, u 157,
u 163, 175, 184, u 204,
207, u 2ill, u 223, u
231, u 250, u 257, u
271. u 276, u 278, u
282, u 294, u 310, 413,
u 417, u 428, u 493,
603, 606
Sarah A., u 480
Sarah Ann, u 217, u
219, u 262, u 478, u
593
Sarah Anna, u 281
Sarah Breck, 347
Sarah Caroline, u 795
Sarah D., u 347
Sarah E., u 155, u 183,
u 520
Sarah Effle, u 803
Sarah Eliza, u 478
Sarah Elizabeth, 596, u
668, 756
Susan Emeline, u 618
Sarah Emma, u 571
Sarah F., u 601
Sarah Foye, 459
Sarah Frances, u 432
Sarah Hepsibah, u 393
Sarah J., u 316, u 318,
u 355
Sarah Jane, u 342, u
430, u 527, u 577
Sarah L.. u 360, u 549
Sarah Louisa, u 444
Sarah Marguerite, u 700
Sarah Mariah, u 280
Sarah Martha Jane, u
620
Sarah Mason, u 516
Sarah Paulina, u 688
Sarah Phipps, u 322
Sarah Prentice, u 409
Sarah S., u 272
Sarah Waldo, u 592
Sarah Warren, u 667
Sarepta, u 308
Savannah, u 791
Sears, u 324
Seleucus, u 198
Seneca Paige, u 342
Seraph A., u 229
Seraph J., u 492
Seraphine, u 212
Serena Leroy, u 265
Serviland Theodore, u
690
Seth, u 43, u 231
Seth B., 735
Sewell, u 141
Sherman, u 318
Sherman L., u 692
Shirley F., u 530
Shirley Keeler, u 712
Brigham, Sidney, u 162, u
310, 451, 687.
Sidney Augustine, u
462
Sidney D., u 717
Sidney Eugene, u 687,
u 688
Sidney H., u 728
Sidney L., u 728
Sidney S., 740
Silas, 37. u 43, u 81, u
94, u 155, 160, 274, u
478, u 480
Silas Brooks, u 571
Silas Edwin, u 478
Silas H'., u 155, u 336,
u 380
Silas Hermon, u 275
Silas O., u 431. u 478
Silvanus, u 87, 220, 231
Silvester, 519, u 520
Simeon Avery, u 498
S. Maria, u 445
Sobeiski, u 216
Solomon, 56, ui 66, u
152, u 171
Sophia, u 40, u 51, u
57, u 144, u 151, u 157,
u 166, u 174, u 176, u
183, u 192, 194, u 196,
u 211, u 212, u 293,
u 297, u 311, 351, 408,
u 446, u 477, 529
Sophia A., u 387
Sophia Augusta u 267
Sophia Austin u 293
Sophia E., u 401
Sophia French, u 224
Sophia Homer, u 472
Sophia W., u 486
Sophie, u 84
Sophie E., u 554
Sophronia A., u 601
Sophronia Delight, u
300
Spofford, u 126
Squire, u 89
Stanhope, u 779
Stanley, u 291
Stanley Faber, u 56?
Stanley Fuller, u 676
Stella, u 806
Stella F., u 665
Stella Hattie, u 797
Stella J., u 634
Stella May, u 752
Stella Morton, u 396
Stephen, u 54, 59. 113,
118, 126. u 151, 156, u
157, u 159, u 177, 222,
277, 284, 305, u 375
Stephen A., u 284
Stephen B., u 144
Stephen H., u 372
Stephen Henry, u 377
Stephen Nathaniel
Brooks, 571
Stephen P., 493
Stewart Evans, u 550
INDEX
591
Brigham, Stillman, u 185
Stillman B., u 434
Storrs Talcott, u 786
Stowell, 470
Sukey, u 169
Sullivan, 276
Sumner, u 211
Susan, u 155, u 181, u
475, u 521
Susan A., u 86, u 88, u
233
Susan Ann, u 132, u 242
Susan Arnold, u 426
Susan Augusta, 522
Susan Baker, u 406
Susan Baker Davis, u
592
Susan Baylis, u 409, u
574
Susan Elizabeth, u 235
Susan Emily, u 439, u
514
Susan F., u 208
Susan Forbes, u 461
Susan Harriet, u 453
Susan Howe, u 353
Susan J., u 311
Susan Laurinda, u 176
Susan Lee, u 288
Susan M., u 365, u 492
Susan Parker, u 267
Susan Risley, u 502
Susan Smith, u 430
Susan Torrey, u 702
Susan Walter, u 521
Susanna, u 31, u 36, u
52, u 89, u 95, u 149,
u 169, 172, u 204, u
205, 246
Susanna Baylis, u 171
Susanna Harrington, u
217
Susanna Maria, u 71, u
432
Susanna Walter, u 99,
100
Susannah Woodward, u
141
Susie Augusta, u 258
Sybil, u 213
Sybillah, u 16
Sylvania Emeline, u 562
Sylvanus, 269, u 318, u
553
Sylvester, 196
Sylvester William, u
758
Sylvia Augusta, u 592
Sylvia B., u 591
Sylvia Swain, u 474
Tabitha, u 7, u 22, 243
Talcott Mary A., u 712
Taylor, 203
Teressa Marjorie, u 617
Thaddeus Powell, u 793
Thaddeus Rudolf, 793
Thankful, u 8, u 40, u
54, u 88, u 162
Theodora C, u 527
Theodore, u 227, 665
Brigham, Theodore Fred-
rick, u 247
Theodore Henry, u 247
Theodore Smith, 785
Theodore V., u 665
Theodore William, u
623, u 785
Theresa, u 144
Theron, u 513
Thomas, 1, 3, u 3, u 4,
15, 23, u 23, u 77, u
122, 127, u 127, u 20S,
213, u 266, u 286, u
307, 476, u 488, 489,
u 590, 728
Thomas A., u 705
Thomas B., u 686
Thomas Benton, u 686
Thomas Chandler, u 310
Thomas Dexter, u 183
Thomas Gage, u 71
Thomas H., u 492
Thomas Hartwell, u
449
Thomas J., u 183
Thomas Jefferson, u
310
Thomas Russell, u 266
Thomas S., 310
Thomas Sawyer, u 310
Thomas Swain, u 474
Thomas T., u 356
Tileston, 58S
Tilly. 92, u 228, u 229,
u 509
Timothy, u 6, u 19, 20,
u 21, u 33, u 43, u
54, u 56, u 84, u 95,
349, u 349
Tracy Abel, u 270
Trowbridge, u 199, 467
Truman Elbridge, 790
Tulia Loween, u 796
Tyler, u 348
Ulric Ulysses, u 699
Ulysses, u 541
Ulysses Addington, u
763
Urania, u 639
Uriah, u 11, u 20, 47,
53, u 133, u 147, u 258,
u 344, f u 539
Uriah, Jr., 147
Vamum, 355
Varnum B., u 355
Varnum Charles, u 355
Vashti, u 33
Verne Ellsworth, u
352
Vesta C, u 228
Viola, u 511, u 765
Viola Jessie, u 690
Virgil D., u 554
Virgil O., u 554
Virginia, u 464
Virginia Ellingwood, u
498
Virginia Howe, u 813
Virginia Sophia, u 564
Brigham, Viva E., u 555
Vivian Rosetta, u 788
Waldo, 538, u 781
Waldo B., 650
Waldo D., u 650
Waldo P., u 519
Wallace, u 639
Wallace B., u 553
Wallace Grover, u 717
Walter, 225, u 577, u
625, u 755
Walter A. C, u 402, u
625
Walter Augustus, 819
Walter Breckenbridge,
796, u 796
Walter Cole, u 623
Walter Damon, u 812
Walter Dix, u 225
Walter Dudley, u 568
Walter E., u 223, u
233, u 494, u 648, u 677
Walter Evertson, 652
Walter Gilman, u 819
Walter I., u 492
Walter Irving, u 608,
u 670
Walter Joseph, u 692
Walter Josiah, u 453
Walter L., u 311, u
778
Walter Lincoln, u 432
Walter M., u 549
Walter O., u 818
Walter Owen, u 5S0
Walter Pearson, u 753
Walter Sanderson, u
324
Walter Scott, u 568, 753
Walter Seymour, u 636
Walter Stearns, u 500
Walter Tilden, u 608
Ward E., u 651
Warren, u 3, u 44, u
137, u 271, u 297, u
327, u 488
Warren Ballou, u 782
Warren Luther, u 762
Warren S., u 360
Watson Crocker, u 684
Wealthy Clarinda, u
175, u 179, u 415
Wealthy Jane, u 308
Wealthy M., u 161
Webster, u 389, u 551
Webster D., u 628
Wellington C. u 765
Wesley C, u 740
Wesley Duane, u 746
Wesley Hervey, u 499^
500
Wesley Joseph, u 707
Whitney E., u 530
Wilbur B.. u 650
Wilbur F., u 359
Will Ellsworth, u 630
Willametta, u 275
Willard, 193, 292, 447,
584
592
INDEX
Brigham, Willard Cham-
berlain, 460
Willard Clarence, u
790
Willard D., u 583
Willard Dana, u 583
Willard Ebenezer, u
583
Willard H., u 507
Willard Irving Tyler,
u 693, 784
Willard Proctor, 658
Willard W., u 222
William, u 21, u 39, f u
39, u 54, u 61, u 62,
66, 74, u 81, u 83, 87,
u 87, u 88. u 89, u 94, u
95, u 104, u 106, u
119, u 123, u 125, 140,
u 151, u 152, u 156, u
166, 190, u 284, u 293,
u 306, u 316, u 319,
323, u 328, 329, 373, u
374, 387, u 404, 410. u
420, u 553, u 570, 614,
620, u 640, 731
William A., u 567
William Alexander, u
373
William Ashbel, 465
William Augustus, 592,
769
William Austin, u 484
William B., u 211, u
776
William Baker, u 445
William Baxter, 605
William Belknap, 578
William Boynton, u
385
William Burpee, u 708
William C, 553, u 772
William C, Jr., u 654
William Chamberlain, u
446
William Clarence, u
654
William Cleveland, u
731
William Curtis, u 810
William D., u 487
William Dexter, u 386,
676
William E., u 316, u
521, u 563, u 578, u
789
William Edward, u 399
William Elbridge. u
384
William Emerson, u
395, u 735
William Erastus. u
693, 761
William Ernest, u 616
William Eustace, 680
William Eustis, 630
William P., u 230, u
354, u 359, u 387
W^illiam Fidelio, u 499
Brigham, William Fife, u
261
William Frank, u 397
William H., u 161, u
222, u 352, u 358, u
374, u 395, u 480, 805
William Harrison, u
633
William Hartwell, 723
William H. Brewster,
815
William Henry, u 256,
u 465, u 494, u 514, u
553, u 555, u 609, u
688. 792, u 792
William Ira, u 580
William James, u 378
William Jaspar, u 607,
u 785
William K., u 662
William L., u 356
William Lacy, 730
William Lewis, u 795
William Loomis, u 640
William M.. u 400, u
772
William Marean, u
375
William Maynard. u
453
William Mossman, u
805
William Munroe, 763
William Munroe, Jr.,
u 763
William Oakley, 759
William Oscar, u 352
William Oscar, Jr., u
352
William P., u 650, u
674
William Pitt, u 305,
397, u 584
William R., u 640
William Randall, u
791
William Roscoe, u 796
William Rufus, u 325
William Russell, 494
William Seneca, u 494
William Sidney, u 740
William Sinclair, u 667
William Theodore, 623
William Tufts, u 410
William Valentine, 779
William W., u 553
William Winthrop, u
676
Willie, u 481
Willie Porter, u 437
Willis F., u 416
Willis S., u 556
Windsor, u 89
Winfield Scott, 506
Winona L., u 740
Winslow, u 6, u 18, f u
38, 60, f u 99, 101, u
101, u 264, 388
Wright, u 110
Brigham, Zelda J., u
755
Zella Bell, u 533
Zenas, u 123
Zenobia, West, u 576
Zerviah, 30, u 34, u 54
Ziba Whittier, u 599
Zipporah, 26, u 63
Brightman, Elizabeth C,
u 549
Thomas, u 549
Brinkerhoff, A. M., u
303
Brinston, George F., u
791
Brintall, Hannah, u 48
Britton, Augusta P., u
321
Charles S., u 557
Broadhead, Rachel E.,
u 555
Brockett, David Z., u
353
Minnie E., u 353
Bronson, Sarah J., u 741
Brooks, Alethea, u 660
Alice Maria, u 372
Alvin, u 156
Ansel, u 690
Austin, u 156
Benjamin B., u 156
Caroline Stevens, u
372
Charles A., u 372
Chauncey, u 660
Cora Bell, u 690
Eleanor, u 660
Elsie Irene, u 690
Elvira C, u 156
Fanny Oden, u 660
Frank Pliny, u 690
Frederick, u 660
George B., u 660
George Henry, u 690
Gertrude Wadleigh, u
348
Hallie. u 660
Henry Frederick, u 660
Isaac, u 410
James N., u 156
Judson Oliver, u 690
Lavinia, u 660
Louisa M., u 156
Margaret Austin, u 410
Mary, u 282. u 410 u
460
Nona Lovell, u 660
Oren. u 111
Rachel P., u 156
Sarah, u 31
Sylvanus W.. u 690
Walter, u 660
Walter Boone, u 660
William Brigham, u 660
William Chauncey, u
660
William H., u 348
Brower, Chester Lewis, u
566
INDEX
593
Brower, Henry Somerset,
u 566
Milton Willard, u 566
Roy Brigham, u 566
Willard, u 566
Brown, , u 245
Abel, u 49, u 503
Abigail, u 49
Alice E., u 135
Alice Gray, u 734
Alfred, u 164
A. H., u 314
Alonzo A., u 321
Alpheus, u 49
Brigham, u 49
Carrie Emerson, u 761
Charles Brigham, u 49
Charles Henry, u 503
Charles W., u 503
Chester Franklin, u 321
David, u 49
Ebenezer, u 581
Edith M., u 503
Elizabeth, u 49, u 319,
u 407
Ella Woodhull, u 654
Ellen Jane, u 781
Emma, u 407
Emmons Augustine, u
581
Ernest L., u 634
Eugene Merchants, u
581
Eva Leila, u 321
Fannie G., u 387
Flora J., u 321
Francis, u 478
Frank, u 270
Frank Brigham, u 581
Fred Z., u 321
Gaylord D., u 568
George, u 613
George Barnard, u 452
George Dana, u 581
George Edward, u 440
George F., u 321
George Henry, u 321
Georgietta Isabel, u 321
Harold Eugene, u 581
Harriet, u 49
Henrietta O., u 586
Jacob Everett, u 761
James, u 161, u 394
James G., u781
James T., u 568
J. C, u 245
Jerusha, u 49
John, u. 407
John S., u 321
Jonathan Hubbard, u 49
Joseph, u 452
Joseph Brigham, u 452
Josiah, u 267
Kate, u 100
Leroy, u 182
Leroy W., u 634
Lizzie, u 321
Lucy Brigham, u 3
Lyman S., u 2S8
Marion A., u 254
Brown, Martha, u 49
Mary E., u 288, u 727
Mary Matilda, u 581
Mary Millicent, u 267
Millicent, u 428
Nancy, u 120
Nellie G., u 648
Orrin, u 49
Phebe, u 49
Ralph W., u 452
Rebecca, u 317
Robert M., u 503
Rufus, u 423
Samuel, f u 14, u 49
Samuel Ebenezer, u 581
Sarah, u 49
Sarah A., u 368
Sarah Abbott, u 581
Sarah Wright, u 468
Seth, u 321
Sidney, u 488
Solomon, u 49
Walter Brigham, u 503
Brownell, Albert S., u
155
Carl Brigham, u 257
Chauncey Sherman, u
257
Chauncey W., u 257
Elizabeth, u 314
Elva Mabel, u 257
Harry G., u 155
Helen A., u 155
Heni-y Chase, u 257
Browning, Asa B., u 376
Betsey Brigham, u 376
Clara Sherman, u 376
Elizabeth, u 376
Elizabeth A., u 376
Elizabeth M., u 376
Henry H., u 376
James, u 376
John, u 376
Sally Brigham, u 376
Sybil H., u 376
Sybil Marean, u 376
Bruce, Catherine M., u
152
Elizabeth W., u 86
Rufus, u 169
Rufus L., u 169
Bryan, Nancy, u 276
Bryant, Almon N., u 728
Arthur, Jr., u 520
Bertha Williams, u 382
Carroll W., u 743
Charles Washington, u
382
Edith L., u 743
Edith W.. u 520
Edward S., u 743
Elizabeth, u 520
Ethel Merrill, u 382
Eva E., u 743
George E., u 743
Lillian E., u 743
Mary L., u 728
Rowell, u 614
Seth P., u 728
William CuUen, u 520
Bryant, William E., u
268
Bryce, Mary Grace, u 369
Buchanan, Ellen, u 753
Harvey, u 753
Buck, Arthur, u 461
Delia L., u 461
Prank H., u 445
George R., u 445
George W., u 445
Hattie, u 618
Howard H., u 445
Juliana A., u 432, u
461
Leander, u 461
Leona B., u 461
Lucina, u 646
Oscar B., u 461
Sophia, u 418
Wallace B., u 445
Walter W., u 461
Warren, u 432, u 461
William H., u 445
Buckham, Barbara, u 538
James, u 538
Matthew H., u 538
Waldo Brigham, u 538
Buckhout, Lillie M., u
592
Buckley, Charles H., u
680
Fay, u 680
Lydia, u 680
Buckman, Edith C, u
509
Budd, Nellie A., u 702
Buell, Loren, u 312
Oliver S., u 312
William B., u 312
Bugbee, , u 308
Charity, u 157
D. Leverett, u 706
Ernest Dexter, u 706
Florence May, u 706
Frank May, u 706
Harold Sprague, u 706
Harwood Chapin, u 706
Bull, Anthony, u 393
Bullard, Charles M., u
2i08
Dana Brigham, u 473
Eleazar T., u 123
Elizabeth f u 249
Frank H., u 208
George Francis, u 138
George Jefferson, u 138
Harriet H., u 208
Helen Florence, u 123
Henry M., u 208
James M., u 208 ?
Jane M., u 208
Joel, u 208
John Lincoln, u 473
John Parker, u 473
John Thornton, u 473
Julia Estelle, u 123
Lucy Forbes, u 473
Lucy Frances, u 138
Marian Adelaide, u 12 J
Martha S., u 208
\
594
INDEX
1 1 Bollard, Mary C. J., u
^ ' 208
Mary Jane, u 138
Nancy Brigham, u 123
Nathan, u 208
Otis, u 138
Sarah Spooner, u 473
William Brigham, u 123
Bullen, Gideon, u 415
Bullock, M. E., u 569
Bullock, Sarah J., u 569
Bunn, Elmina C, u 425
Burden, Betsey, u 689
Burdick, Loraina, u 852
Burgess, Daniel L, u 353
Helen M., u 545
Herbert R., u 353
Herbert Ray, u 353
Jane, u 353
Katherine, u 353
Marcia, u 545
Nathaniel, u 545
Burke, Frances, u 486
Burlingame, Emma, u
690
William, u 690
Burnap, Jennie Abbie, u
717
John S., u 717
Sarah Elizabeth, u 717
Burnet, I>orothy, u 31
Burnham, Bessie I., u
279
Marjorie L., u 279
Nellie B., u 709
Wilford, u 279
William L., u 279
Burns, James, u 136
Prudence, u 186
Burpee, Ethie J., u 267
James, u 267
Burr, Emily Cook, u 760
Eva, u 70V
Rebecca, u 293, u 587
Sarah C, u 450
Burrage, Alice, u 663
Bessie, u 663
Caroline, u 663
Edward Carter, u 663
Eleanor, u 663
Bmeline, u 663
Emma, u 663
Frances Morse, u 663
Francis, u 663
Harry, u 663
Helen, u 663
Herbert Emery, u 663
Johnson Carter, u 668
Josiah, u 663
Marion, u 663, u 664
Ruth, u 663
Severance, u 668
Burrell, Caroline M., u 580
Dwight R., u 366
Edward P., u 366
Harry C, u 366
Howard A., u 366
Jabez, u 366
Julia E., u 366
Lewis Brigham, u 366
Burrell, Mary, u 366
Phebe A., u 366
Bobbins, u 366
Solon, u 366
Solon J., u 366
Burrill, Caroline M., u 580
Burroughs, Phena F., u787
S. N., u 273
Burrows, Josiah, u 92
Burt, James, u 300
Mercy E., u 307
Burton, George, u 311
Bush, Joseph, u 25
Mary, u 247
Sarah, u 165
Tryphosa, u 25
Bushby, Bridget, f u 38
James A., u 369
Leland W., u 369
Nicholas, f u 38
Sarah, f u 38
Bushnell, Emeline, u 529
Mary Amanda, u 529
Niles, u 529
Orpha Sophia, u 529
Salome, u 529
Bussing, Almara, u 223
Emma, u 223
Jerome, u 223
Nicholas, u 223
Sarah, u 223
Sophia, u 223
Butler, , u 115
Lucinda E., u 115
Polly, u 88
Button, Rena M., u 651
Butterworth, Ada, u 508
Ada Frances, u 508
Arthur, u 508
Emma (King), u 508
Florence, Maud, u 508
Frank Hamilton, u 508
Henry L., u 508
Herbert Stillman, u 508
James Theodore, u 508
Louis, u 508
Stillman, u 508
Theodore M., u 508
Thedore May, u 508
Walter C, u 508
Walter Cummings, u 508
Buxton, Adna, u 693
Harriet A., u 693
Buzzell, George A., u 370
Cady, Annie Maria, u 619
James, u 302
Lomelia, u 302
Lucy, u 705
Ransom E., u 619
Caldwell, Mary, u 199
Call, Sarah, u 99
Calloway, , u 695
Bertha, u 695
Cameron, Henrietta, u 511
Melville D., u 230
Camp, George H., u 601
Je..inie, u 279
Jennie F., u 614
Lena, u 279
Mary, u 279
Wellington, u 279
Willard, u 279
Winifred E., u 601
Campbell, Fannie, u 530
Ida B., u 674
William E., u 504
Caney, , u 419
Canfield, Bertha E., u 767
Forest L., u 767
Frank A., u 767
Jeremiah, u 767
Sarah, u 386
William J., u 767
Canover, Martha E., u 758
Card, Don Brigham, u 566
Dorothy, u 566
Henry Harold, u 566
George Clement, u 56«
Louise Du Bois. u 566
Lydia P., u 557
Carlton, Ida, u 464
Persis, u 297
Carpenter, , u 115
Abbie, u 638
Alice E., u 246
Alvin, u 46
Arthur E., u 246
Benjamin Jr., u 46
Charles, u 389
Charles E., u 246
Edwin Burnham, u 246
Edwin P., u 246
Frank Benjamin, u 389
Hannah, u 275
Hattie G., u 246
John T., u 720
Laura Sherbrooke, u 720
Lena M., u 246
Mabel, u 46
Mary, u 277
Minnie M., u 246
Olivia E., u 389
Pamelia, u 239
Carr, Alfred H., u 297
Jane, u 349
Lucy, u 237
Carroll, Alice, u 299
Alma Luana, u 299
Alzina Sarah, u 299
Benjamin, u 299
Burt, u 299
Charles, u 299
Charles L., u 299
Eden, u 299
Esther Wright, u 299
Fred C, u 299
George B., u 299
George H., u 299
Lawson, u 299
Lewis, u 299
Lovina, u 299
Lovina D., u 299
Pliny F., u 299
Sarah Alsina. u 299
Susan M., u 297
INDEX
595
Carsley, Asenath, u 481
Ebenezer, u 481
Carson, Hiram, u 256
Carter, Ann, u 489
Betsey, u 742
Cora Isabelle, u 450
Daniel, 144
Elizabeth, u 481
Emily, u 172
Eugenia S., u 252
Henry, u 481
J. A., u 626
James Brigham, u 658
Kenneth Cranston, u
625
Leonard, u 144
Lewis Paul, u 450
Lucy, u 663
Luther, u 742
Lydia Ann., u 144
Margaret, u 663
Mary E., u 144
Philip, u 663
Richard, u 663
Selwyn L, u 658
Sidney Brigham, u 450
Carver, Mary E., u 816
Carville, D. W., u 318
Cary, Jefferson, u 244
Rachel, u 291
Case, Catherine B., u 417
Elizabeth, u 67
James T., u 417
William H., u 392
Cashman, Ann Eliza, u
493
Castle, Celia, u 558
Elizabeth, u 341
H. P., u 558
Cate, Ammon, u 120
George N., u 408
Cathell, John, u 202
Cather, Mary A., u 437
Catlin, Sophia, u 568
Cazeneau, Sarah, u 27
Cecil, John G., u 659
Martha, u 659
Mary, u 659
Russell, u 659
Stuart, u 659
Chabotte, Fannie Ellen, u
717
Pierre, u 717
Chace, Elizabeth Gardner,
u 54i6
Eunice, u 546
Samuel, u 546
Chadsey, Hattie M., u
563
Chadwick, Hannah, u 540
Chaffee, Ada, u 600
Alice Florence, u 600
Altha, u 600
Arthur, u 600
Arthur Ernest, u 600
Cara A., u 600
Charles A., u 600
Clarence B., u 300
Edwin Elisha, u 600
Emma M., u 600
Chaffee, George A., u
600
Helen Adelaide, u 300
Henry Lincoln, u 600
Herbert, u 300
Ida, u 300
James, u 355
John, u 600
John Julius, u 600
Lois, u 300
Mary, u 600
Mary Frances, u 600
Mary M., u 600
Minnie, u 637
Oscar Hubert, u 600
William H., u 300
William Henry, u 300
Willis L., u 300
Chamberlain, Achsah, u
175
Daniel H., u 175
Ebenezer, u 175
Eleanor Risley, - u 499
Eli, u 175
Esther, u 175
Harriet, u 175
Joshua M., u 175
L. T., u 175
Lydia, u 74, u 166, u 293
Lyman H., u 175
Martha, u 97-
Noel B., u 499
Samuel, u 175
Sarah, u 175
Champion, Martha J., u
446
Rhoda, u 308
Champney, Betsey, u 195
Chandler, Dorothy, u 471
John, Jr., u 471
Julia, u 380
Mary, u 86, u 203
Chapel, H. C, u 312
Lena, u 642
Chapin, Charles L., u 527
Josephine, u 537
Sumner, u 86
Chapman, Clara, u 606
Daniel C, u 592
Edwina, u 732
Hannah Smith, u 592
Jonathan, u 57
Chase, Addison Martyn, u
695
Aimee Florence, u 583
Aquila, u 300
Arthur Francis, u 695
Benjamin, u 695
Charles, u 695
Charles Emerson, u 694,
u 695
Charles S., u 697
Clinton, u 695
Daniel A., u 695
David, u 240
David Warren, u 240
Elmer E., u 605
Elvira Rebecca, u 695
Elwin, u 695
Ernest Leonard, u 583
Chase, Estelle, u 695
Eula, u 729
Francis, u 695
Fred, u 695
George, u 168, u 695
George B., u 168
Harold Addison, u 695
Harrie Brigham, u 697
Hattie, u 695
Hazel Irene, u 605
Helen, u 729
Henry E., u 695
Herbert, u 546, u 695
Herbert C, u 387
Hiram W., u 583
John Brigham, u 69B
Laura Maria, u 257
Lawrence, u 729
Lucy A., u 240, u 300
Lyle, u 729
Mabelle N., u 583
Maria P., u 695
Mary, u 68, u 313
Mary Ann, u 168
Mary E., u 240
Mary Elizabeth, u 695
Merrick, u 695
Merrill B., u 546
Myron Forrest, u 695
Nancy, u 207
Paul Addison, u 697
Robert Martyn, u 697
Sarah Maria, u 695
Selinda, u 223
Seth, u 300
Sylvester S., u 695
Truman, u 257
Cheever, Ebenezer, u 113
Cheney, Barton Taylor, u
625
Charles J., u 577
Clifton W., u 625
Grace A., u 577
Cheswell, Ernest C, u
34i7
Child, Hannah, u 2
Lydia, u 2
Ruth, u 2
Childs, Charity, u 157
Ebenezer, u 157
Elizabeth, u 157
Emma, u 482
Harriet, u 175
Nancy, u 87, u 286
Ruby M., u 663
Chilson, , u 223
Chipley, Lucien M., u 647
Sidney, u 647
Christian, Ellen, u 668
Christie, Mary B., u 140
Church, Charles L., u 246
Martha E., u 255
Mary, u 34
Nellie, u 613
Sarah J., u 246
Churchill, Harvey A., u
637
Lucy, u 232
Winston, u 637
Claflin, Joanna H., u 354
596
INDEX
Clapp, Cephas P., u 277
Dana M., u 86
Hepsitaah G., u 175
Clark, Abby M., u 376
Adelaide Maria, u 580
Alice C, u 376
Almary, u 495
Appleton, u 376
Betsey, u 152
Cecilia W., u 376
Clayton E., u 651
Cora C, u 563
Edward, u 248
Edwin R., u 552
Eunice H., u 155
Francis Edward, u 248
Francis F., u 655
Frank Brigham, u 655
Frank M., u 526
George, u 499
Hazel B., u 651
Herbert A., u 376
Hugh, u 376
Ira, u 344
James W., u 345
Jane, u 272
John, u 580
John Eastman, u 711
John W., u 347
Josie A., u 347
Mary H., u 376
Mattie J., u 599
Nellie, u 481
Olive, u 57
Perry, u 599
Phebe, u 154
Sarah, u 668
S. J., u 91
Susan R., u 376
Sybil E., u 376
Valeria, u 651
Clarke, Botsford Ralph, u
382
Emma G., u 484
Walter Ralph, u 382
Clay, Cynthia, u 658
Cleaves, H. J., u 755
Lynda B., u 755
Cleveland, Charles A., u
483
C. R., u 263
Ella J., u 263
Jane, u 5
Laura, u 584
Lizzie, u 340
Clifford, Esther F., u 694
Fred W., u 694
John, u 694
Nellie D., u 694
Rebecca E., u 694
Ruth, u 694
Ruth W., u 694
Woodbridge, u 694
Woodbridge K., u 694
Clifton, Rosa, u 366
Cline, S. S., u 751
Clough, Florence R., u
380
Susie Elvira, u 712
Coates, date, u 602
Cobb, Arabella, u 3i79
Walter, u 497
Cobleigh, Amos, u 95
Bathshebah, u 95
Chloe, u 95
David, u 95
Eunice Brigham, u 95
John, u 95
Coburn, Frank, u 233
Henry L., u 233
Walter, u 233
Cochran, Mary E.. u 792
Cochrane, Bessie Lee, u
620
Codington, Mary A., u 240
Coe, Julia, u 754
Coffin, Mabel, u 75
Cogan, Bernard Brigham.
u 258 ^
Bernard Joseph, u 258
Elizabeth Genevieve, u
258
Coit, Kate G., u 474
Colburn, Nancy, u 111
Cole, Adaline, u 32'6, u 329
Adeline Frances, u 814
Andrew, u 326
Caroline, u 326
Clara A., u 587
Cornelia, u 270
Edith L., u 549
Frances, u 814
Francis, u 326
George F., u 549
Hannah, u 27
Harriet, u 326
Henry P., u 326
Hetty, u 769
John, u 270
Lena M., u 270
Lewis M., u 564
Marion Billings, u 623
Mary E., u 326
Otis, u 814
Ralph H., u 549
Sarah Rebecca, u 647
Susan, u 326
Thaddeus, u 329
Collins, B. B., u 271
Ella C. u 690
Grace E., u 601
Hepzibah, u 393
Mary, u 145
William A., u 601
Collis, Stephen, u 29S
Collson, Mary D., u 530
Colman, Helen M., u 696
Colt, Ella C, u 711
Colton, Carlos, u 176
Hannah, u 95
Compton, Amy. u 801
Fassett Brigham, u 801
Ida Brigham, u 801
Isabelle, u 801
Johnson Brigham, u 801
Lena May, u 801
Leon, u 801
Mary Edith, u 801
Norris M., u 801
William R., u 801
Comstock, E. A., u 211
Conant, Fremont, u 393
Herbert, u 393
Hulda P.. u 514
J. F., u 588
Isaac, u 396
Lelia, u 3'93
Nellie R., u 588
Cone, Marinda, u 89
Conger, Lovisa, u 486
Conklin, Parmelia, u 301
Connell, Samuel P., u 354
Constable, Catherine, u
763
Converse, Benjamin G., u
157
Frank G., u 157
Leicester, u 157
Thomas, u 2
Cood, Eliza Ann, u 678
Cook, Angeline, u 89
Barnabas, u 89
Catherine, u 422
Cynthia, u 89
Daniel, u 68
Edward, u 89
Ehzabeth, u 68
Ellen Maria, u 807
Elsie, u 481
Emma Eleanor, u 807
Emogene, u 489
Ernest Brigham, u 807
Frank Brigham, u 807
Frank William, u 807
Haven, u 89
Herbert A., u 481
Laura, u 68
Lebbeus, u 579
Lester, u 481
Lyanda, 489
Lydia, u 379
Marion Brigham, u
807
Mary, u 68, u 579, u
807
Maurice, u 481
Nancy, u 68
Nelson, u 89
Oliver, fl 68
Persis, u 68
Sabra Butler, u 579
Salinda, u 89
Thomas D., u 807
Walter, u 579
Walter Freeman, u 807
Wartus, u 89
William, u 807
Cooke, Adelaide, u 363
John Henry, u 363
May Roosevelt, u 363
Cooley, Althea, u 491
Mary I., u 737
Coolidge, David, u 152
Frederic S., u 179
Holden L., u 404
Jay W., u 353
John E., u 404
Lucy J., u 404
Lyman, u 404
INDEX
597
Coolldge, Rachel, u 86
Ruth P., u 404
Sarah W., u 404
Stephen, u 42
"Walter R., u 404
Cooper, Albert, u 239
Angelina, u 723
George, u 302
Copeland, Alice G., u
266
Annie Gilbert, u 266
Christopher D., u 266
Lucy H. B., u 266
Valentine, u 266
Corbett, Edward, u 395
EUa, u 313
Lucy Clattin, u 101
Mattie B., u 383
Mildred E., u 395
Myra P.. u 395
Ziba, u 3 S3
Corbin. Silna, u 568
Corcoran, Clara L., u
820
Michael, u S20
Corey, Amelia, u 701
Blanche E., u 408, u
673
Dorothy Brigham, u 744
Edwin, u 408
Edwin S., u 744
Eliza, u 408
Florence E., u 744
Marjorie M., u 744
Stillman. u 151
T. F., u 744
Thomas, u 408, u 673
Corliss, Annie L., u 446
Lizzie, u 648
Cornish, Mary, u 153
Sanford, u 144
Corthell, Joan, u 678
John, u 678
Mary Ripley, u 678
Cosgrove, Margaret, u
688
Cotting, Annie F., u 679
Charles William, u 180
Henry E., u 180
John, u 180
John F., u 679
John Francis, u 180
Joseph Clarendon, u
180
Mary Caroline, u 180
Sarah B., u ISO
Courttenden, L. A., u
641
Cousens, George, u 318
Thomas, u 318
Cowden, Eliza A., u 188
Cowgill, Lottie, u 155
Cowing, Sophia, u 301
Cowles, Thomas B., u
236
Cox, Amy, u 269
Polly, u 553
Sarah E., u 241
Thomas, u 553
Cox, William, u 269
Coxford, William H., u
299
Cozzens, Clarence E., u
711
Crafts, Mary, u 328, u
329
Cragin, Maria J., u 136
Moses, u 136
Cramhall, Mary Parker,
u 219
Crandall, Clinton W., u
379
Irving, u 560
Nettie Lenora, u 560
Crane, Charles, u 144
Frank, u 144
James, u 144
John, u 144
Lizzie, u 144
Minnie, u 144
Cranston, Betty, -u 117,
u 390
Crary, A. A., u 273
Creps, Catherine, u 211
Cressy, Calista, u 705
Erastus, u 705
Crissey, Bert W., u 753
Joel Brigham, u 753
Lucel, u 753
Mildred, u 753
Critchett, Asa, u 427
Crittenden, Lucy, u 237
Crocker, Alphonso, u
142
Annie E., u 684
Daniel, u 142
Josephine, u 348
Sarah, u 703
Watson D., u 684
Cromwell, Maria A., u
92
Mary P., u 92
William A., u 92
William A., Jr., u 92
William A., 3d, u 92
Crone, Mary, u 132
Crosby, , u 94
A., u 207
Elisha, u 165
Fred K., u 102
Harriet H., u 226
Josiah, u 212
Josiah Quincy, u 212
Lucy, u 212
Nancy, u 212
Rachel, u 253
Sarah, u 416
William H., u 212
Grossman, Caroline, u
447
Ruth, u 144
Crotty, Eben, u 689
John A., u 807
Minnie Louise, u 807
Grouse, Matilda, u 374
Crowell, Lulu V., u 740
Crowther, Amelia, u 701
Frederick Stewart, u701
Crowther, James S., u
701
Merton Warren, u 701
Ralph Frank, u 701
Roland Lewis, u 701
Walter G.. u 701
Crozier, WlUard H., u
603
Cully, Adam, u 768
Minnie Aldora, u 768
Culverhouse, Mabel, u 705
Cummings, Adin, u 137
Daniel P. M., u 593
Eli, u 508
Ida, u 335
John, u 335
John C, u 137
Jonas, u 335
Laura, u 425
Lester F., u 481
Mary, u 335
Orville G., u 481
Sarah A., u 508
Cunningham, Anna, u 83
Charles, u 83
Eli, u 165
Ellen, u 780
Emma L., u 83
Jonathan Brigham, u
83
J. T. G., u 580
Levy, u 83
Marion Brigham, u
580
Martha, u 83
Miriam, u 83
Nancy, u 83
Simeon, u 83
William L., u 88
Currier, Inez M., u 446
Nathan, u 446
Curtis, Chester Welling-
ton, u 393
Cora Maria, u 712
Francis C, u 6, u 93
Harry Willis, u 393
James O.. u 376
John, u 46
Levi, u 235
Mary Willis, u 393
Medad. u 46
Orphia S., u 211
Thomas B., u 65
Gushing, Alice, f u 38
f u 99, u 101, u 264
Frank C. u 226
Job. f u 38, u 101
Milton B., u 226
Cushman, David, u 593
Dennis, u 221
Frances, u 226
Frank Brigham, u 593
Ira, u 221
Malvina, u 221
Marietta, u 221
Marllla, u 221
Mial, u 593
Minerva, u 221
Solomon, u 221
598
INDEX
Cushman, Porter, u 221
Solomon Willard, u 221
Ziba Champan, u 221
Cutler, Archibald, u 746
David A., u 182
Eben, u 197
Elizabeth, u 2
Ezekiel, u 375
Horace Eaton, u 375
John Francis, u 375
Maria, u 197
Mary Brigham, u 375
Martha, u 326
Cutting, Ann, u 172
Betsey J., u 629 "
Dagne, Albert E., u 504
Dailey, Mary D., u 470
Dakin, Joel, u 135
Dalrimple, Sarah J., u
463
Dalrymple, Ada R., u
699
Lyman, u 699
Dalton, C. X., u 318
Dalzell, Mary J., u 301
Damon, , u 333
Caroline, u 710
Charles H., u 571
Ebenezer, u 149
Patty, u 349
Sewell, u 710
Susan, Brigham, u 149
Dana, Charles, u 194
James, u 310
John C, u 194
Polly, u 380
Sarah, u 117
Danforth, Ella J., u 691
Frederick E., u 691
George L., u 691
Joseph R., u 691
Susan W., u 691
Daniel, Charles, u 620
Ethel, u 620
James Cochrane, u 620
Matthew M., u 620
Nina Thayer, u 620
William Morgan, u
620
Daniels, , u 178
Aaron, u 207
Albert H., u 433
Charles, u 207
Elisha, u 207
Emma Genevieve, u
715
Emory, u 207
George Dexter, u 715
George Taft, u 715
Henry, u 207
Horace, u 207
John, u 207, 715
Joseph, u 207
Lewis, u 207
Louisa, u 207
Lucy, u 207
Daniels, Lusiny, u 207
Marcus, u 207
Martha, u 207
Mary, u 207
Mary Louisa, u 715
Nancy, u 207
Otis, u 207
Philena, u 207
Sarah, u 207
Sumner Fifield, u 207
Zebulon, u 207
Darling, Addie, u 307
Ellen, u 307
Elsie, u 307
Emery, u 307
Fenner, u 307
Joel, u 307
Mary, u 307
Milton, u 307
Samuel C, u 388
Thomas, u 307
Darrow, Mary, u 687
Dart, Curtis H., u 687
Davenport, Elizabeth, u
732
Hannah, u 415
Maria, u 584
Melinda, u 273
Nathaniel, u 584
Richard, u 415
Sarah, u 478
Zerviah, u 584
David, Luetta, u 589
Davidson, Edgar E., u
716
Frances, u 261
Francis A., u 144
Helen W., u 716
Davis, , u 49
Aaron, u 216
Adaline P., u 86
Alfred B., u 547
Alfred Herman, u 601
Almira L., u 86
Alvin, u 209
Ann Eliza, u 86
Arthur Hale, u 736
Benjamin Nourse, u 435
Calvin A., u 231
Carlisle Eleazer, u 379
Caroline G., u 86
Catherine, u 134
Charles C, u 811
Clarion A., u 601
Cordelia, u 205
Cyrus, u 86
Daniel, u 91
Edgar A., u 601
Edgar W., u 547
Edna W., u 547
Edward, u 216
Edward B., u 331
Edward Warren, u 379
Eliza J., u 209
Elizabeth, u 235, u 376
Ellen, u 231. u 267
F. Chapin, u 266
Florence E., u 601
Forest, u 481
Frank Brigham, u 601
Davis, Frederick, u 231
Frederick Everett, u
379
George M., u 601
Gertrude M., u 601
Gideon, u 216
Hannah G., u 86
Harold W., u 601
Harriet, u 202
Henry, u 481
Henry G.. u 86
Herman D., u 601
Ina L., u 601
Isaac, u 86, u 143, f u
143
Isaac Brigham, u 86
Jane Stewart, u 379
John, u 86, u 91, u 143
John Tyler, u 379
Joseph, u 143, u 435
Laura Brigham. u 379
Laura S., u 601
Lena J., u 547
Lila Hiatt, u 417
Lizzie Amelia, u 435
Lizzie J., u 339
Lucille, u 481
Lucinda, u 252
Lucy, u 235
Mabel Persis, u 379
Maria, u 509
Maria E., u 370
Martin Warner, u 379
Merton E., u 601
Minnie, u 542
Myron, u 481
Myron L., u 278
Myrton O., u 417
Omer, u 417
Orlando S., u 601
Persis Stewart, u 379
Phebe, u 91, u 130
Phineas, u 143
Polly, u 86
Richard, u 209
Rufus, u 547
Ruth, u 209
Sarah R., u 86
Teresa I., u 402
Viola M., u 601
Davison, Abigail, u 111
Arethusa, u 111
Asenath, u 111
Benjamin, u 111
Benjamin Brigham, u
111
Mindwell, u 111
Molly, u 111
Sylvene, u 111
Day, Harriet, u 454
Joseph, u 394
Joseph Neal. u 379
Mary Jane, u 356
Minnie Louise, u 667
Ursula, u 88
Deal, Edward E., u 148
Edward F., u 148
Elvin M., u 148
George F., u 148
Hiram B., u 148
INDEX
599
Deal, John P., u 148
Dean, Balch, u 97
Elizabeth, u 97
Etta, u 513
Dearborn, Benjamin, u
805
Cora Belle, u 805
Dearth, Alvin S., u 335
De BeVoise, Mary Eliza-
beth, u 378
Stephen H., u 378
De Bremond, Charles
Marie, u 353
Edith Antoine, u 353
Mary Louise, u 353
Decker, Charles A., u
564
Delwin B.. u 564
Gladys, u 564
Lizzie, u 585
De Graff. Maltby J., u,
246
DeKay, Catherine, u 691
Delancey. John A., u 717
Delano, Charles Henry
Leonard, u 473
George, u 473
Delemater, , u 219
Deming, Josephine A., u
772
DeMoyer, Charles, u 583
Fred, u 583
Percy, u 583
Demmon, Mary, u 41
Dempsey, S. M., u 113
Denison, George S., u
246
H. C. u 599
Nina F., u 599
Nathan, u 246
Dennis. Agnes Eudora, u
338
Dexter, u 338
Frederick Edgar, u 338
Frederick Walker, u
338
Lloyd Eugene, u 338
Denny, Augusta M., u
100
Caroline A., u 100
Charles A., u 100
Charlotte E.. u 100
Christopher C, u 100
Edward W., u 100
George, u 100
George P., u 100
James H., u 100
John A., u 100
Mary H., u 100
Parkman Tyler, u 100
Robert Breck, f u 100
u 100
Denton, Mary, u 324
Dewey, Archibald R., u
344
Gott, u 344
Jerusha, u 220
Julian H., u 344
Dewing, Anna M., u 99
-, u 228
Dexter, —
Anson, u 294
Anson Brigham, u 294
Mary Ann Ruth, u 294
Sarah Lancaster, u 294
Dibble, Burton E., u 466
Ralph, u 466
"Wallace, u 466
Dickerman, Millicent, u
592
Dickerson, Charles M., u
510
Emma J., u 510
Dickey, Angelina, u 306
Christine E.. u 657
James F., u 657
Dickinson, Alfred L., u
232
Job, u 396
Lydia S., u 396
Marion A., u 232
Dickson, Ada, u 630
Alexander, u 630
Susannah, u 630
Dimick, Calvin, u 109
Dimock, Edward, u 308
Mary A., u 314
Roderick, u 133
Dimmock, , u 765
Dinsmore, Anna, u 287
Emma, u 287
Henry C, u 287
Silas, u 287
Silas Everett, u 287
Dix, Abigail, f u 249
Doak, James, u 408
Doane, Adaline A., u 174
Allen N., u 669
Lucy, u 487
Nathaniel, u 669
Nathaniel, Jr., u 669
Ray Winslow, u 669
Dodd, Agnes, u 353
Florence, u 353
Grace, u 353
Helen, u 353
Marcus D., u 353
Marcus Dixon, u 353
Randall, u 353
Ruth, u 353
Samuel, u 353
Dodge, Adaline, u 701
Elizabeth, u 88
Francis, u 701
John, Jr., u 88
Leola, u 166
Lucy, u 88
Mary Elizabeth, u 701
Newton C, u 302
Dolan, John, u 404
Doolittle, Mildred, u 775
William D., u 775
Donnell, Emma, u 577
Donovan, Wealthy, u 206
Dorr, Amy J., u 689
Charles E., u 390
Frederick F., u 689
George E., u 689
Henry L., u 689
Dorr, Julia A., u 689
Minnie I., u 689
Van Buren. u 689
Doty, Edward, u 276
Doud, Charles, u 496
Delia, u 496
Edward, u 496
Ralph Brigham, u 496
Douglas, Carrie B., u
583
George G., u 583
George R., u 583
Grace, u 583
Stella, u 583
Douglass, Arthur L., u
789
Aurilla E., u 502
Edmund, u 502
Dow, Mary Antoinette, u
616
Downor, Albert F., u 130
Almira, u 130
Andrew, u 130
Andrew Otis, u 130
Augustus, u 130
Ava C, 130
Charles, u 130
Cutler, u 268
Dana, u 130
Diana, u 130
Don, u 130
Don S., u 130
Edward, u 130
Emily E., u 130
Helen, u 268
Henry B., u 130
Jeanette, u 130
John, u 130
Julia A., u 130
Levina, u 130
Mary, u 130
Mary J., u 130
Norman, u 130
Phebe, u 130
Sanford "B., u 130
Roswell C u 268
Sarah M., u 130
William A., u 130
Zaccheus, u 130
Drake, Charles Sumner,
u 642
B. K., u 642
J. M., u 231
Draper, Anna, u 103
Charles Herbert, u 294
Lillian E., u 270
Drew, John H., u 241
Mary Eloi.se, u 241
Drury, Lois, u 64
Lydia, u 173
William, 736
Dudley, , u 428
Betsey, u 430
Daniel W., u 730
Ellen F., u 536
Emma Gertrude, u 729
Experience, u 428
George A., u 730
George W. C, u 729
600
INDEX
Dudley, Gertrude M., u
730
Leola A., u 730
Mary E., u 284
Polly, u 79
Ralph A., u 730
Samuel, u 284
Sarah Amanda, u 729
Dugglas, Ann, u 1
Dunbar, Carrie A., u 520
Fred D., u 751
Gilbert, u 452
Hannah E., u 452
John, u 520
Marguerite, u 751
R. H., u 751
Duncan, Elizabeth, u 367
Isaac, u 367
Dimcklee, Bessie, u 459
Dunham, Cephas, u 126
Harnet, u 656
Lewis Brigham, u 126
Pamella, u 132
Dunkley, Savilla, u 86
Dunlap, Harley M., u 301
Dunn, Sally, u 152
Dunsmore, Eunice, u 172
Durant, Hannah, u 521
Durfee, Elizabeth, u 266
Durkee, Almira M., u 602
Benjamin, u 228
Emma West, u 576
Eugene Winslow, u 576
Helen Winslow, u 576
Polly, u 91
Polly Ann, u 227
Susan, u 227
Durst, Joseph, u 152
Dutton, Polly, u 110
Sarah, u 110
Thomas, u 110
Dyer, Abby, u 355
David, u 609
Isa, u 609
Jennie, u 355
Walter E., u 365
E
Eager,
-, u 162
Aaron, u 26
Abraham, u 26
Adallne, u 144
Almira L., u 144
Bailey, u 26
Benjamin, u 144
Elizabeth, u 25
Elizabeth G., u 144
Fortunatus, u 25
George E., u 144
Hannah, u 25
Harriet, u 144
Hepzlbah, u 25
John, u 24
John W., u 144
Jonathan, u 26
Joseph, u 24
Josieph T., u 144
Kate, u 756
Eager, Lewis, u 144
Lucretia, u 26
Lucy, u 121
Luke, u 24
Lydia, u 25
Martha A., u 144
Mary, u 25, u 144, u
579
Moses, u 25
Nahum, u 86
Nahum Brigham, u
144
Nathan, u 25
Phebe, u 57
Rebecca, u 25
Sarah A., u 144
Stephen, u 26
Triphena, u 25
Uriah, u 24, u 25
William, u 13, u 25
u 355
Zerubbabel, u 25
Zerviah, u 118, u 122
Eames, Alice F., u 437
Arthur A., u 437
Arthur Benjamin u
437
Gershom, u 5
Hannah, u 5
Lewis, u 87
Lucinda, u 87
MJabel Frances, u 437
Mary, u 5, u 246
Moses, u 87, u 246
Nancy, u 87
Robert, u 87
Eastman, Edith Bar-
bara, u 777
Fred, Jr., u 777
Fred Fletcher, u 777
Susan, u 312
Eaton, Asenath, u 199
Jonas, u 7
Marshall D., u 339
Mehi table, u 7
Sarah, u 223
Eddy, Sophia, u 695
Edgarton, , u 47
Bdgell, Nancy, u 662
Edson, Celia, u 558
Edwards, Eliza Ann, u
306
Helen A., u 306
Hiram A., u 306
John L., u 160
John W., u 306
Mary M., u 306
Sarah C, u 306
William G., u 306
Eels, Susannah, u 127
Egerton, Charles Ozro, u
592
James O., u 592
Eldredge, Huldah, u 149
Elliott, Clara J., u 232
Samuel, u 144
Ellis, Caroline E., u 622
Caroline Elizabeth, u
522
Charles Draper, u 522
EHias W., u 148
Ellis, Elisha, u 478
. Hannah Bullard. u 522
Henry B., u 573
Henry H, u 573
James E., u 148
Joanna, u 374
Leon F., u 573
Martha A., u 478
William A., u 605
Ellison, Edith Helen, u
656
Osman S., u 656
Ells, Sarah E., u 374
EllPiworth, , u 552
Elwood, Ada J., u 419
Ely, Dell A., u 513
Ernest A., u 513
Leander A., u 513
Lorania, u 362
Lottie, u 301
Marion, u 474
Emerson, . u 429
Ann, u 311
Charles, u 311
Edward, u 311
Ephraim, u 376
Esther, u 130
George, u 311
Horace M., u 355
Isabella, u 311
Mary D., u 355
Mary L., u 311
Molly, u 79
Oliver M., u 355
Sally, u 480
Sophia, u 311
Sophronia, u 480
Thomas, u 311
William, u 480
Emery, , u 486
Emmes, Arthur Bertram,
u 721
Burt W., u 721
Samuel, u 721
Emory, Nellie, u 497
Ennis, I. J., u 495
Erwin, Allen, u 223
Thomas, u 497
Estabrook, Charles H..
u 589
Hattie J., u 448
John, u 541
Mary, u 541
Mary E., u 589
Selecta, u 541
Estes, Mary, u 482
EJvans, Ann, u 550
Daniel Franklin, u 575
Florence D., u 435
George P., u 575
Grace Darling, u 575
Henry Winslow, u 575
John, u 550
John M.. u 214
Margaret, u 550
Maynard B., u 435
Samuel T., u 435
Samuel Thomas, u 435
Walter Brigham, u 435
Winifred H., u 435
Evarts, , u 352
INDEX
601
Evarts, Sally Maria, u 352
Evelelh, Ruth, u 116
Sarah, u 78
Eveland, George, u 643
Everson, Harriet, u 366
Evertson, Maria E., u 363
Ewart, Alexander
Stewart, u 570
Eyer.«, Catherine, u 763
Florence Rhoda, u 763
John, u 763
F
Pairbank, Artemas E.,
u 179
Fairbanks, Eliza A., u 542
E. S., u 246
Jabez, u 58
Olive, u 467
Silas, u 58
Falconer, Abram, u 505
Susanna, 506
Fales, Prank H., u 229
Fancher, Eliza S., u 273
Parnham, Clarissa, u
175
Florilla R., u 699
Joseph, u 699
Rebecca, u 446
Farnsworth, , u 765
Alice Brigham, u 694
Alice M., u 250
Augustus" Page, u 694
Charles Luke, u 694
Charles Wolcott, u 694
Edith May, u 694
Eliza Rebecca, u 694
Ellen Maria, u 694
Emlie B., u 250
Fred W., u 250
George E., u 250
Georgianna M., u 250
Harold T., u 250
Harrie Clifford, u 694
Harriet Sophia, u 695
Hazel A., u 250
John Addison, u 694
Kenneth A., u 250
Laura E., u 694
Lucy J., u 250
Luke Walcott, u 694
Lydia A., u 250
Mildred Arlene, u 694
Myron Addison, u 694
Nellie May, u 694
Nettie Maud, u 694
Philatheta, u 89
Sophia Harriet, u 694
Thomas, u 694
Thomas H., u 250
Thomas T., u 101
Thomas Treadwell, u
250
Winston H., u 250
Farrar, Benjamin, Mrs.,
u 760
Par-well, Eli, u 40
Parwell, Emma A., u 255
Harriet A., u 255
Farwell, Horace, u 255
Isaac Moor, u 40
John M., u 180
Lucy W., u 180
Lyman, u 40
More, u 40
Richard, u 180
Samuel, u 40
Willard Brigham, u 180
Faunce, Elizabeth L., u
597
Joseph, u 597
Fay, Abigail, u 2
Abraham, u 233
Addison G., u 164
Albert E., u 108
Alfred Chase, u 711
Alice, u 345, u 422
Alma, u 535
Anna, u 429
Arethusa, u 203
Asa, u 13
Bathshebah, u 2
Benjamin, u 2, u 178,
u 185
Betsey, u 178
Brigham, u 422
Brigham Park, u 711
Carl G., u 711
Caroline M., u 247
Caroline Sophia, u 408
Catherine, u 420
Charles, u 445
Charles L., u 354
Chatles Lewis, u 408
Charles Merrick, u 422
Charles Miles, u 178
Charlotte Amanda, u
408
Charlotte Sophia, u 354
Clarissa A., u 483
David, u 2
Dexter, u 582
Dinah, u 2
Ebonezer, u 2
Edmund, u 422
Edmund Brigham, u
422
Edward, u 178
Effle, u 408
Eliot Gilbert, u 711
Eliza Jane, u 408
Elizabeth, u 70, u 147,
u 258, f u 343
Ella, u 422
Ella Maria, u 543
Ellen, u 178
Emma A., u 462
Emma S., u 408
Ephraim, u 70
Ernestine, u 711
Esther, u 175
Eugene Francis, u 345
Eunice, u 2, u 178,
u 532
Everett, u 408
Fanny, u 445
Florence, u 408
Francis, u 345
Francis B., u 345
Frank, u 422
Fay, Franklin Brigham,
u 345
Frederick, u 4i22
George, u 422
George P., u 345
Gershom, u 13, u 32
Gilbert Park, u 711
Hannah, u 32
Harriet, u 422
Harriet Hastings, u 408
Harrison Gilbert, u 711
Harrison O., u 108
Harry P., u 345
Heman, u 422, u 464
Henrietta Adrian, u 354
Henry, u 178, u 408
Henry Brigham, u 543
Henry C, u 711
Henry Gregg, u 345
Hepzibah, u 393
Hercules, u 178
Ira, u 532
Irving Wetherbee, u 71
James, u 2
Jane, u 342, u 422
Janet Williams, u 711
Jedediah, u 70
Jeduthun, u 2
Jerome, u 422
Joanna P., u 100
John, u 1, u 2, u 3, u 4,
u 8, u 11, u 13, u 178,
f u 178, u 342
John, Jr., u 44 , ai
Jonathan, u 100 ":
Joseph, u 178
Joseph Brigham, u 178
Josiah, u 147, u 178, f u
343., u 393, u 408
Lloyd W., u 711
Louis Payson, u 543
Lucy, u 108, u 178
Lydia, u 2
Marcia, u 178
Maria, u 178, u 422
Mark, u 408
Mark Wesley, u 680
Martha, u 42, u 178, u
185
Martha Ann, u 422
Martha Puller, u 711
Martin, u 422
Mattie, u 108
Mary, u 1, u 2, u 8, 13,
f u 147, u 178, f u 343,
u 422, u 582
Mary Prances, u 354
Mehitabel, u 2, u 178, f u
178
Nahum, u 13
Nancy Maria, u 178
Nathan, u 70
Nelly, u 429
Norman Warren, u 346
Olive, u 422
Olive A., u 445
Olive M., u 711
Otis, u 108
Patty, u 464
Park, u 711
Park S., u 711
602
Fay, Paul, u 13
Persis, u 13
Peter, u 188
Polly, u 178, u 188
Priscllla Brighatn, u 711
Rebecca, u 2
Robert, u 429
Roxorenna, u 464
Sally, u 393
Samuel, u 2
Sarah, u 13, u 178, u
233, u 422
Sibyl, u 345
Sidney Granville, u 408
Silas, u 13
Solomon, u 543
Stephen, u 2
Susan, u 178
Susanna, u 13
Sylvester, u 422
Tabitha, u 2
Thaddeus, u 3-2, u 483
Timothy, u 13
"Walter, u 422
William, u 422
William Howe, u 408
Windsor, u 44
Fayeweather, John A., u
100
Fearing, Edwin F., u 192
Harriet A. Titcomb, u
348
William I., u 192
Federspiel, Laura, u 291
Feeley, James, u 303
Felch, Walter, u 210
Felcher, Horace, u 255
Fellows, James E., u 481
Felton, Jane B., u 679
Lois, u 4i79
Lydia, u 478
Sally, u 479
William, u 479, u 679
Fenner, Emma, u 297
William, u 297
Fernald, Charles P., u 348
Ferrel, Charles H., u 275
Joseph, u 275
Ferrin. Harriet, u 783
Whitman, u 783
Ferry, Lillian W., u 717
Fessenden, Miranda, u 463
Field, Bennet, u 126
Elizabeth, u 126
Emma Sophia, u 713
Forrest G., u 395
Franklin, u 713
Hannah, u 126
Rilla, u 759
Fifield, Harry, u 347
Fife, Mary, u 261
William, u 261
Fillebrown, Almira Eliza-
beth, u 534
James, u 534
Weltha, u 534
Finch, Mary A., u 526
Pish, Elisha, u 39
Halloway, u 39, 268
Hazel, u 513
Ira, u 513
INDEX
Fish, Mortimer Samuel,
u 513
Fisher, Charles, u 291
Charles L., u 291
Clifford, u 291
Cora B., u 370
Cornelia M., u 291
David, u 291
Edward M., u 731
Emma, u 291
Gamaliel, u 407
Garfield, u 291
Hannah Bullard, u 522
Horace, u 291
Jabin, u 291
Luman, u 291
Mary, u 291
Nahum, u 100
Nancy, u 247
Nathan, u 247
Philip A., u 291
Samuel, u 291
Sarah, u 115, u 240, u
241
Sidney A., u 291
Susan Florence, u 291
Theodore B., u 291
William, u 291
Fisk, Elizabeth, u 251
John, u 251
Lois, 251
Fiske, David L., u 197
Georgiana K., u 197
Mavida, u 197
Rebecca C, u 197
Fitch, George, u 735
Louisa M., u 735
Sophronia, u 735
Fitts, , u 387
Fitz, , u 178
Fitzgerald, Anna Maude,
u 801
Clifford Compton, u 801
Harold Leon, u 801
James Robert, u 801
Mary Belle, u 801
Flagg, Charles, u 173
Charles A., u 173
Elijah, u 463
Francis, u 494
George, u 173
Gershom, u 5, u 118
Hannah, u 200
Jemima, u 144
Jeremiah, u 173
Lydia D., u 173
Martha, u 144
Mary A. H., u 738
Nellie D., u 401
Otis, u 144
R. W., u 401
Samuel C, u 173
Sarah, u 144
Sarah A., u 173
Seth, u 490
Stephen, u 738
Susan, u 463
William, u 173
Flanders, Abbie, u 336
Fletcher, , u 2
Ella A., u 376
Fletcher, Henry B., u 690
Homer B., u 690
Flint, Joseph, u 84
Fogg, J. H., u 166
Follet, Francis Ballou, u
732
Forbes, Achsah, u 175
Allan White, u 414
Catherine, u 413, u 414
Catherine S., u 175
Charles, u 237
Charles B., u 175
Charles O., u 296
Clarissa, u 216
Cornelia Brigham, u 414
Daniel H., u 175
Ebenezer W., u 175
Elias, u 175
Elias E., u 175
Elisha, u 200
Eliza Sophia, u 175
Ephraim, u 175
Ephraim Trowbridge, u
175, u 413, u 414
Esther L., u 175
Esther Louise, u 175, u
414
Frank W., u 175
George B., u 175
George H., u 296
Hannah, u 175, u 200
Hannah E., u 175
Hattie A., u 413
Henry B., u 175
Holland, u 175, u 237,
u 296
Horace, u 216
Jacob, u 216
John S., u 175
John W., u 296
Jonathan, u 69, u 175
Jonathan E., u 413
Joseph W., u 175
Julia Mliranda, u 175
Julia S., u 175
Julius W., u 296
Katherine Maria, u 414
Katherine S., u 413
Levi, u 216
Lewis, u 175
Lucy, u 200
Lucy B., u 175
Lucy K., u 413
Malcolm Stuart, u 414
Martha A. B., u 296
Mary, u 216
Mary G., u 175
Mary Wv, u 175
Moses, u 175
Nancy, u 175
Sarah, u 175
Sarah A., u 175
Sarah Brigham, u 175
Susanna Brigham, u 175
Thomas, u 216
William Trowbridge, u
175, u 414, u 474
William Trowbridge,
Jr. u 414
Porbush, Alice J., u 433
Annie Louise, u 712
INDEX
603
Forbush, Charles, u
175
Charles I., u 688
Lorima Cheever, u 706
Mary, u 79
Mehltabel, u 286
Mehltable, u 87
Nettle, u 688
Submit, u 163, u 170
Ford, Augustus, u 316
Forristall, Jesse, u 114, u
237
Mary, u 114
Rhoda, u 237
Forshea, Alice, u 801
Porster, Carl, u 652
Forsythe, Jessie Lee, u
503
Poskett, Albert L., u 690
William R., u 689
Fosg-ate; Alvah Dana, u
481
Angelina B., u 481
Emily A., u 481
Francis O., u 481
Fred, u 4i81
Frederick A., u 481
Jennie, u 481
Joel, u 208
Joel Howe, u 481
Luke, u 481
Raymond, u 481
Ruth, u 481
Susan, u 208
Foshner, Josephine, u 481
Fossett L., u 778
Louisa, u 778
Foster, Alpheus, u 110
Anna D., u 187
Charlotte, u 777
George Blanchard, u 471
George E., u 471
Helen Fowle, u 471
Jedediah, u 110
Lucy Brigham, u 471
William H., u 777
William Lawrence, u 777
Fowler, Alvan, u 256
Alvan Luther, u 256
Esther Brigham, u 256
Herbert Hiram, u 256
Hiram, u 256
Lewis Henry, u 256
Robert, u 408
Sophia, u 408
Fox, Alexander Ervin, u
552
Amy Ann, u 552
Anna, u 518
Ashbel C, u 552
Charles, u 552
Elisha, u 552
Elisha G., u 552
Horace, u 552
Laura, u 552
Laura A., u 562
Louisa A., u 552
Philander, u 552
Philip R., u 518
Sarah Ann, u 552
Fox, Sylvanus B., u 522
Theodore B., u 562
W. B. C, u 327
William V., u 552
Foye, Elizabeth, u 193
William, u 690
Frail, Elmer G., u 643
Freeman, Asa, u 590
A. T., u 590
C. Litney, u 590
Constant, f u 693
Dartha B., u 590
George Brigham, u 590
Gladys, u 590
Huldah, u 305
Robert T., u 590
Ruth, u 590
Sarah, u 423
Theodore, u 590
Freese, Ada Belle, u 224
Fanny Brigham, u 224
Helen Sophia, u 224
George Brigham, u 224
James Brigham, u 224
John, u 224
French, Anna, u 268
Calvin, u 268
Edward W., u 574
George Bradford, u 26S
Harold Brigham, u 517
Herbert H., u 517
Louise, u 610
Mary, u 310, u 536
Otis, u 610
Warren, u 144
Prink, Lucy M., u 311
Frost, Amariah, u 206
Benjamin Simpson, u
807
Carrie J., u 301
D. O., u 358
Douglas B., u 634
Elizabeth, u 206
Ella L., u 621
Frank P., u 634
Harriet, u 416
Isadore, u 497
Katherine, u 807
Lavina, u 654
Major E., u 301
Thomas, u 807
William, u 301
Frye, Augusta, u 583
Benjamin, u 426
Carrie L., u 737
John P., u 673
Martha A. E., u 426
Robert P., u 673
Russell Brigham, u 673
Walter P., u 673
Fugit, Osceola, u 559
R. C, u 559
Fuller, Alma, u 535
Amelia, u 191
Anna, u 191, u 305
Caroline Williams, u 430
Esther, u 191
Eurata, u 191
Francis, u 191, u 240.
u 676
Fuller, Franklin, u 191
Gurdon, u 133
Julia R., u 535
Lizzie, u 676
Lydia, u 191
Marietta, u 191
Martha, u 191
Nathan, u 151, u 535
Rebecca C, u 676
Reuben, u 191
Sidney, u 191
Sophia, u 191
Fullam, Polly, u 240
Sarah Perry, u 240
Furber, Daniel L., u 200
Furlong, Arthur William,
u 391
John D., u 766
Furney, Emma L., u 615
a
-, u 33
Gage, —
Abner, u 241
Alvarius, u 216
Anna Frances, u 716
Dennison, Jr., u 716
Ellen, u 216
Elizabeth, 241
Julian E., u 241
Lois, u 216
Minnie Adaline, u 716
Sallie, u 216
Sobeiski, u 216
Gager, Andrew, u 132
Ann Eliza, u 132
Charles, u 132
John Webb, u 132
Lois, u 132
Mary B., u 132
Gallagher, J. P., u 320
Gallop, Joseph, u 79
Galloway, Job, u 684
Sarah Ann, u 684
Gallup, Edward E., u 692
Henderson, u 257
Ruth Brigham, u 692
Gamble, Mrs., u 470
Gano, Antoinette, u 802
Gardner, Lydia, u 473
Olive, u 318
Garfield, Eunice Hagar, u
333
Francis, u 333
Jerusha, u 41
Josephine, u 337
Moses B., u 164
Tempe, u 366
Garvin, Ellen, u 726
Ralph E., u 347
Gary, Nathaniel, u 1
Gassett, , u 33
Arthur L., u 261
Ella, u 261
George, u 261
Hannah, u 44
Lawson M., u 261
Gates, , u 122
604.
INDEX
Gates, Abraham, u 162, u
202
Arthur D., u 331
Catherine, u 338
Elizabeth, u 202, 386
Emma F., u 452
Eunice, u 400
Fannie M., u 233
George, u 404
Henry, u 178
Lucy S., u 404
Lyman B., u 404
Makepeace, u 338
Martha, u 338
Mary, u 63
Nancy, u 386
Nelly, u 114
Silas, u 162
Willard, u 178
William, u 63, 386
William Bradford, u 162
Gault, Charles E., u 437
Charles Emory, u 437
Rosella, u 595
Gavitt, Keturah, u 773
Gay, Catherine, u 316
Elizabeth Catherine, u
443
Phineas, u 443
Gaylord, D. Henry, u 559
Mabel, u 559
Genung, Mary E., u 510
George, Ann Brigham, u
242
Benjamin P., u 242
Charles P., u 242
Charlotte, u 242
Elizabeth, u 242
Jaspar, u 616
Jasper P., u 615
Jennette L., u 368
Jennie P., u 242
John H., u 242
John P., u 242
John W., u 242
Katherine, u 242
Mary H., u 242
Milton Brigham, u 615
Sidney W., u 242
Virginia, u 242
Walter B., u 615
Gerald, James Harvey, u
97
Gerry, Sarah Ellis, u 260
Getchell, Abel, u 579
Mary Abbie, u 579
Gibbons, Charles W., u
496
Prank Eldon, u 495
Fred Carl, u 496
Lawrence M., u 496
Margaret Ethel, u 495
Roy Brigham, u 496
Walter Fitz, u 496
Gibbs, Aaron, u 166
Alpheus, u 166
Alvin, u 481
Benjamin W., u 166
Charles B., u 166
Fred C, u 166
Gibbs, Harry C, u 166
Jesse, u 481
Josephine H., u 547
Lucy, u 236
Lulu A., u 481
Lydia A., u 166
Mary E., u 166
Sophia, u 166
Stella A., u 481
Thomas F., u 547
Gibson, Eva B., u 616
Giddings, John W., u 255
Gifford, Gertrude, u 384
Jessica M., u 384
Mandana, u 344
Walter Fay, u 384
William R., u 384
Gilbert, Barnabas, u 499
Calvin E., u 230
Charles B., u 362
Harriet R., u 499
Maria, u 86
Silvester, u 513
Gilkey, Curtis O., u 434
John, u 434
John W., u 484
Martha, u 434
Mary O., u 434
Willard E., u 434
William Y., u 434
Gillespie, Isabella, u 690
Patrick, u 690
Gillett, Demis, u 160
Gilman, Alice C, u 819
John, u 819
Gilson, Harriet P., u 389
Leonard, u 727
Girkin, Mary E., u 564
Gladding, Nelson A., u 331
Gleason, Alice Estella, u
635
Amos, Jr., u 648
Andrew, u 635
Ann Mary, u 648
Anna,, u 83, u 732
Benjamin F., u 671
Charles A., u 246
Charles E., u 166
Daisy H., u 460
Ellen, u 671
Frances, u 359
Fred, u 483
Freeland S., u 635
George, u 166
Isaac, Jr., u 138
Isaac M., u 460
Joel, u 48
Judson, u 483
Mabel Frances, u 635
Martha, u 71
Mary, u 138
Micajah, u 166
Molly, u 48
Nellie M., u 460
Richard, u 111
Ruth, u 48
Samuel, u 48
Sophia, u 359
William, u 166
Glidden, Helen Hall, u 710
Glidden, Irving E., u 710
Ida Bell, u 817
Glover, James N., u 597
Goddard, Ada Frances, u
583
Clifford W., u 494
Edward A., u 744, u 818
Eleazer, u 16
Ephraim, u 583
Frank Ballard, u 327
George Emerson, u 583
Helen E., u 818
John A., u 583
John Edward, u 583
Lisette Martha, u 327
Mary, u 175
Perley, u 67
Robert Lewis, u 327
Sarah A., u 744
Silas W., u 494
Simon, u 27 *
William Lewis, u 327
Godfrey, Asa, u 187
Asa Augustus, u 187
Elizabeth B., u 187
Mary Augusta, u 187
Goe, John, u 800
Mary, u 800
Goodale, Edward, u 164
Goodell, Alice Eleanor, u
503
Benjamin H., u 120
Charles Brigham, u 504
David, u 52
Edith May, u 504
George W., u 504
Hettie, u 504
Jessie Willmina, u 504
Joel, u 504
Joel G., u 504
Leverett Edward, u 504
Lois E., u 504
Lydia E., u 504
Milton P., u 504
Richard H., u 504
Goodenow, Adina, u 12
Calvin, u 12
Ebenezer, u 12
John, u 12
Jonathan, u 12
Levi, u 12
Lovina, u 12
Lydia, u 12
Martha, u 12
Mary, u 12, u 13
Samuel, u 12, 13
Sarah, u 4
Stephen, u 12
Submit, u 12
Surviah, u 12
Sybil, u 12
Tabitha, u 12
Thomas, u 12
Timothy, u 17
Goodman, Clarissa, u 768
Sarah A., u 768
Goodnough, Frank, u 319
Rebecca, u 319
Goodnow, Albert Wilson,
u 696
INDEX
605
Goodnow, Anna, u 696
Caroline P., u 374
David, u 2, u 12
Elizabeth, u 4«
John, u 48
Jonas, u 48
Joseph, Jr., u 696
Joseph Wilson, u 696
Marion Colman, u 696
Martha, u 48
Moses Mrs., u 157
Nahum, u 48
Sarah, u 25
Goodrich, Emeline M., u
510
George E., u 525
Isaac G., u 375
James, u 375
Goodsell, H. A., u 236
Goodsite, Alonzo, u 232
Goodwin, Amy L.., u 587
Joseph T., u 587
Olive M., u 887
Graham, Sarah A., u 768
Sarah M., u 768
Warren J., u 462
Granfield, Charles, u 601
Daphene L., u 601
Estella G., u 601
Ralph E., u 601
Raymond B., u 601
W. R., u 601
Granger, Delia E., u 469
Emma A., u 469
Frank, u 469
Hartwell, u 469
James W., u 469
Grant, Emily, u 308
Eunice, u 114
Harrison, u 308
Joseph, u 38, f u 38, u
69
Maria A., u 612
Mary, u 448
Mary E., u 679
Minnie, u 308
Gordon, Alice W., u 413 Graves, Abigail, u 428
E. E., u 275
Frank, u 319
Gore, Adaline M., u 481
Elisha, u 393
Harry B., u 481
John, u 481
Lestina S., u 419
Goss, Rebecca, u 423
Gott, Anna, u 52, u 102
Benjamin, f u 539
Nathaniel, u 53
Sarah, u 53
Sarah Breck, f u 539
Gould, Abigail N., u 460
Daniel, u 526
David, u 526
Eliza, u 526
George, u 161
Harriet A., u 460
James H., u 526
John, u 526
John Brlgham, u 526
Joseph B., u 526
Maria, u 526
Mary Ann, u 189, u 526
Mehitable, u 7
Minerva, u 526
Selecta, u 541
Thomas, u 460
Willard, u 189
William Bowdoin, u 526
Goulding, Charles, u 172
Ephraim, u 172, u 205
John, u 172
Lucy E., u 172
Palmer, u 172
Sally, u 172
Solomon E., u 172
Susan, u 205
Susanna, u 172, u 205
William, u 172
Gowing, Patience, u 204
Calvin, u 428
Chester C, u 192
Cotton, u 406
Edward C, u 192
Ellen, u 689
Florence R., u 785
John, u 727
Lucy E., u 319
Mary, u, 32, u 54
Sarah, u 85
Gray, Maria, u 592
Matthew, u 592
Millicent, u 592
Serena, u 184
Grayham, Jennie P., u
242
Green, Albert, u 233
Alice, u 233
Benjamin F., u 295
Charles, u 295
Charles A., u 49
Cora, u 233
Elizabeth, u 317
Florence, u 233
Henry A, u 233
James, u 233
James L., u 233
Lydia, u 110
Maria C, u 599
Marion, u 233
Nathaniel, u 233
Samuel, u 49
Sarah, u 233
Stephen, u 49
Greene, Elsie L., u 632
Hiram, u 330
Isaiah L., u 65
Julia H., u 330
Rebecca C, u 676
Greenleaf, Mary, u 132
Grey, Ella Eudora, u 799
William H., u 799
Graham, Harry C, u 462 Greenough, David, u 65
Hosmer, u 768 Horatio, u 65
Leon H., u 687 Richard Saltonstall, u
Nathan, u 270 65
Green.=lit, Evelyn Loraine,
u 601
George, u 601
Ila May, u 601
Ivan Leander, u. 601
Ruth I., u 601
Warren, u 601
Greenwood, Abel, u 303
Abigail D., u 376
Delia A., u 426
Laura, u 303
Silas A., u 376
Gregg, Thomas, u 554
Gregory, Isaac, u 99
John, u 99
Laura, u 130
Mercy, u 99
Sarah Brigham, u 99
Gribert, Lewis A., u 511
Griffin, Mary D., u 755
Griggs, Alice, u 325
Bertha Helen, u 325
George Washington, u
325
Samuel M., u 265
Sarah Bancroft, u 265
Grigor, Annie, u 600
Grimes, AUie, u 155
Flora, u 155
George, u 125
Lillie, u 155
Parker, u 155
Griswold, Adaline. u 497
Benjamin, u 497
D. G., u 470
Elizabeth, u 129
Ella, u 497
Emma, u 497
Fanny, u 497
George, u 497
Mary, u 497
Pamelia, u 49?
Seth, u 497
Walter E., u 497
Groesbeck, Josephine
Ida, u 530
Groger, Electa, u 747
Gross, John A. D., u 192
Grosvenor, Charles P., u
226
Ebenezer Clark, u 290
Ellen D., u 226
Peter Clark, u 290
T. P., u 226
Grout, John, u 38. f u 38
Mehitable, u 69
Mindwell, u 37
Sarah, f i u 38
Susanna, u 38
Grow, Maria, u 380
Grub, Arabell, u 613
Gulick, Amelia, u 634
Gunn, , u 486
Lizzie Florence, u 519
Lucy, u 519
Gurden, Burt A., u 506
Gurley, Abigail, u 129
Ann, u 129
Artemas, u 129
Charles, u 129
606
INDEX
Gurley, Ebenezer, u 129
Elizabeth, u 129
Ellen, u 129
Emily, u 129
George, u 129
Hannah, u 129
Hannah Brigham, u
129
Jacob, u 129
Jacob Baker, u 129
John, u 129
Jonathan, u 129
Joseph, u 129
Lovinia, u 129
Lucia, u 129
Lydia, u 129
Mary, u 129
Mercia, u 129
Sarah, u 129
Uriah Brigham, u 129
Ursula, u 129
Guthrie, Elvira, u 91
Florence, u 91
H
Hackley, Thomas Reed,
u 331
Hadley, Axvilla, u 208
Frank A., u 742
Mildred W., u 742
Olivia L., u 256
Walter C, u 742
Hagadorn, Cora, u 592
Hagar, Abigail, u 24
Alice L., u 424
Gate, u 24
Clifford James, u 424
Ebonezer, u 24
Ellsha, u 424, u 426
Elizabeth, u 24
Ephralm, u 24
Ernest R., u 424
Frank Elisha, u 424
Grace E., u 424
Joel, u 24
Lovice, u 24
Lydia, u 24
May E., u 424
Martha, u 426
Martin, u 24
Nancy, u 24
Susanna, f u 38
William, u 24, f u 38
Hague, Emma, u 562
Haire, Claude Brigham,
u 330
James, u 330
Hale, Charles, u 737
Charles F., u 737
Charlotte, u 99
George, u 737
George W., u 173
Helen, u 353
Marion, u 737
Ralph, u 7S7
Hall, Aaron, u 79
Almon, u 299
Arthur C, u 689
Hall, Augustus, u 569
Benjamin, u 299
Benjamin H., u 569
Cecil D., u 325
Charles C, u 689
D. D., u 540
Edgar C, u 325
Ellen, u 299
Elizabeth, u 491
Ervin, u 299
Frank, u 299
Frank Brigham, u 569
Frank E., u 689
Flora, u 299
George B., u 21.
G. Stanley, u 291
Guy, u 569
Ida, u 300
Jonathan, u 371
Julia Fisher, u 291
Lewis A., u 325
Lillie, u 540
Louise, u 540
Lucius S., u 689
Lucy M., u 569
Lydia Smith, u 371
Lyman F., u 569
Mabel, u 540
Mary, u 540
Mary Jane, u 569
Mary S., u 297
Millie F., u 297
Otis, u 569
Perley, u 342
Robert, u 299
Robert G., u 291
Robert T., u 689
Ruth, u 114, u 174
Sally, u 79
Sanford, J., u 297
Sylvina, u 342
Stephen C, u 6S9
Walter A., u 689
William, u 300
Willie, u 300
Hallenborg, Axel, u 379
Halloway, Hannah, u 646
Ham, John, u 176
Hamilton, Basmath, u 229
Cheney, u 92
George W.. u 92
James T., u 92
Joseph W., u 92
Laura E., u 612
Mary A., u 92
Mary B., u 260
Nancy M., u 92
Washington, u 92
Hamlet, Reuben R., u
495
Hamlin, Albert Valen-
tine, u 736
Charles Lincoln, u 736
Eva, u 736
Florence L., u 786
Isabella M., u 736
Hammock, Charles, u 99
Sarah, u 99
Hammond, Betsey, u 185
Edna May, u 589
Hammond, Enoch, u 714
John, u 183
John A., u 714
Mary A., u 346
Samuel, u 448
Hancock, Chas A., u 237
Edwin Brigham, u 403
John, u 403
Hankinson, Charles Bird,
u 342
Hattie B., u 342
Jennie B., u 342
Richmond, u 342
Hanley, Sarah, u 430
Hanna, , u 291
Adams J., u 750
Ethelyn Belle, u 750
Hanson, Carl L., u 360
Charles L., u 360
Irma I., u 360
Leighton J., u 360
Hapgood, Alfred E., u
454
Alice Sophia, u 681
Annie Yerington, u 681
Ben Andrew, u 681
Edward Thomas, u 681
Frank Emerson, u 681
Fred Hastings, u 681
Harriet S., u 144
Judith, u 165
Lucy, u 64
Mary, u 55
Mary Ann, u 583
Thomas, u 583, u 681
Thomas Emerson, u 681
WiUiam Henry, u 681
Harding, , u 115
Aldusta, u 703
Archibald, u 274
Bertha A., u 657
Blanche H., u 690
Glen S., u 657
Herbert N., u 657
Lucia, u 406
Polly, u 274
Ruth A., u 657
Hardy, Constantine, u
37
Elijah, u 102
Hannah, u 287
Joseph, u 287
Joseph, Jr., u 157
Lucy, u 287
Phineas, u 98
Prudence, u 98
Sallie, u 257
Tabitha, u 98
Hargreaves, Mary, u 726
Nellie M., u 726
Richard, u 726
Harken, Joseph, u 695
Harland, Emma, u 737
Lydia C, u 242
Harline, Pauline, u 570
Harlow, Frances, u 577
Philander, u 577
Harmar, Belinda, u 570
Jonathan, u 57
Lovisa, u 57
INDEX
607
Harmar, Origen, u 57
William, u 57
Harmer, Frances A., u
760
Harne, Dora Mabel, u
777
Fletcher Brigham, u
777
H. Nelson, u 777
Harold, Lucy, u 755
Harper, Almeda, u 602
Harriden, Harriet, u
312
Harrington, Alonzo
Brigham, u 114
Anna, u 67, u 114, u
175
Antipas, u 40
Arbee Reed, u 114
Betsey, u 114
Betty, u 113
Charles, u 114, u 267
Daniel, u 60, u 114
Edward, f u 38
Edwin, u 135
Eleanor, u 114
Elijah, u 114
Elizabeth, u 60, u 114
Ephraim, u 21
Fortunatus, u 67
Frances E., u 114
Francis, u 9
George E., u 135
George P., u 114
Harriet, u 21
Harriet T., u 175
Isaac, u 40
Jacob Newell, u 114
John, u 114
Joshua, u 67, u 113, U
114
Leonard Brigham, U
114
Lucy, u 67, u 108
Lucy A., u 114
Lyman, u 114
Martha, u 21
Mary, u 9, u 21, u 38, u
67, u 114, u 254
Nahum, u 108
Nelson, u 114
Patty, u 114
Polly, u 114
Prudence, u 9, u 21
Sally, u 21, u 114
Samuel, u 67
Sarah, u 113
Susanna, u 217
William, u 9
William H., u 175
Harris, Benjamin, u 142
Gate, u 355
John C., u 142
Martha, u 568
Mary, u 568
Rebecca B., u 142
Thomas, u 568
Harrison, , u 144
Harshaw, Clara Aline, u
638
Hart, Alice, u 278
Edward Clarence, u
278
Ethel, u 278
Henry, H., u 137
John, u 766
Mildred, u 27S
William, u 278
William W., u 278
Harter, Frank D., u 598
Hartley, Charles P., u
802
Henry Mrs., u 387
Hartshorn, Asa, u 643
Chancellor, u 149
Dr., u 626
Edward H., u 626
Emma M., u 149
Frances Mary, u 149
Harry, u 626
John D., u 149
William H., u 626
Hartwell, Edith Myrtle, u
635
Hattie Lilian, u 635
John T., u 159
Harvey, Abbie, u 728
Adelbert J., u 536
Frank L., u 743
Hawley, Brigham, u 536
Lillian, u 536
Lizzie, u 318
Mary Luvia E., u 697
Rufus, 318
Thurber, u 318
Harwood, Betsey S., u
231
Ethel, u 632
George N., u 632
Haskell, Abner, u 121
Arethusa. u 152
Caleb, u 152
Lucia Keyser, u 289
Lucy, u 152
Martha, u 121
Mary A., u 164
Mary B., u 152
Nathan L., u 152
Nelly F, u 152
Phineas, u 152
Roena, u 152
Sally, u 121
Sarah E., u 152
Seth G., u 152
Susan M.. u 152
William B., u 152
Haskill, Alice, u 473
Charlotte Green, u 478
Elisha, u 473
Hasklns, Augustus, u 568
Hassin, Bernice, u 825
Fred H., u 325
Russell R., u 325
Hastings, Aaron, u 737
Asenath, u 686
Benjamin, u 737
Benjamin Eugene, u
737
Calvin, u 450
Carrie, u 737
Hastings, Catherine, u
449
Charles, u 737
Charles Henry, u 737
Clarissa Augusta, u
737
Edward, u 737
Eliza, u 207
Elizabeth, u 2, u 416, u
742
Ellen, u 737
Frank, u 737
George, u 737
Ida, Janette, u 737
Jacob, u 65
John, u 416
John Edward, u 737
Laura A., u 818
Leslie, u 737
Lillian, u 742
Marcia, u 230
Mary, u 207
Miriam Maria, u 737
Nancy Sophia, u 737
Nathaniel, u 818
Samuel, u 41
Timothy, u 144
Walter, u 737
William, u 737
Hatch, Alice E., u 232
Arabella Z., u 232
William E., u 232
William R., u 232
Hathaway, , u 57
Alice, u 473
Eunice, u 546
Havens, , u 552
Caroline A., u 616
Hawes, Ada, u 417
Beulah, u 14S
Buena, u 417
Charles, u 417
Fred, u 417
George, u 417
Oliver, u 396
Hawkes, Edward C, u
682
Frances B., u 682
Jennie E., u 682
Marjorie A., u 682
Hawkins, Eldora E., u
340
Georgiana M.. u 340
Hawks, Andrew, u 446
George W., u 446
Hawley, Eunice, u 256
Hattie E., u 431
Margaret, u 301
Hay, Ann, u 695
Hayden, Dorothy, u
124
Emily F., u 164
Frank A., u 604
Henry Rogers, u 246
Julius, u 611
Matilda M., u 712
Nelson Everson. Jr., u
697
Philip Sherburne, u
604
608
INDEX
Hayes, Abbie H., u 457
Elijah D., u 457
Emma, u 203
Haynes, Charles, u 142
Josiah, u 4
Rebecca, u 142
Hazeltine, Judith, u 179
Hazelton, Edward C, u
375
Etta, u 166
Frances Sophia, u 375
Orpha R., u 419
William, u 375
William B., u 375
Hazen, Calista, u 646
Hazlett, Fanny M., u
685
Theodore, u 685
Heakok, James F., u
278
Heath, Annie, u 454
Donald B., u 547
Edith, u 454
Florence, u 454
Guilford P., u 454
Oscar, u 547
Boie, u 454
Warren, u 547
Hebard, Edwin, u 312
Emma, u 312
George B., u 312
Lucius C, u 312
Mary, u 312
Susan E., u 312
Hecker. Louise, u 315
Heckman, Mary Alice, u
379
Hemenway, Ida M., u 711
Hemmenway, Ida Gale, u
148
Hemmingway, Fanny N.,
u 687
Richard, u 687
Hemphill, Ashton G., u
368
Eugene F., u 368
Freeland. u 368
Julian A., u 368
Kathleen M., u 368
Hempstead, Anne, u 822
Christine, u 822
Henderson. Elizabeth, u
85
George A., u 459
Hiram A., u 459
Julia L., u 278
■ Lucy, u 767
Mildred L., u 459
Hendry, Helen, u 246
Henley, Clarie, u 148
Herman, Ida May, u 352
Herrick, Ephraim, u 89
Eunice, u 89
Winslow, u 522
Herschler, Emlie M., u
250
Hersey, Abigail S., u 405
William, u 167
Hewes. Almira, u 490
Hewitt, Andrew Noble, u
702
Arthur Noble, u 702
Barnabas, u 417
Bertha Adelaide, u 702
Flora Abbie, u 702
Harvey Leroy, u 702
Irvin Gay Brigham, u
702
Leland H., u 375
L. G., u 375
Mabel Olive, u 702
Martha E., u 375
Mary Etta, u 702
Thomas, u 702
Heywood, David, u 395
Nellie R., u 395
Rebecca, u 43
Trueworthy, u 694
Hibbard, Emeline, u
618
Harriet Newell, u 790
Hickey, Elizabeth M., u
723
John, u 723
Margaret, u 723
Hicks. Helen A., u 233
Laura G., u 712
Higgins, Dorcas, u 352
Herman K., u 357
Hildreth, Sarah S., u
338
Hill, , 307
Alfred Cowden, u 458
Clarence Ordway, u
458
Daniel, u 408
David W., u 267
Dexter Brigham, u 444
Elizabeth, u 214
Esther, u 214
Florence Abigail, u 458
Frederic Warren, 444
Harriet, u 458
Harriet E., u 727
James, u 458
Jennie M. C, u 342
Joseph, u 458
Joseph Willard, u 458
Junius Welch, 444
Mary, u 214
Mary Brigham, u 444
Nancy, u 214
Olive, u 408
Philip M., u 444
Sarah, u 214
Willard Munroe, u 458
Hilliard, Philip G., u
252
Hilton, Nathan, u 84
Himes, Bessie B., u 384
Frederick W., u 384
Lottie E., u 384
Louis B., u 384
Malcolm R., u 384
Robert A., u 384
Hinckley, Elijah, u 129
Chauncey, u 129
Hinds. Anna, u 228
Hiscock, Alice Susan, u
278
Emily F., u 278
Florence, u 278
Frankhn, u 278
George L., u 278
George W., u 278
Herbert, u 278
Hitchcock, Caleb Eton, u
270
Eugenia Ella, u 270
Joseph, u 270
Julia C, u 270
Hitchings, Charles B., u
327
Daniel, u 327
Frank, u 327
George, u 327
Henry, u 327
Lucy, u 327
Martha, u 327
Hoadley, Albert Edwin,
u 313
Edith L., u 313
Edwin Cyrus, u 313
Forest H., u 313
Jason Kendall, u 313
Mary Bhzabeth, u 313
Walter E., u 313
Hoar, Abigail, u 435
Betsey, u 185
Cephas, u 394
Harriet, u 94
Shadrach, u 435
Hobart, Aaron, u 405,
f u 405
Mary, u 405
Hobbs, Eliza J., u 231
John, u 92
Hodge, Lydia P., u 633
Hodgsdon, Edward T., u
612
Viola M., u 612
Hoenshett, Albert, u 552
Elizabeth, u 552
Simon, u 552
Hoffman, J. H., u 590
Sophia, u 590
Holbrook, Abigail Louisa,
u 370
Adelaide M., u 417
Albert W., u 370
Anna, u 268
C. Frank, u 508
Charles R., u 370
Ellen Maria, u 370
Francis W., u 370
Frank A., u 370
George E., u 369, u 370
Jennie, u 370
Jesse, u 379
Lewis, u 417
Louisa A., u 370
Martha, U 426
Mary E., u 419
Mary O., u 370
Otis, u 426
Samuel B., u 370
Stephen, u 370
INDEX
^'09
Holbrook, Stephen Hub-
bard, u 370
Holcomb, Anna E., u
677
Holden, Andrew, u 297
Charles A., u 166
Charles William, u 166
Electa A., u 595
Ellen Maria, u 166
Emeline, u 297
Esther Damon, u 166
Ezra, u 158
George W., u 595
George Walter, u 632
Harrison A., u 595
James A, u 595
James B., u 632
Jane A., u 595
Joseph, u 158
Justinian, u 158
Laura Ann, u 166
Lizzie, u 297
Lydia Augusta, u 166
Martha Martina, u 166
Mary L., u 595
Rozelia V., u 595
William, u 595
William O., u 166
William P., u 166
Holland, Albert, u 695
Harriet E., u 148
James, u 148
James H., u 148
Mary B., u 148
Maria Louisa, u 148
Hollis, Abbie F., u 268
Holman, Prudence, u 117
Holmes, Amy, u 643
Betsey, u 585
William, u 690
Holroyd, Amelia, u 149
Cordelia, u 149
Daniel, u 149
Mary, u 149
William, u 149
Zira, u 149
Holt, Daniel, u 92
Emma, u 256
Fred, u 256
George, u 256
Maria A., u 92
Sarah P., u 92
Helton, Catherine, u 684
Frank, u 132
William, u 684
Holyoke, Adaline La-
vina, u 673
Azvilla M., u 208
Carrie A., u 741
C. F., u 408
Charles P., u 673
Charles Freeman, u 673
Frank Henry, u 673
Freeman, u 673
Helen M., u 208
John, u 208
Martha E.. u 208
Thomas C, u 673
William, u 673
Homer, Andrew Le
Pierre, u 472
Mary Phipps, u 708
Michael, u 703
Sophia De Wolf, u 472
Susan, u 703
Homes, Arthur L., u 643
Chester, u 643
Eliza Ann, u 643
Ella, u 643
Elvin, u 643
Fidelia, u 643
Harold, u 643
Horace L., u 643
Leonard, u 350, u 643
Mary, u 643
Newell, u 643
Sarah Ann, u 643
Hood, Sarah, u 265
Hook, Hester Ann, u 503
Hooper, James, u 618
Hoover, Michael, ■ u 520
Hopkins, Clarence B., u
355
Florence Evelyn, u 355
Martha Amelia, u 355
Mary, u 646
Maude Frances, u 355
Nathaniel Fenner, u
355
Stella, u 355
Hopper, James Burling,
u 363
Louise Roosevelt, u 363
Horner, Alice Ballou, u
770
Anna, u 770
Gustavus F., u 770
Horr, Amanda, u 765
Warren, u 765
Horton, Alice C, u 788
Horace B., u 738
Horace E., u 738
Horace L., u 738
James E., u 738
Margaret W., u 738
Hosmer, Sarah, u 17
Hough, Annie H., 721
Ruel, u 721
Houghton, Amanda, u
257
Benjamin, u 517, u 575
Benjamin Wesley, u
575
Betty, u 3
Carrie H., u 575
Charles White, u 575
Dinah, u 116
Elijah, u 198
Elizabeth, u 480, u 575
Elizabeth Brigham, u
575
Emily N., u 359
George Francis, u 575
Henrietta E., u 226
Henry Winslow, u 575
Hiram R., u 269
Jay. u 257
John, u 3
Houghton, Jonas, u 3
Josiah, u 637
Lodoiska, u 257
Margaret C, u 575
Marietta, u 637
Marshall, u 257
Mary, u 3, u 198
Olive, u 797
Persis, u 3
Prudence, u 3
Rebecca W., u 517
Sarah, u 585
Silas, u 3
Sophia, u 198. u 269
Sophronia, u 735
Truman, u 257
Warren, u 257
House, Phalla, u 746
W. T., u 273
Hovey, Martha, u 129
Howard, Catherine, u 394
Charles Frederick, u
536
Ephraim, u 536
Harry M., u 465
Josephine, u 575
Lemuel Frederick, u
536
Lucinda Carolyn, u 536
Howe, , u 360
Aaron, u 117
Abigail, u 55, u 337
Abraham, u 6, u 42
163, u 169
Adelaide, u 448
Albion, u 478
Alethina, u 334
Alfred G., u 169
Alice, u 27
Alice Baker, u 672
Alice Lavinia, u 397
Alice M., u 390
Allan Dexter, u 397
Amariah, u 390
Amory, u 169
Amy S., u 390
Anna, u 17
Annie, u 422
Annie Brigham, u 672
Antipas, u 55
Archelaus, u 163, u
448, u 449
Archelaus M., u 548
Artema^ u 31. u 55,
u 64, u 169
Arthur L., u 548
Asa, u 24
Benjamin, u 163, u 337,
u 492
Benjamin S., u 169
Bertha M., u 397
Bethiah, u 18
Betsey, u 117
Betty, u 292, u 390
Bezaleel, u 17
Calvin, u 17
Caroline, u 713
Catee, u 31, u 88
Catherine, u 31, u 55,
u 58, u 117
610
INDEX
Howe, Charles, u 17
Charlotte Adelaide, u
672
Charlotte E., u 390
Clarence E., u 390
Cranston, u 117, u 390
Cyprian, u 31, u 88
Daniel u 5, u 31
Darius, u 17
David, u 31
Dexter, u 117
Diana, u 117
Dinah, u 31
Dorothy, u 18, u 31, u
88
Edgar Brigham, u 261
Edith, u 17
Edward W., u 285
Edwin, u 390
Edwin L., u 390
Elbridge, u 169
Eleazer, u 58
Eli, u 31
Eliakim, u 17
Elisha, u 31, u 64
Elizabeth, u 5, u 6, u 7,
31, u 117, u 169, u 386
Elliot, u 632
Elmer Parker, u 548
Elsie, u 301
Emily B., u 390
Ephraim, u 78
Ezekiel, u 55
Ezra L., u 448
Fiske, u 55, u 78
Frances, u 7, u 55
Frank P., u 392
Freeman, u 117
Gilbert, u 31
Harriet, u 390, u 448
Heman S., u 390
Henry, u 632
Hepsibah, u 31
Herbert H.. u 390
Ida F., u 455
Isaac, u 7, u 17
Jabez, u 31
James, u 165
Jedediah, u 31, u 478
Jennie, u 392
Joel, u 117
John, u 17, u 24, u 336,
u 390
Jonah, u 117, u 448, u
390
Jonas, u 31
Jonathan, u 17
Joseph, u 18, u 31, u 55,
u 117
Joseph Olin, u 579
Kittie A., u 478
Lambert, u 55, u 78
Laura A., u 390
Levi, u 31, u 64
Levina, u 192
Lewis, u 55
Lizzie M., u 390
Louis Porter, u 672
Louisa M., u 156
Lovice, u 31
Lovina, u 31, u 117
Howe, Lucinda, u 336
Lucy, u 17, u 31, u 55,
u 163, u 237, u 337,
u 448, u 548
Lucy W., u 492
Luther, u 144, u 448,
u 548
Lydia, u 17, u 31, u 55,
u 117, u 155, u 478
Lyman, u 117, u 713
Mabel, u 123
Martha, u 5, u 31, u
117, u 632
Martha B., u 64
Mary, u 17, u 31, u 169,
u 392
Mary Eva, u 261
Mary L., u 169, u 390
Minerva, u 455
Miriam, u 31
Molly, u 17
Moses, u 31
Nahum B., u 169
Nanne, u 117
Nelson, u 632
Otis, u 17
Phebe, u 31
Phineas, u 31, u 149
Phinehas, u 31
Polly, u 55
Prudence, u 17
Rebecca, u 17, u 385
Rebekah, u 55
Reuben, u 31
Rhene, u 17
Rhoda A., u 579
Rufus, u 117, u 390
Ruth, u 117
S. Herbert, u 672
Sally, u 31
Samuel, u 31, u 579, u
672
Samuel I., u 392
Samuel S., u 422
Sarah, u 23, u 42, u 117,
u 165
Sarah J., u 462
Sibyl, u 55, u 210
Simon, u 31
Sophia, u 448, u 449
Sophronia, u 448
Stephen, u 31, u 117,
u 169
Susanna, u 17, u 117,
u 149
Sylvanus, u 31, u 165
Thaddeus, u 31, u 117
u 390
Theodore, u 17
Thomas, u 17 u 55, u
78,
Tilly, u 17
Timothy, u 17
Truman E., u 390
Warren, u 422
Warren H., u 123
Willard, u 74
William, u 64, u 117,
u 455
William Brigham, u
579
Howe, William H., u 261
William Richards, u
579
Windsor, u 163
Winifred Eva, u 579
Howland, Olivia C, u 370
Howlett, Mary W., u 370
Hoyt, Grace, u 151
Hubbard, , u 14
Abel, u 116
Anna P., u 374
Daniel, u 192
Henrietta M., u 7S2
Lillie, u 504
Mary, u 192
Phebe, f u 14
Hudson, A. Bradford, u
205
Charles, u 237
Charles H., u 237
Elisha, u 52
Harriet A., u 237
Harriet W., u 237
Herbert, u 354
John, u 52
John W., u 237
Lewis, u 354
Martha Brigham, u 237
Mary, u 71
Mary E., u 237
Oliver B., u 205
Samuel, u 52
William, u 52
William W., u 205
Hughes, Elizabeth, u 520
Hull, John, u 613
Humphrey, James, u 121
Hunt, Abbie, u 135
Abel, u 135
Andrew, u 135
Ann, u 576
Arthur Brigham, u 217
Asabel, u 135
Eleanor, u 782
Ella S., u 586
Ellen P., u 217
Frederick. S., u 217
George, u 135
H. H., u 320
Henry A., u 217
Henry J., u 376 ^
John, u 297
Laura, u 626
Lizzie, u 135
Mary, u 135
Mercy, u 1, u 4
Sophia, u 297
Stephen, Jr., u 217
Thomas, u 135
William, u 1, u 135
Hunter, Bernie, u 132
Daniel S., u 132
Harry R., u 132
James F., u 132
Martha J., u 382
Mary E., u 132
Huntington, Chas., u 65
Elizabeth, u 305
Lena, u 608
Nellie, u 613
Huntley, Julia P., u 757
INDEX
611
Huntsinger, Marie, u 374
Hurd, Caroline P., u 205
John, u 205
Joseph, u 205
Mercy, u 1
Hurlburt, Carrie, u 300
Diana, u 272
Douglas, u 272
Helen, u 300
Louisa, u 651
Morris, u 300
Ray, u 300
Thomas J., u 300
William, u 300
Huse, Sarah T., u 572
Hussey, Everett, u 360
Harry E., u 360
Huston, Fanny, u 176
Hutchins, Benjamin Cor-
liss, u 579
Clytie, u 579
Ernest Eaton, u 579
Ila M., u 579
Maranda Jane, u 579
Hutchinson, Alice, u 610
Anson, u 501
Fannie B., u 610
Henry A., 610
Henry Dana, u 610
James Dana, u 610
Martha A., u 610
Mary E., u 501
Mary M., u 610
Mattie B., u 788
Orville K., u 265
Thomap B., u 610
Willard, u 610
Hyde, Charles, u 435
Curtis, u 463
Eliza Ann, u 435
Juliana, u 229
Lillian, u 463
Thankful, u 2
Ide,
-, u 155
Eunice, u 155
Mary, u 155
fcjilsley, Edward, u 518
*-*■' Mary Noyes, u 518
Ingalls, Edwin, u 480
Ingerman. Olive, u 280
Ingersoll, Ella Mary, u
362
David, u 362
Henry Brigham, u 362
Levi H., u 362
Inglis, Kezia R., u 246
Ingraham, Alice Choate,
u 192
Isabel Frances, u 192
Paul A., u 192
Ralph Waldo, u 192
William, u 192
Jack, Margaret, u 747
Jackson, Edwin, u 277
Hat tie L., u 555
Jackson, Henry, u 648
Martha, u 366
Jacobs, Albina C, u 229
Ann, u 203
James B., u 147
James, Annie Fay, u 294
Benjamin L., u 660
Brigham Dexter, u 294
Nellie M., u 634
William Ellery, u 294
Jaquith, Anna, u 179
Bertha, u 536
Stephen, u 536
Jeffrey, Stephen W., u 86
Jelliff, Alonzo, u 717
Betsy Ann, u 717
Jenison, Nancy, u 211
Jenkins, Henry W., u 28
Jenks, Abby Mallard, u
357
Adelaide Persis, u 357
Arthur Peabody, u 357
Caroline Harrington, u
357
Charles Brigham, u
357
Frederic Augustus, u
357
Harry Kingsley, u 357
Jonathan, u 357
Richard Peabody, u 357
Vincent Wait, u 357
William Samuel, u 357
Jenner, Louis J., u 578
Jenness, Mary Doe, u 382
Jennings, Archie Dwight,
u 430
Dwight Edmund, u 430
Barle Brigham, u 430
Henry, u 504
Louisa, u 559
Marguerite Ellis, u 430
Nathan, u 559
Jewell, Ephraira, u 191
Eurata, u 191
Hollis, u 191
Ira M., u 191
Lydia, u 191
Lydia Ball, u 211
Martha, u 191
Samuel, u 191
Silas, u 191
William, u 191
Willard, u 191
Jewett, Ada, u 172
E. W., u 487
Jessie Brigham, u 487
Jonathan, u 226
Julia, u 568
Mary F., u 487
Matilda C, u 226
Mehitable, u 568
Nathan, u 568
Nellie H., u 487
Walter C, u 487
Johnson, , u 142, u
380
Abbie S., u 789
Abigail, u 14
Amy H., u 474
Ann, u 466
Johnson, Ansel L., u
276
Augusta Mayhew, u
338
Charlotte, u 241
Christine M., u 506
Edson, u 789
Elisha, u 262
Emma C, u 506
George, u 429
Halle, u 531
Harriet, u 506
Hattie L., u 397
John, u 237, u 465,
u 466
Jonathan, u 19, u 20
Joseph, u 165
Joseph P., u 679
Kessie, u 679
Levi, u 151
Lurancy, u 308
Lydia, u 237, u 465
Martha, u 20
Martha A., u 262
Mary, u 20
Millicent M., u 506
Myrtle, u 506
Ray Edgar, u 601
Samuel H., u 335
Sherah, u 19
Silas, u 506
Sophia, u 568
Squire, u 506
Susan, u 299
Walter Lester, u 601
Warren, u 568
Wealthy, u 176
Wilfred T., u 588
William, u 108
William C, u 270
Woodbridge O., u 331
Johnston, John, u 390
Johonnot, Addie, u 431
Charles Otis, u 431
Elizabeth Brigham, u
431
Frank Brigham, u 431
Harris Edwards, u 431
John Oliver, u 431
Mildred P., u 431
William Harris, u 431
Jones, Annie T., u 249
Benjamin, u 384
Bessie May, u 664
Clinton, u 279
Eli, u 255
Elizabth, u 477
Forest, u 729
Harriet, u 504
Helen K., u 384
Leon, u 729
Levi S., u 325
Levina, u 42
Maria, u 352
Martha, u 384
Martha E., u 592
Mary V., u 575
Mason, u 562
Mehitabel, u 42
Rae, u 729
Rosamond, u 84
612
INDEX
Jones, Sally, u 42
Samuel, u 42
Samuel W., u 562
Solomon, u 42
"WUliam H., u 729
Willard, u 249
Jordan, Frank, u 417
George V.. u 624
Hannah Elizabeth, u
694
Rebecca S., u 624
Thomas J., u 694
Joslin, Abigail, u 95
Benjamin, u 95
Benjamin Barrett, u 95
Charles W., u 95
Charlotte, Nelson, u 95
Chloe Priscilla, u 95
• Dana I., u 95
Dwight C, u 95
Edward B., u 95
Ellen L., u 95
Hannah L., u 95
Israel, u 95
John A., u 426
John C, u 95
Levi, u 95
Mary P., u 95
Polly, u 95
Ruth G., u 426
Serviah, u 95
Walter C, u 95
Joslyn, Mary B., u 527
June, Clarence V., u 646
Lawrence B., u 646
K
Kaler, Carrie F., u 355
Charles H., u 355
Herbert H., u 355
Karcher, Ada, u 232
Kasson, Polina, u 153
Keen, Daniel, u 678
Drusilla B., u 678
Keeney, Earl G., u 506
Martha, u 384
Keesler, Caroline, u 555
Charles, u 555
Clarissa, u 767
John, u 554
Julius J., u 554
Melville M., u 554
Statira V., u 554
Veruleigh, u 554
Keith. Hattie Marie, u
239
Henry Thomas, u 406
Howard, u 406
Lucia, u 406
Keizer, Aletha, u 454
George E., u 454
Verlie, u 454
Keller, Mary, u 747
Kelly, Daniel, u 379
James Alexander, u 263
Lucy Jane, u 379
Lydia, u 379
Kellogg, Carrie, u 238
Carrie A., u 752
Charles, u 709
Charles Prescott, u 709
Florence, Sophia, u 709
Frederick Brigham, u
709
George Newell, u 709
Grace, u 709
Lewis, u 709
Mary Ann, u 132
Maud, u 709
Nellie, u 709
Priscilla, u 709
Ruth, u 709
Silas, u 709
Silas G., u 709
William Channing, u
709
Kendall, Ada M,, u 455
AUie J., u 455
Betsey, u 244
Caroline, u 244
Charles, u 244
Charles H., u 244
Charles W., u 244
Charlotte, u 455
Charlotte R., u 455
Clarissa, u 244
Clifford H., u 455
Edward, u 455
Elizabeth, u 693
Eugene S., u 455
Eugene W., u 455
Flora M., u 455
Frederick Hobbs, u
455
Fred K., u 455
George, u 244
George Bancroft, u 455
Hazel M., u 455
Henry W., u 455
Herbert B., u 455
Isadora, u 455
James, u 546
Jane E. B., u 455
J. Fay Brigham, u 342
Kenneth H., u 455
Lucy A., u 244
Lydia Y., u 697
Lyman, u 244
Mary, u 455
Mary Elizabeth, u 546
Parkman, u 244
Paul R., u 697
Peter Bent Brigham, u
342
Polly, u 243
Samuel, u 244
Samuel W., u 455
Samuel Woodward, u
455
Sanford, u 284
Sanford M., 284
Sarah S., u 431
Sarah W., u 455
Seth, u 243
Sylvina B.. u 342
Timothy, u 244
Timothy B., u 244
Kendall, William, u
34i2
William B., u 342
Winifred I., u 455
Keniston. Nathaniel, u
241
Sophia, u 241
Kennedy, Alta E., u 303
Asa, u 303
Clara B., u 303
Cynthia, u 303
Cyrus M., u 303
Edna, u 303
Edwin A., u 303
Erol, u 303
Eudora E., u 303
Eva S., u 303
Gilbert, u 303
Inez, u 303
Janet, u 321
Laura R., u 303
Mandana, u 303
Mary E., u 303
Robert L., u 303
Roy, u 303
Royal, u 303
Thomas, u 303
Udellus E., u 303
William, u 303
Kennel, Julia, u 321
Kennon, Elijah, u 59
Kent, Clara B., u 366
Kenyon, Mary Ann, u
225
Kerley, Elizabeth, u 5
Mary, u 20
Ketchum, Eleanor Arm-
ington, u 357
Ralph F., u 357
Kettell, Harriet F., u 86
Keyes. Charles, u 29
David, u 29
Deliverance, u 29
Dinah, u 59
Elias, u 5, u 29
George, u 514
Gershom, u 5
Hannah, u 5
Henry, u 59
Huldah, u 116
James, u 29
John, u 5
Jonas, u 5
Keziah, u 29
Mary, u 5, u 29
Paul, u 29
Prentice, u 107
Robert, u 29
Sarah, u 5
Solomon, u 5
Stephen, u 5
Thaddeus, u 29
Thankful, u 5
Zenas, u 29
Kiff, Dorothy, u 681
George Washington, u
681
Howard H., u 681
Killam, Hiram, u 160
Killelea, Kate F., u 436
INDEX
613
Kimball,
U 271
Aaron, u 68
Amos, u 310
Anna, u 68
Betsey, u 68
Catherine, u 68
Charles, u 68
Edwin B., u 271
Emily, u 727
Hannah, u 68
Jennie, u 271
John, u 393
Lois Ann, u 310
Mary, u 68
Noah B.. u 68
Oliver, u 68
Persis, u 68
Polly, u 68
Sally, u 480
Sarah, u 417
Uriah, u 130
Kimber, Thomas Chan-
dler, u 353
King, Alice L,., u 156
Alice W., u 266
Daniel, u 266
D. S., u 283
Emma, u 508
Frank E., u 156
George A., u 166
George August, u 266
George G., u 266
Liillie C, u 756
Louise B., u 266
Mary B., u 266
Vanna, u 625
William H., u 156
Kingman, Carrie W., u
547
Martin, u 547
Kinney, Jennie B., u
821
Kingsbury, Adelaide, u
132
Albert, u 173
Benjamin, u 173
Charles, u 173
Cyrus, u 116
Edward, u 173
Elizabeth, u 132
George, u 132
Hannah, u 173
Henry, u 173
Horace, u 173
Jennie, u 132
John, u 132
John B., u 132
Joseph, u 283
Julia, u 173
Lyman, u 173
Mary, u 132
Nancy, u 283
Nathaniel, u 172
Sarah, u 173
William, u 173
Kingsley, Martha I., 357
Sally, u 641
Kinny, Elizabeth J., u
500
Kirkup, Mary E., u 702
Kirwan, Madeline, u 686
Martin, u 686
Kissick, Earl, u 520
Edna, u 520
Joseph, u 520
Lottie, u 520
Pearl, u 520
William, u 520
Kitchener, Charles F. J.,
u 571
Kittredge, Alice P., u
413
Alvah Baylis, u 413
Charles, u 413
Charles Baker, u 413
Charles Brigham, u 413
Ellen L., u 413
Ellen Louise, u 413
Francis W., u 413
Frank A., u 413
Harriet Dyer, u 413
Josiah, u 171
Katie, u 413
Marguerite E., u 413
Maria Abigail, u 413
Mary Clark, u 413
Sarah Amelia, u 413
Sarah Blackwell, u 413
Susie A., u 413
Kneeland, Albert Che-
ney, u 303
Asa K., u 303
Benjamin Merrill, u 303
Cynthia I., u 303
Gilbert B., u 303
Hannah, Maria, u 303
Herman M., u 303
John, u 303
John Allen, u 303
Laura, u 303
Lydia L., u 303
Mandana P., u 303
Oscar E., u 303
Sarah Rebecca, u 303
Sylva, u 303
Viola R., u 303
Knickerbocker, Adelbert.
u 149
Amelia, u 149
Edwin L., u 388
Elbert, u 149
Frank, u 149
Franklin, u 149
Harry, u 149
Henry, u 149
Irving B., u 149
Louisa, u 149
Knight. , u 475
Charles S., u 489
Flora M., u 732
Franklin H., u 265
Harry O., u 732
Henry S., u 265
Howard L., u 732
Joshua, u 93
Lizzie, u 732
Robert B. M., u 546
Roscoe Griggs, u 265
Samuel, u 732
Sanford B., u 546
Knight, Sarah, u 265
Knights, Rebecca, u 93
Knowland, Alice I., u 321
Knowlton, Abraham, u 85
Addie M., u 288
Artemas Brigham, u 85
Caroline E., u 288
David, u 85
David Bacheller, u 85
Edward L., u 288
Elbridge Gerry, u 85
Eliza Greenwood, u 288
Emma, u 288
Eli, u 85
Harriet, u 85
Harry L., u 288
Helen B., u 233
Joseph H., u 288
Julia Ann, u 85
Lozano C, u 233
Lucy, Caroline, u 85
Lucy Maria, u 288
Mabel E., u 288
Marietta, u 85
Martha Brigham, u 288
Mary Adelaide, u 288
Rebecca W., u 485
Susan Ellen, u 288
Susan K.. u 86
Thomas, Jr., u 485
Walter Brigham, u 288
William B., u 288
William Everett, u 288
William Hastings, u 288
Korper, Adolph, u 308
Lacy, Elton Ward, u 321
Mary W., u 476
La Due, Mary A., u 362
Lafond, Mary, u 578
Lake, Frank E., u 498
Helen, u 492
Sarah A., u 700
Lakin, M. E. F., u 512
Lamb, Blanche E., u 651
Rebecca, u 317
Lambert, Sarah, u 99
Lamprey, Clarence, u 463
Norval, u 463
Rachel, u 463
Randolph, u 463
Lamson, Rolla, u 462
Lancaster, Sarah, u 294
William, u 123
Landgraf, Adelaide, u 431
Lane, Bertha A., u 517
George H., u 517
Keziah E., u 351
Penniman M., u 517
Lang, Benjamin J., u 663
Malcolm, u 663
Margaret Rosamond, u
663
Langdon, Lucy, u 88
Langley, Mary E., u 263
Sophronia A., u 476
Lapp, William T., u 413
614
INDEX
Larkin, Elizabeth, u 388
Rhoda, u 521
Larrabee, Celina S., U 637
George, u 575
Mary Ann, u 166
Larrlmore, Delia H., u 266
Lathrop, Albert, u 128
Benjamin, u 128
Brigham, u 128
Dwight, u 128
Joseph, u 128
Lucia, u 128
Maria Shaw, u 258
Lavalle, Kate, u 688
Lawlor, Anna Elizabeth,
u 579
Lawrence, , u 144
Helen Cordelia, u 766
Lester, u 766
Martha E., u 758
Mercy, u 99
William, u 758
Lawrence, Martha R., u
483
Layley, Emma C, u 681
Leach, Edith O., u 500
George T., u 100
Leatherbee, Albert
Thompson, u 722
Andrew F., u 722
Florence, u 722
Leavit, Celesty, u 390
Leavitt, Ella May, u 622
Le Brun, William, u 731
Lee, Betsey Bathia, u 571
Cora B., u 692
Henry, u 43
Mary, u 43
Mary Elizabeth, u 561
Oscar, u 561
Rebecca, u 43
Leet, Mary, u 570
Lefferman, Ella R., u 524
William, u 524
LeffltT, Compton Alba,
u 801
John Ford, u 801
Legate, Blanche, u 698
Edwin, u 698
Leggett, Daphne, u 233
Leighton, Albert, E., u 401
Isabella S., u 360
Leland, Alice, u 632
Benjamin, u 79
Caroline Jones, u 703
Charles, u 21
Daniel, u 79
Ellen A., u 462
Ephraim, u 21
George R., u 239
Huldah, u 79
John, u 703
Moses, Jr., u 21
Prudence, u 21
Rebecca, u 79
Sally, u 703
Le Moyne, Ben Henri, u
410
Charles, u 410
Edith B., u 410
LeMoyne, Frances Mose-
ley, u 410
Henry, u 410
McPherson, u 410
Margaret Brigham, u
410
Lendahl Charles A., u 504
Lennett, Elizabeth, u 241
Lent, Lewis Henry, u 801
Worthington Compton,
u 801
Lenton, Nellye M., u 695
Leonard, Caroline, u 446
Ira, u 446
Julia P., u 424
Lilian, u 446
Mary, u 9
Mary A., u 446
Reuben, u 675
Leslie, Alexander L., u
611
Charles Brigham, u 611
Charles Edward, u 611
Elizabeth B., u 611
Elizabeth Butler, u 611
John Warner, u 611
Julius Hayden, u 611
Lucia Ann, u 611
Lester, Joseph H., u 464
Marion, u 311
Leveritt, Mary, u 328
Lewis, Ada Mariah, u
795
Emma J., u 709
Frederick A., u 164
Hannah, u 60
John Melvin, u 671
Larissa, u 307
Lemuel J., u 496
Libbey, Clara, u 539
Libby, James, u 118
Liest, Henry, u 751
William, u 751
Lillie, Lillian, u 779
Lincoln, Charles, u 182
Hannah Clapp, u 421
Rohanna, u 182
Sarah A., u 182
Thomas, u 421
Lindsey, Clara W., u 811
Kate, u 705
Olive, u 705
William, u 811
Linley, Walter, u 608
Little, Betsey K., u 453
William, u 453
Littlefleld, Caroline, u 209
Horace W., u 701
Lulu Agnes, u 701
N. S., u 209
Livermore, Agnes Sum-
ner, u 353
Daniel, u 353
Daniel Howard, u 353
Ella M., u 261
Emma M., u 261
George, u 459
George B., u 459
Georgia D., u 459
Gertrude W., u 459
Livermore, Harry Brig-
ham, u 353
Harry B., u 459
Harry E., u 261
Henry Munroe, u 459
Howard Jerome, u 353
Ida E., u 261
Katherine Ella, u 353
Mary Virginia, u 353
Sarah Fisher, u 459
Stephen G., u 261
Virginia, u 353
Lobdell, Cassius, u 256
Henry, u 256
Jason, u 256
May, u 256
Millie, u 256
Locke, Lydia, u 381
Mary Frances, u 381
Samuel Adams, u 381
Warren S., u 241
Locker, Mary, u 452
Paul, u 452
Lockhart, Annie, u 541
Logee, Stephen Fairfield,
u 592
Long, Nora, u 462
Longinotti, , u 291
Longley, Lutheria, u 175
Looker, Bertha H., u 447
Edward P., u 447
Henry B., u 447
Herbert H., u 447
Reginald B., u 447
Thomas H., u 447
William C, u 447
Loomis, Charles, u 194
Charity, u 194
Chauncey, u 194
Gustavus H., u 194
Jeduthun, u 194
Rebecca, u 194
Lord, — , u 142
Helen, u 325
Gardner, u 696
Lydia, u 614
Nathaniel Y., u 696
Sarah, u 696
Lorlng, George A., u 408
John, u 261
Mary, u 125
Mary Whitney, u 261
Loud, George W., u 354
Love, David, u 559
Etta, u 695
Lovejoy, Elizabeth, u 151
James Abbot, u 545
Sarah M., u 545
Loveridge, Lucretia, u 304
Lovet, Eliza T., u 132
Eugene, u 132
Merton, u 132
Richmond C, u 132
Lovewell, Robert, u 72
Zaccheixs, u 72
Lowe, Abraham, u 99
Alice, u 99
Catherine A., u 99
Charles, u 326
Charlotte, u 99
INDEX
615
Lowe, Emma Catherine,
u 99
George A., u 99
George Henry, u 99
James R., u 702
Mary Elizabeth, u 702
Susan Brlgham, u 99
William, u 490
Lowell, Charles, u 393
Edward, u 393
Frank H., u 393
Grace, u 393
Herbert, u 393
Lucas, Anna, u 404
Elizabeth Harriet, u
753
Julia, u 754
John S.. u 754
Polly, u 147
Luce, Curtis, u 223
Elizabeth J., u 755
John, u 223
Lodasca, u 223
Martha, u 223
Moses, u 223
Sarah, u 223
Syrenus, u 755
miliam, u 223
Lummerce, Lucius, u 306
Lynch, Daniel, u 737
Lyon, Albert B., u 183
Betsey, u 507
Edith Blanche, u 437
Ellas, u 507
Frank Clemence, u 437
George P., u 437
Hattie Belle, u 437
Lyscom, Samuel, u 73
Sarah, u 73
Lytle, James, u 144
M
Mabie, Sarah K., u 501
MacDonald, Elizabeth, u
381
Hugh, u 381
MacKenzie, Robert, u
745
MacLaren, Harriet Chris-
tine, u 562
Selah R., u 562
Mack, Charlotte Cass., u
369
Mackie, Rachel, u 746
Macomber, Charles J., u
462
Harry W., u 462
Madison, Andrew, u 212
Magennis, Mary, u 152
Mahan, Caroline S., u 335
David, u 335
George Henry, u 335
Grace, u 13
Harriet Elizabeth, u 335
John Davis, u 335
Mary Ann, u 335
Sarah Jane, u 335
Solomon, u 335
Mahoon, May, u 332
Maker, Don Eugene, u 302
Elizabeth Florence, u
302
George Alfred Brlgham,
u 302
George E., u 302
Mallard, Abby. a 150
Abigail, u 170
Ann Sophia, u 170
Eliza Brigham, u 170
James, u 170
Malone, Lucie B., u 332
Maloy, Lalla Rookh, u 501
Manchester, Sarah, u 155
Mandell, Eunice, u 105
Mann, Herbert J., u 123
John, u 237
Nancy, u 123
Ralph, u 123
Susan, u 237
Manning, J. B., u 490
Manny, Edmund Arthur,
u 353
Edmund Scaritt, u 353
Mary Sanford, u 353
Mansfield, Bessie I., u 603
Kate M., u 603
Martin, u 603
William R., u 603
Manson, George L., u 152
Sarah R., u 152
Marble, Lucy, u 44
March, Lizzie P., u 762
William P., u 762
Marchant, George, u 327
Marcy, Hannah, u 97
Marean, Elizabeth, u 158
Sibyl, u 15S
William, u 158
Mark, Aaron, u 495
Alfred, u 495
Calista, u 495
Martha M., u 495
Reuben, u 495
Sarah L., u 495
Sophia, u 371
William, u 371
William C. u 495
Marks, Calvin B., u 269
Charles F., u 276
Ira Brigham, u 276
James D., u 276
Nellie Eliza, u 276
Ruth E., u 554
Marlow, George F., u 477
Marrett, Mary, u 181
Marrs, Melinda, u 469
Marsh, Alexander, u 422
Ann, u 422
Bethiah, u 11
Chester, u 239
Eliza D., u 675
Elizabeth, u 11
George, u 422
George A., u 603
Harriet, u 422
Henry, u 422
Mary, u 422
Matthias, u 11
Marsh, Nina, u 603
Richmond B., u 529
William, u 11
Marshall, Abigail, u 111
Alphonso, u 299
Arabella, u 561
Bert, u 299
Ellen, u 299
Henry, u 299
Leander, u 299
Willard, u 299
William, u 114, u 561
Martin, Benjamin W., u
655
Dorothy, u 18
Edna G., u 655
Harold W., u 655
Henrietta, u 711
Herbert S., u 655
Joseph, u 698
Lita, u 590
Phebe, u 63
Martling, Ellis L., u 666
Merrifield G., u 666
Martyn, , u 144
John, u 181, f u 701
Mary, u 181
Richard, f u 693
Mason, Abigail, u 349
Abner, u 133
Amos, u 281
Carrie E., u 751
Hannah, u 281
John, u 234
Marcus C, u 643
Martin, u 155
Sarah, u 234
Tyler, u 644
Walter, u 643
W. W., u 486
Mathews, Eliza, u 131
Newell, u 113
Mathewson, Lottie B., u
808
Stephen, u 715
Matson, Kate, u 291
Matteson, Abby J., u
226
Agnes, u 606
Charles F., u 226
Charles R., u 226
Delia, u 606
Ellsha, u 606
Eliza, u 606
Etta, u 606
Gertrude, u 606
Grace Ivon, u 606
Guy, u 606
Isabelle, u 226
Katherine, u 226
Mary, u 606
Norman, u 606
Theodore, u 606
WiUiam, u 606
Matthew, Martha, u 703
Matthews, Daniel, u 237
Martha A., u 237
Mattoon, Ellen, u 311
Maury, William, u 2
Maxham, William, 614
616
INDEX
Maxwell, Charles Edward,
u 464
Eugene Lascelles, u 464
Henrietta Frances, u
464
Henry William, u 464
John, u 464
John Rogers, u 464
Matilda Rogers, u 464
May, Henry L., u 148
J. Henry, u 14S
Susannah, u 630
Maybee, John, u 484
Liucinda, u 484
Mayhew, Margaret, u 513
Maynard, , u 231,
u 289
Abel, u 453
Abigail, u 475
Antipas, u 102
Benjamin, u 97
Bethiah, u 124
Calvin, u 124, u 626
Capt., u 52, f u 99, t u
100, u 118, u 143, u
144
Charles, u 124
Charles A., u 626
Edward, u 102
Elihu, u 488
Elisha, u 50
Elizabeth, u 135
Ellen, u 626
Esther, u 135
Fanny W., u 172
Hannah, u 124
Hepsibah, u 102
Hezekiah, u 124
James P., u 626
James Forrest, u 626
Joel, u 124
John, u 6, u 102, u 124,
u 135
John H., u 162
John, Jr., u 6
Josiah, u 102
Luther, u 124
Lydia, u 6, u 176. u
453
Lyman, u 144
Malcolm Williams, u
168
Mander Alvan, u 168
Martha, u 102
Martha Adelaide, u 168
Martin, u 124
Mary A., u 454
Mercy, u 97
Myron, u 168
Nahum A., u 626
Nellie F., u 626
Persis, u 488
Phebe, u 488
Raymond, u 626
Silas, u 124, u 175
Stanley, u 626
Stephen, u 102
Susan, u 401
Susanna, u 124
Maynard, Thomas, u 124
Willard, u 124
William, u 102, u 124,
u 168
Zadock, u 124
Zerviah, u 584
Mayo, Sarah Elizabeth,
u 690
Simeon, u 690
McAllister, Howard, u 317
McCarter, Elaine Bryant,
u 814
McClintock, Caroline, u
310
Charlotte Jane, u 310
Elizabeth, u 310
Luman, u 310
Luman B., u 310
William G., u 310
McClue, Felix, u 319
McClure, Henry, u 155
McComber, Harriet, u 306
McCormick, Kate E., u
562
McCoy, Charles A., u S20
McCracken, Mary, u 390
McCullom, Ettie, u 590
McCullough, , u 223
McDonald, Ida, u 808
James, u 568
John, u 775
Mildred, u 775
Minnie, u 568
Rebecca, u 568
McDermott, Hannah, u
646
McDougal, Dr., u 443
Jessie, u 443
McDowell, Sarah, u 199
McFarland, Brigham
Wheeler, u 538
Grace Brigham, u 538
Helen Marion, u 538
Henry M., u 538
Moses, u 538
Mcllvaine, Lloyd A., u
659
Mclntire, Francis W., u
412
Mcintosh, William F., u
580
McKeen, Annie, u 368
Catherine S., u 368
Dean W., u 368
John, u 368
John G., u 368
Jonathan L., u 368
Lydia, u 368
Martha E., u 368
Martha Ellen, u 368
Polly, u 368
Samuel, u 368
McKinley, Carrie E., u 374
Edward B., u 374
J. William, u 374
McLauthlin, Mina Brig-
ham, u 348
Walter S., u 348
McManus, Amanda, u 823
J. T., u 823
McNamara, Louise, u
660
McNeil, Elizabeth, u 307
McQuesten, James, u 156
McQuillan, Mary, u 437
Mead, Oscar, u 240
Meader, Joseph, u 427
Meecham, Rose, u 618
Mellen, Edward, u 237
John, u 121
Puah, u 121
Sophia W., u 237
Melvin, Eunice, u 184
Robert Levi, u 628
William J., u 628
William Prescott, u 628
Mercer, Aaron, u 520
Jane E., u 520
Merchant, Prudence, u
644
Merchants, Josephine, u
581
Merithew, Moses, u 301
Merrell, Jacob M., u 562
Malinda P., u 562
Merriam, Elizabeth, u 67
Lucy Ann, u 731
Martha, u 374
Merrick, Olive J., u 380
Merrifleld, Alpheus, u
574
Andrew Lucian, u 414
Ann Brigham, u 574
Caroline Amelia, u 574
Charles Brigham, u 414
Francis, u 171
Harriette, u 414
Henry Kingsbury, u
574
Maria Josephine, u
414
Mary, u 574
William F., u 409
William Frederic, u 574
William Trowbridge, u
414, u 574
Merrill, A. H., u 296
Alice, u 223
Anna, u 542
Anna May, u 239
Annie E., u 661
David G., u 382
Delia, u 223
Ezra, u 223
Forest, u 223
Hannah, u 44
Harriet, u 148
Jay, u 223
Lee, u 223
Martha A., u 382
Mary Doe, u 382
Mary F., u 661
Nancy, u 498
Roland, u 223
Sanford, u 223
Vinie, u 223
Merriman, Daniel, u 283
Merton, John, u 366
Lewis, B., u 366
Merz, Mary L., u 563
INDEX
617
Messenger, B. Y., u 153
Mary Ann, u 153
Sarah, u 585
William, u 153
Metcalf, , u 434
Augusita, u 446
Carl G., u 582
Esther, u 704
Moses, u 704
Otis, u 446
Mety, Mary J., u 723
Michael, Genevia, u 469
Noah, u 469
Miles, Emily A., u 172
Miller, , u 168
Andrew J., u 526
Asa P., u 745
Carl J., u 553
Ellas, u 178
Ellen I., u 553
Ellen J., u 203
Frederick E., u 608
Hannah, u 745
Harriet, u 178
Harry, u 504
James D., u 553
Jane A., u 554
John, u 178
Lorenza, u 417
Myrtle I., u 553
Royal E., u 553
Sally, u 104
Sarah E., u 745
Milliken. Albert T., u 595
Betsey G., u 496
Lyman, u 595
Maria, u 153
Mills, , u 2
Donald, u 374
Florence, u 374
Helen O., u 374
Mary, u 374
Robert O., u 374
Miner, Florence E., u 424
Mitchel, Deborah, u 147
Fanny Fay, u 147
Hubbel, u 147
John, u 147
Melissa, u 147
Temple, u 147
Mitchell, Angeline Brig-
ham, u 440
Catherine Warren, u
438
Charles Warren, u
440
Clara M., u 657
Daniel, u 438, u 440
Daniel Francis, u 438
Francis, u 761
Lettie Jane, u 761
Minnie E., u 657
Robert D., u 657
Stanford, u 394
William Dexter, u 438
Mixer, Betsey, u 431
Moin, Augustus R., u 270
Monington, Gertrude, u
554
Monis, Judah, f u 701
Monks, Fred, u 482
Monroe, Abigail, u 4
Monteith, , u 434
Moody, Abigail, u 151
Harriet M., u 692
Jennie, u 268
William, u 144
Moor, Isaac, u 41
Solomon, u 41
Moore, Abel, u 84
Abigail, u 16
Addie A., u 254
Alexander Hanson, u
113
Alma, u 372
Ann Eunice, u 141
Charles E., u 246
David, u 278
Electa Brigham, u 113
Elizabeth, u 3
Etta A., u 246
Eunice E., u 135
Francis J., u 519
Frederick L., u 113
Horatio, u 113
Jason, u 333
Jennie M., u 489
John, u 3, u 246
Lansing C., u 113
Laurilla, u 392
Lawson, u 246
Leonard, u 113
Lowis, u 246
Lucretia, u 325
Mary, u 375
Reuben, u 135
Sarah E., u 246
Stella, u 333
Stephen, u 84
Susan, u 278, u 515
William, u 113
Moorep, Robert B., u 527
Moran, James J., u 484
Morehead, Annie Taylor,
u 593
James Miller, u 593
John, u 593
Morey, Demis, u 160
Elisha, u 126, u 313
George J., u 288
Isaac, u 126
John, u 160
Mary B., u 288
Rhoda, u 160
Morgan, , u 332
Lydia, u 272
Sally, u 79
Morrell, Emma, u 689
Morris, Franklin S., u
232
Morrison, Elizabeth M..
u 456
Mary P., u 481
Ora, u 462
W. E., u 319
William, u 481
William B., u 456
Morrow, Mary H., u 275
Morse, Aaron, u 24
Abner, u 24
Morse, Ansel, u 412
Betsey, u 385
Burleigh, u 164, u 293
Burrill W., u 252
Charles E., u 395
Charles F., u 164
Charles T., u 663
Charles Theodore, u
664
Clara J., u 395
Curtis, u 290
Daniel, u 290
Dinah, u 24
Dorothea H., u 664
Edward Ansel, u 412
Elijah, u 24
Eniza, u 290
Elizabeth, u 64
Ellen Augusta, u 293
Elliot Howe, u 664
Emery C, u 252
Fred L., u 412
Fred Winslow, u 252'
Frederic H., u 164
Gardner, u 664
Gardner W., u 664
Harding, u 290
Helen Frances, u 412
Henry, u 117, u 395
Henry Franklin, u 395
James B., u 252
Jedediah, u 164
Jennie Eugenia, u 252
Je.=se, u 252
Jesse W., u 252
Jessie C, u 252
John M., u 664
John W., u 117
Jonas, u 117, u 121
Joseph, u 3, u 24, u 467
Joseph B., u 664
Joseph Bulkeley, u 664
Julia A,, u 664
Kezia, u 24
Lemuel, u 290
Loring, u 290
Lucy, u 121
Lucy Sarah, u 252
Lydia, u 164, u 293
Lydia B., u 164
Lyman, u 164, u 293
Lyman B., u 164
Martha O., u 164
Mary A., u 252
Marv Adelaide, u 664
M. Hazel, u 784
Minnie C, u 601
Nancy, u 117
Nathaniel Niles, u 379
Ocean A., u 164
Olive, u 467
Porter, u 164
Rebecca, u 164, u 385
Rebeckah, u 494
Reginald Brigham. u
664
Sarah F., u 467
Sarah Newton, u 471
Stephen, u 24, u 164,
u 385, u 664
618
INDEX
Morse, Stephen H., u
252
Susie Brigham, u 412
Susie Caroline, u 252
Sybil Eliza, u 252
Wjllard, u 117
Winslow B., u 252
Winslow Brigham, u
252
Morton, Mercy S., u 183
S. E., u 180
Seth, u 183
Mosely, Annie E., u 241
Moser, Adam, Jr., u 501
Hanson Edg-ar, u 501
Helen Flora, u 501
Levi Adam, u 501
Maude Brigham, u 501
Moses, Alice A., u 300
Mosher, Charles L., u 563
Mossman, Basha A., u
4 649
Moses, u 649
Mould, Fred W., u 529
Henry M., u 529
Moulton, Ada, u 628
Dean S., u 628
Elsie, u 628
Harry E., u 628
Lizzie, u 628
Jude, u 221
Martha, u 628
Ralph, u 628
Ray, u 628
Ruth, u 628
Sarah, u 581
Vera L., u 628
Mowry, M. Louise, u 494
Multer, M., u 643
Munger, Cynthia, u 130
Munn, AJlison, 91
Asa C, u 91
Celia, u 91
Coralia, u 91
Marie A., u 563
Marshall Davis, u 91
Phebe L., u 91
Russell, u 91
Munro, Joseph, u 320
Marjorie, u 320
Munroe, Abigail, u 193
Abram, u 107
Anna, u 107
David, u 193
Elizabeth, u 193, u 381
Eunice, u 285
Frances, u 285
Isaac, u 285
Jane C, u 731
John F., u 176
Lois, u 86, u 522
Mary E., u 86
Sally, u 86
Susan Lorinda Brig-
ham, u 176
Murdock, Belle B., u 459
Carrip L., u 459'
Henry Judson, u 459
Herbert E., u 680
Hezekiah, u 187
Marjorie, u 680
Murdock, Phyllis, u
680
Rusf-ell B., u 680
Murphy, Edgar, u 266
George, u 690
Herbert De Lancey, u
638
Murray, John A., 638
John Alexander, u 638
Muzzey, Abby Ann, u 323
William, u 323
Myers, Arey, u 442
Charles Henry, u 442
Joseph Milton, u 442
Mary Emma, u 442
Myrick, , u 126
N
Nash, Hannah, u 633
Oliver, u 59
Nason, Edith Fams-
worth, u 694
Frederick Whitney, u
694
Neal, Alice, u 513
E. Jane, u 387
Susan, u 702
Needham, Daniel, u 662
Eliza, u 314
George, u 314
Nelson, Aaron F., u 303
Charles H., u 698
David, u 36
Edwin B., u 784
Evelyn, u 698
George H., u 698
Gertrude F., u 698
Herbert R., u 698
Herbert S., u 698
Jonathan, u 36
Stephen H., u 698
Neptune, Sarah, u 255
Sarah J., u 255
William E., u 255
Neumann, Clyde Chase,
u 695
Cornelia Barnes, u 695
Ernest Valentine, u 695
Valentine, u 695
Never, Albion, u 427
Nevers, Benjamin, p 427
Charlotte C, u 427
George, u 427
Newbert, Helen P., u 577
Walter, u 577
Newell Prudence, u 114
Newton, Ada M., u 203
Agnes, u 341
Ann Maria, u 341
Asa, u 59
Betsey, u 59, u 217
Catherine, u 249
Charles L., u 203
Charlotte, u 341
Chester, u 203
Cora A., u 203
Dexter, u 203
Edward, u 9
Edward E., u 202
Newton, Edward Frank-
lin, u 341
Eunice Brigham, u 376
Francis D., u 203
George, u 335, u 341
George A., u 335
George Henry, u 341
George William, u 341
Grace, u 24
Henrieta, u 341
Henry Phillips, u 341
Hezekiah, u 22
Ida L., u 203
Joel, u 59
John F., u 213
Jonathan, u 25, u 59
Larkin, u 190
Leslie, u 341
Lillian, u 203
Lyman, u 203
M. Edna, u 135
Mary, u 9, u 40, u 399
Micah, u 24
Nancy, u 165
Olive M., u 341
Orin H, u 208
Persis, u 95
Peter, u 341
Peter Augustine, u 341
Polly, u 399
Richard, u 25
Roland S., u 203
Sally, u 40
Samuel Dexter, u 341
Silas, u 59
Uriah, Jr., u 25
Nichols, Anna M., u 609
Carrie, u 322
Charles H., u 609
Charles William, u 322
Corydon R., u 726
Dexter, u 231
Doris Adelaide, u 790
Edward H., u 609
Frances H., u 237
Fred, u 322
George F., u 3
George Fred, u 541
Hannah L., u 609
Henry W., u 231
Homer, u 231
Janette E., u 609
John, u 155, u 231
John Higgins, u 322
John Miller, u 237
Lizzie, u 492
Lucy, u 609
Lucy A., u 172
Martha A., u 609
Maynard D., u 231
Norman, u 609
Patty, u 196
Ralph, u 609
Ralph W., u 726
Ransom Brigham, u 790
Ransom P., u 790
Ray, u 609
Royce, u 609
Ruth M., u 609
Sarah E., u 231
Theodore, u 322
INDEX
619
Nichols, Ulysses, u
322
Walter, u 231
Nicholson, Rebecca, u 568
NIckerson, Edith May, u
779
Pliny, u 779
Nixon, Margaretta, u 373
Norcross Eliza, u 86
Fanny Augusta, u 714
John, u 714
Marion Brigham, u 687
Mildred Carlton, u 687
■William, u 687
William A., u 687
Northmore, Edith, u 748
John, u 748
Northrup, Angeline, u 220
Esther Potter, u 344
Thomas, u 344
Norton. Frank, u 311
Harriet A., u 285
Mary, u 705
Seth, u 57
Theron, u 705
Nourse, Albert, u 288
Anna M., u 288
Benjamin, u 263
Benjamin Bailey, u 263
Catherine, u 263
Emma, u 263
Frank, u 263
Henry, u 263
Jane, u 263
Joseph Albert, u 288
Lois Brigham, u 263
Theophilus, u 263
Walter B., u 263
William E., u 288
William K., u 288
Noyes, Betsey, u 178
Diadamia, u 538
George S., u 220
Lucia Ellen, u 538
Lucius H., u 538
Nurse, Sarah, u 339
William, u 2
Nutting, Anson B., u 797
Mary Ann, u 182
Nye, Arthur Eggleston, u
521
Charles Merrill, u 99
Frank, u 346
Frederick O., u 346
George L., u 99
Harriet, u 133
Henry Pearson, u 521
Horace, u 305
James Brigham, u 99
Lou, u 613
Martha W., u 99
Mary Eggleston, u 521
Mehitable, u 722
Minnie, u 346
Rosella C, u 346
Samuel D., u 521
Sophronia, u 314
Su?anne, u 99
Susie C. u 521
Walter Brigham, u 521
Oakes, Elizabeth S., u
431
Oaks, Hannah, u 32
Sally, u 420
O'Brien, Bridget, u 533
Mary Catherine, u 666
Ockington, Mary f u 38
Oderkirk, , u 311
Odom, Georgia V., u 794
Julia D., u 791
Old, George, u 231
Olds, Sarah, u 89, u 94
Oliver, Lovinda, u 491
Mary, u 570
Philip, u 570
O'Neal, John R., u 590
Onthank, E. A., u 320
Nahum B.. u 461
Ordway, Alvin, u 221
Cyrus, u 688
Eben, u 688
Frank Irvin, u 688
Maud Frances, u 688
Timothy C, u 688
Ormsbee, Alice, u 600
Florence L., u 600
Jessie E., u 600
John C, u 600
Mabel L., u 600
William H., u 600
Orne, Elizabeth J., u 335
Osbom, Jesse Ware, u
369
Lucy, u 137
Sarah, u 140
Wesley, u 369
Osborne, Elizabeth, u 504
Osgood, Caroline, u 346
Eunice, u 221
Grace, u 369
Isaac, u 372
Walter B., u 372
Ostrom, Mary P., u 347
Otis, Andrew, u 433
Francis, u 433
Fred, u 433
W. I., u 433
Ovary. Alfred A., u 273
Ovcracker, William, u 810
Overman, Everna, u 752
Owen, Bertha, u 519
Thomas, u 519
Owsley, Amelia, u 659
Page, Clara W., u 426
Cyrus A., u 248
Dorothy, u 248
Florence Gordon, u 695
Phillips Ward, u 248
Paige, Foster, u 342
Sally Warner, u 342
Paine, Halbert B., u 153
Mary Duncan, u 580
Nancy, u 108
Silas, u 108
Paine, Silas B., u
108
Silas H., u 108
Wales, u 580
Palfrey, Hannah, u 27
Palmer, Adelaide C, u
733
Almira E., u 733
Cecil E., u 733
Edna M., u 733
Edward M., u 733
Elias, u 308
Frank H., u 733
Hattie E., u 733
Irene L., u 733
Kathie L., u 783
Lois, u 308
Rufus A., u 733
Parce, Frank, u 149
Judson, u 149
Zira, u 149
Park, Arthur Stuart, u
733
Ray Silas, u 733
Stuart J., u 733
Parker, , u 126
Abbie, u 422
Anne, u 47
Arabella, u 379
Betsey Curwen, u 267
Charles A., u 730
Clarence Henry, u 340
Daniel M., u 340
Dora I., u 730
Edith M., u 331
Edward, u 94
Eliza A., u 485
Evander Leroy, u 840
Floyd R., u 340
Hannah, u 267
Harry B., u 340
Hattie, u 481
Isaac, u 379
Joel, U 267
Lucy, u 287
Maida Adele, u 340
Mary A., u 340
Maud E., u 340
Millicent A., u 340
Minnie L., u 340
Nancy A., u 879
Nancy C, u 630
Nellie M., u 340
Rebecca, u 79
Ruth, u 22
Sarah Frances, u 381
Sibyl, u 158
Virgil R., u 340
Walter A., u 780
Wilson B., u 331
Parkhurst, Adelbert. u
270
Elias, u 270
Elizabeth, f u 249
Frank, u 270
Herbert, u 270
Medora, u 270
Parkinson, Dora, u 268
Parkman, Anna, u 100
620
INDEX
Parkman, Anna Sophia, f
u 52, u 99, f u 99, f u
100, u 100
Breck, u 38, u 99, f u
99, u 100, f u 100, f u
106
Charles, u 100
Charles B., u 100
Charlotte Sophia, u lOtf
Ebenezer, u 38, f u 52,
u 99, u 100, u 176, f u
539
Blias, u 106
Hannah, u 99, u 100
Hannah Breck, u 100,
f u 100
Hannah S., u 100
Joanna F., u 100
Lucy P., u 100
Maria D., u 100
Mary A., u 100
Mary Augusta, u 100
Robert Breck, u 100
Samuel, u 100
Susan B., u 100
Susanna Brigham, u
100
Sus6, f u 99
Parks, Maria, u 352
Moses, u 21
Parmelee, Emily Cor-
inthia, u 697
Jeremiah, u 697
Parmenter, Armory M.,
u 631
Parnell, Josie, u 791
Parr, Arthur B., u 776
Edith L., u 776
Leland "W., u 776
Marion, u 776
Parsons, Alice Munroe,
u 731
Ethel, u 731
Fanny, u 753
George S., u 731
Joseph L., u 731
Lucy Brigham, u 731
Phebe, u 49
Solomon, u 49
Partridge, Harriet, u 788
L. S., u 788
Paschal, Fanny G., u 690
Patch, Alfred B., u 164
Carrie L., u 208
Clarissa Augusta, u 483
Frank M., u 425
John Winslow, u 164
John Winslow, Jr., u
164
Jonathan L., u 203, u
483
Leon P., u 425
Lucy Ann, u 164
Timothy, u 164
Timothy Brigham, u 6,
u 164
William R., u 208
Paterson, Lovina, u 427
Patterson, , u 387
Patterson, Anson, u
86
Benjamin F., u 86
David, u 86
David N., u 387
Isaac C, u 86
Jane, u 59
Jonathan, u 86
Lawson B., u 86
Martin, u 214
Mary, u 86
Sabra, u 86
Sarah, u 86
Seth, u 214
Sophia, u 86
William, u 86, u 214
Patrick, Dexter, u 182
Joel, u 182
Joel Oaks, u 182
John, u 86
Mary, u 182
Sarah, u 182
Paupan, Julia, u 628
Paxton, James, u 120
Peabodie, Edward A., u
357
Mary Blanche, u 357
Peabody, Amelia, u 357
David, u 200
Bllery, u 466
Margaret, u 466
Pearce, Clara, u 345
Pearl, Austin, u 608
Caroline Bethia, u 608
Pearson, Barnard Bailey,
u 521
Francis Everett, u 521
Linus B., u 521
Ruth Nye, u 521
Pease, , u 526
Brskine, u 526
Erskine Kibbe, u 526
Minerva Eliza, u 526
Rosa Bella, u 526
Peaseley, Sarah M., u
764
Peck, Ann M., u 235
Clarissa, u 768
Hattie L., u 707
Mary C, u 346
Mary L, u 768
Perez, Porter, u 768
Peckham, Etta L., u 549
James, u 549
Pedrick, Laurena M., u
650
Ruth A., u 650
William R., Jr., u 650
Peirce, Jane Spring, u
722
Mehitable, u 722
Moses, u 722
Pelisser, William, u 347
Pence, Marietta, u 504
Penniman, Lizzie P., u
433
William C, u 433
Percival, John, u 713
Mary Snow, u 713
Perham, Emily C, u
677
Perkins, Emma Cornelia,
u 255
Ephraim, u 255
Francis R., u 255
George B., u 255
Harley M., u 255
Harry B., u 255
Homer B., u 255
James A., u 255
John, u 759
Manlius R., u 255
Mariette, u 315
Myra B., u 255
Nella M., u 759
Rebekah, u 55
Waldo B., u 255
Perrigo, Charles, u 726
Harry, u 726
Lilla, u 726
Robert, u 726
Perry, Abbie, u 335
Abel O., u 335
Albert H., u 688
Alice, u 464
Asa D., u 688
Calvin Brigham, u 241
Caroline Williams, u
392
Charles, u 241 u 300
Charles William, u 241
David, u 115, u 241
Delacia, u 223
Ebenezer, u 4
Edgar W., u 241
Eliza A, u 350
Elizabeth, u 4
Ella Arabella, u 392
Esther, u 4
Frank D., u 241
Franklin Jesse, u 392
Fred, u 300
Frederick G., u 241
George Harrison, u 392
George S., u 241
Hannah E., u 241
Hattie S., u 241
Henry G., u 300
Henry W., u 241
Japhet, u 4
Jesse, u 392
John, u 116
Josiah, u 9
Julia, u 645
Laura Brigham, u 392
Lillian Brigham, u
688
Lucy Ann, u 392
Lydia, u 4, u 474
Maria M., u 241
Marian, u 335
Mary, u 4, u 9
Mary E., u 600
Mary Elizabeth, u 392
Mercy, u 4
Mindwell, u 9
Nathan, u 9
Nellie, u 300
INDEX
621
Perry, Obadiah, u 4
Sally, u 241
Sarah, u 4, u 115, u
241
Sarah E., u 241
Sophia, u 9
Tabitha, u 241
Walter Gage, u 241
William, u 9, u 241, u
300
William Fisher, u 241
William H., u 241, u
335
Zella, u 335
Peters, George, Jr., u
164
George L., u 164
Gertrude L., u 671
John, u 671
Lydia B., u 164
Mary, u 21
Onslow, u 100
Peterson, Helena Sophia,
u 806
Maria P., u 806
Martin L., u 806
Pettee, Fannie Bell, u
669
Holmes, u 669
Pettigrew, Kate, u 433
Pettingill, Watson G., u
368
Phelps, Aldea, u 733
Augusta, u 450
Austin A., u 733
Charles, u 202
u 203
Edmund W., u 450
Edward, u 167
Elizabeth, u 202, u 450
Ella, u 450
George Hopkins, u 528
Harold Brigham, u 528
Harriet, u 213
Harriet Augusta, u 450
Hattie, u 450
Henry Brigham, u 450
Henry Roger, u 202
Henry Wheeler, u 528
John, u 202
Lauretta, u 641
Lizzie, u 450
Lizzie Rebecca, u 733
Lucy, u 218
Martha, u 202
Mary Bigelow, u 733
Merrick, u 450
Nancy, u 202
Roger, u 202, u 450
Samuel Dennis, u 733
Sophia, u 361
Stephen, u 218
Stephen D., 450
Stephen R., u 162, u
202
Walter M., u 450
W. N., u 528
William H., u 450
Winslow, u 202
Philbrook, Horace, u 183
Phillips, Almond, u 239
Anna, u 146
Anna M., u 239, u 248
Arthur L., u 239
Belinda, u 239
Chester H., u 239
Ebenezer Humphrey,
u 248
Ebenezer Morgan, u 248
Edward P., u 239
Eleanor, u 248
Elijah, u 239
Elijah Brigham, u 248
Elijah J., u 239
Ella P., u 239
Elmer E., u 239
E. G., u 643
Fannie M., u 239
Gardner, u 239
George H., u 239
Harriet, u 239
Harriet Maria, u 248
Hattie S., u 239
Helen, u 239
Henry A., u 248
Henry S., u 239
Herbert, u 239
Herbert W., u 239
Joan, u 678
John G., u 239
Julia A., u 239
Leslie A., u 239
Levi, u 239
Lewis, u 239
Lucy, u 239
Lydia D., u 239
Maria, u 239
Mary, u 239
Maud Brigham, u 248
Nathaniel, u 146
Roger Spring, u 248
Rufus Brigham, u 239
Samuel, u 239
Susan M., u 239
Walter B., u 248
Wilbur H., u 239
Winslow, u 239
Phiney, Nathan, u 232
Phippen, Fanny, u 727
Phipps, Mary A., u 320
Susan, u 703
Pickard, Bert E., u 551
Byron L., u 551
Charles N., u 551
Mamie E., u 551
Pickens, Josephine, u
578
Pickering, Edna M., u
776
Elizabeth E., u 776
Ethel G., u 776
Wilbur L., u 776
William C, u 776
Pierce, Abigail, u 728
Addison B., u 151
Albert, u 151
Almira, u 111
Anson Orlando, u 300
Pierce, Benjamin, u 129
Calvin, u 151
Caroline, u 59
Christie J., u 564
Edward W., u 320
Ezra, u 437
Gertrude A., u 320
Grace, u 151
Grace B., u 320
Hannah, u 745
Harriet, u 151
Harriet E., u 151
Ida R., u 437
Jacob, u 300
John, u 151
John E., u 151
Josiah, u 320
Judson, u 151
Mary, u 179. u 276, U
726
Ralph, u 320
Susan, u 151
Susan M., u 151
William J., u 501
William Lewis, u 501
William S.. u 293
Piersol, George T., u 551
Ida O., u 551
Luther W., u 551
Pierson, Lydia A., u 377
Pike, Jane, u 387
Pillsbury, Samuel, u 581
Pinney, Rich W., u 357
Piper, Weltha, u 534
Plank, Elijah, u 223
Mary, u 674
Piatt, Levinah, u 86
Mary, u 568
Plugh, Byron T., u 765
Nellie D.. u 765
Plympton, Eunice, u 282
Simon, u 118, u 283
Poe, Alonzo M., u 149
Poindexter, Amett, u 590
James, u 590
Jamesina Pearl, u 590
Poland, Susan, u 299
Pollard, Abby, u 174
Alden, u 317
Floyd, u 362
Frederic Eugene, u
317
H., Franklin, u 362
Harvey, u 362
James A., u 317
James Harvey, u 362
Lucy, u 174
Mabel Alden, u 317
Martha Ann, u 362
Martha Eleanor, u 362
Mary Eleanor, u 362
Walter, u 362
Polly, Nathan, u 151
Pomeroy, Charles J., u
442
Harriet, u 506
Theodore H., u 442
Theodore James, u
442
622
INDEX
Pond, Albert P., u 715
Alfred, u 108
Annie E., u 688
Benjamin, u 108
Chloe, u 572
Edna L., u 512
Frances, u 814
H. C, u 512
Hannah, u 260
Hopestill, u 450
Lucinda, u 250
Lucy A., u 634
Lucy Gale, u 108
Mary, u 573
Nathan, u 572
Nathaniel, u 573
Samuel, u 260
Willard, u 688
William G., u 634
Poole, Alice D., u 348
Pooler, Alsom H., u 553
Delancy E., u 553
Delbert J., u 553
Eddie J., u 553
Flora C. D., u 553
James O., u 553
Joseph W., u 553
Martha J., u 553
William J., u 553
Zelotus H., u 553
Pope, Glenn L., u 500
Sarah, u 293
Stephen, u 293
Thomas B. E., u 175
Porter, Alice, u 278
Annie, u 541
Aubrey Brigham, u 541
George Lockhart, u 541
Harding, 541
Harding Lawton, u 541
Julia, u 569
Olivia Delight, u 785
William Aubrey, u 541
Potter. Charles H., u
687
Charles W., u 246
Delia M., u 246
Dolly, u 257
Ebenezer, Jr., u 246
Eliza G., u 246
Frederick J., u 239
Henry B., u 246
Hervey Gilbert, u 246
J. A., u 687
John Q. Adams, u 246
Julia F., u 246
Levi Brigham, u 246
Levi F., u 246
Lydia Relief, u 246
Lucilla T., u 246
Lucy Ann, u 246
Mary H., u 246
Millie Sutherland, u 687
Milton B., u 246
Norman B., u 744
Raymond B., u 744
Rufu3 Baxter, u 246
Sarah, u 246
Sarah Harris, u 246
Sidney Brigham, u 687
Stephen, u 116
Potter, Susan H., u
246
Susie N., u 246
Tabltha Hardy, u 246
William J., u 744
Powers, Alice Wick, u
379
Frances E., u 321
Frank E., u 495
Mabel A., u 759
Mary, u 528
William E., u 495
Powell, Mary Burton,
u 793
Pratt, , u 223
Ada Martha, u 362
Adelia M., u 594
Alvin, u 312
Anna Serena, u 362
Benjamin, u 412
Bertha Mary, u 362
Bertram, u 288
Carrie, Guy on, u 362
Charles B., u 278
Clifford, u 288
Dorcas, u 136
Ella A., u 312
Ezra K., u 594
Florence, u 288
Francis B., u 594
Franklin Brigham, u
288
Frederick, u 288
Greorge D., u 594
Harry, u 278
Harvey J., u 172
Helen B., u 278
Henry Benjamin, u 288
Henry H., u 594
Herbert, u 266
Isaac, u 2
John, u 2
Jerome G., u 594
Lucinda, u 89
Lucy B., u 412
Marlon Elizabeth, u
288
Mary, u 288
Mary Bradford, u 412
Mary P., u 312
Oliver, u 136
Rufus, u 362
Shepherd, u 288
Stillman, u 412
Susan Augusta, u 288
Susan Kittredge, u 412
Willis, u 288
Pray, Charlotte C, u 777
John, u 777
Prentice, Benjamin Brig-
ham, u 297
Charles, u 67
Daniel, u 297
Emily, u 297
Blmlna. u 214
Fred F., u 214
Henry, u 67
Joseph, u 194, u 214
Mary Ann, u 297
Robert, u 297
Sarah, u 20, u 66
Prentice, Solomon, u 66,
u 67
Prescott, , u 14
Abigail, u 14, f u 14
Daniel, u 111
Jonathan, Jr., u 43
Tabitha, u 37
Preston, Betsey, u 423, u
424
Charles W, u 661
Edith, u 661
Ethel, u 661
Fannie, u 661
George B., u 661
George Brigham, u 661
John M., u 661
Jonathan, u 661
William F., u 551
Pretzlaff, Annie, u 777
Price, Austin, u 275
Priscilla, u 178
Thomas, u 232
Pride, Empson T., u 332
Joseph P., u 332
L. Thompson, u 332
Priest, Rufus, u 84
Samuel G., u 421
Prince, Eva G., u 700
Francis, u 700
Proctor, Ann F., u 614
Clara L., u 588
David N., u 156
Edward, u 86
Elbridge W., u 156
Ella, u 156
Harwood, u 86
lola, u 156
John, u 156, u 614
John B., u 156
Joseph, u 588
Lucy, u 156
Lydia, u 614
Maria L., u 156
Mary, u 156
Nina, u 156
Philip, u 156, u 369
Sarah, u 83
Stephen W., u 156
Susan K., u 369
William, u 156
Prouty, Eli, u 101
Nancy, u 101
Pruner, Helen A., u 720
Pulsifer, William, u 246
Purrington, Ella A., u
424
Putnam, Abigail, u 67, u
647
Abijah, u 689
Antoinette B., u 108
Antoinette M., u 108
Betsey, u 689
Carleton Elliott, u 108
Emma A., u 689
George A., u 108
Henry M., u 108
Henry W., u 417
Jane Brigham, u 108
John MUton, u 108
Julia M., u 689
Laura A., u 689
INDEX
623
Putnam, Lyman, u 689
Mary, u 393
May Rebecca, u 670
Milton A., u 108
Orison L.., u 689
Reuben, u 108
Sarah J., u 689
Sidney, u 647
William E., u 656
Q
Quald, Laura, u 221
Qulnn, Narcissa, u 776
Rack, William, u 484
Ramsdell, Inez L., u 575
Rand, , u 183
Daniel, u 5
Randall, Abby, u 583
Bernice B., u 586
Catherine, u 568
Charles C, u 586
Chester B., u 586
Christine V., u 586
Clarence L., u 586
E. Grace, u 586
Emma, u 568
Emma E., u 586
Florence M., u 586
George H., u 449
Harriet, u 152
Herbert N., u 586
Jonathan, u 586
Kathryn, u 449
Lester V., u 586
Marguerite, u 449
Maud B., u 586
Norman, u 568
Sarah C, u 436
Rankin, Caroline, u 374
Edward K., u 374
William, u 374
Ranney, Alfred P., u 239
Hattie J., u 772
Ranno, Charles G., u 669
Ransom, Ellen Gushing, u
666
Rathbun, Alice M., u 743
Charles B., u 743
Rawson, Edward, u 339
Elizabeth F., u 339
Rebecca, u 423
Ray, Maria J., u 536
W. L., u 536
Rayburn, Henry, u 498
Maggie Emma, u 498
Read, Charlotte, u 161
Daniel, u 73
Frances, u 268
Henry, u 436
Jonathan, u 268
Sally, u 73
Reads, Sarah, u 627
Reed, , u 130
Alexander, u 184
Reed, Alexander H., u
184
Amelia, u 484
Andrew, u 184
Annie, u 392
Bessie, u 392
Charles, u 137, u 184
Charles F., u 583
Cordelia, u 184
Daniel, u 184
Davis, u 184
Elijah, u 184
George, u 137
George H., u 484
George W., u 372
Henry, u 184
Jefferson, u 137
John, u 184
Joseph, u 184
Lucy, u 137
Marion G., u 583
Martha E., u 517
Sarah, u 255
Stephen A., u 392
Remington, Clark, u 766
Helen Cordelia, u 766
Reynolds, Charlotte, u
156
Hiram R., u 681
Katherine, u 681
Rice, • , u 83
Aaron Brigham, u 163
Abel, u 27
Abigail, u 163, u 339
Abraham, u 82
Abraham M., u 86
Abraham W., u 167
Adaline, u 422
Albert, u 633
Alice, u 339
Amos, u 85
Ann, u 1
Ann Eliza, u 489
Anna, u 35, u 117, u 732
Annie M., u 339
Anthony C, u 86
Arthur L., u 339
Ashley, u 119
Augusta Maria, u 522
Baxter, u 86
Benjamin, u 32, u 169
Beriah, u 12
Bessie Wilson, u 489
Bethiah, u 33
Betsey, u 167
Betsey Curtis, u 85
Betty, u 151
Caleb, u 6, u 27
Calista, u 339
Caroline E., u 163
Carrie Louise, u 489
Charles, u 86, u 237
Charles Amory, u 263
Charles E., u 217
Charles L., u 86
Charles P., u 263
Charlotte Brigham, u
163
Clair, u 339
Columbus, u 231
Rice, Damaris, u 32
Daniel, u 64
Daniel H.. u 339
DIna, u 22
Dr., u 31, u 47
Dorothy, u 86
Ebenezer, u 116
Eber, u 261
Edith Mabel, u 489
Edmund, u 1, u 3, u
22, u 27, u 44, u 119
Edward, u 12, u 339
Edwin, u 593
Edwin Brigham, u 593
Eleazer, u 95
Eli, u 163, u 587
Elijah, u 116
Elisha, u 35, u 231
Eliza, u 82, u 339
Eliza Ann, u 339
Elizabeth, u 58, u 195,
u 202, u 450
Elizabeth B., u 339
Ella Frances, u 522
Elvira, u 119
Elvira Brigham, u 587
Emellne, u 44
Emily, u 167
Ephralm, u 27
Ermlna, u 86
Fannie, u 339, u 632
Florence H., u 339
Francis, u 339, u 798
Francis D., u 339
Frank H., u 339
Franklin Harrison, u
633
Frederick Dexter, u
633
Frederick Ellis, u 522
George E., u 339
George Emerson, u 217
Gerald, u 33S
Gershom, Jr.. u 117
Gertrude Alice, u 489
Hannah, u 27, u 44
Harold, u 339
Harriet, u 86
Harriet S., u 148
Henry, u 3, u 27, u
117
Henry Brigham. u 522
Henry E.. u 339, u
632, u 798
Hobart, u 339
Hollls, u 44
Huldah, u 116
Israel, u 91
Israel C, u 86
Jabez, u 27
Jacob, u 38
James B., u 148
Jennie, u 339
Jennie M., u 263
John, u 86
John F., u 168
Jonathan, u 163
Joseph, u 42
Joseph A., u 163
624.
INDEX
Rice, Josiah, u S5
Juliana M., u 339
Justin F., u 339
Keziah, u 85
Kingsley L., u 339
Lanson, u 85
Laura A., u 167
Leslie F., u 339
Levina, u 167, u 192
Lewis, u 86, u 522
Lewis Frederick, u 522
Lillian B., u 557
Lois, u 522
Lois C, u 86
Louisa F., u 86
Louisa S., u 263
Lovina, u 588
Lucy, u 44, u 119, u
163, u 167, u 192, u
237, u 339, u 587
Lucy A., u 634
Lucy Brigham, u 167,
u 250
Luke, u 732
Lydia, u 12, u 44, u
119
Lydia B., u 446
Lydia F., u 86
Martha, u 58
Martin P., u 148
Mary, u 3, u 32, u 81,
u 117, u 169, u 261
Mary A., u 339
Mary L., u 148
Mary S., u 217
Matthias, u 167, u 587
Mercy, u 1
Nancy, u 1, u 237, u
798
Nathan, u 27
Noah, u 27
Olive, u 339, u 798
Patty, u 119
Paul, u 148
Persis, u 12, u 82, u
95
Peter, u 167, u 192
Phineas, u 422
Polly, u 86
Rachel, u 86
Rebecca, u 13, u 25, u
634
Reuben, u 86
Rollin, u 116
Rufus, u 27
Ruth, u 1, u 22, u 42
Sally, u 27
Samuel, u 44
Samuel I., u 489
Samuel R., u 119
Samuel Wilson, u 489
Sapphira, u 86
Sarah, u 27, u 67, u 85,
u 86, u 116, u 215, U
231, u 250, u 261, u
339
Sarah Ann, u 163
Sarah Brigham, u 86
Sarah E., u 217
Serena, u 119
Rice, Serrel, u 85
Seth, u 44, u 86, u
250
Solomon, u 27
Sophia, u 27, u 44, u
167
Sophronia, u 167, u 732
Stephen, u 117, u 163,
u 446
Susannah, u 86, u 117,
u 169
Sybil L., u 339
Tamazine, u 1, u 3
Thankful, u 32, u 85
Thomas, u 163, u 339
Thomas Brigham, u 1,
u 339
Thomas Chandler u
489
Wheeler, u 119
WiUiam, u 27, u 86, u
522, u 634
Winplow Brigham, u
167
Zerviah, u 95
Rich, Dorothy, u 531
Elizabeth, u 182
Hannah A., u 492
Harold Hunter, u 531
Henry L., u 531
John Hubbard, u 531
Kenneth Whitney, u 531
Mary E., u 375
Maude, u 474
Mortimer Brigham, u
531
Samuel Mortimer, u
531
Richards, Eleanor, u 353
Joseph, u 298
Lydia, u 279
Mary, u 157
Thomas T., u 353
Richardson, Addie C, u
229
Albert B., u 701
Ann, u 47
Amos, u 47
Arthur F., u 701
Augusta, u 708
Augustus, u 229
Charles E., u 369
Ella M., u 229
Ellen, u 780
Fred W., u 229
Hattie Collins, u 494
Hazel E., u 701
Herbert A., u 29
Isaac, u 701
John, u 270, u 780
John Jay, u 270
Kate E., u 229
Leander, u 246
Lestina A., u 370
Mary Eliza, u 270
Seneca, u 494
Tilly, u 270
William, u 708
Richeson, Edwin, u 403
Sue Elizabeth, u 403
Richie, Kate, u 583
Richtering, May, u 481
Rider, Anna, u 237
Caroline Augusta, u 23T
Ella Jane, u 237
Emma Josephine, u 237
Gideon, u 236, u 237
Hannah, u 236
John, u 237
Jonas, u 237
Marion, u 175, u 237
Martha Brigham, u 237
Otis, u 237
Susan Dennis, u 237
Theodore S., u 237
Riley, Nettie M., u 558
Rindge, Harry, u 598
Ripley, Elizabeth, u 238
Jerome, u 238
Rising, Henry H., u 100
Risley, Delia, u 226
Elijah, u 226, u 496
Evelyn, u 226
Fanny, u 224
Florilla C, u 226
George F., u 226
George H., u 226
Hanson Alexander, u
262
Harriet D., u 226
Laurens Green, u 226
Louisa, u 276
Mary C, u 226
Minevra, u 226
Olive F., u 226
Phebe, u 226
Risley-Seward, Olive F.,
u 226
Sophronia, u 226
Walter R., u 226
Robbins, Abbie W., u 326
Arthur, u 379
Charles B., u 412
Charles M., u 412
Chester M., u 412
Dwight C, u 379
Elizabeth, u 345
Hannah M., u 412
Helen L., u 412
Herbert Stewart, u 379
Homer B., u 412
Lawrence Brigham. u
412
Mary, u 366
Willie, u 379
Roberts, Bennet, u 86
Bethnel, u 700
Delia, u 698
Hatty, u 700
Julia A., u 347
Nancy, u, 273
Robertson, Alexander, u
627
AJix, u 627
Amelia, u 133
Caroline, u 627
Grace, u 62i7
James, u 627
Jennie, u 445
Lina, u 627
Tina, u 627
William, u 627
INDEX
625
Robie, Ruth Ann, u 219
Robinson, Ada J., u 774
Anna Eliza, u 774
Asher, u 153
Benjamin, u 11
Charles H., u 774
Deen L., u 696
Dorothy, u S6
Edwin, u 326
Electa, u 222
Elizabeth, u 326, u 659
Ellen, u 326
Francis, u 326
George, u 326
George Arthur, u 787
George Frederick, u 326
Gertrude, u 166
Ina May, u 787
Jennie, u 326
Jennie Welthea, u 787
John H., u 355
Lalla R., u 659
Lawrence Carr, u 659
Luke, u 326
Mabel, u 326
Martha Porter, u 659
Mary, u 326
Nancy P., u 172
Nellie Ethel, u 787
Orrin M., u 525
Persis, u 82
Philip, u 326
Rufus, u 326
Ruth W., u 326
Samuel, u 6
Stuart, u 659
Theodore B., u 326
Wallace, u 326
"Wilhelmine, u 326
William, u 326
Willie H., u 355
Robshaw, Mary Eliza, u
625
Robuck. Asa, u 590
Elmer Brigham, u 590
Frank A., u 590
James L., u 590
L. P., u 590
Stella, u 590
Rockwell, Peter, u 230
Rockwood, Charles B., u
100
Elisha, u 100, u 439
Elisha P., u 100
Hannah A., u 100, u 439
Moses, u 79
Robert B., u 100
Sarah E., u 668
Susan Brigham, u 100
William O., u 100
Rodman, Alfred, u 226
Rogers, Annie, u 586
Artemas B.. u 621
Artemas Bixby, u 621
Carrie, u 132
Daniel, f u 38
Frank, u 621
Frederick W., u 621
George Leveritt, u 621
Rogers, Herbert, u 339
Joseph, u 787
Lucy Maria, u 621
Luke, u 468
Mary, u 38
Minnie, u 339
Sarah Jane, u 468
Sarah Wright, u 468
Wealthy C, u 787
Romaine. Catherine, u
280
Isaac, u 280
Rood, Clarissa, u 223
Rooks, Esther, u 307
Root, Hezekiah, u 536
Lucy A., u 275
Maria J., u 536
Susan, u 365
Roper, Alice E., u 633
Charles H., u 633
Grace E., u 633
H. Louise, u 633
Harold B., u 635
Harry H., u 635
Howard G., u 635
John S., u 633
Lucy, u 374
Sarah E., u 635
Rorabuck, Frank, u 644
Ross, Eliakim Holman,
u 260
Hattie, u 555
Henry A., u 260
Jacob, u 555
Jenny B., u 260
Reuben, u 131
Rotch, Emily Morgan, u
473
Rounds, O. C, u 306
Rowck, Mary, u 570
Vencel, u 570
Rowe, Elvira Caroline.
u 138
Rowland, Caroline, u 745
Clarence W., u 745
Daniel, u 745
Ethel, u 745
Julia, u 794
Royal, Howard S., u 620
Howard Seaborn, u
620
Irene, u 620
Warren B.. u 620
William B.. u 620
Royce, , u 305
Betsey, u 313
Elijah, u 126
R aggies, Lydia, u 31
Rumrill, Charles W., u
733
Herbert F., u 733
Russ, Amasa, u 601
Artemas, '• 133
Gerry, u 126
Horace, u 133
Loraine A., u 601
Russell, Abby, u 59
Abigail, u 182
Russell, Avelda, u
513
Bertha, u 448
Betsey, u 292
Betty, u 292
Charles B., u 354
Chester O., u 481
Clifton, u 448
D. Augustus, u 481
Daniel, u 481
Edgar W., u 481
Edward M., u 481
Frank, u 232, u 513
George S., u 448
Hershel, u 513
Irving Sprague, u 706
Lovina, u 588
Maria Lovina, u 588
Maud, u 481
May, u 481
Mehitable, u 568
Oliver, u 292
Otis, u 167, u 588
Peter, u 246
Reuben, u 59
Samuel, u 59
Sarah, u 59
W. Dale, u 481
Rustedt, H. E., u 528
Henry Frederick, u
528
Marian Brigham, u
528
Mary Elizabeth, u 528
Ruth, Edwin Brigham. u
651
Irma M., u 651
Irwin C, u 651
Irwin H.. u 651
Vincent E., u 651
William H., u 651
Rutherford, Jennie F., u
792
Rutledge, Edward, u 555
Sarah A., u 555
Ryder, Charles, u 237
Charlotte Divoll, u 656
Clarence Delmere, u
656
Cordelia, u 347
Daniel A., u 656
Daniel Franklin, u 656
Elizabeth, u 656
Helen Maria, u 656
Helen Winifred, u 656
Herbert Daniel, u 656
Jessie Elizabeth, u
656
Joseph W., u 255
Katherine Foster, u
656
Margaret Sarah, u 656
Mary Scott, u 656
Otis, u 237
Samuel, u 300
Samuel B., u 300
Sarah A., u 404
Sophronia, u 300
626
INDEX
s
Sackett, Chauncey, u 560
Hannah R., u 560
Sadler, Lydia R., u 552
Safford, , u 151
Caroline, u 464
Charles, u 53
Charles Benjamin Brig-
ham, u 589
Charles G., u 589
Charles H. E., u 589
Clara, u 589
Clara Eliza, u 589
Edward Brigham, u 589
Edward Payson, u 589
Fanny Jane, u 496
George Brigham, u 589
Henry, u 589
Henry S., u 589
John, Jr., u 464
Mary Doremus, u 464
Mary E., u 589
Oliver, u 589
Sarah F., u 589
Sarah Lancaster, u 589
Sales, Sarah, u 552
Sanborn, Edwin L., u 285
Herman, u 144
John, u 175
M. W., u 394
Sand, Otto, u 533
Sanders, Emma, u 597
Sanderson, Hannah, u 324
Mary W., u 151
Sanford, Charles B., u 92
Harriet A., u 92
Proctor, u 92
William H., u 634
Sargeant, Bessie, u 142
B. Harris, u 142
Harvey, u 142
H. Owen, u 142
Lucy, u 142
Rebecca, u 142
Sargent, John, u 648
John M., u 144
Sarness, Hortense Brig-
ham, u 702
George K., u 702
Saunders, Alice, u 773
Ann A., u 223
Keturah, u 773
Peleg, u 773
Sawin, Daniel, u 398
Mary, u 398
Mary Prances, u 398
Sawyer, Abigail, u 233
Addison A., u 481
Annie J., u 402
Catherine Amanda, u
437
Curtis C, u 312
Ellen E., u 387
Eugene N., u 481
Euleyetta, u 4S1
Jennie M., u 481
John Warren, u 369
Joseph, u 65
Leander, u 233
Sawyer, Lestina A., u
369
Lewis, u 86
Lucy F., u 86
Lydia, u 128
Margaret T., u 164
Marion, u 481
Oliver, u 86, u 144
Oliver B., u 86
Rufus, u 481
Sophia, u 86, u 387
Stephen, u 86
Susan H., u 402
Tabitha, u 37
Saxton, Calista, u 112
Charlana, u 112
Eben, u 112
Sayres, Clinton, u 363
John, u 363
Philip Isham, u 363
Scammell, Mary, u 471
Scarritt, Charlotte Mary,
u 353
Daisy, u 353
Edith Agnes, u 353
Sanford Gillette, u 353
Schatzkin, S. M., u 321
Schermerhorn, James V.,
u 668
Lyman Gibbs, u 668
Mary Gates, u 668
Schlotzhauer, Albert F.
A., u 803
Grace Louise, u 803
Schnitzer, Elizabeth, u
725
Joseph, u 725
Schoefel, Elizabeth, u
711
Schultz, Heda Forster, u
667
Schutt, Emilie B., u 226
Schutte, Mary, u 320
Scofleld, Alice Brigham, u
655
Gertrude E., u 655
William E., u 655
Scott, Amasa, u 245
Ann, u 550
Arthur F., u 140
Barakiah, u 245
Benjamin, u 245
Bert A., u 140
Caroline, u 245
Catherine, u 245
Charity, u 194
Elijah, u 245
Elizabeth, u 245
Flora, u 491
Francis, u 245, u 491
George, u 491
Inez, u 507
James, u 497
John, u 491
Josephine, u 491
Laura, u 245
Levi, u 245
Lillian, u 140
Mary Ann, u 245
Orell, u 245
Scott, Robert, u 140
Sabin, u 245
Sarah, u 245
Stephen G., u 491
Susan, u 245
Thaddeus, u 245
William, u 245
Scoville, Ann Eliza, u 352
Dorcas, u 352
Seymour, u 352
Scribner, Lucy, u 299
Scruton, Leonetta, u 588
Sears, Ina F., u 324
Seaver, Benjamin, u 695
Henry E., u 695
Iva Leonore, u 442
Maria B., u 695
Seavey, William M., u
610
Selfridge, Dorothy, u 549
Robert H., u 549
Severance, Julia, u 663
Severy, Lucinda, u 341
Seymour, Benjamin F., u
743
Caroline Eliza, u 666
S. Morris, u 415
Shannon, Earl, u 746
Lloyd, u 746
William W., u 746
Shattuck, Cyrus, u 222
Deliverance, u 2
Elam, u 339
Eliza Ann, u 630
Eugene D., u 376
George, u 355
Jeremiah G., u 630
Margaret, u 385 *
Nancy B., u 222
Nancy C, u 630
Sarah, u 2
Susanna, u 3
William, u 3, 385
Shaw, , u 702
Benjamin, u 395
Deborah, u 505
Lois Ella, u 462
Johnson P., u 395
Thomas, u 505
Shearer, Marcia A., u
424
Philander, u 424
Sheen, Mary E., u
546
Sheets, Bessie, u 665
Sheffield, Lowell, u 497
Shepard, , u 223
Martha, u 129, 425
Samuel, u 731
Shepherd, , u 153
Henry, u 176
Thomas M., u 176
Sheppard, Anna, u 731
Marcia W., u 731
Sherburne, Herman K., u
604
Theodore, u 604
Sherer, Elizabeth, u 776
Jacob, u 776
Sherman, Aaron, u 417
INDEX
627
Sherman, Betsey, u 417
Hannah J., u 417
John, u 362
John H., u 257
Milllcent, u 79
Moses, u 117
O. C, u 747
Oliver M., u 747
Sarah, u 417
Samuel u 117
Sherwood, Alvin L,., u 417
Dora, u 268
Henry L., u 417
Shevalin, R., u 569
Shinn, Joab, u 590
Lydla, u 590
Shippel, Evie M., u 494
Shirley, Henry, u 239
Mary, u 239, 316
Shirres, Ruth, u 374
Shivers, Sarah Ann, u 310
Shock, Alice, u 798
Shoecraft, Eugene, u 270
Jacob E., u 270
Martha M., u 270
Shorey, HoUis, u 727
Shurtleff, Charles E., u
417
Fannie I., u 417
Florence, u 417
Harry L., u 417
Sibley, Caroline, u 146
Catherine A., u 148
Charles, u 148
Charles Alonzo, u 148
Charles Edward, u 148
Charles W., u 146
EUen, u 146
Floyd, u 148
Henry Brigham, u 146
James B., u 148
Job, u 340
Mary Louisa, u 148
Nelson Howes, u 148
Orlando, u 146
Sally, u 340
Warren, u 146
Warren Hicks, u 146
Sigler, Belle, u 704
May M., u 704
Sikes, Ambrose, u 230
Sill, Isaac, u 617
Minnie C, u 617
Simmons, Adam, u 280
Adam S., u 280
Carrie, u 559
John, u 280
Willison D., u 280
Simonds, Ada, u 450
Annie T., u 256
Fred, u 450
James M., u 450
Simons, Solon, u 298
Simpson, Mabel H., u 501
Sims, Alice Hutton, u
378
Richard, u 378
Sinness, Annie, u 585
Sipes, George W., u 385
Skinner, , u 552
Skinner, Ann, u 552
Harriet Heaton, u 611
Smith, u 611
Slack, Louisa M., u 613
Slade, Edward, u 724
Frances, u 724
Slater, A. A., u 271
John, u 271
Sloan, Charles H., u 217
Small, Charles H., u 660
Lavinia Alethea Brig-
ham Brooks, u 660
William, u 41
Smalley, Diadamia, u 538
Smellie, Catherine, u 568
Smith, , u 77, u 695
Abner, u 607
Adaline E., u 499
Alexander, vi 819
Almena, u 607
Almira, u 420
Amos, u 183
Bertha T., u 511
Bessie, u 565
Betsey, u 183
Byron M., u 303
Calvin, u 183
Catherine, u 338
Charles, u 183
Clara A., u 319
Clarence E., u 338
Cyrus, u 183
Cyrus M., u 535
Daisy, u 535
Eleanor M., u 772
Eliza, u 636
Elizabeth, u 652, u 693
Elizabeth M., u 681
Elizabeth Maria, u 693
Ellis S., u 303
Ephraim, u 183
Florence Marie, u 336
Prank U., u 132
Franklin, u 183
Gamaliel, u 423, u 693
George, u 13
George A., u 241
George Elliot, u 319
Harriet N., u 500
Harry, u 338
Harry N., u 338
Hazen, u 183
Hendrick, u 183
Henry, u 183
Henry M., u 237
Herbert A., u 745
Isabelle, u 3-37
Jennie, u 325
Jennie M., u 819
Jesse, u 4
John, u 303, u 772
Joseph C, u 385
Joshua, u 20
Julia A., u 183
Kathryn Brigham, u 336
Lasa K., u 303
Levi, u 429
Lizzie B., u 183
Lovisa M., u 370
Lura L., u 338
Smith, Lydia Lathrop,
u 40
Mabel A., u 535
Maria Antoinette, u 319
Martha L., u 319
Martin, u 67
Mary, u 430
Matthew, u 153
May, u 338
Nancy, u 592
Nettie A., u 319
Oscar Allen, u 319
Ralph Draper, u 336
Rebecca, u 423
Rebecca C, u 476
Rebecca E., u 803
Robert Baynton, u 385
Sanford D., u 338
Sarah, u 20, u 183, u
423, u 696
Stephen I., u 237
Udella, u 303
Verona, u 183
William, u 319. u 385
Smoot, Charles S., u 374
Snodgrass, Louisa, u 519
Snow, Alvlra A., U 469
Delia D., u 469
Elizabeth, u 22
Ellen E., u 469
Eunice M., u 807
Fanny L., u 807
Fanny R., u 469
Hannah M., u 307
Hiram, u 307
Jemima, u 118
John, u 10
Laphelia A., u 469
Lucinda E., u 469
Lyman L., u 469
Mary J., u 307
Orrin D., u 469
Susan L., u 469
Trowbridge B., u 469
Snyder, Carrie, u 496
Eva M., u 641
Sohn, Howard, u 607
William, u 507
William H., u 507
Somerville, George B., u
640
Soule, Eleanor, u 57
Southgate, James, u 291
Louis W., u 457
Prescott W., u 457
Richard W., u 457
Southwick, Eliza L., U
175
Farnum, u 231
Myron, u 231
Spafford, Hattie Childs,
u 608
Spalding, Amanda, u 27«
Annie Katherlne, u
452
Augusta, u 304
Barney, u 113
Brigham, u 304
Clara A., u 718
628
INDEX
Spalding, Darwin, u 113
Delia, u 113
Franklin, u 304
Henry, u 304
Levi, u 452
Samuel Augustus, u
304
Uriah, u 113, 276
Ursula, u 304
Spaulding, , u 470
Spead, Mary E., u 815
Spear, Edwin, Mrs., u
157
Jonathan, u 407
Nancy, u 407
Spearel, '."Jharles, u 392
Spencer, harles, u 223
Clarissa. 368
Spofford, Elizabeth, u
126
Mary S., u 252
Spooner, Lydia, u 473
Sarah W., u 473
Walter P., u 473
Sprague, Alvin L., u
417
Clara L., u 417
Effle G., u 417
Henry O., u 417
Hosea, u 417
Katie A., u 417
Mary E., u 732
Samuel R., u 732
William, u 689
Sprawl, Francis L., u
232
Hallie J., u 232
Marion, u 232
Rena B., u 232
Spring, Gertrude Elea-
nor, u 248
Jacob E., u 248
Springer, Ada, u 684
Elizabeth, u 241
Frank G., u 684
Harriet, u 241
William, u 241
Spurr, Frances, u 178
Lottie E., u 312
Nellie E., u 516
Stafford, Mercy, u 307
Stanley, Donald Hobart,
u 806
George H., u 806
Harry, u 806
Henry Brigham. u 806
Staples, Evelyn Emer-
son, u 601
Starkey, Andrew J., u
426
Chester A., u 426
James Lewis, u 426
John W., u 426
Lena V., u 426
Lydia G., u 426
Mary A., u 426
Otis A., u 426
William H.J u 428
Starkweather, Lucy, u
608
Stearns, Adelia Gertrude,
u 337
Adeline, u 701
Alice Matteson, u 500
Caroline Frances, u
669
Caroline Matilda, u
320
Clara Viola, u 320
Edward, u 337
Elijah, u 669
Elizabeth Lucy, u 337
Ellen, u 337
Emma Luella, u 320
Ernest, u 337
Etta Maria, u 320
Frederick P., u 229
George, u 320
George Albert, u 337
Georgiana Augusta, u
337
Henry, u 320
Herbert, u 229
Lettie B., u 727
Levi, u 337
Lizzie Ann, u 320
Mary Ann, u 320
Oliver, u 320
Osborn, u 390
Ralph, u 229
Satira B., u 690
Sidney, u 500
Stiles, u 690
Thirza, u 320
Thomas, u 320
William Alonzo, u 320
Winifred, u 337
Stebbins, Caroline, u
628
Henry D., u 651
Reba B., u 651
Steele, Cora Frances, u
769
Denison, u 769
Hetty, u 769
Sarah, u 129
Stephens, Frederick W.,
u 263
George L., u 263
Lyman G., u 263
Stephenson, Nellie A.,
u 675
Stetson, Elizabeth Fisk,
u 251
George H., u 226
James A^ u 251
James H., u 251
Josiah Brigham, u 251
William, u 164
Stevens Aaron, u 63
Adeline, u 162
Almira, u 162
Ann M., u 164
Caroline L., u 432
Charlotte, u 162, u
201
Daniel, u 42, u 44
Edson C, u 271
Edward, u 44
Eliza, u 734
Stevens, Eliza B., u 152,
u 164
Eliza Brigham, u 451
Elizabeth, u 162, u
277
JJunice, u 392
Ezra H., u 746
Francis, u 63, u 162
Frank E., u 340
Fred E., u 726
Hannah, u 427
Hannah Jane, u 806
Harold B., Mrs., u 271
Harriet, u 162
Harrison A., u 271
Herbert H., u 672
Isaac, u 427
John, u 63i u 162, u
201, u 451, u 462
John S., u 392
John W., u 162, u 164
LaFayette W., u 726
Laura, u 392
Levi W., u 164
Loriman G., u 63
Louis W., u 672
Lucia, u 726
Lucy, u 26, u 63
Lydia, u 44, u 89
Lyman G., u 63
Mary, u 201, u 451, u
462
Mary Ann, u 162, u
462
Mary L., u 164
Ocean Augusta, u 164
Oscar H., u 672
Oscar L., u 672
Samuel, u 26, u 42, u
44, u 63
William P., u 63
Stevenson, Louise Beve-
ridge, u 566
Stewart, Amherst, u 379
Annie Carlisle, u 379
Charles Edward, u 379
Cora Lydia, u 379
Edward Amherst, u
379
Emily Lydia, u 879
Florence Mae, u 379
George Sawin, u 379
Harry Brown, u 379
Helen Louise, u 379
John Brigham, u 379
John Carlisle, u 379
Kate Maria, u 379
Martha Louisa, u 379
Persis Anne, u 379
Thomas Carlisle, u 379
Thomas Tyler, u 379
Vesta, u 550
Stickney, Albert, u 368
Augustine W., u 368
Charles, u 368
Henry C, u 368
Mary, u 626
Stiles, Ella Jane, u 280
Eva Frances, u 280
Franklin, u 280
INDEX
629
stiles, Fred D., u 280
Harriet, u 280
Hiland Thayer, u 280
Laura Maria, u 280
Mary Elizabeth, u 280
Melvin Arthur, u 280
Simeon Squires, u 280
Squires, u 280
Willie, u 280
Stillman, Arminda, u
515
Josiah, u 516
Stipp, Eveline, u 776
John W., u 776
Muriel E., u 776
Stanley, u 776
Stockwell, Alonzo G., u
488
Amy, u 639
Nathaniel, u 221
Stoddard, Anna Louisa,
u 256
Charlotte E., u 498
Curtis Duncan, u 256
Luther J. B., u 256
Lydia, u 381
Nancy, u 498
Simeon A., u 498
William, u 256
Stone, Anna G., u 713
Calvin, u 369
Caroline, u 146
Caroline B., u 192
Charles H., u 713
Clara B., u 651
Clara M., u 658
Edwin, u 583
Elizabeth, u 192
Elvira W., u 369
Ethel Annie, u 713
Eugene, u 192
Hannah, u 173, u 743
Harriet B., u 109
Henry L., u 490
Isaac, u 79
Jonas, u 178
Jonathan, Jr., u 9
Josiah, u 192
Josiah Eugene, u 192
Luke, u 146
Martha E., u 192
Mary, u 27. u 205
M. M., u 530
Mary W., u 109
Nathan, u 27
Olynthus B., u 109
William F., u 109
William L., u 109
Stores, George, u 91
Storke, Elliot Gray, u
353
Murray Moore, u 353
Storrs, Hariet Maria, u
786
Raphael, u 126
Story, Michael, u 157
Relief B., u 157
Stover, Christina L., u
339
Stow, Abigail, u 24
Abraham, u 162
Almira, u 162
Catherine, u 162
Elizabeth, u 2, u 24, u
117
Emellne L., u 167
Ephraim, u 24
Hannah, u 24
John, u 24, u 117
Keziah, u 24
Manasseh, u 24
Martin L., u 180
Mary, u 24
Miriam, u 24
Persis, u 81
Phebe, u 162
Rufus, u 162
Samuel, u 24
Sarah, u 24
William, u 24
William Bradford, u
163
Stowe, Ellen M., 390
George, u 634
George W., u 634
Gertrude L., u 634
Stowell, Abijah, u 114
Asa, u 114
Hannah, u 260
Lucy, u 384
Luther, u 92
Stracke, Lena, u 597
Stratton, Aaron, u 61
Abigail, u 61
Amanda, u 112
Anna, U 61
Arvin, u 112
Betty, u 61, u 87
Daniel, u 585
Edward N.. u 670
Edward Winslow, u
670
Harriet, u 112
Hiram, u 112
Jonathan, u 61, u 87
Joseph, u 23, u 61
Levi, u 490
Lewis F., u 525
Lucy, u 61, 404
Lydia, u 61
Melissa, u 327
Moses, u 61, u 112
Phebe, u 61
Salinda, u 585
Sally, u 61
Samuel, u 42, u 61
Sarah, u 23, u 61
Sarah Emily, u 692
Selona, u 112
Wlllard, u 692
Streeter, lone, u 326
Samuel, u 4
Sarah J., u 321
Strickland, Ella A., u
203
Strong, Chillion, u
272
Newton, u 272
Stuart, Albert S., u
628
Amos E., u 628
Flora, u 631
Harold A., u 628
Leon E., u 628
Lydia, u 480
Walter L., u 628
Sullivan, John O., u
210
Mary Jennie, u 702
Summers, Caroline H.
u 310
Charlotte A., u 310
Clarence, u 110
Fred E., iv JIO
Henry H. i 310
Luman t,^, u 310
Sumner, Burt, u 642
Cordelia, u 205
Fred, u 642
Jesse, u 642
Lewis Worden, u 698
Louise, u 642
Mary Ann, u 353
Mary E., u 698
Oliver, u 353
Orpheus Bird, u 642
Sutherland, Fred Dart,
u 687
John H., u 687
SutlifC, Mary Zeriah, u
551
Swain, Clarissa, u 219
Eliza Endicott, u
474
Lydia, u 474
Thomas, u 474
Swallow, , u 84
Swan, Edgar F., u 530
Ella F., u 481
Morris Edgar, u 530
W. M., u 613
Swart, Emeline, u 159
George, u 159
Ira, u 159
Jacob, u 159
Maria, u 159
Sarah Ann, u 159
Stephen, u 159
William, u 159
Swartz, Jacob, u 486
Swearingen, Amelia, u
659
Embry I, u 659
George, u 659
Lalla, u 659
Sweet, Alcesta, u 232
Benjamin, u 232
Emily Ann, u 513
Leona, u 232
Otis, u 305
Thomas, u 318
Sweetman, Elizabeth,
u 2
Swift, Howard, u 506
Sylvester, Ann, u 726
Harold, u 716
Wiliam H., u 716
Symms, Emma, u 481
630
INDEX
T
Tabb, Lillie Ann, u 796
Tabo, Lulu E., u 504
' Tabor, George, u 732
Taft, Calvin, u 171
Charles, u 207, u 239
Cynthia, u 658
Edwin Brigham, u 505
Emory, u 239
Henry, u 100
Howard B., u 505
Lucius, u 658
Mary Alice, u 505
Mary J., u 658
Mrs., u 285
R. W., u 740
Robert Brigham, u 740
Solomon J., u 175
Submit, u 239
Taggart, Lucy, u 638
Tainter, Catherine, u 55
Mary Elizabeth, u 622
William C, u 622
Talbot, Augusta, u 394
Emma, u 394
George B., u 394
Josiah W., u 394
Mary, u 394
Tanner, Marion, u 457
Tapley, Mansfield, u 72
Taplin, Brigham, u 72
Elisha, u 72
Gouldsburn, u 72
Hepsibah, u 72
John, u 72
Johnson, u 72
Nathan, u 72
Polly, u 72
WilUam, u 72
Tarbell, Ann B., u 183
Hosea, u 183
Tarkington, Eliza Medora,
u 593
William, u 593
Tarlton, Annie J., u 402
Tate, PYank T., u 690
Taylor, , u 214
Abigail, u 76
Ann Whitman, u 593
Annie B., u 387
Annie C, u 387
Charles, u 349
Charlotte M., u 387
Clara N., u 625
Clarence E., u 519
Cora E., u 519
Cornelia, u 291
Edward Brigham, u
387
Edwin, u 553
Ethel F., u 519
Ezra, u 76
" Father," u 285
George, u 387
George H., u 387
Helen S., 387
Herbert D., u 625
Herman, u 553
Holley, u 103
lola M., u 553
Taylor, Jennie, u 387
John, u 593
Leland B., u 625
Leon, u 553
Levi, u 416
Lillian I., u 519
Lora Jeannette, u 416
Mabel, E., u 519
Mabel F., u 625
Mercy, u 254
Mildred J., u 625
Roxy, u 112
Ruth, u 76, u 150, u
211
Ruth B., u 519
Sarah, u 416
Stephen A., u 519
Stephen C, u 519
William, u 387
William A., u 625
William H., u 387
William R., u 553
Tayntor, Abigail, u 116
Anna Sophia, u 116
Benjamin, u 116
Cyrus, u 116
Electa, u 116
Erasmus, u 116
Jonah, u 116
Joseph, u 116
Ira, u 116
Lavina, u 116
Lucretia, u 116
Lucy, u 116
Mary, u 116
Miriam, u 116
Olive, u 116
Orasmus, u 116
Patty, u 116
Phileta, u 116
Rufus, u 116
Sarah, u 116
Thankful, u 116
Temple, Alice Shepard, u
451
Carrie L., u 451
Charles H., u 699
Edelbert J., u 699
George C, u 451
Hannah, u 437
Harvey W., u 451
Helen Juliette, u 537
Isaac, u 437
Jabez, u 537
Mabel E., u 699
Madelon M., u 699
Marlie B., u 451
Mary, u 490, u 537
Nancy, u 175
Rufus, u 416
Willis B., u 451
Tenney, Mabel W., u 148
Terry, , u 214
Lauretta T., u 555
Sarah F., u 665
Thatcher, Harriet, u 130
Thayer, , u 271
Edward F., u 285
Elsie, u 285
Elsie May, u 701
Etta, u 271
Thayer, Frank, u 701
Rachel, u 291
Samuel, u 291
Susannah, u 291
Thomas, Annie B., u 529
Daniel A., u 503
Deborah, u 436
Jacob, u 436
L. M., u 304
Lorenzo B., u 503
Matthew A., u 529
Thompson, Ann, u 577
Annie S., u 332
Charles, u 300
Charles Brigham, u
300
E. R., u 222
Florence, u 722
Humphrey B., u 332
Isaac, u 577
Joseph N., u 332
Lawrence, u 332
Lawrence K., u 332
Louisa C, u 222
Lucien B., u 332
Lucy, u 170
L. Waldo, u 509
Mary Nancy, u 332
Molly A., u 210
Rebecca, u 332
Sabrina Elizabeth, u
540
Sarah, u 332
Sarah Louise, u 249
Thorn, Adelaide F., u 276
Charles F., u 276
Daniel W., u 276
Euphemia B., u 276
George L., u 276
Gilbert A., u 276
Maurice T., u 276
Mavor B., u 276
Pearl E., u 276
Theodore, u 276
William E., u 276
William J., u 276
Thornton, Gladys, u 789
Grant C, u 789
Thresher, , u 419
Tiffany, Gideon, u 176
Lucinda, u 176
Tilden, Augusta R., u 308
Kate, u 308
Louisa, u 608
Mary Jane, u 308
Milton, u r 3
Rufus W., 'u 308
Rufus Webster, u 308
Stella, u 273
Tinker, Fanny P., u 230
Tisdale, Anna, u 320
Tissot, Sarah Ann, u 219
Titcomb, Valeria K.. u
100
Titus, Anna F,, u 655
Franklin, u 69
Haven, u 89
Henry, u 89
Lysander, u 89
Mary, u 89
Samuel, v 89
INDEX
631
Titus, William, u 89
Tobey, Lydia Russell, u
680
Tolman, Tabitha, u 114
Tomblin, Lydia, u 13
Martha, u 83
ToplifC, Lucy, u 131
Torpin, Joseph, u 519
Torrev, Anne, u 339
Joseph R., u 339
Totten, Alice W., u 504
Carl A., u 504
Celia, u 504
Edith E., u 504
Elmina, u 504
Hattie E., u 504
Mary P., u 504
Milton Goodell, u 504
William, u 504
William Clarence, u 504
Tower, Russell B., u 713
Towle, Sarah, u 245
Towne, Frances C, u 465
Luther, u 465
Townsend, , u 159
Aaron, u 111
Luther, u 111
Toyier, , u 142
Carrie, u 142
Tracy, Anna H., u 821
Elisha, u 46
Hannah, u 309
Travis, Curtis, u 223
Eliza Madeline, u 223
John B., u 223
Nelson Albert, u 223
Wesley, u 223
Trefethen, Fanny, u 318
Trowbridge, Abigail, u 76
Betsey, u 122
Eliza, u 422
PYederick W., u 586
Mary, u 574
Truax, Abraham, u 176
Trueitt, Arthur, u 240
Trufaut, Emeline, u 151
Trull, Elizabeth, u 312
Orah M., u 448
Tubbs, Helen R., u 801
Samuel M., u 801
Tuck, Alfred, u 310
Tucker, Bessie, u 226
Carl E., u 226
Chauncey, u 226
Florella, u 226
Florella vV,, u 226
Hannah, u 64
Harriet A., u 339
Henry C, u 226
John W,, u 226
Mary, u 291
Rifley, u 226
Tufts, Diana, u 433
Washington, u 92
Tupper, L-iza, u 318
Turner, Anson, u 129
Betsey, u 294
Catherine, u 46
Edith, u 504
Eliza W., u 173
Hannah "~ gham, u 129
Turner, Henry, u 129
Jacob, u 129
Job, u 294
J. W., u 211
Mary, u 129
Nahum, u 311
Phineas, u 129
Ursula, u 129
Tuttle, , u 196
Daniel, u 293, u 587
Ella Frances, u 587
Francis Dana, u 587
Frederick Gould, u 587
George Lewis, u 587
Lewis G., u 587
Rebecca, u 293, u 587
Selura, u 92
Twichel, C. M., u 390
Twichell, Hannah, u 295
Thomas, u 295
Twitchell, Edith S., u 446
Tyler, Alvira, u 204
Anna Sophia, u 100
Annie, u 204
Charlotte C, u 100
David, u 204
Frances, u 348
Hannah Parkman, u 100
Hazel, u 204
Hosea B., u 204
James, u 204
Jesse, u 204
John, u 253
John B,, u 100
John Eugene, u 100
Judson, u 112
Laura Elvira, u 49, u
598
Maria T., u 100
Martin, u 204
Merrill, u 49, u 598
Milo, u 204
Pierpont, u 204
Polly, u 253
Rachel, u 253
Sarah, u 204
Sarah A., u 100
Simon, u 204
Susan Brigham, u 100
Zelinda, u 598
U
Ulrich, Mary L., u 367
Underwood, Annie, u 319
Phineas, u 95
Rachel, u 95- L
Updegrove, Hattie, u 280
Frank, u 280
Urann, Henry E., u S47
Valentine, Alonzo H., u
555
Comfort, u 477
Corwln H., u 555
Elizabeth, u 477
Valentine, Francena So-
phia, u 477
Garafelia, u 476
George Gill, u 525
George Lewis, u 525
Gill, u 525
Harriet Dolly, u 526
Helen Maria, u 525
Lydia, u 295
Peter K., u 555
Sabra, u 525
Sarah Elizabeth, u 525
William, u 477
William Brighain, u 477
William H., u 296
William J., u 477
Van Horn, , u 307
Vankirk, Alice Euphane,
u 274
Anna Louise, u 274
Flora May, u 274
Frederick Euclid, u 274
Generv^a Estelle, u 274
Jennilla, u 274
Jerome B,, u 274
Luella Orsino, u 274
Lyndon Jay, u 274
Orley Jerome, u 274
Weldon Brigham, u 274
William, u 274
Van Scott, Muriel, u 590
Van Winkle, Jacob, u 654
Varney, Edwin M., u 481
Vawter, F. C, Jr., u 778
J. Wayne, u 778
Walter F., u 778
Vizard, Charles, u 508
Vroman, , u 159
W
Wade, Charlotte E., u 338
M. J., u 338
Wadleigh, Corliss, u 348
Mina Beulah, u 348
Wadsworth, Benjamin, u
707
Jane E., u 707
Mary, u 175
\ ady, Mary Howland, u
546
Waggatt, Mary L., u 661
Wainwright, Elizabeth,
f u 539
Wait, David, u 53
Olive, u 811
William, u 299
Waite, Harriet, u 216
J. Gilman, u 376
Mary, u 216
Oliver, u 216
Samuel, u 216
Stephen J., u 592
William Jennison, u 592
Wakefield, Lizzie B., u
263
O. P., u 263
Walcott, George Brigham,
u 631
632
INDEX
Walcott, George P., u 631
Hannah, u 322
Harry Sidney, u 631
Josiah, u 631
Malcolm Lester, u 631
Mary Elizabeth, u 631
Roger Nelson, u 631
"Waldo, Emily, u 308
Waldron, Grace B., u 730
Walker, , u 403
Agnes Ruth, u 598
Alice, u 392, u 454
Caroline Louise, u 462
Carrie, u 454
Charles Austin, u 462
Charles S., u 454
Edward M., u 229
Eliza, u 166
Ellen S., u 454
Emily Lucy, u 454
Ephraim, u 598
Esther, u 454
Eva, u 454
Everett, u 392
Fred M., u 454
Frederic, u 393
Hattie J., u 454
Henry F., u 454
Herbert, u 392
Herbert Francis, u 462
James, u 454
James B., u 454
Joseph, u 92
Laura, u 454
Lewis, u 454
Lucy H., u 802
Lydia M., u 454
Mary E., u 454
Mary Lapham, u 623
Matthias, Jr., u 454
Myra, u 490
Olive, u 512
Patience, u 93
Prescott H., u 462
Rachel, u 92
Sarah, u 42
Sumner, u 454
Timothy M., u 229
William B., u 229
William W., u 802
Willie F., u 454
Winslow D., u 462
Wall, Mary Amelia, u 517
Wallace, George, u 368
Mary F., u 723
R. S., u 312
Walter H., u 702
Wanstrom, Elis, u 732
Ward, , u 211
Artemas, u 5, u 99
Bathshebah, u 5
Bethiah, u 5, u 11
Charles, u 5, u 368
Daniel, u 81, f u 90
Deborah, u 4
Dinah, u 4
Elisha, u 5, u 42
Elizabeth, u 22, u 73
Etta, u 368
Experience, u 4
Ward, Gershom, u 5
Hannah, u 4, u 6, u 11
Hezekiah, u 5
Increase, u 2, u 4
Jabez, u 57
Levi, u 76
Lydia, u 6, u 47
Martha, u 121
Mary, u 81, f u 90
Nahum, u 5, u 6
Oliver, u 4
Phebe, u 57
Record, u 2
Ruth, u 73, u 81
Sarah, u 4, u 99
Tabitha, u 2
Thankful, u 4
William, u 1, u 4, u 5,
u 6, u 11
Wardner, Sarah B., 605
Washington, u 605
Ware, Aaron, u 797
Amy Lillian, u 369
Arthur, u 369
Beulah, u 369
Carrie Susan, u 369
Clara Lestina, u 369
Clarence Brigham, u
369
David, u 369
David Smith, u 369
Emily, u 369
Frank, u 369
George "Vincent, u 369
Hassie Melissa, u 714
Herbert A., u 797
John, u 369
Justus Hurd, u 369
Lyman Trumbull, u 369
Mabel, u 369
Mary Flora, u 369
Ray, u 369
Richard, u 714
Theoda, u 369
Wilma, u 369
Warner, Harriet E., u 311
James E., u 311
Warrant, Sarah S., u 434
Warren, , u 608
Anna, u 26, u 186, u
409, u 433
Anne, u 26
Asahel, u 79
Benjamin, u 490
Catherine, u 26, u 189
Clara, u 226
Clarence C, u 384
Cora B., u 454
Edith H., u 454
Edward, u 26
Edward H., u 490
Elizabeth, u 26, u 63
Elizabeth Brigham, u
164
Experience, u 10
Florence E., u 454
George A., u 490
George F., u 454
George F., Jr., u 454
Halbert B., u 384
Warren, Harry W., u
454
Hastings, u 26
Helen B., u 384
Jacob, u 454
John, u 26, u 63, u 186,
u 189, u 246
John E., u 246
John P., u 490
John, Jr., u 26
John Winslow, u 164
Joseph, u 10
Joseph A., u 246
Joseph E., u 335
Louisa, u 86
Lucy, u 13, u 26, u 109
Lucy M., u 384
Lucy Stevens, u 164
Lydia, u 26
Maria S., u 246
Martha A., u 490
Mehitabel, u 3, u 10
Millicent, u 26
Nahum, u 21
Persis, u 26
Prudence, u 287
Richard, u 287
Samuel, u 26, u 164
Samuel Edward, u 164
Sarah, u 26
Sarah H., u 246
Sophia, u 26
Thaddeus, u 26, u 164
Thomas B., u 490
William, u 26
Zipporah, u 63
Washburn, Maria, u 464
Susan, u 95
Waterman, Alverton, u
603
Charles H., u 229
Ellen R., u 553
Frances E., u 361
Henry B., u 229
Henry S., u 229
Hermon, u 553
Mary A., u 229
Rex A., u 603
"Vance W., u 603
Waters, Althea, u 178
Asa H., u 248
Florence Elizabeth, u
248
Watertown, Terissa, u 553
Watkins, James, u 749
Nellie Carrie, u 749
Persis E., u 359
Watson, , u 552
Alexander, u 53
Brigham Kendall, u 342
Charles H., u 342
Martin, u 306
Mary, u 807
Way, Emma, u 368
James Hubbard, u 368
Weatherbee, Alice, u 463
Webb, Amelia V., u 499
Edward, u 583
Webber, Ethelyn, u 99
Webster, Arabella, u 161
INDEX
633
"Webster, Claudius B.,
u 161
Harriet, u 488
"Wedger, Clarence, u 375
Weed, Charles Ray, u 590
Charles Seth, u 590
Fannie L.., u 590
Frank Milton, u 590
Milton, u 590
Seth George, u 590
Willis, u 590
Weeks, Arthur L,., u 342
Bernlce, u 530
Betsey, u 59
Dinah, u 59
Grace E., u 530
Helen M., u 530
John, u 59
Jonathan, u 668
Loring O., u 530
Sarah, u 668
Susanna, u 169
Weis, Emma, u 132
Welch, Allen B., u 564
Bernlce May, u 564
Faith Virginia, u 564
Ruby Florence, u 564
Welles, Samuel, u 1
Samuel, Capt., u 1
Thomas, u 1
Wellington, Benjamin, u
2
Elizabeth, u 2, u 11
Sarah E., u 548
Wells, Jerome, u 86
Lucius H., u 246
Mary Frances, u 324
Oliver Smith, u 324
Welsh, Annella E., u 404
Fred O., u 404
James S., u 404
Lucy D., u 404
Winifred, u 404
Wemott, Ada, u 454
Arthur, u 454
Bessie, u 464
Claudia L., u 454
Hattie W., u 454
Herbert S., u 454
Mary A., u 454
Maud I., u 454
Stella B., u 454
Theodore T., u 454
Wentworth, Eliza J., u
182
Pamelia, u 385
Stafford, u 410
Wenzel, Hitty, u 246
John, u 246
West, Ann, u 576
Asenath, u 221
Eliza, u 609
John, u 576
Zenobia, u 576
Wetherbee, Almond, u 155
Angeline A., u 155
Anna, u 515
Betsey, u 244
Dennis F., u 162
Elizabeth, u 169
Wetherbee, T^ouisa D.,
u 458
Lydia M., u 155
Mary M., u 155
Susan S., u 515
Wetherby, Mary, u 112
Silas, u 112
Thomas H., u 175
Wetmore, Estelle, u 790
Ruby, u 277
Wheat, Carrie, u 643
Hardin, u 643
Helen, u 643
Lena, u 643
Leonard H., u 643
Mary E., u 643
Wheeler, Aletha P., u 556
Alvin, u 744
Amos, u 144
Asa, u 243
Carrie, u 707
Catherine, u 117, u 244
Charles W., u 243
Clarence H., u 243
Cora E., u 454
Cynthia Ann, u 113
Daisy May, u 579
Donald B., u 457
Ebenezer, u 288
Edmund, u 243
Edwin, u 631
Elhahan, u 288
Elizabeth Rice, u 631
Elson P., u 280
Enos, u 280
Esther Howe, u 631
Frances A., u 448
Frances Brlgham, u 631
Frank, u 631
Frank H., u 448
Fred Romaine, u 280
George Brigham, u 579
George C, u 579
Hattie B., u 448
Henry H.. u 243
Hilda, u 631
Huldah, u 423
Inez, u 288
Irene, u 631
James H., Jr., u 454
John, u 471
John Thompson, u 579
Joseph, u 270
Lelia P., u 745
Le Roy, u 448
Lester, u 743
Levi, u 144
Lloyd, u 448
Lois Mabel, u 579
Loring, u 51
Lucius B., u 457
Luther S., u 448
Lyman K., u 244
Mabel, u 659
Maria, u 243
Mary, u 471, u 615
Mary M., u 579
Mary W., u 243
Minnie M., u 707
Minor, u 423
Wheeler, Phebe, u 270,
u 297
Phila, u 297
Priscilla, u 631
Rufus, u 743
Sally Gay, u 471
Sarah Jane, u 280
Stephen, u 244
William C, Mrs., u 282
William H., u 243
Wheelock, Adaline A., u
297
Alice, u 632
Bertha C, u 632
Bessie E., u 632
Candace, u 174
Charles, ^u 174
Clarendon, u 174
Daniel, u 297
Daniel Brigham, u 174
Earl, u 632
Edward C, u 632
Everett B., u 632
Experience, u 10
Frances E., u 632
Francis, u 174
Francis A., u 174
Francis F., u 297
Gardner L., u 174
George Henry, u 632
Grace, u 632
Harriet A., u 632
Henry, u 174
Horatio N., u 632
Ida, u 174
Leonard, u 174, u 297
Leonard S., u 174
Lucian B., u 297
Mabel, u 632
Mary B., u 297
Mary Brigham, u 174
Melissa, u 337
Nancy M., u 632
Olivia M., u 632
Paul, u 174
Persis, u 297
Persis B., u 297
Polly, u 175
Ralph, u 10
Raymond, u 632
Seymour A., u 339, u
632
Seymour E., u 632
Solomon Brigham, u 174
Sophia, u 272
Sophronia, u 174, u 297
Susan, u 174
William R., u 174
WTiipple, Amos Earle, u
689
Edmund, u 196
Franklin, u 86
Horace Porter, u 689
Perry, u 422
Sarah, u 42i2
Whitaker, Aaron, u 157
Charles, u 157
Harriet, u 157
Luther, u 157
William, u 157
6S4>
INDEX
Whitcomb, Betsey, u
59
Charlotte A., u 320
David B., u 144
Dorothy, u 42
Henry, u 293
John, u 59
John A., u 59
Louisa, u 293
Lydia, u 59
Mary L., u 293
Persis, u 59
Philemon, u 49
Sally, u 59
Zelinda, u 49, u 598
White, Aaron, u 284
Addie Viola, u 308
Amos, u 417
Ann, u 131
Ann M., u 131
Brig-ham, u 131
Caroline, u 491
Caroline M. T., u 620
Catherine, u 175, u 413,
u 414
C. F. H., u 546
Charlotte, u 691
Chester, u 131
Edith Muriel, u 706
Eliza, u 131
Emily, u 131
Emma, u 491
Fred, u 491
George, u 491
Grace, u 131
Hanson, u 346
Harrison, u 131
Herbert Brigham, u
308
Howard Morgan, u 706
J. Henry, u 389
James, u 506
James E., u 656
James H., u 389
John B., u 131
John J., u 308
Joseph P., u 706
Kirke, u 131
Laura, u 131, u 417
Lemuel, u 131
Lilla, u 601
Lucy, u 131, u 284, u
456
Maria, u 131
Mary, u 131
Mary A., u 175
Mary B., u 546
Minnie B., u 346
Nancy, u 175
Nathan, u 252
Percy, u 131
Ralph Herbert, u 656
Samuel, u 131
Sanford B., u 546
Sarah, u 460
"Walton O., u 131
William, u 175
William C, u 131
William H., u 308
Willard Morgan, u 706
Whiting, J. C, u 464
Marie Antoinette, u
771
Mary B., u 531
Whitman, Fanny, u 239
Henry, u 289
Henry Brigham, u 289
Ralph Myers, u 289
Whitmill, Anna, u 276
Whitney, Abby, u 415
Adaline S., u 387
Adeline, u 387
Amos, u 144
Betsey, u 144
C. F., u 680
Carrie M., u 680
Catherine E., u 144
Charles P., u 250
Charlotte, u 387
Daniel, u 144
Dorothy, u 144
Drusilla D., u 203
Edward, u 144, u 387
Eliza, u 734
Ellen, u 734
Emily, u 144
Eva Miranda, u 650
Frances, u 144
George B., u 387
George Brigham, u
387
George T., u 387
George Timothy, u 387
Harriet N., u 144
Jennie A., u 376
Lizzie S., u 179
Lottie J., u 387
Lucy, u 144
Mary, u 144, u 595
Nathan, u 415, u 734
Rowena, u 144
Sally, u 144
Samuel M., u 144
Sarah, u 144
Shadrach, u 144
Sophia, u 144
Theresa, u 144
Timothy, u 387
Timothy, Jr., u 144
William, u 144
Whittemore, Ann W., u
376
Whitten. Sarah, u 306
Willis, u 733
Whittier, Adelbert W., u
563
E. P., u 338
Wight, Ida E.. u 344
Mandana, u 344
Willard, u 344
Wilcomb, Alice Emma,
u 330
Fanny A., u 330
Ida Louise, u 330
Lewis, u 330
Wilcox, Mary, u 222
Mary Elizabeth, u
595
Polly, u 298
Thomas, u 153
Wild, Elijah, u 59
Wilde, Bessie Hastings,
u 496
Emma Jocelyn, u 653
John, u 175
Wilder, , u 118, u
419
E. Josephine, u 691
Elizabeth, u 195
Frank N., u 691
Joseph, u 28
Joshua, u 5
Merial L., u 591
Ralph E., u 691
Roland D., u 691
Wilkins, Betsey, u 478
David, u 110
Edmund, u 416
Edward, u 152
Lydia, u 416
Sally, u 152
Wilkinson, Blanche, u
481
Emily, u 481
George W., u 481
Willard, Hannah, u 28
Josiah, u 31
Martha S., u 166
Samuel, u 578
Susan Richardson, u
578
Willcomb, Newell, u 51,
u 330
Willcut, Kate L., u 459
Willey, Malinda, u 564
Sophia Malinda, u 564
Stephen, u 128
Sylvanus, u 564
Williams, , u 49, u
142
Abigail, u 90
Abraham, u 26
Anna, u 26
Avis, u 197
Charles, u 157
Charlotte, u 806
Dwight, u 351
Dwight, Jr., u 351
Edith A., u 612
Elijah, u 351
Elijah Brigham. u 197
Elizabeth, u 546
Elizabeth Langdon, u
88
Ella M., u 197
Ephraim, u 26
Frank E., u 612
George, u 26
Grace Hall, u 444
H. B., u 91
Harriet, u 466
Henry Trumbull, u 88
Hollis, u 197
James, u 90, u 196, u
197
Jennie E.. u 690
John, u 26
Joseph, u 197
Julia, u 753
Larkin, u 26
INDEX
635
Williams, L,aura Luella,
u 551
Lincoln, u 197
Louis M., u 88
Louisa, u 26
Louvinia, u 197
Martha, u 197
Mary, u 31, u 157
Mary Ann, u 521
Moses, u 197
Nancy, u 197
Phebe, u 91
Robert Longfellow, u
88
Roger, u 357
Samuel u 88
Sarah Ball, u 430
Susan B., u 851
Thirza Burrage, u 320
Ursula, u 88
Ursula Louise, u 88
Warren, u 157
William, u 26, u 197, U
753
Willie, Abbie, u 812
Willinger, Ada, u 232
Willis, Asa, 15
Gate, u 50
Catherine, u 50
Cyrus, u 50
Eunice, u 15, u 51
Joel, u 15
Mary, u 15
Reuben, u 15, u 48
Sarah, u 15
Willoughby, Russell, u
307
Wills, Bmeline, u 503
Willson, Allie, u 705
Wilmarth, Alida Clari-
nelle, u 579
Celia J., u 579
Lorenzo, u 579
Wilmot, Nettie M., u
278
Wilson, Abigail, U 30
Corwin, u 223
Elizabeth, u 164
Herbert A., u 459
John B., u 223
Lydia, u 86
Marvin, u 223
Mary M., u 148
Mary R., u 202
Nellie, u 704
Newell W., u 628
Nicholas, u 228
Olive, u 418
Sarah Charlotte, u 202
William, u 202
Wimberly, John, u 778
Pearl, u 778
Winch, Arethusa, u 111
Calvin, u 111
Ellen N., u 688
Mary, u 111
Nathan, u 111
Winchester, Fitch, u 397
Rosalind, u 897
Winchester, William K.,
u 397
Winegar, Flora, u 804
Wing, Maud G., u 665
Wingate, Sarah, u 233
Wlnship, Oscar, u 394
Winslow. Joseph, u 406
Ruth, u 406
Winter, Fannie M., u 254
George H., u 254
Mary E., u 254
Nathan Hurd, u 254
Sue, u 331
Waldo, u 59
Whitney Brigham, U
254
Wise, Helen, u 488
Mary A., u 164
Nicholas, u 488
Wiswell, Maria H., u 527
Witherbee, Anne Fisher,
u 388
Austin B., u 210
Benjamin H., u 164
Caleb, u 201
Charles Freeman, u
391
Dennis, u 167
Dennis P.. u 201
Elijah Brigham, u 201,
u 210
Elizabeth Winslow, u
388
Ella Frances, u 391
Ellen Howe, u 888
Francis Brigham, u
391
Frank Foristall, u 888
Frederick WaUace, u
388
George, u 391
Harriet Maria, u 391
Hattie E., u 391
Herbert Eugene, u 388
Jabez S., u 201, u 391
John Brigham, u 201
John Davis, u 391
Lorenzo P., u 391
Mary Ide Brigham, u
388
Nahum, u 201
Nancy M., u 201
Sarah, u 201
Sarah Dennis, u 388
William Wallace, u
201, u 388
Zaccheus, u 201
Witherby, Elizabeth, u
235
Esther Louisa, u 120
Jeremiah, u 120
Jesse Brigham, u 120
Joel, u 120
John, u 120
Mary, u 120
Silas, u 120
Thomas, Jr., u 235
Witt. David, u 346
Ebenezer, u 64
Witt, Jonathan, Jr., u
22
Sophronia, u 846
Witter, Elizabeth, u 511
Wolcott, Mary Buttrick,
u 378
Silas, u 378
Wood, Alice A., u 393
Alice M.. u 347
Alonzo, u 478
Ann Maria, u 318
Anna, u 55, u 426
Anna Eliza, u 409
Anne E., u 478
Betsey, u 478
Beulah, u 347
Caroline A., u 174
Charles, u 318
Charles A., u 359
Clara E., u 393
De v., u 149
Dorothy, u 55, u 210
Edward, u 595
Edward D., u 347
Elizabeth, u 52
Emily M., u 393
Ernest, u 642
Ethel, u 595
Frank Fay, u 347
Frank J., u 478
George P., u 347
Hannah, u 347
Helen A., u 347
Henry, u 318
Henry Hunt, u 347
Herbert, u 595
Herbert B., u 347
Hiram H., u 478
Ida, u 595
Irving, u 347
J. W., u 532
James K. P., u 595
Jedediah, u 55. u 478
John, u 679
Jonathan H., u 409
Joseph, u 893
Josephine A., u 347
Julia L., u 347
Kessie, u 679
Leander, u 347
Leonard, u 179
Lorenzo P., u 318
Lydia, u 84
Maleska O., u 347
Martha, u 55
Martha J., u 246
Moses, u 55
Perlin K., u 347
Perry G., u 393
Peter, u 55, u 210
Philander, u 347
Polly, u 232
Roxana D., u 347
Sabra, u 525
Samuel, u 411
Sarah B., u 347
Sarah E., u 411
Sarah H. E., u 402
Sarell H., u 347
636
^°STON PUBLIC LIBRARY
INDEX
3 9999 06174 616 8
Wood, Stephen, u 347
Susie, u 796
Sybil, u 210
T. Dwight, u 320
Thomas, u 55
Wilbur P., u 320
Willard S-, u 174
Woodard, Larue, u 519
Wooribrtdge, Ruth, u
694
Woodbury, Carlton, u 726
Charlotte B., u 393
Eben, u 728
Elizabeth, u 151
John, u 434
Larkin, u 166
Luther F., u 144
Lydia, u 434
Sarah A., u 728
Woods, Benjamin, u 64
Catherine, u 64
David R., u 148
Elizabeth, u 64
Frances, u 7
Isabelle, u 736
Mildred, u 782
Sally, u 180
Truman W., u 415
Woodward, Allen Sher-
man, u 635
Charles, u 208
Everett Brigham, u
635
Gladys Sherman, u
635
John, u 239
Lyman, u 635
Marion Ella, u 635
Mary, u 239
Woodworth, Calvin Van
Kirk, u 642
Ernest Fenwick, u 642
J. S., u 462
Woodworth, Marvin
Brigham, u 642
William Alexander, u
642
Woolums, John, u 777
Lydia Esther, u 777
Worcester, Sally, u 94
Works, John, u 151
Worth Avery, u 600
Emma, u 600
Ida A., u 600
Worthington, Rilla, u 759
Wright, , u 126
Aaron, u 243
Albert, C, u 621
Alice B., u 535
Alma L., u 535
Anna, u 311
Augustus, u 144
Betsey, u 168
Charles, u 216
Delia, u 199
Elisha. u 606
Elizabeth, u 606
Emily, u 133
Fanny, u 606
George, u 606
James, u 83
Josiah, u 606
Leticia, u 606
Levantia, u 606
Levi, u 216
Lina, u 462
Lucy B., u 606
Martin W., u 606
Mary Ann, u 243
Menzo Deforest, u 606
Nathaniel, u 243
Rachel, u 606
Samuel, u 311
Sarah, u 606
Stephen, u 606
Tabitha, u 243
Wright, Tabitha Sophro-
nia, u 243
William Thomas, u 536
Winifred W., u 535
Wyeth, Rebecca, u 304
Wyman, , u 94
Asenath, u 62
David, u 62
Mary F., u 565
Nathaniel, u 62
Polly, u 103, u 136
Wymond, Elizabeth, u 659
Toder, Emma, u 590
Young, Alfred D., u 469
Alice, u 659
Bennet H., u 659
Edwin D., u 469
Harry D., u 469
Helen, u 326
Henry Wheeler, u 659
John H., u 469
Josephine, u 659
Lawrence Andrew, u
659
Lawrence Robinson, u
659
Luella Cobb, u 813
Mary P., u 659
Sarah C, u 642
Stuart Robinson, u 659
Walter, D., u 469
Youngman, Etta, u 368
George F., u 368
Zimmerman, Mary u 301
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